The Doorbell Rang Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

Resources and lesson plans for a unit on The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins.

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Cookie Fractions – The School Bell Rang
This is a brief introduction to fractions using the book The Doorbell Rang.

Equal Parts
To teach children how to divide things into equal parts, complete the recipe to make banana drops.

Bubble and Squeak
A 4 week science unit that includes reading, The Doorbell Rang.

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Downloadable Teaching Files
This is a downloadable teaching files that includes a set of two downloadable worksheets that consists of a sorting mat and chart for collecting data to be used with the book.

The Door Bell Rang Division Lesson
This includes a handout that goes with the book and to teach about division through story problems.

Pre-K Lesson
This is a downloadable file of a compilation of activities to use with the book, The Doorbell Rang, for Pre-K.

Fun with Division
Students will learn division concepts through the use of The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins and a poem entitled “Dividing up Bugs.” Students will be involved in hands on activities in order to gain an understanding of division. This lesson plan integrates communication skills, math, and technology.