Grades K-3

Plants and Animals(K-2)

Planting a Rainbow(K-1)

Rainbow(K)

Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Classroom Activities (K-2)

ExplorA-Pond: (K and up)
An online collaboration for K-12 students to study pond ecology and create a database of pond descriptions.

Now I Know All About Seeds:(K-1)Uses book All About Seeds

Solar System Activities (K-3)
Games based on the solar system.

Guided Discovery: (1-3)
The use of observational skills through the five senses.

Spiders Spin a Web (K-5)
Watch a spider spin a web!

Apple Theme Unit (3)

Newton’s Apple: (all grades)
A family science show that airs on PBS. You’ll find teachers guides, interactive educational resources, and science experiments you can do at home.

Kindergarten Rainforest Unit(K)

Maps as Pictures of the Earth(1-2)

Let’s Learn to Use a Map (1-2)

Kindergarten Transportation Unit (K)

Community Helpers (K)

Story Maps: (K-4)
Create a simple map that shows the movement of a favorite story.

And the Winner Is… (K-3)
Social Studies art activity. Create an award for a member of your family!

Members in a Community (1-2)

Book used in lesson:
Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book,…

Places in my Community: (1)

Traveling the World (1-4)

Neighborhood Services: (1-5)
Where are they and why?

Traveling Apples (1-2)
Can also be used as a Language Arts lesson.

Mapping the Garden (2)

Ideas:

*Create a house out of an old cereal box, milk carton, etc. Use modeling clay to create members of the family to use in it. Discuss the roles of each member of the family.

*Make a family tree.

Links:
How Do I Make A Family Tree?

Books to Help Teach About Social Studies

Phonics Activities(K-2)

Dolch Sight Words: (1-2)
The Dolch words are words that are most often found in children’s books. These words do not follow phonics rules and must be taught as “sight” words. Learning these words will give your child a good base for beginning reading.

Lesson: Give a Mouse a Cookie (1-3)
Uses book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Kevin’s English Lesson Page(all grades)

Punctuation Made Simple (1-3)
Colon, Semicolon, Comma, Dash, Apostrophe

Vocabulary.com

Physical Education Lesson Plans

Health Lessons (K-5)
Well more than a dozen lessons for Health

PE Central(all grades)

Education World: To Your Health! (all grades)

Math Forum(K)

Marshmallow Fun Day(K)

Multiplication.com(2-3)

Math Baseball (K-3)

Tic Tac Toe Squares: (K)
Numbers below 5.

Line Jumper: (K)
Introduces a number line with numbers less than 10.

The Pattern Block: (K)
A game for 2 children.

Basic Facts Practice: (K-3)
Allows customization by specifying the number of problems to be completed, the highest number to be used in the problems, and a target completion time.

Multiple Counting Practice: (2-3)
Uses java to practice counting multiples.

MathWorksheets(K-3)

Math Links for TeachersTeacher2Teacher