This is a great holiday decoration and also teaches about helping others in need. The kids love it. Materials: Book: The Elves and the Shoemaker-Brothers Grimm 14 x 26 inch of butcher paper — I usually pick red or green for Christmas. small bell dark green or red kitchen towel 6 x 6 circular piece…

Students will be able to identify what plants need to grow. Materials: Book: Dinofours My Seeds Won’t Grow clear plastic cups seeds- Lima Beans or marigolds water potting soil Lesson Plan: Read and discuss the story including talking about what seeds need to grow and what the one dinofour did that was not fair to…

Teaches students the positions of on, in, under, behind, and beside using Goldilocks & the Three Bears Materials: Book: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1 teddy bear for each student activity sheet so that parents can work with the student at home Lesson Plan: INTRODUCTION Motivate the students by having a black trash bag with…

The students count to 10 or 20 by making Cheerios necklaces.  This is also a good activity for developing fine motor skills. Objectives: To learn to count to 10 (preschool) or 20 (Kindergarten). Materials: Book: The Cheerios Counting Book construction paper squares numbered 1-10 or 1-20 cheerios yarn scissors Lesson Plan: PART 1: Read the…

The children try different mediums to create works of art. Materials: sand food coloring sandwich bags construction paper trays glue Lesson Plan: Pour a cup or two of sand into a sandwich bag. Have the child choose a food color and then add a few drops to the bag. Have the child shake the sand…

Students learn number recognition, following simple rules, and listening skills. Objectives: Number recognition, following simple rules, and listening skills Materials: number cards made out of construction paper tape music tape recorder cheetos (or other edibles) small pieces of paper with numbers matching the number cards a container for small pieces of papers with the numbers…

Students design their own bunny mask to follow-up reading the book, Runaway Bunny. Materials: Glue Small ears cut out of pink construction paper straws scissors different colors of tempera paint paint smocks glitter Lesson Plan: Read the Runaway Bunny. Take a paper plate and cut it in half. One part will be for the mask…

Make a caterpillar to display in the classroom or hallway showing each book that has been read. Parents can see the books the kids have been reading! Materials: Construction paper in a variety of colors. Black permanent marker Titles of books that have been read to the class. Plan: Use something large and round to…

Students will make life-size body outlines. Objectives: To learn about the parts of the body. Materials: large sheets of butcher block paper (child-sized) crayons black permanent marker Lesson Plan: Have each child lay down on a piece of butcher block paper. Tell the children that you are going to draw the outline of their bodies,…

Children use berry baskets to make different designs with paint. Objectives: To make different designs and colors using paint and plastic berry baskets. Materials: Plastic berry baskets Paint Paper Paint smocks Meat trays Lesson Plan: Have the children put their paint smocks on. Put out several different berry baskets along with several different colors of…