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Passport to Fun - Individual Continent Study
Once your kinders have become comfortable with identifying continents on a world map, it's time to get the 'passports' out and learn about individual continents. Creating Passports We found these...
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Me on the Map - Social Studies Unit
We love this book that early childhood educator, Jessica Meacham, has her kiddos put together during their geography unit. Comprised of eleven different maps, ranging from a hand drawn picture of each...
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Curious George Goes To Kindergarten
We found this fun lesson at ReadWriteThink, a fantastic resource for teachers, and just had to share! Originally written by Dr. Deborah Kozdras and Tiffany Hernandez, and adapted by Julie Blair,...
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Me On The Map II - Social Studies Unit
We found this fabulous social studies map craft at Counting Coconuts {Mari-Ann attributes the original idea to Mrs. Bates of Finally in First!} and think it would make the perfect addition to our...
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Pumpkin Week Activities
We're sure you have lots of pumpkin lesson ideas for fall, but we thought that Ms. White did a fantastic job putting together this activity set for her first graders and thought we'd pass it along,...
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If You Give A Cat A Cupcake - Literacy Games & Printing Practice
Children just love the "If You Give..." books written by Laura Numeroff. We found this cute literacy lesson plan for your kinders at Izzie, Mac and Me - the activities go along with Numeroff's If You...
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Nutrition Unit - Introducing the Food Pyramid
November is good nutrition month, making it a great time to introduce your kinders to the food pyramid, healthy portions, and smart selections. We found a great lesson plan created by Kortni Nelson as...
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Nutrition Unit - The ABCs of Breakfast
Breakfast is an important meal that should never be skipped. It provides your kiddos with the energy they need in the morning to play, think, and learn! Labels for Education has put together a great...
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Valentine's Day with The K-Crew
To help you round out your Valentine's Day activities, we visited on of our favorite haunts, The K-Crew, to see what they were up to! The answer - lots of great stuff! Here's a peek at a few of their...
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Friendship Unit - Things That Go Together
{If you're looking to do a unit about friendship and community, here are a few kinder-tested activities that we know will be a hit in the classroom!} Introduce your friendship unit with this fun...
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Friendship Unit - How To Lose All Your Friends
{If you're looking to do a unit about friendship and community, here are a few kinder-tested activities that we know will be a hit in the classroom!} Nancy Carlson's How To Lose All Your Friends makes...
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Friendship Unit - Creating a Friendship Quilt
{If you're looking to do a unit about friendship and community, here are a few kinder-tested activities that we know will be a hit in the classroom!} A great way to build community in your classroom is...
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Construction Unit - How To Build A House
Kick start your construction unit with this fun writing exercise that invites your kiddos to draw and describe how they would go about building a house! We suggest dividing students into teams and have...
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Construction Unit - Blueprints and Designs
Here's a great follow-up to yesterday's writing exercise! Now that your students have discussed the process for building a house/building, have them participate in it, creating blueprints and a design...
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Construction Unit - Building From A Blueprint
So far in the unit, your kiddos have brainstormed how to build a house {building}, have stepped into the shoes of an architect to draw and design their own structure, and now, they'll get a chance to...
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Ocean Math Centers
Have an ocean unit coming up? Check out these adorable math center activities from Stephanie over at Mrs. Kelly's Kindergarten! They incorporate various ocean elements {fish, seashells, and more!} and...
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Spring Unit - Fun with Bugs!
Kristin over at Little Miss Glamour Goes To Kindergarten put together this adorable spring bug unit and we had to pass it along! The colorful activities and experiments are sure to be a big hit with...
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Measurement Unit from Kindergarten...Kindergarten!
So, as a kindergarten teacher {or the parent of a kindergartner}, if you haven't visited Kindergarten...Kindergarten! - you'll definitely need to remedy that! Kathryn shares an amazing amount of...
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Summer Olympics - Biographies, List Poems, & More!
We just adore this Summer Olympics Games unit study from Mrs. Williamson of Welcome To Room 36! In the last few days of school, Jessica and her kinders completed lots of fun activities - exploring the...
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Why Do Pirates Wear An Eye Patch?
Perfect for International Talk Like A Pirate Day {Wednesday, September 19th} or a pirate unit, we love this anchor chart/science exploration created by Deanna over at Mrs. Jump's Class via Welcome To...
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Fun Pirate Games - with FREE Printables!
Melissa over at Mrs. Freshwater's Class created these fabulous pirate themed games and we think they would be a great addition to your International Talk Like A Pirate Day activities, a pirate unit, or...
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Pirate Themed Math & Literacy Centers
If you're looking for some fun pirate themed center activities, you'll want to check out these great exercises from Nancy Nolan's Kindergarten! Elements of a Story To begin their pirate unit, Nancy and...
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"If I Were A Pirate..." and Other Pirate Writing Prompts!
We hit the mother load of pirate writing prompts while perusing Crazy for First Grade and had to pass them along! If you're looking for a way to spark your little writers' imaginations, these great...
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Monster Themed Mini Literacy Unit
Cheryl Saoud recently shared her Monster'ous' Literature Mini-Unit {for FREE!} over at her blog, Primary Graffiti, and we think it's totally worth checking out if you need some fresh lesson ideas for...
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Election Unit - The Three Branches of Government
{Politics can be a touchy subject no matter where you go, but it's especially important to be careful what you say - and how you say it! - in a school setting. Sidestepping potentially 'hot' issues...
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Election Unit - Learning About Public Officials
{Politics can be a touchy subject no matter where you go, but it's especially important to be careful what you say - and how you say it! - in a school setting. Sidestepping potentially 'hot' issues...
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Election Unit - Holding A Mock Election!
{Politics can be a touchy subject no matter where you go, but it's especially important to be careful what you say - and how you say it! - in a school setting. Sidestepping potentially 'hot' issues...
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Election Unit - The Perfect President...
If you're interested in a last minute election lesson, check out this great activity from Sarah over at A Burst of First! While the lesson was originally designed to be a part of her President's day...
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All About Penguins - Winter Mini Writing Unit
Lindsey, first grade teacher and blogger at The Teacher Wife, created this mini unit for her kiddos' return to school after winter break. Not only are penguins a fun winter theme, the nonfiction and...
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Learning with Seed Packets!
Spring is the perfect time of year to incorporate a gardening unit into your lesson plans and we love the idea of using actual seed packets for learning and play! Here are a few great activities you...
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