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New Year’s Resolution

1st Grade

Objectives Reading Literature Asking and answering questions about key details in a text Language Producing and expanding complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences Defining “New Year’s resolution” and helping to make appropriate class resolutions Writing Creating individual New Year’s resolutions Materials Needed Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller Chart paper or whiteboard New Year’s Resolution reproducible Tagboard Self-adhesive magnetic strips Safety Scissors Crayons or markers Glue Introduction Ask students to raise their hands if they have heard of making a New Year’s resolution. Invite them to share what they think a resolution is. Explain that you are going to read aloud a make-believe story about a squirrel who makes a New Year’s resolution. Ask students to pay special attention to the story to find out what a resolution is and why people might make them at the beginning of each year.

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Infant

Objectives

• Infants will learn and use simple gestures to communicate.
• Infants will be introduced to sign language.

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Build-a-Zoo STEM Kit

Pre-K

Objectives

Children will understand cause and effect.
Children will make predictions.
Children will develop balancing skills.

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Crunchy Sensory Kit

Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will engage in sensory exploration.
• Toddlers will make tactile discoveries.
• Toddlers will develop eye/hand coordination and fine motor skills to use tools.

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The Rainbow Fish: Counting Storytelling Kit

Infant

Objectives

• Infants will show interest in shared reading experiences and looking at books.
• Infants will build vocabulary.
• Infants will develop memory and listening skills.

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Create-Your-Own Calm-Down Kit

Toddler

Objective

• Toddlers will use sensory relaxation to help them calm down.

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Literal vs. Nonliteral Meanings

3rd Grade - 4th Grade

Objective CCSS Language/Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: L.3.5.a, L.4.5.b Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings: a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings: b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms. Materials Needed Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish Chart paper and marker or chalkboard and chalk or document camera Illustrating Idioms page Wrap-Around Language Idiom cards and answer key Markers or Crayons Best-Buy Scissors Before You Begin Explain to students that words or phrases can have literal or nonliteral meanings. Tell them that a nonliteral meaning is when a phrase means something other than the exact words in it. Explain that authors sometimes use nonliteral meanings in their writing as a way to make a comparison or an exaggerated statement about something. For example, an author writing that someone is a “night owl” is really saying that this person is awake and active at night (nonliteral meaning) rather than stating that the person turns into an animal at night (literal meaning). Tell students that you are going to read the story Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish. Ask students to actively listen for the idioms, or nonliteral phrases, that are used in the story. Introduction Begin reading aloud to the class Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish. As you read, pause to point out one or two forms of figurative language (e.g., “change the towels” on p. 16 or “draw the drapes” on p. 25) that cause confusion for Amelia. Ask students to explain and describe what they really mean, as opposed to Amelia’s literal interpretation of the phrases. Before you continue with the story, ask students to pay special attention to some of the other forms of figurative language in the story as Amelia encounters them.

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5th Grade

Objectives CCSS Language L.4.5.A: Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context. L.5.5.A: Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context. Materials Needed Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes by Nancy Loewen (or another book that contains a variety of similes) Whiteboard or chart paper Make Your Own Simile reproducible Super Similes instruction page and reproducible Super Similes answer key Preparation Print a copy of the Make Your Own Simile reproducible and Super Similes instruction page and reproducible for each student. Introduction Read aloud Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes by Nancy Loewen (or another book with a variety of similes).

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Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will explore patterns.
• Toddlers will engage in hands-on learning.

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Compound Word Match

2nd Grade

Objective

Use knowledge of individual words to determine the meanings of compound words.

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If You're Happy and You Know It

Infant

Objectives

• Infants will be introduced to vocabulary related to feelings and emotions.
• Infants will develop social-emotional skills.
• Infants will develop language skills.

