A lovely DIY felt acorn parts and oak tree life-cycle, is an easy hands-on activity to help a child learn about the parts of an acorn and its life-cycle. Also, included is a free acorn and oak tree printable template.
Acorn Was A Little Wild Lesson Plan was an absolute hit in my classroom. Paired with additional readings on acorns and oak trees, students were thoroughly engaged in this resource. Life Of An Acorn…
Acorn Was A Little Wild Lesson Plan was an absolute hit in my classroom. Paired with additional readings on acorns and oak trees, students were thoroughly engaged in this resource. Life Of An Acorn…
If you have pine trees where you live, this simple sensory activity should be quick and easy to set up for your preschoolers. Little Pine Learners has all the details on the pine sweeping activity …
These free printables are wonderful for discussing and illustrating the life cycle of an Oak tree. You can use them in your classroom to talk about how even a big and impressive Oak tree starts-out
Here are some Tree and Leaf Science activities for Preschool and Pre-K children. Oak Tree Life Cycle Cards This free printable set includes a book,
Free leaf coloring pages with different leaf designs. Fall leaves, maple leaves, oak leaves, simple leaves, and even falling leaves!
This autumn, add one or more acorn art projects to your preschool lesson plans. Your kids will love creating unique art with objects found in nature.
How does a little acorn grow into a mighty oak tree? Read Little Acorn by Melanie Joyce to find out. Then, print these Little Acorn book activities to extend the fun!
These 6 plant books are great additions to your classroom library as mentor texts or as teacher read alouds!
Here are some Tree and Leaf Science activities for Preschool and Pre-K children. Oak Tree Life Cycle Cards This free printable set includes a book,
January preschool themes and activities for winter for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; January Preschool Themes; Pre-K winter activities.
A fun and creative process that will encourage teamwork in your classroom! Whenever I can find an idea that our whole class can work on together in a successful way, I just love to put it into action! This handprint rainbow was perfect for everyone to join in! Before
Outrageously fun craft and activity uses eggs to create DIY silly egg head craft. This cute chia pet is perfect for a spring or plant lesson.
These leaf theme preschool lesson plans are perfect for a fall theme for preschool. This leaf them includes seed and tree activities, too.
Here are some Tree and Leaf Science activities for Preschool and Pre-K children. Oak Tree Life Cycle Cards This free printable set includes a book,
Use Washi tape to explore measurement with preschoolers! This simple math activity is hands-on as kids explore nonstandard measurement.
We're soaking up the last bit of summer here before school starts, so last week some friends came over for a craft play date to make sandpaper starfish and Hawaiian leis. This was the calm before the storm. There were only 3 adults to 7 kids (6 of them under the age of 5) with open bottles of glue and tubes of glitter with unsecured caps... So, you do the math! Or if you prefer a visual approach: Haha! Absolutely priceless. When the kiddos decided that they were over arts and crafts, we had a "fight" over a broken pretend piece of corn on the cob, and Kendall threw up not once, but twice; the second of which my friend Beth caught IN HER HANDS - total mommy move right there, we (the grownups) agreed. Once everybody was fed, though, things did simmer down a bit and all in all it was a pretty successful play date as everybody had a really great time. Craft Play Date II over at Shauna's next week! Lately, it's become a regular thing for McKenna, Kendall and I to do arts and crafts on Saturday mornings while Daddy is out doing his rounds at the garage sales; he's recently taken up flipping as a hobby, online business and all! I thoroughly enjoy spending this time with my daughters; sipping coffee, still in our pjs, tummies full from breakfast, and enjoying each other's company with Disney radio on in the background while working away on beautiful little masterpieces that I will cherish forever. A very "happy Saturday" indeed; emphasis on "happy." While I certainly plan on keeping round one of this little project, we gave it another go over the weekend; there was plenty of starfish and hole-punched Hawaiian flowers leftover from our play date. Here's what you'll need: Sandpaper Blue construction paper Blue marker or crayon Googly eyes Glitter Glue Before you begin, cut starfish shapes out of your sandpaper. I found a pack of 12 sheets at the dollar store. Then, using a blue marker or crayon, create waves on your construction paper and glue on the starfish. Add more glue to the top of the starfish and sprinkle on some glitter, or you can leave it plain as the sandpaper gives the starfish a realistic texture. Finally, add googly eyes and a smile. Now, the leis! These were so much fun to make and turned out really cute. Here's what you'll need: Hawaiian flowers Straws Yarn Scissors Hole punch Tape The Hawaiian flowers are actually table scatter that I purchased from the dollar store to make these Flip Flops Fridge Magnets. You can find them in the seasonal section. Cut the yarn and straws, and hole punch the flowers. String away! *TIP: Wrap a small piece of tape around one end of the yarn because it will come apart as you are threading it through the straws and flowers. Also, tape the other end to the table while you are working so your straws and flowers don't fall off in the (very likely) event that your lei gets knocked or pulled off of your working space ;-)
Are you looking for winter theme activity ideas for your kids? This fun snowman fine motor activity fits the bill. The snowman is easy to craft from a plastic bottle. Kids enjoy filling the snowman
These preschool activities on winter are full of ice fishing, ice skating, snowmen, and snow much fun! Check out these winter literacy activities!
