Bat Lesson Plans for Kindergarten Classroom: Games, Songs & Bat Activities
This is a continuing series of lesson plans created for the kindergarten classroom. In this portion of lessons, kindergarten children will learn about …
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Holiday Celebrations: Kwanza and Divali
Customs and traditions as celebrated during Kwanza (an African-American celebration) and Divali (a Festival of Lights in India).
Continue ReadingKindergarten Nocturnal Animal Lesson Plans: Review Info on Bats & Owls
This is a continuing series of harvest lesson plans designed for the kindergarten classroom. In this portion of the series, children will learn the …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Owl Lesson Plan: Includes Circle Time, Owl Art Project & Games
This is a continuing series of harvest lesson plans created for the use in kindergarten classrooms. In this particular portion of the lesson plan …
Continue ReadingMake a Model of the Earth using Playdough in this Fun Activity
This fun activity creates a model of the earth. Students use purchased play-doh or homemade playdough to recreate the continents and bodies of water …
Continue ReadingMyPlate Lesson Plan: Teaching about Healthy Food Choices
In today’s lesson in the series about USDA’s food guide, MyPlate, students report on what they ate for lunch and group the foods into the …
Continue ReadingNocturnal Animals Unit for Kindergarten: Review Facts on Bats & Owls
Today is Friday - review the information learned about bats and owls with the completion of the Nocturnal Animals Unit, as well as practice math and …
Continue ReadingThanksgiving Foods Lesson Plan: How Thanksgiving Menu Choices Fit Into the Basic Food Groups
Teach students about the foods that were available at the first Thanksgiving and compare them to some of the foods that Americans enjoy at …
Continue ReadingWinter Holiday Diversity - A Lesson Plan on Christmas in Germany With an Advent Wreath Craft
This lesson in a series on winter holidays celebrated throughout the world looks at how Christmas is celebrated in Germany. Teach your class some …
Continue ReadingA Gingerbread Unit Using Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Making friends can be difficult for young students. This is a lesson plan to reflect upon some of the situations that children face when trying to …
Continue ReadingMake a Gingerbread Mini Book on Story Paper with Your Class
Last in the unit about the Gingerbread Man. Today students will use their experience baking gingerbread cookies, in the last gingerbread lesson plan …
Continue ReadingStarting a Newspaper in your Elementary Class: Ideas for Writer's Workshop & Running the Paper
Get your students involved by starting a classroom newspaper that is distributed to on the school website.
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