This is a simple look at how we can look different on the outside, yet be the same on the inside. We use this activity around Martin Luther King day after a discussion about prejudice. Materials: one or more brown eggs one or more white eggs a bowl Lesson Plan: Following a discussion with the […]
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How Polar Bears Stay Warm – The Blubber Glove
Students will explain what keeps Polar Bears warm in the Arctic by experiencing a layer of blubber to protect them. Materials: Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer construction paper sandwich bags Crisco bowl of water ice cubes The Blubber Glove: To make the blubber glove, use two zip lock plastic bags and fill one […]
Brown Bear Pudding Style!
After reading the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle, children will paint a bear with chocolate pudding! Get the Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? BIG BOOK version at Amazon. Objectives: To integrate literacy and gross motor skills to produce self-esteem through art work. Materials: Simple reproducible pattern of a bear. […]
Artifact Puzzles History Lesson: Past Civilizations & Archaeology
Students pretend to be archaeologists to determine what artifact they have found and what its use might have been. Objectives: Students will demonstrate knowledge of past civilizations. Students will use skills of inference and reasoning. Students will write for the purpose of giving others information using ideas supported with details. Materials: White construction paper, crayons/pencils/markers, […]
Talking Stick: Native American Storytelling Lesson
@ 1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, High School, Kindergarten, Middle School, Preschool, Social Studies/History
Experiment with the Native American custom of using a stick to tell stories. Objectives: Have children remember something important they learned in the day. Discuss multicultural themes. Materials: An ordinary stick found in a yard or play ground. (It must be sanded down and pointy parts broken off.) Lesson Plan: Explain to class that Native […]
Earth Day Teaching Ideas
Here are some ideas posted @ the A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums over the years… Miss W: Go on a nature hike, even if it’s around the playground. Have teams find an item they can share with the class, or take clipboards and make a nature scene on paper. Plant seeds that they can later […]
Zoo Song Book
This activity is inspired by the book, Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. Objectives: To learn what different types of zoo animals look like. To learn descriptive words. Materials: Butcher block paper Markers Magazine pictures of animals in the zoo Lesson Plan: Decide which verses from the song below to use in your book. Write each verse […]
Earth Day Songs & Poems
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Tune: The More We Get Together) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Recycle, recycle Reduce, Reuse, Recycle It’s easy to do ‘Cause your trash And my trash Make up way Too much trash Reduce, Reuse, Recycle It’s easy to do! Trash is Blowing All Around (Tune: London Bridge) Trash is blowing all around, All around, […]
Butterfly Life Cycle: Biography of a Caterpillar
Students write a biography of a caterpillar using appropriate vocabulary and time lines. Materials: Chart Paper for K-W-L Story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and other non-fiction titles about the topic. Caterpillar eggs, appropriate environment for development of caterpillars, specific food for type of caterpillar. Magnifying glasses and observation journals. Lesson Plan: Students dictate what […]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities
A variety of activities having to do with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Objectives: Affective goals- The student will: possess a different outlook on eating (nutrition) become familiarized with the days of the week learn about the different seasons be able to predict reflect on their own lives, what they eat, and what […]
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