Snowflake Stamps: Preschool winter process art activity | winter art projects for preschoolers | winter process art for toddlers
Looking for plant themed preschool lesson plans? Check out these free plans with a week's worth of plant themed crafts and activities! It's all done for you and free to print!
**Update - I have included the original WORD version of the response booklet so you can make changes if needed. This weekly lesson plan goes along with the common core curriculum map for 2nd grade: A Season for Chapters Unit. It is the THIRD week in my Season Unit. In this weekly lesson plan, students will be learning about the secret life of trees and how leaves are important to the life of a tree. They will be learning key vocabulary words and identifying text features using an informational text. They will be collecting leaves around their house and school. The students will use the leaves to complete a leaf rubbing activity, create an informational poster and write a 3-4 sentence paragraph. They will also identify two of the leaves they collected by using tree leaf identification guides. At the end of the week, the students will learn how to take an acorn from a white oak tree and plant it correctly in a pot. By the end of the week, they are able to: use the glossary to find the meaning of words. ask and answer questions about an informational text. identify text features in an informational text. use resources to identify different types of tree leaves. measure the length and width of tree leaves. create a poster to share my findings. write a descriptive paragraph about a tree leaf. plant a white oak acorn correctly and explain how it germinates. Books you will need are: The Secret Life of Trees (DK Reader) by Chiara Chevallier also in the Harcourt Trophies Reading Book Why do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro The lesson plan contains the following: +Common Core Standards +Essential Questions +I can statements +Vocabulary Words +Detailed plans for the week (6 pages) +1 student response booklet template to copy for each student - the booklet is formatted to be printed front and back so that when you fold it all the pages line up. You don't have to print it as a book. You could copy it and cut the pages so that the students can paste them into their reading journals. +1 informational article about how to plant a white oak tree acorn The Common Core Standards addressed are: RI.2.1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. RI.2.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. RI.2.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. W.2.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. SL.2.2: Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. SL.2.6: Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 2 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.) I have also included the pdf file and the word file in case you would like to make changes.
Teaching about weather is always one of my favorite science topics because there are so many great experiments to try. I wasn’t sure how I was going to teach about weather in a toddler friendly way without true science experiments, but I am really excited about all the fun activities we tried this week! Here […]
Weak hand grip can lead to more attention and sensory issues in the classroom.
It's easy to strengthen scissor skills with these summer cutting cards! Simply download the free printable for a nice and calm fine motor activity.
Looking for fall themed preschool lesson plans? Check out these free plans with a week's worth of fall themed crafts and activities! It's all done for you and free to print!
Needing a simple afternoon activity to do with your kids? Then you need to give these Leaf Prints a try! My kids had a blast going on a nature hunt and then getting messy with
This autumn, add one or more acorn art projects to your preschool lesson plans. Your kids will love creating unique art with objects found in nature.
It is finally starting to feel like fall here in Wisconsin which means lots of fun traditions like apple picking, hay rides, and pumpkin patches. This was the perfect week to do fall themed tot school activities and talk about the changing weather. Here were our plans for Fall Week: And here are the details […]
Looking for amazing Dramatic Play Centers for Spring? This preschool bee themed dramatic play centers pack is packed full of amazing science, math and literacy, fine motor, and other important preschool skills all through the magic of play.
"The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another."--Henry Van Dyke