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Different Types of Nouns

1st Grade

Objectives CCSS Language L.1.1.B: Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. L.1.2.A: Capitalize dates and names of people. L.2.2.A: Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names. Materials Needed Whiteboard or chart paper Blank writing paper Noun sorting mat and answer key Noun list Scissors Glue Pencils Introduction Write the following two sentences on the board or chart paper: The girl walked her dog. Lucy walked her dog Rufus. Ask students, “What is the difference between these two sentences?” Allow them to give various answers (one is more specific than the other, one uses names, etc.). Explain that nouns can be either common nouns (people, places, things or ideas) or proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, things or ideas), and that we typically capitalize proper nouns. That’s why the names “Lucy” and “Rufus” are capitalized.

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Alphabet Water Painting

Pre-K - Kindergarten

Objectives Reading: Foundational Skills Demonstrating knowledge of letter-sound correspondences Language Printing many upper- and lowercase letters Materials Needed Alphabet flash cards Dr. Seuss’s ABC book Chart paper Marker Paintbrushes Cups of water Scissors Introduction Choose a letter (or group of letters) that your lesson will focus on. Gather students together for circle time and read aloud Dr. Seuss’s ABC. After you read the book, reread the page with the letter that you’d like to emphasize. Talk about the sound that letter makes. Then say the words on the page that begin with the letter. Ask, “Do these words have the same beginning sound? What letter makes that sound?”

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Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will sort objects into groups.
• Toddlers will engage in hands-on learning.

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Cause and Effect

3rd Grade - 4th Grade

Objective CCSS Reading: Informational Text RI.3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. Materials Needed “The Earthquake that Changed Earth” nonfiction reading selection “The Earthquake that Changed Earth” graphic organizer and sample graphic organizer Cause & Effect Flip Book template Scissors Pencils or markers A copy of any other nonfiction text

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Colorful Discoveries

Pre-K

Objectives Identifying red, yellow and blue as primary colors Understanding and demonstrating how primary colors combine to create secondary colors Materials Needed Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh Big Bubbles solution Lakeshore Big Bubbles Kit Several trays or containers (for the bubble solution) Red, yellow and blue food coloring Unruled Chart Tablet or White Butcher Paper Roll Introduction Read aloud Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh.

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Conversation Starters

Kindergarten

Objective

Children will develop oral language skills.

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Five Little Ducks Prints

Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will build vocabulary through word repetition.
• Toddlers will build oral language skills.
• Toddlers will be exposed to books and print.

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Letter Sound Song Review

Pre-K - Kindergarten

Objectives CCSS Reading: Foundational Skills RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. RF.K.3.A: Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant. CCSS Reading: Language L.K.1.A: Print many upper- and lowercase letters. Materials Needed Alphabet letter cards (upper- and lowercase) “The Letter Song” Scissors

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Classroom Hello Book

Pre-K

Objective

Children will explore cultural diversity displayed in language.

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Good Citizenship

Pre-K - 1st Grade

Objectives Understand that being a good citizen involves acting in certain ways. Learn examples of honesty, courage, determination, individual responsibility, and patriotism in American and world history from stories and folklore. Know beliefs and related behaviors of characters in stories from times past and understand the consequences of the characters’ actions. Materials Needed John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith Whiteboard or chart paper Good Citizenship reproducible Crayons and pencils Introduction Ask students if they have any ideas about what it means to be a good citizen at school or in your community. Write students’ suggestions on a whiteboard or chart paper and guide students toward understanding that good citizenship is demonstrated through our actions toward other people and our environment. Give a short explanation of different character traits such as honesty, responsibility, respect, courage, determination, trustworthiness and so on. Have students match a couple of these words to the examples they gave of good citizenship.

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Fun in the Snow

1st Grade - 2nd Grade

Objective Students will recall and reference events in a story. Students will use oral and written language to describe winter activities. Students will draw a picture of their favorite winter activity and write a sentence about it. Materials Needed The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Chalk or write & wipe marker Chalkboard or write & wipe board Fun in the Snow Worksheet Crayons or colored pencils Introduction Tell students that you are going to read them a story about a boy and what he does on a snowy winter day. Ask them if they have ever played in the snow. If so, have them share what they did. (If you live where it snows every winter, simply have your students share which snow activities they enjoy the most. If you have students who have rarely or never seen snow, ask them what snow activities they think might be fun.)

