Experiment with the Native American custom of using a stick to tell stories. Objectives: Have children remember something important they ...

    Talking Stick: Native American Storytelling Lesson

    [box]Also see:  Earth Day Theme[/box] 🌎 Earth Day Classroom Ideas & Activities A collection of tried-and-true ideas from A to ...

    Earth Day Teaching Ideas

    This activity is inspired by the book, Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. Objectives: To learn what different types of zoo animals ...
    Zoo Song Book

    Zoo Song Book

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Tune: The More We Get Together) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Recycle, recycle Reduce, Reuse, Recycle It's easy to ...
    Earth Day Songs & Poems

    Earth Day Songs & Poems

    Students write a biography of a caterpillar using appropriate vocabulary and time lines. Materials: Chart Paper for K-W-L Story The Very ...

    Butterfly Life Cycle: Biography of a Caterpillar

    A variety of activities having to do with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Objectives: Affective goals- The student ...
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities

    This is a math and science activity for learning about plant growth and measuring the progress. Objectives: The children learn ...

    Spring Potted Plants ~ Learning About Plant Growth

    CONCEPTS/SKILLS:  Shapes (Oval), Patterns & Art Media Objectives: Students will create a spring egg out of pastels, construction paper and ...

    Spring Egg Art Activity

    Don't Miss: Dr. Seuss Teaching Theme • Dr. Seuss-Themed Printables] Students use And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street by ...
    And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity

    And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity

    Here are two of my old lessons from student teaching... so you may have to overlook my wordiness to find ...
    Teaching Money

    Teaching Money

    Objectives: The students will be able to identify concepts of fractions by using M & M's and pizza shapes to ...

    Fraction Fun with Food

    The students will explore the legend of the tooth fairy. Where do they think the fairies take all those teeth ...
    Where are all those teeth?

    Where are all those teeth?

    Students discover which items sink and which items float. Materials: Tub of water or small bucket 5-10 small items that ...

    Sink or Float

    This lesson is designed to teach preschool children about five basic shapes- square, rectangle, triangle, circle, and star. Objectives: Following ...

    Shapes!

    Students will practice counting to ten and one to one association. Materials: catalogs or magazines, such as Sears, Ltd and ...

    Class Number Book

    Several activities & printables for a unit on the body and body organs. GET TO KNOW YOUR MAJOR ORGANS Printables: ...
    It's Time to Get Organ-Wised

    It’s Time to Get Organ-Wised

    The objective of this lesson is to introduce the parts of the heart and the flow of blood through the ...

    The Heart

    To help kids create their own versions of stories and learn to write a letter. The format for a letter ...
    Folktale Unit: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

    Folktale Unit: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

    Introduction Folktales are timeless stories passed down from generation to generation. Some feature everyday people; others include magical creatures, talking ...

    Folktale Exploration: Reading, Writing, Maps, Math & More

    Students will be able to put parts of a sentence together to make a complete sentence. Materials: sentence strips paper ...

    Complete Sentences

    Using the Internet, students will draw the flag of Australia, identify and label Australia's major cities, and become familiar with ...

    Australia