Are you looking for resources to help you cover the content for Presidents' Day and US Symbols? Let us help you! We will show you some great Presidents' Day and US Symbols books to grab and use in your classroom. Best yet... keep reading for the printable list you can take with you to the library. Non Fiction Presidents' Day (Amazon Link) Celebrating Presidents Day: What is a President? … [Read more...]
Grab These Thanksgiving Themed Books
November's learning topics usually include turkey and Thanksgiving. I have compiled a list of these books you can use to make learning fun in your classroom. Not only will you find a digital list, but also a printable list! REMINDERS FOR READERS I always want to remind you. Look at your school library and public library and other resources to find books that fit your needs. I … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk About Choices
Let's talk about choices. What are good choices? How can we make good choices? Why should we make good choices? These are not just important questions little ones as themselves, but most likely questions they have in general. Are you addressing, answering, and specifically addressing these questions in your classroom? A Variety of Terms First, let me tell you that the terms teachers use to … [Read more...]
MLK Print & Play Pack
Martin Luther King Jr was not just an Important Human Rights Leader. He was so much more. To honor him and he great works, I created an MLK Print & Play Pack to make sure that teaching about this man could be done easily in many classrooms, even with the very young minds. Introducing MLK I love to show the Brain Pop Jr video on MLK to start this lesson. You can watch it here even without … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Veteran’s Day
Veteran's Day is a great time of year to take moments to teach about the importance of our Veteran. These proud men and women put their lives on the line to protect our country and our freedoms. Integrating Veterans into other subject areas is an ideal way to dig into learning and make this topic more than just one lesson, but an ongoing way to discuss Veterans. Reading About Veterans … [Read more...]
100 Must Have Social Stories
A staple in every lower elementary library should be a bin of ready to grab must have social stories. These can be read once, or time and time again to help teach a lesson of social skills. They are great for one on one lesson, small group reteaching methods, and even those whole group "we gotta get this together" meeting. There is a collection of 100 social stories you can use for many if not all … [Read more...]
US Symbols
One of my favorite themes to discuss US Symbols with my awesome little learners. It is such a fun unit to integrate across many subject areas. I teach this unit directly after I teach about Presidents since there is a direct tie in to each other. First, we start the week by discussing what symbols are in our everyday life. We talk about symbols that are meaningful to us like Target or McDonald's. … [Read more...]
Now and Then Print & Play Pack
Let's take a deep breath from the craziness that is Halloween and start to mentally prepare ourselves for the month of November. We know the feast is coming, along with crafts galore and tons of great activities. One of the biggest units we cover is all about The First Thanksgiving and therefore Now and Then. I want you to check out this easy to use and fun to teach with... Now & Then … [Read more...]
School Rules
First thing is first.The FIRST month of school you are going break down your class rules for your students,many of whom have never been to school or in a structured environment. In fact, one of the Kindergarten Social Studies Standards (Citizenship) in Georgia states,the student will learn "How rules are made and why they should be followed." This is a topic the teachers of younger … [Read more...]
Wants and Needs {with a FREEBIE}
Each December I teach a unit to my Kinders on Wants and Needs. Since we discuss thing we WANT to get from Santa, it is so important for our little learners to understand how blessed they are to have so many things that they NEED already. We do a pocket chart sorting activity to put things we WANT and NEED. And yes... I have a freebie for you... keep reading. This is always FUN to … [Read more...]
