Synonym & Antonym Spin
4th Grade
Objective
- Understand words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
Spin & Find Vocabulary
2nd Grade
Objective
- Decode and sort words into different categories.
Family Bunny Race
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will strengthen large muscles.
• Infants will develop gross motor skills.
Equivalent Measurements
4th Grade
Objectives
- Explore the relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units.
- Express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit.
- Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table.
Fair and Unfair
1st Grade
Objectives
- Understand that people have unique experiences, strengths, and perspectives.
- Explore and incorporate people’s differences to enrich learning.
Extreme Adventure: Informational Text
5th Grade
Objectives
- Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says, when drawing inferences from it, and when summarizing it.
- Determine the main idea and supporting details of a text.
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Can You See Water Pollution?
3rd Grade
Objective
- Understand the effects of water pollution and observe it in the environment.
Equation Match-Ups
5th Grade
Objectives
- Work with variables and expressions.
- Understand how to solve simple problems.
- Write equations to solve word problems.
Real-World Math: Perimeter and Data
3rd Grade
Objective
- Solve real-world mathematical problems involving perimeter and area.
Can You Make A Tornado in a Bottle?
1st Grade
Objective
- Understand how tornadoes behave.
Emotions Hunt
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will identify feelings and emotions.
• Toddlers will recognize facial characteristics associated with emotions.
Earth’s Rotation and Revolution
2nd Grade
Objective
- Understand how Earth rotates as it revolves around the sun, resulting in days and seasons.
Exploring 3-D Shapes
Kindergarten
Objectives
- Children will identify 3-D shapes.
- Children will observe the characteristics of 3-D shapes.
Can Plants Breathe or Sweat?
3rd Grade
Objective
- Understand the function of leaves and how leaves help in the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration.
Classroom Hello Book
Pre-K
Objective
- Children will explore cultural diversity displayed in language.
Can You Use the Sun to Tell Time?
3rd Grade
Objectives
- Learn how a sundial works and use it to tell time to the nearest hour.
- Understand that the sun’s position in the sky appears to change because Earth rotates on its axis.
Calming Squishy Faces
Kindergarten
Objectives
- Children will identify feelings and emotions.
- Children will recognize facial expressions associated with emotions.
- Children will make tactile discoveries.
Don't Drop the Marshmellows!
Pre-K
Introduction
- This game will get everyone balancing and having fun!
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.
Chalk Letters
Kindergarten
Objectives
- Children will recognize letters.
- Children will sequence the alphabet.
- Children will recognize beginning letter sounds.
- Children will write the letters of the alphabet.
Quick Pick Vocabulary
1st Grade
Objective
- Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
Solar Oven
4th Grade
Objectives
- Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric current.
- Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
Dogs or Cats?: Opinion Writing
2nd Grade
Objectives
- Write an opinion piece that introduces a topic, states an opinion, and provides reasons that support that opinion.
- Gather information to answer a question.
Touch Threshold
4th Grade
Objective
- Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
Family Rock Band
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will learn to decipher sounds.
• Infants will explore cause and effect.
Egg Number Match
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will match numbers to quantities.
• Toddlers will identify numbers.
Dough Building Challenge
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will engage in sensory exploration.
• Toddlers will practice creative design.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
• Toddlers will explore basic geometric shapes.
Circles, Circles
Infant
Objectives• Infants will develop gross motor skills.
• Infants will build bonds.
Chain of Strengths
4th Grade
Objectives
- Set and achieve positive goals.
- Feel and show empathy for others.
Exploring Sensory Bottles
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will engage their senses.
• Infants will develop fine motor skills.
Peekaboo!
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will understand object permanence.
• Infants will develop social-emotional skills.
• Infants will build bonds.
Songs & Nursery Rhymes
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will build vocabulary.
• Infants will listen to songs and nursery rhymes.
Ice Cream Sensory Box
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will make tactile discoveries.
- Children will engage in sensory exploration.
Ring Toss
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will develop eye/hand coordination.
- Children will participate in cooperative play.
Dance Party
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will develop gross motor skills.
• Toddlers will develop coordination.
Can You Change the Direction of Light?
3rd Grade
Objective
- Investigate the properties of light and understand that light moves in straight lines that can be redirected.
Multiplication & Division Word Problems
4th Grade
Objective
- Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison.
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.
Muffin Tin Math
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will be introduced to one-to-one correspondence.
• Toddlers will count quantities.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
Sticky Blocks
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will engage in sensory exploration.
• Toddlers will practice creative design.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
• Toddlers will explore basic geometric shapes.
Family Names
Infant
Objectives • Infants will respond to the names of familiar people.
• Infants will engage in back-and-forth verbal play.
