This activity teaches the children about alphabet letters, the weather in March, Spatial concepts, opposites and St. Patrick’s Day. Materials: Books pertaining to opposites, alphabet letters and the weather glue construction paper glitter of different colors calendar thermometer tissue paper in different colors Length of Unit: 6 lessons Outline: Lesson 1: Spring Weather, The Wind […]
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Metric Conversions
Students learn fundamentals of converting metric measurements. Objectives: Standards/PASS Objectives: Students will translate a mathematical idea from one form to another. Students will compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system. Teaching Strategies teacher directed cooperative learning questioning Classroom Management whole class for introduction groups of 2-3 Vocabulary gram-basic […]
Abe Lincoln’s Log Cabin
This activity introduces Abraham Lincoln to young students by making a log cabin from pretzels & chocolate icing. Objectives: To introduce the children to Abraham Lincoln. To tie his log cabin into the lesson. Materials: 1 small milk carton for each child Enough containers of rich chocolate frosting to cover each house Skinny pretzel logs […]
Stay Away Tooth Decay
Objectives: The students will learn about good dental hygiene. The students will talk about what is good for your teeth and what is bad. Materials: Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist (or other dentist book) One hard boiled egg for each child or one egg for each 3 students. Tooth brushes for each child or several to […]
Favorite 100th Day Activities
Favorite 100th day activities shared at the A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums. By jentch123 I am planning to have the students bring a snack with 100 things in it. Like M&M’s, Skittles, cereal, pretzels, etc. Then we mix it all together and have a 100 day snack. By Brenda S. We took 100 books to the gym […]
100th Day Activities
100 lipstick kisses, make a 100 stamp book, estimate time it takes to do 100 things, and other creative & fun ideas for the 100th day of school. By: Sandi M. Reyes Orginally posted on the A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums: We make necklaces with 100 Fruit Loops, strung in groups of 10 by […]
Gingerbread Houses
This is a great activity for the week before winter vacation — very calming activity. Be sure to play soothing instrumental music during the building process. Objectives: listen to literature about the North Pole, bakeries, Mrs. Santa Claus, ginger bread. follow directions to assemble a gingerbread house out of icing, graham crackers and candy. write […]
Group Turkey Wreath
Students help make a classroom Thanksgiving decoration using fine motor skills–cutting & rolling–to create paper curls. Objectives: Art; fine motor skills: Students use cutting skills and pencil rolling to create paper curls. Materials: Brown posterboard Brown construction paper Assorted color construction paper Glue Scotch tape child- size scissors “primary” (fat) pencils colored copy paper Lesson […]
Thanksgiving : The Mayflower
Students will be able to identify what a pilgrim is and what it was like to travel on The Mayflower. Materials: If You Sailed on The Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern blue paper boat shapes craft sticks triangle shapes glue sentence strips Lesson Plan: Using the book as a guide discuss What is a Pilgrim? […]
Thanksgiving Quilt
Students create their own quilt square showing what they are thankful for and assemble into a class quilt. Materials: felt, cut 9″ x 9″ for each student large piece of felt fabric glue Lesson Plan: Begin the lesson by brainstorming a class list of things your students are thankful for. Provide each student with a […]