My House

Young readers explore independent reading strategies. They make self-to-text connections while looking at the  illustrations of Take a Tour of my House. Everyone reads the book independently, looking for word chunks if they need to...

In this house learning exercise, 1st graders learn about a house and share what makes their own house special. Students draw pictures in 4 rooms of a house to show what makes the home a special place.

For this about me worksheet, students put an x in the box that tells where they live. Their choices are house, apartment, mobile home, or other. Students then draw a picture of their home and print their name on the blank.

In this personal space worksheet, students list the number of rooms they have in their house and then draw a picture of what their bedroom looks like.

Students discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game.  In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets.  Students utilize a computer program called Mouse In the House...

In need of a fun activity that incorporates culture and spacial reasoning? Learners can use these instructions to construct a three-dimensional model of a traditional Japanese tea house. Instructions are simple and would complement a...

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...

Young scholars study slogans and mottoes used by modern and historic leaders. They decide on their own personal words to live by and create decorated motto artwork. Afterward, they participate in a variety of activities such as debates,...

Young scholars, utilizing recycled plastic containers, construct a desk organizer in a unifying manner and mold a base for their unit. They organize their study area with a cool theme or color scheme and help the environment at the same...

Young scholars explore the Navajo and their art. They discuss the location of where the Navajo lived, their cultural life, housing and sandpainting. Students create their own sandpainting using their own ideas. They draw their own image...