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…

Lesson 271 • By Paula Diekhoff (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Preschool Learning Objectives Students will: Strengthen large motor skills through rolling, aiming, and retrieving a ball. Practice cooperative play by taking turns as both the “roller” and the “pin setter.” Use problem-solving and thinking skills when arranging the blocks. Build eye-hand coordination by aiming at…

Let’s Go to the Beach – Lesson 266 • By Amy Koch (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Kindergarten (adaptable PreK–1st) Learning Objectives Students will: Explore beach environments, ocean animals, and seaside vocabulary. Engage in sensory play (touch, smell, sight) using safe, mess-free materials. Build background knowledge for reading about beaches and oceans. Practice describing observations and…

Lesson 258 • By Debbie Haren (Expanded Version) Grade Level: Preschool–Kindergarten Learning Objectives Students will: Practice spelling and sounding out the word “pigs.” Retell and sequence events from the book Pigs by Rozanne L. Williams. Strengthen fine-motor skills through drawing, painting, and coloring. Build vocabulary and comprehension through take-home storytelling. Engage families in a shared…

 Learn about your students’ likes and dislikes Materials: A sheet of paper with the questions on it. Plan: Copy these questions down on a piece of paper. Have students ask each other in pairs these questions or just have them fill out themselves. What are some things you most like about yourself ? Tell me…

 Make a picture frame gift for parents or other special people. Great for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, etc. Objectives: To make a picture frame for parents. Materials: large thick craft sticks glue glitter small beads or any small type of items to put on picture frame (such as something that sparkles or shines…