Objectives: • Reassembling eight spoonerisms—Students will rearrange the initial sounds of the words so that the sentences make sense. The sentences shouldn’t pose too much of a challenge to your students, but if anyone needs a little help, you can illustrate the idea by transposing the initial sounds of his or her name. For example, … Read more
Of course, this kind of focus and ease with change is not easy to teach. Some of us may actually dread transitions because children can lose control and focus. I remember as a new teacher having moments when I thought I would never regain the children’s attention. That’s when I discovered that singing a song, … Read more
Set-Up Tape the file folders together using double-sided tape. Tape large flower accents to the inside of the folder. Write an entry word on each. Attach two small pieces of hook-and-loop tape (loop side) to the petals of each large flower accent. On the mini flower accents, write the synonyms and antonyms of each entry … Read more
Back-to-School Checklist _ Roll sheet List of parents, addresses, telephone numbers Calendar for students for your desk _school events and holidays calendar numbers holiday shapes and pictures _ months, days Plan Book Grade book or software List of children’s birthdays Parent letters Welcome Request for help or materials Student name cards Class rules Supplies pencils … Read more
In 1763, the British and the French signed the Treaty of Paris that ultimately ended the French and Indian War. The French holdings in North America were reduced to two tiny islands off the coast of Canada. The British had won all the land from the east coast to the Mississippi River and as a … Read more
Alligator’s Apples – 5 apples make a snack for alligator. Letter A Handwriting Sheet
Mini Books Directions Research a topic and write and edit the information you will share in the book. Create a storyboard to know how many pages will be needed in the book. Choose Classic Accents® to use as a book cover and template for making the book’s pages. Trace around the Classic Accents® on the … Read more
Procedure:Sing the Apple Annie song on page 22. Review with the children that Annie Apple likes apples. Explain they will pretend to pick apples from Annie’s tree. Pass a mat, unifex cubes (apples) and container to children. Explain the cubes are apples. Place them in the tree. The bowl is the apple basket. Place it … Read more
Day by Day – Yesterday, today, and tomorrow activityStart the day with a cheerful tune! After students identify the day’s date, ask them to name the current day, the day it was yesterday, and the day it will be tomorrow. Then lead them in the song below. (sung to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)Today … Read more
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, What Should We Do? Characters• Queen• Guard 1• Guard 2• Mouse• Cat Queen: There’s a mouse under my chair. It has the hiccups.Mouse: Hiccup! Hiccup! HICCUP!Queen: Guards! Stop those hiccups now!Guard 1: Oh my! What should we do?Guard 2: I know! Here, Little Mouse. Drink a cup of water.Mouse: Okay. Hiccup! … Read more
Literary ExplorationAnimal Defenses by Malcom PennyAnimals of Sea and Shore by Illa PodendorfAnimals of Seashore by Hidetomo OdaAnimals That Live in Shells by Dean MorrisThe Biggest House in the World by Leo LionniClams Can’t Sing by James StevensonThe Crab That Played with the Sea by Rudyard KiplingDiscovering Slugs and Snails by Jennifer ColdreyDo Not Open … Read more
Class Record Why is the library the tallest building in town?Because it has the most stories! Birthdays Records (List the names and dates of student birthdays for each month) JanuaryJan. 12, 1412 — Joan of Arc, warrior, saint FebruaryFeb. 6, 1895 — Babe Ruth, baseball player MarchMar. 14, 1879 — Albert Einstein, scientist AprilApr. 21, … Read more
AFTER READING Lead children in a game that uses the index. Assign small groups of children a word from the index. At a signal, have children use the index to locate their word in the text. Have group members raise their hands when they find the word in the text. Then have them share the … Read more
Elizabeth and Abigail decided to play along and accused Tituba and two old women of being witches. The women were arrested. Seeing the power they suddenly had, the girls began accusing others of being witches. The girls finally went too far when they accused the Reverend John Hale’s wife, Sarah, of being a witch. People … Read more
When planning a Celebration Center, it is also important to check out the resources available. Are you near a park? Is the all-purpose room available? Is there a parent, grandparent, older brother or sister that is talented in a specific area? Is there a factory or business that discards items that can be used in … Read more
The read-along story and act-it-out play are presented in simple, repetitive formats that are easy for children to read and are rich in learning. While children work with the masks and printed materials, they’ll develop reading fluency skills through sight word recognition, repetitive text, and expressive phrases. Other skills that can be emphasized include decoding … Read more
We Want Respect It’s something that we all wantIt’s something that we all need, yeahWe’ll tell you what to do nowWhen you want respect First and most importantWe must feel respect for ourselves insideRespect for where we came from, where we started(ahhh-ah-ah-ah) Table of Contents OVERVIEW – 7 RESPECT WE WANT RESPECT – 10-11 LOVE … Read more
CHART A TREESelect a deciduous tree on the school grounds. Have your students visit the tree in autumn, winter and spring noting the changes each season. Ask them to draw pictures of each change or take photographs and display them on the class bulletin board. SEASONAL IMPROVISATION Ask your students to act out the life … Read more
Think about an aluminum can. You can throw it away, or you can recycle it. When you throw it away, it will probably be taken with the rest of your garbage to a landfill. The smell of a landfill pollutes the air. In some cases, materials in the landfill leak down through the soil and … Read more
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