Thanksgiving is the perfect time to explore fractions, although this first grade lesson could work on any day of the year. Have your students practice fractions to decide how many slices of pie are needed in order to feed the whole class and how many pies the teacher should purchase for a treat.
Find some fun and creative ways to bring Thanksgiving into your Kindergarten or first-grade classroom. We have several songs and finger-plays as well as sorting, listening skills, and counting.
This lesson can stand alone or be used in a series about trees and seasons. Have your students learn about tree parts and practice labeling the parts of the tree using an interactive science bulletin board.
In this series we are teaching students to learn about seasons through observation of a tree outside the classroom. Students will learn about the adopted tree in the summer season.
Using the nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb to teach rhyming words and word families is great fun for students. Students look forward to this daily lesson every day of the whole week!
Story problems are a great way to practice basic math skills. Use these first grade math story problems in the classroom, or send them home with your students for additional practice.
In this series of articles, we looked at communities and careers, focusing on community helpers, such as policeman, firefighters and teachers. To wrap things up, hold a career day at school and get your young students thinking about what they would like to be when they grow up.
The Postal Worker is a community helper who children see probably everyday. They also go by other names such as mail carrier, mailman, and mail woman. Here we will look at what the job entails and why they are an important part of our community.
The Teacher will be taught as the last community helper before the review lesson. Here you will discuss with the students what a teacher does and what they think a teacher does. Worksheets, songs and plenty of fun material!
In this installment of the Community Helpers Unit lesson plans, we will look at the medical professions. Here we will teach the students what a nurse does and what a doctor does. All worksheets and resources are provided!
