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What's Up? Astronomy Curriculum
Students study astronomy. In preparation for a field trip to a planetarium, students discuss the stars, planets, and light. They explore the importance of the north star and constellations. The Digitarium system is used to assist the...
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Earth's Rotation
Young scholars explore the Earth and its rotation. Volunteers model the sun-Earth system to demonstrate that the Earth rotates around the sun. In groups, students simulate "traveling" around the sun and discuss when it is night and day.
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Lesson Plan
Pupils explore bullying and positive self concept with Molly Lou Melon. In this Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon activity, students determines the main idea and essential message from text.
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"Oa" Review
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".
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Saving Makes Cents
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Making the World a More Beautiful Place
Young scholars discover how they can contribute in a positive manner in their community. In this service learning lesson, students experience literature through the lens of responsible citizenship.
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What is a Philanthropist?
Young scholars discover the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students define the word philanthropist and create a flip-book based on The Lion and the Mouse.
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Pilgrim's Progress- Get on the Boat
Students investigate the Pilgrims and their journey. In this history lesson, students role play the journey of the Pilgrims and discuss the conditions of the Mayflower. Students record their feelings about the "journey" in a journal.
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Power of Speech
Young scholars practice giving compliments and using words of praise. In this vocabulary lesson, students listen to the parable Yettle's Feathers and determine ways to use speech in positive ways instead of through rumors, tattling and...
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Intergenerational Friendships
Students interview senior citizens. In this communications lesson, students read the book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and discuss how to be sensitive to people of a different generation. Students develop interview questions and...
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Penny Jar
Students collect pennies to donate to charity and calculate the number of pennies. In this penny counting lesson, students group pennies in tens and count how many dollars and cents they have. Students read a book about...
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Weekend With Wendell
Students discuss prior knowledge about mice, and read a mouse poem. They listen to the teacher read "A Weekend With Wendell" and discuss Wendell's possible reaction when coming to visit the school media center. Students compose a class...
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Learning About Firemen
Students explore the job of a fireman. In this career education instructional activity, students brainstorm what they already know about firemen and take a field trip to a fire station.
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What's Hatching in Kindergarten?
Students identify oviparous animals. They brainstorm a list of animals that lay eggs, read "Chickens Aren't The Only Ones" by Ruth Heller and then add to the list. Students complete a booklet that shows an egg and an oviparous animal.
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Word Wizards: Students Making Words
Young scholars explore patterns in words and how to make new words by adding or changing the sequence of letters
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Hidie Ho H!
Students become more familiar with the letter and sound of h by using the poem, Humpty Dumpty. They are given a sequencing sheet, a pair of scissors, crayons, and a piece of construction paper and told to put pictures in the correct order.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Make Way for Ducklings
Young scholars raise their hands as they hear new vocabulary words read by the teacher in Make Way for Ducklings. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students continue practicing recognition and usage of new words with teacher...
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The Colors of Nature
Students explore their outdoor environment, looking for varieties of color. Color samples from the outdoor environment are collected and used to create a sample page of colors that students label.
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What's In A Name?
Students analyze themselves as members of the community. They choose a name to describe themselves and explain why they choose the name they did. They identify activities they perform in and out of school to help the community.
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Good Grape Soda--Gulp, Gulp, Gulp
Students recognize the phoneme /g/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /g/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme /g/ with its letter representation and identify the phoneme /g/ in various...
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Kindergarten Holocaust Unit
Students determine that we are the same. They discuss that we have differences and realize our differences make us special. They recall the ways in which human beings and Sesame Street characters are alike. They create a second...
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Students complete various activities to investigate farm animals. In this farm animals lesson plan, students sing the song 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' and listen to sounds farm animals make. Students color pictures for farm animals...
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Katie Kangaroo's Leap of Courage
Students are introduced to the concept of courage. As a class, they read a book about Katie Kangaroo and her leap of courage and discuss how they can be couragous in their own life. They complete a worksheet and share their responses...