Dough Letters
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will recognize letters.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
Perimeter & Area
4th Grade
Objective
- Apply area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical problems.
Peace Treaty
4th Grade
Objectives
- Establish and maintain positive relationships.
- Make responsible decisions.
Production & Consumption: Grandma’s Baking Company
5th Grade
Objective
- Understand how resources and the division of labor affect productivity.
Send-A-Hug
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will be introduced to friendship and affection.
• Infants will build vocabulary.
Road Trip: Pikes Peak Challenge
5th Grade
Objectives
- Use understanding of place value to round decimals to any place.
- Recognize that a digit in one place has 10 times the value it would have in the place to its right and 1/10 the value it would have in the place to its left.
Oil & Water Sensory Bag
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will explore the properties of liquids.
• Toddlers will explore cause & effect relationships.
• Toddlers will engage in sensory exploration.
Name Hunt
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will recognize their names in print.
• Toddlers will recognize letters.
Balloon Volleyball
Kindergarten
Objective
- Children will develop eye/hand coordination.
Ball Roll
Infant
Objectives
Infants will practice reaching.
• Infants will develop eye/hand coordination.
• Infants will develop large motor skills, such as throwing.
1, 2, Bee, Sing with Me
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will explore numbers through music and rhyme.
• Infants will be introduced to rhythm, sound, and timing.
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.
Loose Parts Play
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will develop curiosity and creativity.
• Infants will gain exposure to common, everyday items.
• Infants will engage in independent play.
• Infants will develop fine motor skills.
Simple Words Match-Ups
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will identify short vowel sounds.
- Children will decode and recognize words.
- Children will associate words with objects.
Zigzag Runnng Lines
Pre-K
Objectives
- Children will develop gross motor skills.
- Children will improve balance and coordination.
Floating Boats
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will explore cause and effect.
• Infants will build critical-thinking skills.
Felt Shape Match
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will develop early matching skills.
• Toddlers will recognize shapes.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
Everyday Learning Activities
Pre-K
Everyday Learning Activities
- When reading a familiar book with your child, encourage your child to use the pictures to “read” parts of the story to you. Afterward, ask your child what happened at the beginning of the story, in the middle, and at the end.
Equivalent Fractions
4th Grade
Objectives
- Explain why fractions are equivalent (i.e., 1/2 = 2/4).
- Recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
Drop the Ball
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will develop eye/hand coordination.
• Toddlers will develop motor control.
Rainbow Row Color Sort
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will recognize colors.
• Toddlers will sort and match by color.
Large Lacing Rings
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
• Toddlers will develop eye/hand coordination.
• Toddlers will explore spatial relationships.
Number Toss
Pre-K
Objectives
- • Children will develop gross motor skills.
- • Children will develop eye/hand coordination.
- • Children will participate in cooperative play.
- • Children will identify numbers.
Pull & Find
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will develop their small muscles.
• Infants will develop eye/hand coordination.
• Infants will practice their pincer grasp.
Angles & Lines
4th Grade
Objective
- Draw points, lines, line segments, rays, angles, and perpendicular and parallel lines and identify these in two-dimensional figures.
Hug Jar
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will identify feelings and emotions.
• Toddlers will receive emotional support, even if they are not yet able to communicate their needs.
Prefix Clip It
3rd Grade
Objective
- Decode and build words with prefixes and suffixes.
This Is Me! Song
Infant
Objective
• Infants will develop self-esteem and self-confidence.
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Puppet Play
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will communicate feelings through facial expressions.
• Infants will engage in back-and-forth vocal play.
• Infants will build vocabulary.
Nesting & Size Sort
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will explore stacking and nesting.
• Infants will build problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Prefix Make-A-Match
1st Grade
Objective
- Determine the meaning of a new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.
Mapping Skills: Using Cardinal Directions
1st Grade
Objective
- Practice using a map.
- Identify cardinal directions and use them to read a map.
Vertebrates or Invertebrates?
4th Grade
Objective
- Understand that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, and reproduction.
Sign Language
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will learn and use simple gestures to communicate.
• Infants will be introduced to sign language.
Find-The-Letters Letter Scoop
Toddler
Objectives
• Toddlers will recognize letters.
• Toddlers will explore beginning sounds.
• Toddlers will develop fine motor skills.
Learning to Share
Infant
Objectives
• Infants will learn to share and socialize with others.
• Infants will build friendships and other relationships.
What's Your Region?
5th Grade
Objective
- Identify and describe regions of the United States using criteria related to landforms, climate, population, culture, and economics.
Potato Roll Race
Pre-K
Introduction
- Here’s a simple game the whole family will enjoy—and a great way to build eye/hand coordination!