“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. Color: Back to School ABC123 Nameplates Black and White: Back to School ABC123 Nameplates
Students fill out papers throughout the year all about themselves to create a portfolio that can be assembled and taken home at the end of the year. Lesson Plan: This is ongoing… I begin the first day of school by passing out a sheet I created titled “Look At Me!” This sheet has topics that the…
To welcome children to school and help them get to know one another. Materials: Book: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Big Buttons with a letter of the alphabet written on it, or Hershey’s miniature candies. Lesson Plan: The first activity is called, “I’ll get to know you.” The teacher (ahead of time) tapes either a big…
Learn the basic classroom rules to have a safe and productive year. Materials: paper pencil chalkboard chalk eraser Optional: an old phone Plan: First I talk to the students about the basic classroom rules and why they are so important. Then, we talk about how the classroom is all of ours for 180 days and…
Use this poem along with the child’s handprints to give to grandparents. I miss you when we’re not together I’m growing up so fast See how big I’ve gotten Since you saw me last? As I grow, I’ll change a lot. The years will fly right by. You’ll wonder how I grew so quick When…
This printable has a full lesson plan for the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin and a printable sequencing page that can be used for learning about the pumpkin life cycle alone or along with the book. Students can use this printable to create a model of the pumpkin cycle. Here’s how: Color and cut out the life…
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,…