Book: The Thankful Book Other Great Book Ideas: Thank You Bear A Thank You Walk Bear Says Thanks I Am Thankful My Attitude of Gratitude Grow Grateful And More… see my Amazon Lists at the bottom of this page Group Discussion: When/Why do we say...
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A Day’s Lesson Book Please Don’t Step on Us Go Outside Grab the bug catchers and head outside on a spider hunt. Find the friendliest 8-legged buddy and snatch him as gently as you can from his web. See Science (i.e. Spider Island) to find...
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A Day’s Lesson Plan Book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? *You can use a magnetic tenframe on the board with this book. It introduces counting by two’s, five’s and ten’s.* Song 5 Little Pumpkins by Super Simple Songs One little pumpkin...
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Book Chart Create a graph to keep track of the colors of leaves collected Song 10 Little Leaves – Finger Play Song for Children Group Activity Go outside for a nature walk and collect fallen leaves (use gathered leaves for art project)...
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Book Get Active Have students practice balancing red, yellow and green balloons on their heads. Once balance practice is complete, it might be fun to have a little balloon battle. Chart/Graph Colors of Apples (have children list off the...
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Book Hip Hip Hooray, It’s Grandparent’s Day Chart Encourage some giggles if you want with this one. Create a chart tracking how many students in the class have bald grandpas. Other ideas could focus on grandparents who have gray hair, or wear...
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Book: A Handful of Buttons *Use discretion as a teacher when introducing diverse family dynamics. This book is inclusive and may be found offensive to some parents. ALWAYS make sure to use integrity in your teaching. If a family has not approved...
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A Day’s Lesson for the Beginning of the School Year Book: I Like Me Song: Sammy/ I’m Glad I’m Me – Hap Palmer Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Chart/Graph: Create a chart on the board to gather & display class hair or eye...
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