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Animal Sort having lots of pics of animals there are so many ways that you can sort them: number of legs, classification (mammal, bird, etc), color, do they have tails, how they get around (walk, hop, fly, swim, squirm, etc), skin covering (fur, scales, feathers), habitat (desert, rain forest, farm, etc) This type of game helps them to realize there are MANY different ways to look at how things are the same or different. Is it Alive? after talking about what it means to be alive (breathing, moving, eating, growing) then sort pictures: living things and non-living things Attributes we have all kinds of pictures that we use for this. We put out a few pictures (number depends on age/ability). We look at the 5 pictures and find two that are alike in some way (col! or, animals, shape, have wheels, are sweet, etc...any comparison is good). Then before we collect these cards, we look at the rest of the face up cards and see if any others would fit with these and the attribute named. If the child is having troubles I will state an attribute and let them find the cards that fit. Possibles include: I see two things that have stripes. I see 2 things that breath and are alive. I see 3 things that you would find in the kitchen. When cards have been removed put more face up cards in play from the deck.

Farm animals

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/flemingfarm.htm Farm Unit

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems75.html Chicken songs and poems

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems58.html Duck

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems55.html Farm songs and Poems

Unit-safari Just Finished a Unit Study on Farm animals check my shared section

Pets and their care

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems47.html Puppies and Dogs songs and Poems

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems48.html Cats and Kittens

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems49.html Other Pets

This is best taught whit a hands on program. Ther are many small pets that can fit neatly into a cage in a corner of any apartment.

Like and unlike plants

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/k_peanuts-uwp.pdf

Indoor plants
The sun: our principal source of energy
Weather and seasons

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_ClassroomMeteorologists.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_WeathertheSeasons.pdf

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems1.html Fall songs and Poems might serve as copy work?

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems7.html Winter songs and poems

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems16.html Spring Songs and poe

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems6.html Summer

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems64.html all seasons

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems17.html Weather songs

Temperature
Light
Colors

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/color.html Color and Shape unit

http://www.kinderpond.com/colorunit.html Colors Unit

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/k_colorstalk.PDF

Senses

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_MyFiveSensesLearningAboutMyWorld.pdf

Earth, moon, stars, planets

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_TakingChargeEarthResources.pdf

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems34.html Space

Simple measurement

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_MathMeasuresUp.pdf

Beginning experimentation

Health and Safety

Personal hygiene
Good eating habits

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_TakingCareYourBody.pdf

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems77.html Songs and Poems about cooking and eating

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems78.html Food Groups

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems63.html Specific Foods

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems94.html Popcorn

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems95.html Gingerbread

Good grooming
Care of teeth

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems38.html Teeth songs and Poems

Major body parts

http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/technology/training/tools/elem/bodies.htm Our Bodies

Physical fitness
Safety to and from school

http://www.mcgruff.org

Language Arts

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCLanguage_Arts/Kindergarten_Language_Arts_Sem/kindergarten_language_arts_sem.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html Unit Studies for Childrens Books

http://www.spelling.org/Books/Starting%20at%20Square%20One%2001.htm Free ABC-Handwriting-Typing Curriculum.

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/dice1.php Dice for making games for language arts.

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/dice2.php

Phonics

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_NowIKnowMyABCPartI.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_NowIKnowMyABCPartII.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_NowIKnowMyABCPartIII.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_FunwithPhonemicAwareness.pdf

http://www.senter.co.uk/Free%20Downloads%20from%20senter.htm reading series

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/letterfans.php Letter Fans these are fun to make sound out words.

I made rolling the ball into a fun game of reciting the alphabet or numbers. I will sit on the floor with my son and we roll the ball back and forth. Who ever rolls first calls out A and when it is caught and started to be rolled back that person calls out B and so on. We also do this with numbers.

picnic game. We start with a and say I am going on a picnic I am bringing and Apple then she would say B I am bringing a ball. Some of the things we bring are really funny. We also turn it into other things like I am going to the zoo and I will bring.

Fishing game is fun for reading. Write one word on each fish shaped card. Cover with clear Contact paper to make more durable. Add a paper clip where the mouth of the fish would be. Use a dowel, stick or pencil for a fishing pole. Add a string and a magnet for a hook. Put all the fish cards in a pile on the floor. The child "catches" a fish and may only keep it if they can read the word (or do the math fact, or answer the question...or ...or...any of the many skills...) This is one the little ones love,...and the older ones will pick up and play even though the skill is much below them...so they will want cards to play with too. The Oakes Family Played this with All Skills on this Grade level and Lower.

You can also take a beach ball and write letters all around it. Then toss it from kid to kid and whatever letter he/she has her/his fingers on when he/she catches it, they have to say or come up with a word that starts with it. You can also change it so they have to say the letter before it or after it to reinforce the order.
Choral reading also Songs-Poems could be used as copywork or memorization. http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems36.html Alphabet

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems35.html Vowels

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems37.html Books and Reading

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems31.html Writing Grammar and More

Listening to literature, music, poetry

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_JohnnyAppleseed.pdf

http://www.janbrett.com/classroom_helpalongs.htm

http://www.readinga-z.com Membership Costs $30.00 Has 30 Free samples if you think this is something you night want take a look at them try them before you subscribe.

The new Franklin primer & first reader

Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, fables

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_TeachingLanguageArtsinKindergarten.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_6TWritingJackPrelutskyBrothersGrimm.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_OhStoriesBehindNurseryRhymes.pdf

Social listening

Cobb's juvenile reader no. 1 : containing interesting, moral, and instructive reading lessons, composed of easy words of one and two syllables : designed for the use of small children in families and school / by Lyman Cobb.

