This lesson is designed to teach preschool children about five basic shapes- square, rectangle, triangle, circle, and star. Objectives: Following instruction on the five basic shapes, the preschool students will be able to recognize and name each shape with 100 percent accuracy. After doing a hands-on experiment with the different shapes, the preschool students will…

Students will practice counting to ten and one to one association. Materials: catalogs or magazines, such as Sears, Ltd and J.C. Penney scissors glue large pieces of construction paper of different colors Lesson Plan: Find large numbers in the catalogs or magazines. Use these to glue at the corner or center of each page of…

Several activities & printables for a unit on the body and body organs. GET TO KNOW YOUR MAJOR ORGANS Printables: Organ Cards – color • black & white • facts For younger children, copy the colorful organs onto card stock. Cut out and paste on craft sticks to make organ puppets. Introduce the organs to your students one by one…

The objective of this lesson is to introduce the parts of the heart and the flow of blood through the heart. Materials: diagram of the heart a model of the heart masking tape markers small pieces of paper or index cards floor space Lesson Plan: Before class, the teacher should draw a large diagram of…

To help kids create their own versions of stories and learn to write a letter. The format for a letter is very important and also addressing an envelope can also be taught if time permits. Materials: envelopes lined paper pens or pencils Book: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs large piece of poster board…

Introduction Folktales are timeless stories passed down from generation to generation. Some feature everyday people; others include magical creatures, talking animals, or impossible events. Whether you call them folktales or fairy tales, these stories help children explore character traits, problem solving, sequencing, and cultures around the world. The following activities cover reading, writing, graphing, map…

Students will be able to put parts of a sentence together to make a complete sentence. Materials: sentence strips paper sentence parts Lesson Plan: Do some warm up exercises with parts of a sentences using pieces of sentences strips. Have volunteers come to the board to put sentences in order. After the beginning exercise on…

Using the Internet, students will draw the flag of Australia, identify and label Australia’s major cities, and become familiar with facts about Australia’s tourists attractions and culture. Students will create a travel brochure for Australia. Materials: Picture books by Mem Fox, especially Possom Magic. Other suggestions: Koala Lou, Wombat Divine, Hattie the Hen, Night Noises. Computers with internet access, and…

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…