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Sight-Word Study

Pre-K - Kindergarten

Objective CCSS Language: Reading: Foundational Skills RF.K.3c: Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does). Materials Needed Sight-word cards A New Pet Chalkboard or document camera Scissors Stapler Before You Begin Print out a copy of A New Pet for each student in your class. After printing them out, stack the full-page sheets in the following order, starting at the bottom of the stack: page 7/cover facedown page 1/page 6 faceup page 5/page 2 facedown page 3/page 4 faceup Then carefully fold the entire stack in half and make a crease. Keeping the pages together, unfold the stack and staple three staples along the length of the crease to make a spine. Be sure to staple through the top of the stack so that the tips of the staples are on the inside of the book. Introduction Display the sight-words can, have, I, not, that and you on a chalkboard or with a document camera. Explain to the class that there are many words you can “sound out” for the correct pronunciation, but there are some words that you should recognize by sight. These sight-words do not always follow the standard rules of letter sounds. As you point to each word, read the word aloud and have students repeat after you. Then point to each word again, calling on student volunteers to say the sight-word.

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Vocabulary Building: Using Context Clues

3rd Grade - 4th Grade

Objectives Language Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Materials Needed Whiteboard and dry-erase marker (or chalkboard and chalk) Word Detective Activity reproducible Introduction In a low voice, say to students, “If you can hear me, please raise your snooble.” Students will likely giggle or give you a quizzical look, but simply repeat the instruction until one or two students begin raising their hands. Acknowledge their correct responses with a smile or nod. Once other students begin to catch on, confirm that the nonsense word “snooble” meant hand. Ask a volunteer to explain how she guessed the correct meaning of the nonsense word.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

4th Grade

Objectives Students will match ecology vocabulary words to their corresponding definitions. Students will actively research ecology terms and demonstrate hands-on understanding of a variety of environmental issues that impact their community. Materials Needed Earth Book for Kids by Linda Schwartz Ecology Word and Meaning cards Pocket chart or bulletin board Scissors Pencils Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! graphic organizer Before You Begin Copy and cut out a set of Ecology Word and Meaning cards for each student. Make several copies of the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! graphic organizer. Introduction As an introduction to Earth Day, read aloud Earth Book for Kids by Linda Schwartz.

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Storytelling Baskets

Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will build oral language and vocabulary skills.
• Toddlers will retell stories.
• Toddlers will be exposed to books and print.

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Winter Bear Warm-Up

Pre-K - Kindergarten

Objectives Reading: Foundational Skills Demonstrating understanding of the organization and basic features of print Following words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page Language Spelling simple words phonetically Materials Needed Winter Clothing Word Cards Winter Bear Warm-Up template Winter clothing cut-aparts Crayons Scissors Glue sticks Pencil Introduction Before you begin, print the downloadable Winter Clothing Word Cards. Ask students to think of clothing that people wear when it’s cold in winter. Tell them you are going to show them pictures of winter clothing, and you would like them to name the item in each picture. As volunteers name the items, point to the written word on the card and repeat it. Then place the word card in a pocket chart or attach it to a bulletin board for reference.

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Pick a Book Out of a Hat!

Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will be exposed to books and print.
• Toddlers will develop language skills.

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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Infant

Objectives

• Infants will develop language skills.
• Infants will learn the names of body parts.
• Infants will build bonds.

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Make-Your-Own "Spilt Milk"

Toddler

Objectives

• Toddlers will build vocabulary through word repetition.
• Toddlers will build oral language skills.
• Toddlers will be exposed to books and print.

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Story Sequencing and Writing

1st Grade - 2nd Grade

Objectives CCSS Language: Writing W.1.3: Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. W.2.3: Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. Materials Needed Story Sequencing graphic organizer Storytelling picture cards Scissors Chart paper Introduction Write the words first, then, next and last on chart paper. Point out to the class that these are words that writers often use to indicate the order, or sequence, of events in a story. Within the story, writers will then elaborate on the actions, feelings or thoughts of the characters and provide details about the events.

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