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Umbrella Color Patterns
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objective Identifying and creating three-color patterns Materials Needed Book about umbrellas or rainy weather (such as Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee, Ella’s Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd, or The Umbrella Day by Nancy Evans Cooney) Umbrella poster reproducible Umbrella pattern strips Construction Paper - 9" x 12" (blue, green and yellow) Crayons Scissors Preparation Photocopy the umbrella poster reproducible onto the 9" x 12" construction paper, or photocopy it on white paper and color each umbrella. You will need four posters in each color (blue, green and yellow), for a total of 12 posters. Introduction Gather your students and read the book about umbrellas or rainy weather aloud.
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Match & Drop Color Sorting
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will be introduced to colors.
• Infants will practice sorting by color.
Rainbow Row Color Sort
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will recognize colors.
• Toddlers will sort and match by color.
Color Sort Caterpillar
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will practice sorting by color.
• Infants will develop fine motor skills.
Color-Mixing Bags
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will develop fine motor skills.
• Infants will explore primary and secondary colors.
• Infants will explore color mixing.
Run & Drop Color Match
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will develop gross motor skills.
- Children will improve balance and coordination.
- Children will recognize colors.
Bubbling Color
Toddler
Objectives
Toddlers will explore cause & effect relationships.
Toddlers will explore colors.
Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
Toddlers will develop eye/hand coordination.
Color Match Balance Beam
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will develop gross motor skills.
- Children will improve balance and coordination.
- Children will recognize colors.
The Colors of Us
1st Grade
Objectives
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
- Foster a culture of belonging and inclusion.
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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Celebrations Around the World
Kindergarten
Objectives
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning.
Name Stories
4th Grade
Objectives
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning and foster belonging.
My Family Culture
3rd Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, ideas, and backgrounds.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning.
Fair and Unfair
1st Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, and perspectives.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning.
One Heart
3rd Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people are more alike than they are different.
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Student Passport
5th Grade
Objectives
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic backgrounds and differences.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning and foster belonging.
Hello!
1st Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, and backgrounds.
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
It's Okay to Be Different
Pre-K
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, and ideas.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning.
Different but the Same
Kindergarten
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, ideas, and features.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning and foster belonging.
Creating Our Classroom Community
3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Objectives Understanding and appreciating the definitions of respect, peace and community, and giving examples of each concept in the classroom environment Creating classroom rules that emphasize respect for all classmates Working together in small groups to demonstrate and reinforce classroom rules Describing people, places, things and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly Materials Needed Chart paper Marker Slips of paper Introduction Point to the chart paper and ask students to explain each definition in their own words. Then invite other students to share examples of each word in action (e.g., someone showing respect for someone else, peace between different kinds of people, a sense of community in their neighborhood).
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All Kinds of Children
2nd Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people are more alike than they are different.
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Bear-y Fun Button Sorting
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objective Students will sort buttons by color, shape and size. Materials Needed Corduroy by Don Freeman Bear sorting mat Collage Buttons (or your own assortment of buttons) Glue Construction Paper - 9" x 12" Sorting by Season reproducibles File folder Resealable plastic bag Tape (or paper clips) Preparation: Print the bear sorting mat. Decide how you would like students to practice sorting: by color, shape or size. Label the three columns accordingly. For example, if you'd like students to sort by shape, you can label the columns ”square,” ”triangle” and ”circle.” Make a copy of the mat for each student or pair of students in your class. Introduction Read aloud Corduroy by Don Freeman. Discuss Corduroy’s search for his lost button.
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Kindness Puppet
Pre-K
Objectives
- Celebrate and embrace people’s cultural and ethnic differences.
- Foster a culture of kindness and respect.
Counting Flowers
Pre-K
Objectives Students will count objects using one-to-one correspondence. Students will write numerals from 1 to 20 as an expression of quantity. Materials Needed Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book by Rebecca Fjelland Davis Vase template Counting Flowers reproducible Flowers template Number cards template Cardstock Scissors Crayons Glue Preparation: Before the lesson, print out and cut apart the number cards template. Then print the flowers template and make four copies of the flowers with stems. Color the flowers and cut them out. Next print the vase template and copy it onto heavy cardstock. Cut along the dotted line at the top of the vase so that you can slide the stems through the slit as you add flowers to the vase. If desired, laminate these for repeated use. Introduction Read Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book by Rebecca Fjelland Davis. Before reading the verse on each page, have students take turns identifying the number that is shown and counting the objects on the page. Then encourage students to listen as you read the verse that relates these objects to spring. Next teach children this simple counting song (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”). We love counting, We love counting, One, two, three, Four, five, six! Let’s count all the flowers In the pretty vases. Count with me, Count with me!
