Students read and explore a folktale from West Africa. For this folktale lesson, students read the book Anansi Goes to Lunch and discuss facts about spiders. Students sing the song "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and complete several included...

Students hold a "rendezvous," role-playing as trappers gathering supplies for the upcoming year in the mountains. They trade simulated beaver pelts for supplies such as bullets, tea, flour, and sugar. They share storytelling with each...

Students listen to a book, "This is My House" and sing a song to the tune of Home on the Range. They use the internet to view examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. Students take pictures of architectural details of their homes...

First graders, after assessing how plants grow in relation to light, create models of sunflowers within a game to help them remember their science lesson. In addition, their visual models serve as a demonstration of photo tropism in...

Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment lesson, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats....

Students create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The instructional activity includes a take-home...

Start by playing a song about numbers. "Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Eat Quiche" is suggested. Then, start counting things around the room. Introduce yourself, and have kids start to introduce themselves when they catch on to the vocabulary....

In this counting worksheet, students cut out and color a frog that will be used to make a booklet with the words and pictures from the song Five Green Speckled Frogs. The rest of the song sheets are available on other pages.

In this square worksheet, students study the picture of the square and then memorize the square song. Students then practice drawing songs.

In this number and reading worksheet, students practice their reading skills and number recognition by singing the words to the 'Ten Little Monsters' song. Students also illustrate the monster numbers.

Students research Riemann Sums. In this area lesson students listen to a lecture on finding the area under a curve. Links to a song about Riemann Sums, and a song titled "Failing My Calculus" are included.

In this multiplication worksheet, students use lyrics to the song "Eleven" to help solve problems, multiplying by 11 and explaining why they like to do it. An answer key but no song link is given.

Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.

Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.

Students review the days of the week and tell what the current day is by singing a song. They fill in the sentence telling the day of the week it is and then discuss what day yesterday was and the name of the day tomorrow and then talk...

In this counting learning exercise, learners cut out and color part of a mini book that features the words and pictures of the song Five Green Speckled Frogs. Only part of the book is provided here.

In this counting worksheet, students color and cut out part of a mini book with the song lyrics of Five Green Speckled Frogs. The rest of the mini book is available on another page.

In this rectangle activity, students study the two pictures of rectangles and memorize the rectangle song. Students then practice making some rectangles.

In this triangle worksheet, 1st graders study the picture of the triangle and then memorize the triangle song. Students practice drawing triangles in the provided space.

In this oval activity, 1st graders study the picture of the oval and then memorize the oval song. Students also draw several ovals in the provided space.

In this alphabet worksheet, students read three poems, each about a different alphabet letter (A-C). The rhyming poems feature words that begin with the letter. Note: These appear to be songs, but no tune suggestions are provided.

Students search for hidden patterns and rhymes.  In this pattern and rhyming instructional activity, students search for hidden patterns and rhymes within the song "Knick-knack Paddywhack."  Students discuss what they find or...

Here is a cute twist on the classic, "5 Little Monkeys." Students will sing 5 funky little monkeys jumping on the bed and then subtract 5-1=4 to determine how many monkeys are left.

Greed is the theme of the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch and this multidisciplinary collection of lessons. First, scholars listen to a read aloud and participate in a grand conversation about the book's key details and...