Language Arts

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: A Lesson In Economics

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: A Lesson In Econo...

While your kindergartners may not understand the term 'economics', they'll ce...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Little Critter’s Halloween

Halloween Literature Unit: Little Critter’s Hal...

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator’s Reference Desk, has...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Project

Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Pro...

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator’s Reference Desk, has...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit Project

Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit P...

Photo Source: Rikki Degraz {Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to E...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Arthur’s Halloween

Halloween Literature Unit: Arthur’s Halloween

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator’s Reference Desk, has...

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Halloween Literature Unit: The Magic Pumpkin

Halloween Literature Unit: The Magic Pumpkin

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator's Reference Desk, has...

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Maps in Kindergarten: Rosie’s Walk

Maps in Kindergarten: Rosie’s Walk

Photo Source: Steven Husk Even in the age of GPS and MapQuest, it's importa...

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Cut - or Draw - & Tell Stories

Cut - or Draw - & Tell Stories

Photo Source: www.playbasedlearning.com.au To keep your kinders interested ...

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Lessons for Children's Dental Health Month

Lessons for Children's Dental Health Month

Photo © 2007 Kelcey Kinjo, Flickr February is recognized as children's dent...

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Winter with the K-Crew

Winter with the K-Crew

photo © 2008 James Jordan | more info (via: Wyli...

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The Wonderful World of Wordless Picture Books

Want to infuse story time with new life? Wordless picture books are a great w...

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Making a Story Roll - Writing Center Activity

Making a Story Roll - Writing Center Activity

photo © 2009 GorillaSushi | more info (via: Wyli...

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April with Eric Carle - A Thematic Unit

April with Eric Carle - A Thematic Unit

Photo Source: hicks-thealphabetgarden.blogspot.com The works of Eric Carle ...

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Storytelling with Oragami!

Storytelling with Oragami!

Photo Source: origamiwithrachelkatz.com Looking for a way to spice up story...

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Curious George Goes To Kindergarten

Curious George Goes To Kindergarten

We found this fun lesson at ReadWriteThink, a fantastic resource for teachers...

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Interactive - Personal Reading Log

Interactive - Personal Reading Log

Photo Source: www.mykindergartenfriends.com We stumbled across this idea fr...

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"Red, White, and Blue" - Beautiful Picture Book & Song for 9/11

"Red, White, and Blue" - Beautiful Picture Book...

Photo Source: rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.com If you haven't visited the v...

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Nutrition Unit - Introducing the Food Pyramid

Nutrition Unit - Introducing the Food Pyramid

November is good nutrition month, making it a great time to introduce your ki...

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Literacy Center Activities: Putting Story Pages in Order

Literacy Center Activities: Putting Story Pages...

Photo Source: flickr.com | Anthony Kelly A great way to develop beginning r...

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Christmas Action Cards

Christmas Action Cards

Photo Source: www.oopseydaisyblog.com As the Christmas holiday approaches a...

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Elves Needed - Apply Here!

Elves Needed - Apply Here!

Photo Source: thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com This adorable Christmas writ...

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Predicting with Eric Carle

Predicting with Eric Carle

Photo Source: bainbridgeclass.blogspot.com Christina over at Mrs. Bainbridg...

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Celebrating Dr. Seuss - Writing Prompt Inspired by The Lorax

Celebrating Dr. Seuss - Writing Prompt Inspired...

Photo Source: seusstastic.blogspot.com It's Dr. Seuss time again and in our...

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Valentine's Day with The K-Crew

Valentine's Day with The K-Crew

more info To help you round out your Valentine's Day act...

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Book Suggestions for Black History Month

Book Suggestions for Black History Month

We love the idea of introducing special book bins for each unit. If you're lo...

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Celebrating Dr. Seuss - Fun with Scrambled Eggs Super!

Celebrating Dr. Seuss - Fun with Scrambled Eggs...

Searching for fun Seuss-inspired activities for the famous author's birthday ...

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Friendship Unit - How To Lose All Your Friends

Friendship Unit - How To Lose All Your Friends

{If you're looking to do a unit about friendship and community, here are a fe...

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Planting A Rainbow - Earth Day Craftivity!

Planting A Rainbow - Earth Day Craftivity!

Photo Source: kiboomu.com We love mixing literature and crafting and this a...

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Book Suggestions for Celebrating Earth Day

Book Suggestions for Celebrating Earth Day

We love the idea of incorporating themed book bins in your classroom - and ro...

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Monster Themed Mini Literacy Unit

Monster Themed Mini Literacy Unit

Photo Source: primarygraffiti.blogspot.com Cheryl Saoud recently shared her...

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The Wacky Discoveries of George Washington Carver

The Wacky Discoveries of George Washington Carver

Photo Source: iintegratetechnology.blogspot.com If you're looking for some ...

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The Underground Railroad - Suggested Reading & Freedom Quilt Craftivity

The Underground Railroad - Suggested Reading & ...

Photo Source: mathwire.com Along with famous African Americans, the Undergr...

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Presidential Character - A Lesson for President's Day

Presidential Character - A Lesson for President...

Originally celebrated on George Washington's birthday to honor our first pres...

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Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Can you believe that it’s almost March?! March is one of our favorite months ...

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Who Was Ruby Bridges?

Who Was Ruby Bridges?

Your Black History Month lessons wouldn't be complete without a discussion of...

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Learning About Abraham Lincoln

Learning About Abraham Lincoln

If you're planning to include a discovery of Abraham Lincoln in your Presiden...

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Yertle the Turtle

Yertle the Turtle

Can you believe that it’s almost March?! March is one of our favorite months ...

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