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
4th Grade
Objective
- Examine the roles and responsibilities of people in the community.
Class Spotlight
5th Grade
Objectives
- Create a safe, collaborative learning environment where thoughts and ideas are valued.
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, and backgrounds.
Identity Web
4th Grade
Objectives
- Bring awareness to one’s own uniqueness, including talents, strengths, and abilities.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning and foster belonging.
Mindfulness: Inside & Outside
3rd Grade
Objectives
- Learn to identify emotions and the situations that cause those emotions.
- Recognize other people’s emotions and offer empathy in those situations.
Rolling for Number Sense: Even and Odd Numbers
1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Objectives Students will classify numbers as even or odd. Students will recognize that even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 and odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Students will add numbers with sums up to 12. Materials Needed Dice Manipulatives Paper and pencils “An Odd Valentine” reproducible Red and blue crayons (one of each for each student) Introduction Introduce the concept of odd and even numbers. Tell students that even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. To help students understand the concept, explain that an even number of objects can be divided equally between two people. Say to students, “If there are four cookies on a plate, two friends can divide them equally—each child can have two cookies. Four is an even number! But if there are three cookies on the plate, the two friends cannot divide them equally. Each child can have one cookie, and they would have to break the third cookie in half. Three is not an even number.”
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Economic Decisions Match-Up
5th Grade
Objective
- Understand the types of economic decisions people make every day.
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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What's on the Inside?
Pre-K
Objectives
- Understand that even though people are different, they also have a lot in common.
- Foster a culture of belonging and inclusion.
Alphabet Mitten Match
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objectives Students will identify upper - and lowercase letters. Students will match uppercase letters to the corresponding lowercase letters. Materials Needed The Mitten by Jan Brett Alphabet Mittens template Mitten Match reproducible Clothesline and clothespins Preparation. Print out the Alphabet Mittens template. Then color and cut out the mittens. (You may want to laminate the mittens so you can use them over and over.) Hide the lowercase mittens in easy–to–find places around the classroom. Set aside the uppercase mittens for use during the lesson.
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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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Family Names
Infant
Objectives • Infants will respond to the names of familiar people.
• Infants will engage in back-and-forth verbal play.
Diversity Bingo
4th Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, features, and backgrounds.
- Foster a culture of belonging and inclusion.
Diversity Poem
2nd Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, ideas, and features.
- Think critically and creatively to write a poem.
"How Many Bones Long?" Math Measurement
1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Objectives CCSS Math/Measurement & Data 1.MD.A.1: Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. 1.MD.A.2: Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps. 2.MD.A.1: Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes. Materials Needed How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller Area Tiles 12-inch ruler Measuring Bones template “How Many Bones Long?” record sheet “Big Fish” file folder game Introduction Read aloud How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller. Point out that in the story, they measured “feet” to find out what size to make the bed for the queen. Explain that there is a difference between the length of one person’s foot and a foot-long standard unit of measurement. Hold up a 12-inch ruler and say, “In standard measurement, a foot is the same as 12 inches. Do you think your foot is longer or shorter than this ruler?” Invite a few students to compare their feet to the ruler so that they can see that the ruler is longer. Explain that unlike a foot in standard measurement, people’s feet are different sizes. This is why the king had trouble getting a bed that was the correct size for the queen. Finally, tell students that they are going to practice measuring things using nonstandard units of measurement.
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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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First Day Friendship Building
1st Grade
Objectives Introducing themselves to classmates Sharing something unique about themselves and learning something special about their classmates Understanding that they will work together as a community throughout the school year Describing people, places, things and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly Materials Needed First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg Ball of yarn Puzzle piece template Construction paper (white) Scissors Crayons or markers Stickers (optional) Introduction Read aloud First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg to your students. After reading, ask students to raise their hands if the book’s ending surprised them. (The main character in the story was the teacher, not a student!) Invite them to share why they, their classmates, or their teacher may feel nervous about the first day in a new classroom. Encourage them to share ideas of ways to overcome this feeling.
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The Science of Skin
5th Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people are more alike than they are different.
- Foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.
Float Your Boat
Kindergarten - 1st Grade
Objectives Students will predict how many pennies an aluminum foil boat will hold before it sinks. Students will test their predictions and record the results. Materials Needed Float Your Boat Record Sheet Aluminum foil Small plastic tubs Pennies Introduction Prompt students to raise their hands if they have ever traveled aboard a boat. Invite students to share what kind of boat it was (such as a rowboat, sailboat, canoe or cruise ship) and about how many passengers were on board. Ask students, “Can you ever have too many people aboard a boat? How do you know? What might happen?” Invite students to hypothesize and share their reasoning. Guide them to the conclusion that too much weight may cause a boat to sink.
