The purpose of this lesson is to create an awareness and understanding that important technological advances within our culture, in a variety of areas, are the result of the work done by a diverse group of people, many of whom are African Americans. To this end, students will be actively involved in discussions, research, and…

Song lyrics for singing about the days of the week. Objectives: To teach children the days of the week through a song. Lesson Plan: During group time this can be sung everyday to help children learn the days of the week. For the day of the week the song is: Today is Monday all day…

The children will write the letter P with pancake batter for a yummy treat to eat! Materials: If You Give a Pig a Pancake (Big Book) by Laura Numeroff Electric griddle pancake mix squeeze bottle. *Safety Note*  Do not heat up the griddle until the children have finished squirting the P. Lesson Plan: Read the…

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…

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…

Don’t Miss: Presidents’ Day Theme Page 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…

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 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…