Lesson 229 • By: Stacey Mitchell (Expanded Version)Grade Level: Preschool (adaptable through Grade 1) Objective Students will: Recognize the first letter of their name. Identify letters with straight lines, curved lines, or both. Express letter shapes through creative movement. Develop body awareness, gross-motor coordination, and early literacy skills. Materials Calm classical music (e.g., Claire de…

Lesson 245 • By Chris (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Preschool–Kindergarten Learning Objectives Students will: Create an ocean picture showing animals in their correct habitat areas. Identify and name common ocean animals, shells, and ocean zones. Explore texture through finger paint, sand, and shells. Strengthen fine-motor skills (painting, gluing, coloring, cutting). Talk about species, habitats, and…

Instructions for making drinking cups from cantaloupes, and rattles for ceremonial music. Materials: Rattles: Collect juice cans with lids, or even Pringles cans with lids; popcorn kernels; popsicle sticks; construction paper; markers. Drinking cups: cantaloupes cut in half and spooned out fruit (which the kids can have for snack) Plan: Rattles: Give each student a…

Music Walk Lesson 239 • By Debbie Haren (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Preschool Learning Objectives Students will: Walk in a circle to music and stop when it ends. Identify and name basic colors. Take turns responding to questions. Follow simple group directions. Build listening skills, self-regulation, and social participation. Materials Music (slow to moderately fast;…

Grade Level: Preschool, KindergartenSubmitted by: Debbie Haren, Preschool Teacher Objective Children will learn to: Recognize the first letter of their own name Recognize the first letters of classmates’ names Identify their own written name Notice similarities and differences in classmates’ names Materials Tagboard cut into small rectangular strips Permanent marker Class list with correctly spelled…

  Lesson 237 • By Debbie Haren (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Preschool Learning Objectives Students will: Explore how primary colors mix to create secondary colors. Experiment with color blending using their fingers. Develop sensory awareness and fine-motor skills. Create an original painting using mixed and unmixed colors. Use vocabulary to describe color changes. Materials Finger…

Craft that uses milk caps to make flowers. Objectives: Reinforce the concept of the circle shape (milk cap), Learn about parts of a flower Practice creativity and fine motor skills. Materials: milk caps in a variety of colors, if possible colored pompons glue colored markers small piece of cardboard per child Plan: During circle, discuss…

  Lesson 234 – Based on Ideas by: Debbie Haren, Preschool Teacher Objectives Students will: Identify and name different colors Practice cutting skills Create a multicolored kite using tissue paper Attach and secure a kite “tail” with yarn Connect art with a story about wind Materials Story about wind (e.g., The Wind Blew by Pat…

Lesson 232 • By Amy (Expanded & Enhanced Version) Grade Level: Preschool, K, 1st–2nd Grade Learning Objectives Students will: Learn how to create a simple accordion-style book using adding-machine tape. Use their book for literacy, word families, alphabet practice, special events, or creative writing. Strengthen fine-motor skills (folding, gluing, tying, drawing, writing). Practice sequencing as…

Staff and children travel around the room, singing and repeating about each center’s attributes. This is an activity to use during the first day of preschool. Plan: Overview: Staff and children make a train. The teacher is the engine. The train stops at each center as the teacher sings about the center purpose. The children…