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Counting Clovers: Number Matching
Pre-K
Objectives Students will use one-to-one correspondence to count objects. Students will match numerals to the correct number of objects. Materials Needed The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever by Teddy Slater, That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting, or another storybook about leprechauns Leprechaun cards reproducible Number cards reproducible Clover cards reproducible Scissors Crayons or markers (optional) Before You Begin Print the leprechaun cards reproducible and cut out the cards. (If desired, color the leprechauns and laminate the cards so you can use them again in the future.) Before class, photocopy 12 leprechaun cards and hide them around your classroom so they are relatively easy for your students to find. Print the number cards reproducible and clover cards reproducible. You will need one copy of each reproducible for each pair of students in your class. Print an additional copy of the number cards for your lesson. Cut out the cards in advance, or ask a parent volunteer to cut them out. Introduction Read aloud a storybook about leprechauns as an introduction to leprechauns and Saint Patrick’s Day!
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Comparing Living Things
1st Grade
Objectives Students will listen to a story that is read aloud and recall events from the story. Students will understand that trees and other living things have patterns that they follow from one season to the next. Students will learn about hibernation. Students will research different types of animals and compare and contrast the animals. Students will extend their learning by creating a book that illustrates the differences between two animals. Materials Needed Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson Tree Squirrels and Ground Squirrels graphic organizer Bears and Bats graphic organizer Foxes and Rabbits graphic organizer Hamsters and Mice graphic organizer Construction paper (white) Stapler Best-Buy Crayons or Best-Buy Colored Pencils Scissors Preparation Cut the white construction paper into 4.5" x 6.5" rectangles. Staple six to eight rectangles together to make booklets for the class. (You will need four booklets for four groups of student researchers.) Make several copies of each graphic organizer. Introduction Invite students to gather on the floor in front of you as you read aloud Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. Ask students the following questions: What is Fletcher’s problem in the story? (Answer: Fletcher was sad that the leaves were disappearing from the tree. He did not understand that the leaves were falling off the tree in preparation for winter.) What does Fletcher discover when he goes to visit the tree at the end of the story? (Answer: It is covered with shimmering icicles and is just as beautiful as it was before.)
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Animal Adaptations
1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Objective Explore the relationship between a bird’s beak and its ability to find food and survive. Materials Needed “Awesome Adaptations” and “A Beak for Every Job” information cards “Why Do Birds Have Different Beaks?” activity card Easy-Grip Safety Tweezers - Set of 12 Spoons Super-Safe Eyedroppers - Set of 12 Plastic fish and plastic worms (or other small objects to represent fish and worms) Plastic tray Water Introduction Ask students, “Have you ever wondered why a turtle has a hard shell? Or why a chameleon can change colors to match its surroundings?” Explain that these are two examples of animal adaptations, or ways that animals change in order to survive in their environment.
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Shape Study
Kindergarten
Objectives CCSS Math/Geometry: K.G.1, K.G.2, K.G.3 Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres). Describe objects in the environment using the names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind and next to. Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”). Materials Needed Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh Shape Hunt recording sheets Document camera or whiteboard (optional) Safety Scissors Lakeshore Jumbo Glue Sticks Shapes template Construction Paper (white and a variety of colors) 3-D Geometric Shapes Tub Attribute Blocks Shape & picture cards Shape sorting mat Zip-close plastic bags Pencils Preparation Print out several copies of the shapes template onto different colors of construction paper. (You may also want to cut out the shapes ahead of time for younger students.) Print out copies (either double-sided or on separate sheets) of the Shape Hunt recording sheets for each student. Introduction Read aloud Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Ask students to describe what the mice in the story did with the shapes. Have students point back to the story for examples of shapes used to make the objects that the mice hid from the cat.
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Compound Word Hearts
1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Objectives Students will define “compound words.” Students will identify word parts in compound words and combine words to form compound words. Materials Needed Heart templates Construction Paper - 9" x 12" (pastel colors like pink and yellow) Scissors Markers or crayons Chart paper (optional) Tape Preparation Make a copy of the heart templates on construction paper. Cut out six hearts and write one of the following words on each heart: sail, up, card, stairs, board, and boat. Make more copies of the templates so you have one copy for each pair of students in your class.
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Ten Little Turkeys: A Counting Lesson
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objectives Understanding the relationship between numbers and quantities When counting objects, saying the number names, pairing each object with only one number name and each number name with only one object Counting up to 20 items in a line, rectangular array or circle, or up to 10 items in a scattered configuration; counting out objects up to 20 Materials Needed Turkey template Construction Paper - 9" x 12" (a variety of colors, including 10 pages of light brown) Duck Quills - Class Pack Help-Yourself Glue Tubes Marker Thanksgiving Counting Book reproducible Small Thanksgiving - themed stickers (55 stickers per student)
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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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Ice Painting
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will engage in sensory exploration.
