Hat Parade

Tour the town with this ELD instructional activity, which involves three Houghton-Mifflin stories ("Chinatown," "A Trip to the Firehouse," "Big Bushy Mustache," and "Jamaica Louise James"). Learners practice their future tense and...

What does showing respect look like? What behaviors show disrespect? After modeling such behaviors, primary graders create a flag that they hold up while demonstrating respectful behavior as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The...

We Can Do It! is the theme of a unit comprised of challenge activities designed to stretch knowledge and encourage reflection. Pupils take part in creating a classroom mural depicting learning outcomes, making a gift a card to help...

Parades are a joy to watch and learn about. Class members read about a child who attended a parade with her mother and brother, match past tense verbs from the reading, identify and fill in blanks for sight words candy, clowns, and...

After reading the book Balloons Over Broadway about the incredible puppeteer who created the first Macy's larger-than-life parade balloons, your youngsters will celebrate their reading by participating in a variety of engaging activities...

Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...

First graders create 3-dimensional hats. In this visual arts lesson, 1st graders read Old Hat, New Hat by Jan and Stan Berenstain. Students design their own 3-D cone-shaped hats that feature repeating patterns of lines and shapes.

Students incorporate butcher paper, yarn, fabric and other classroom odds and ends to create complex hats. They write a small report describing the materials used to construct their hat and they wear their hats and parade through the...

Students examine the life of Hans Christian Anderson and read the original text of several of his stories. They explore various websites, identify character traits, participate in a skit, write a book review, and create a mock ad for...

Students study the 19th century author who created wonderful tales, and hear and read the original texts of several of his stories. The colorful characters, strong emotions, and engaging language of Andersen's tales offer rich...