“I Can Draw Shapes” – Each page has dashed shapes with simple text. Students trace, color, and read! Shapes include circle, square, triangle, rectangle, and oval. The sentence pattern is “I can draw a [name of shape].” The eight-page book is printed two pages to a sheet. It has a cover with a name line,…
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…
Give students a handful or small bag of M&Ms. Students use the chart to graph the number of M&Ms of each color. Can be used with the preschool lesson M & M Counting Chart. The 1-page chart is a bar graph numbered 1 to 12, with columns for red, blue, yellow, green, brown, and orange and a name line at…
Body part nomenclature cards available in both English and Spanish versions. English version includes printable cards for the following body parts: foot, hand, ear, nose, knee, hair, mouth, eyes, thigh, head, waist, stomach, shoulder, neck, elbow, chest, angle, toes, leg, arm, fingers Spanish version includes printable cards for the following body parts: la mano, el…
Label the body parts on the worksheet. There is a boy and a girl option. Students write body part names on the arrows pointing to a child’s hair, eyes, nose, ear, mouth, neck, shoulder, chest, hand, fingers, elbow, waist, thigh, knee, ankle and toes. Each PDF includes an answer key, and there is a boy…
Students will practice biographical and autobiographical forms of writing: autobiography, biopoem, character traits, classmate biography. Objectives: Write an autobiographical essay that utilizes all components in the writing process. (Prewriting, drafting editing, revision, publishing) Write a biopoem (biographical) that describes key character traits of one’s self. Conduct and write a biographical essay of a classmate using…
“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…
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…
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…
Desk tags or nameplates with a school bus and abc-123 back to school theme. Each page has two desk tags, each with a writing strip and colorful A, b, c, 1, 2, 3 letters and numbers above a school bus. Color and black and white versions are included. Color: Back to School ABC123 Nameplates Black…