February is Nutrition Month. Several activities for learning about foods and nutrition. Objectives: To help students learn the importance of nutrition in keeping them healthy. Outline: Lesson 1: Being Healthy Lesson 2: Make a healthy food collage Lesson 3: Food Bingo Lesson 4: Food pyramid on the wall Lesson 5: Colors of food posters Lesson […]
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Group Cooperation Activity for Preschool or Kindergarten
This activity supports social and emotional development, as well as providing positive guidance. Objectives: The goal during this activity is to observe communication of thought, feelings and ideas. Materials: A ball of thick white yarn A group of ten children or more Lesson Plan: PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITY: Ask the kids if they think people can […]
Dr. Seuss Activities
Cross-curricular activities for 15 Dr. Seuss books, including The Foot Book, Dr. Seuss’ ABC, If I Ran the Zoo, The Lorax, and more! The Foot Book Paint with the kids’ feet and create your own Foot Book. Count the number of feet in your class, then recount by 2s. Play Twister. Graph shoes according to […]
The Kissing Hand Activity for the First Week of School
Activities to go along with the book The Kissing Hand. Materials: Put the following items in a book bag or backpack or shoebox: Book: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Heart shaped stickers Hand cut outs Journal book Pencils or crayons Lesson Plan: Read the book at either your orientation, your first day of school, or send […]
M & M Counting Chart
Children graph the M&Ms by color, graph their favorite color M and M as a class. Objectives: To learn how to count and to help reinforce colors. Materials: A small graph with the different colors of M and M’s Try this printable M & M Chart from A to Z Teacher Stuff M&M’s A large […]
All About Me Activities: Graphing, All About Me Cube, and All About You
“Me” Activities These teaching ideas were shared by members at the A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums. teacherkasey: Read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes and talk about the children’s names (how did they get them, how many letters are in each, graph number of letters) Make tactile names (write children’s names in glue and have children put macaroni or […]
Fun With Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
This is a beginning of the year activity for a great alphabet book – Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Objectives: cut and assemble a coconut tree from construction paper without using a pattern form letters to place on their coconut tree recall and express their favorite part of the story You’ll be able to assess cutting […]
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Alphabet Review and Letter Recognition Activities
Magnetic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree Make a magnetic Chicka Chicka tree for students to practice letter recognition and retelling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Objectives: Story retelling and letter recognition Materials: Small coffee cans (metal) Duct tape Brown paint green felt magnetic letters Lesson Plan: Tape together 3 or 4 small coffee cans, stacked on […]
Pumpkin Investigation
Make a book describing the inside and outside of a pumpkin using the five senses and observation skills. Objectives: use words to describe inside and outside of the pumpkin record descriptions on paper (in a pumpkin book) Materials: Pumpkin with a lid pre-cut Cover of book – orange construction paper cut in shape of pumpkin, […]
Pass the Pumpkin Game
Children practice naming colors as they pass a pumpkin full of crayons. Skill: Color Recognition Materials: Large plastic pumpkin One crayon per student — use a variety of colors Plan: In a large plastic pumpkin, place one crayon per child. Use a variety of colors. Children sit in a circle and pass the pumpkin while […]
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