Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...

Students listen critically to music and answer questions about the music, sing a song on so, mi, la and do with a constant pitch center, and maintain steady beats in this Kindergarten Music Lesson. State and National Standards are...

Pupils perform animal sounds and movements, demonstrate a steady beat using both feet, and perform portions of the song "Somebody's Knocking At My Door" in this Music lesson for the Kindergarten classroom. State and National Standards...

Students respond to movement cues in the rhyme "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear", perform steady beat patterns on body percussion, and sing sol-mi patterns in a chant in this Kindergarten music lesson plan. Emphasis is on meeting State and...

In this simple writing worksheet, students will read and write the words see, girl, and boy. Then students will complete two simple sentences about the boy and girl.

In this lesson plan, Writing Numbers With Song, students practice writing their numbers 1-5. Students sing the numbers song and explore how to draw the numbers 1-5 in the song. Students practice drawing their numbers after the teacher...

Students discover the history of their state by working in a group.  For this U.S. history lesson, students investigate the state of Arkansas by reading their textbook and participating in art activities.  Students discover the...

Use this colorful and easy-to-understand presentation to help kindergartners review words with the short a sound. With words such as van, man, can, and fan, learners practice reading skills. While short, this resource could be augmented...

Students design pictures of themselves and type their names on the pictures using the "Moopies" portion of the Kid Pix Deluxe program. They publish their pictures and create a bulleting board display.

Students choose a square of any size and use yarn to show that all 4 sides are the same. They sort the traffic sign cards into groups of squares and non-squares. Also they make a square using Q-tips; tell how you know it is a square.

Students are introduced to the letters and phonemes for C, L, N, P, T, and A. They identify each letter in its upper and lowercase forms. Students differentiate the letters from each other and practice identifying objects and pictures...

Students explore food choices by researching the food pyramid in class. In this healthy eating habits lesson, students discuss each layer of the food pyramid and identify areas they need to improve in their own lives. Students visit the...

The Little Red Hen is a wonderful story to teach youngsters about the value of teamwork and sharing responsibilities. As you read through the story, ask comprehension questions to check for and enhance understanding in your class. Kids...

One of the best parts about teaching the littlest learners is that you can create thematic lessons that use one topic to address every subject. Here is a nice set of thematic teaching ideas that uses turtles and tortoises to teach...

Familiarize your young learners with the parts of a computer and some basic key terms relating to technology. As the teacher demonstrates using an LCD projector, class members practice moving a mouse, opening the Internet, typing in a...

Support children with developing their reading, writing, and spelling skills. Children start by reading and writing the words the, can, and jump before reading three sentences describing animals that can jump.

Help young learners master their alphabet with this simple series of worksheets. Including a separate worksheet for each letter of the alphabet, children first trace the letters four times before writing them on their own and...

Young writers develop their fine motor skills one stroke at a time with this simple tracing worksheet. Looking at pictures of eight basic figures ranging from horizontal and vertical lines to circles and triangles, children practice...

Take a walk through the garden with a cute activity about color words. Eight cards show smiling flowers in different colors, along with their color names, inviting young learners to identify them.

Bugs are creepy, crawly, and beautiful! Explore the world of colorful bugs with a presentation about bugs that are different colors. With red ladybugs, yellow caterpillars, and purple dragonflies, the presentation is sure to delight and...

Open the eyes of young mathematicians to the patterns that are found everywhere in the world around them. After a shared reading of I See Patterns by Linda Benton, children complete a series of hands-on activities that teach them...

Young mathematicians bottle up colorful bugs as they learn to sort and count objects. With six different colored jars and six different colored bugs, children must place the creepy crawlers in their respective containers and see how many...

It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.

Young children will have a blast learning how to count these monster math manipulatives. Provided with a series of boxes numbered from 1 to 10, learners must place the correct number of monsters in each space to demonstrate...