• Toddlers will make tactile discoveries.
• Toddlers will explore colors.
100th Day Activity
Kindergarten
Objectives Students will be able to estimate quantities to 100. Students will be able to count to 100 with one-to-one correspondence. Students will be able to demonstrate that ten groups of ten equal 100. Materials Needed Transparent jar of 100 jelly beans (or other small treats such as marshmallows, chocolate-coated candies, or sour candies) Hundreds Chart Reproducible Crayons (ten colors for each student) String Colored O’s cereal Introduction Show students a jar of 100 jelly beans. Ask them to guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. You may want to prompt them to think about how reasonable their guesses are by asking: Are there more than two jelly beans? Are there more than 10 jelly beans? Estimate how many jelly beans you think there might be. Have volunteers call out their guesses. Record their guesses on chart paper.
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Bundles of Tens: Place Value Lesson
1st Grade - 2nd Grade
Objective CCSS Math/Number and Operations in Base 10/Understand Place Value: 1.NBT.2: Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases: 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones—called a “ten.” The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine ones. The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine tens (and 0 ones). Materials Needed A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy Double-Sided Counters Colored Craft Sticks Craft Sticks (plain) Bundles of 10 recording sheet Place Value Match-Up cards Document camera or chart paper Rubber bands Best-Buy Scissors Introduction Read aloud A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy. Pause to point out how the bears count nuts, seeds and berries by putting them in groups of tens with the “extras,” or ones, left over. As you point out the bears’ process, model the way they group nuts, seeds and berries: Use double-sided counters on a document camera or chart to show how the bundling of tens and ones takes place. (For example, on page 13, show how the first cub has 21—two piles of 10 with 1 left over.)
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Earth Day Every Day
3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Objectives Students will analyze the characters and events in The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, drawing comparisons between the fictitious environment and our own environment. Students will discuss ways to positively impact the environment. Materials Needed The Lorax by Dr. Seuss Small-Group Discussion Questions Colored pencils, pens or markers Introduction Discuss the meaning of Earth Day, and introduce the book to students. Explain that aside from being an enjoyable children’s story, The Lorax is a metaphor to make us think about the world around us and the impact we have on our environment. Invite students to listen carefully to the story and see if they can draw comparisons between the characters and events in the story and our own planet.
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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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Counting Leaves Match-Ups
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objectives When counting objects, saying the number names, pairing each object with only one number name and each number name with only one object Writing numbers 0–20; representing objects with a written numeral 0–20 Materials Needed We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger Paper bags (one for each child) 12" x 18" Construction Paper Tape Hole punch Yarn or string Counting Leaves Match-Up Game Introduction Read We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. As you read, ask volunteers to point out the different colors and shapes of the leaves.
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Egg Carton Patterns
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
• Toddlers will recognize colors.
My Winter Acrostic
3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Objectives Reading: Literature Reading and comprehending grade-appropriate literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry Writing Writing an acrostic poem Materials Needed Animal Acrostics by David Hummon or Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur My Winter Acrostic template Winter Acrostic Organizer template Dark-blue construction paper - 9" x 12" Crayons or colored pencils Pencil Chalk or write & wipe marker Chalkboard or write & wipe board Introduction Hold up the book Animal Acrostics by David Hummon or Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur. Then explain that the first letter of each line in an acrostic poem spells out a “topic” word that ties all the lines of the poem together. (It’s helpful to demonstrate the concept on a chalkboard or write & wipe board.) Read a few examples from the book and show students how acrostic poems are arranged on a page. (You may want to reproduce one on the board or a large poster so students can refer to it throughout the lesson.)
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What’s My Shape
Pre-K - Kindergarten
Objectives Students will identify shapes and their names. Students will identify the shapes of common objects. Materials Needed Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh Shape templates Construction Paper - 9" x 12" (variety of colors) “What’s My Shape?” reproducible Chart paper Scissors Marker glue Preparation: Print the shape templates and photocopy them onto different colors of construction paper. You will need one set of shapes for each student and an extra set for the lesson. Have an adult volunteer help you cut out the shapes. Introduction Read Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh. After you have read the story, ask students to name the shapes that the mice find in the story (square, triangle, rectangle, circle, oval and diamond). Explain to students that there is a mathematical name for the diamond. It is called a rhombus. List the shapes on chart paper, and then add “heart” and “star.” Tell students that they are going to learn about these shapes.
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