Constructing visual images while listening

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_ComprehensionSkillsEvaluateUsingFictionSt.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_ComprehensionSkillsPictureQuestionSum.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_ComprehensionSkillsConnectPredictUsing.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_NarrativeConcepts.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_PoultryMotion.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_rythmandlanguage.pdf

Oral communication skills

While everyone hides their eyes, you choose one child to hide under the blanket then sing... Who's under the blanket Nobody knows but me Who's under the blanket Nobody knows but me Who's under the blanket Nobody knows but me Take a guess and you shall see. The children guess who is under the blanket - if you have a really small group, show the children a tray of items and then hide one of the items under the blanket for memory recall and sing What's under the blanket...

Role play
Following and giving directions

Simon Says

Mother May I

Red Light Green Light

Hot/Cold

Freeze

Paraphrasing and summarizing
Organizing ideas
Experience stories
Relating events and experiences using complete sentences

Listening for correct speech habits and word usage
Beginning writing process

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/k_ExpressYourself!.pdf

Cursive handwriting

http://www.ckcolorado.org/lessons/kinder.asp

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/hands1.php Tracing Practice

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/hands2.php More tracing Practice

Barnes' national system of penmanship.

Mathematics

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCMathematics/Kindergarten_Mathematics_Daily/kindergarten_mathematics_daily.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/g_k.html Full Course Layout includes online interactive manipulatives as well as Printable Worksheets in all areas.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_1.html K-3 Manipulatives

http://www.mhschool.com/teach/math/mhmath/teachres/mathideaofthemonth/mathIdeaArchive.php3?GL=k Hands on Activities.

http://www.kidzone.ws/math/kindergarten.htm Worksheets

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_ShapUforMath.pdf

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_PoeticMath.pdf

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/default.htm Textbooks to download for Grade 1-6 this is a decent Program!

Songs-Poems could be used as copywork or memorization.

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems70.html Money

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems82.html Shapes

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems71.html Time/Clocks

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems72.html Numbers Counting

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems4.html Calendar

Quick game componants that will meet ALL the areas below!

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/cardgames.php

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/domino.php

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/dice1.php

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/dice2.php

Simple counting to 20

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/largefans.php Create a number fan to 20 also do one for counting to 20 by 2s, 3s, and 5s to pave the way for next years counting to 100 by those numbers. Make sheets 0-9 then 10-19 then do one starting at 10 by 10 to get your 20.

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/numberlines.php

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/links.php

One-to-one relationship

Concepts of more, less than, same
Sequence of events
Correspondence of quantities
Ordinal-cardinal relationship
Number-numeral relationship
Recognition of basic sets
Meaning of addition and subtraction
Introduction to number line
Estimation
Elementary geometry (shapes)

Worksheets

Calendar and clock

Unlimited number of time worksheets

Make a Clock

Calander related songs

Denominations of money
Basic problem-solving strategies
Basic chart and graph concepts

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Kindergarten

Age 5-7

Typical Course of Study

Multi-Objective pages

Due to the Nature of learners at this age many subjects are fully integrated to other subjects such as Art and Music. Throughout the outline there will be overlapping materials even within a subject there will be overlapping of areas.

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/behaviour.php "behavior" Charts

http://www.childcareland.com/learningsheets.html Theme Changes Regularly New worksheet M-F must check daily for full sets

http://www.kizclub.com Printable for all subjects

http://www.earlychildhoodprintables.com/free.html Check daily for new sets

http://www.ymiteacher.com/teach.htm Offerings of themes change regularly sheck once a week for new materials!

http://www.knowledgeboxcentral.com/Products.html Lapbooks are adaptable to any grade and can include all subjects! They have a monthly sample here.

http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/freeActivities Changes Monthly worksheets.

http://www.evan-moor.com/free/pkk.asp Free Printable changes monthly

http://www.amblesideonline.org/New.shtml Free CM based School

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/activitypages.html Activity Sheets

http://worksheets.teach-nology.com Activity sheet makers

http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress Flashcards, Worksheets, bingo cards and more. Many word lists inclulding dolch sight words.

http://www.incwell.com/Zini Activity sheets

http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html Numerous themes Free Membership required.

http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten.htm Grade K worksheets

http://www.montessorimaterials.org/index.htm Montessori Materials

http://www.songsforteaching.com These songs teach many areas and can be sung or used as copy work.

http://www.teachinglearning.com/freeteach.php Materials Change often check weekly for new stuff

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/05Bugbox/05Bugbox.html Personal Treasure Box can include words about special things if they themselves wont fit!

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/K.htm Lesson Plans based on theBook "What my Kindergartener needs to know" Published by Core Knowledge.

http://www.ckcolorado.org/lessons/kinder.asp Unit Study based on theBook "What my Kindergartener needs to know" Published by Core Knowledge.

http://www.kinderart.com/teachers/20crafts.shtml 20 Ideas for crafts and Projects that wont break the bank.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11 Interactive Games and Stories for all subjectsArt

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCArt/scart.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

http://www.childcareland.com/artproject.html Changes almost Daily

http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm?mt=Tab_educators Crayola has many lessons intergrating art with other areas

http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_22.html Painted Rocks

http://www.preschoollearningonline.com/preschoolprintablecoloringpages.html Coloring Pages for kids

Music

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCMusic/scmusic.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units/Kindergarten/K_TeachingMusicalInstruments.pdfSocial Studies

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCSocial_Science/Kindergarten_Social_Science_Da/kindergarten_social_science_da.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

Science

http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Lessons/StructuredCurriculumTOC/SCScience/Kindergarten_Science_Daily_Les/kindergarten_science_daily_les.html Full Year Structured Curriculum Layout

http://www.everydayscience.org/index2.html Audio Explanations of everyday events in science

http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science Mp3 Science songs. These are great for learning science on long trips and just doing errands around town.