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George Washington Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

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The First President of the United States – Born on February 22, 1732

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George Washington – Quarter Blackline
A printable blackline of the front and back of a quarter.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

George Washington 3 Corner Hat
Create a three corner hat with this printable pattern for hat and decorative stars.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

George Washington 
George Washington Coloring Page
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

George Washington Crossword
Solve the crossword using the list of words and the clues. (Created with Wordsheets Word Puzzle Maker.)
Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5

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Solve the scrambled words using the clues. (created with Wordsheets Word Puzzle Maker)

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President’s Day Teaching Ideas
Printables, Lesson Plans and Activities about Presidents and President’s Day

Presidents @ Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas
Lots of photos of activities for learning about presidents Abraham Lincoln & George Washington and national symbols.

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The Mitten Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

Activities and lesson plans for The Mitten by Jan Brett


Buy the Book: The Mitten by Jan Brett

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Free Printable Book: The Mitten
This is a multilevel KinderReader that retells the traditional story with a twist.

Making Mittens with The Mitten Book 
Read and discuss the different animals in The Mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike.
Grade Level(s): Preschool

Mittens Shape Book Pattern
Use for a shape book or writing page. Also without lines.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

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The Mitten Printable Sequencing Cards

 

The Mitten Printable Pack

 

Mittens Unit
Find FREE songs, poems, activities, and book selections to use in your classroom!
Grade Level(s): K

The Mitten Unit
A 5 day unit with photos and descriptions of activities.

Bookmarks from The Mitten and The Hat by Jan Brett
Printable bookmarks

The Mitten
Jan Brett’s printable masks for the animals in the story

Mittens Songs & Poems
Song or Poem about mittens

 

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Women’s History Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

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Moment in History: A Writing Project 
“A Moment in History” is a project in which your students write about an historic event  or a moment during an event  from the perspective of a famous woman who was there. These fictional accounts can be read by students to one another, and then discussed within the classroom.
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8

Teaching With Documents: Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment 
Shows a copy of the Petition to U.S. Senate by Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party. Includes teaching activities, related lessons, standards correlations, and more.
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Uncommon Soldiers: Women During the Civil War
Take a new look at the Civil War by focusing on the women who fought and died for their country.  
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women During World War II (5-12)
An activity to help students learn about history made by the women of their hometowns.  
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women in Television Activity (5-12)
Students discuss how opportunities for women have increased, decreased, or stayed the same in the high power, high pay jobs such as director in the TV industry.  
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women in the News Activity (5-12)
Every day for a month, students study the front page of their hometown newspaper to see how women are portrayed. 
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women in World History Curriculum
15 activities for women’s history.  
Grade Level(s):  6-8, 9-12

Women Mathematicians
Biographies of women mathematicians.  
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women’s Herstory
Online quiz, women’s history collage, teeny tiny book about women’s suffrage, the 19th ammendment, and more.  
Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5

Women’s History Activities (7-12)
A list of activity ideas for women’s history. 
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women’s History Activities (K-6)
A list of activities to use for Women’s History month.  
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

Women’s History Month
Resource information about women’s history.  
Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

An Important Coin 
Students design their own coin using the Susan B. Anthony dollar for inspiration. Printable worksheet.  
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

Women in History Word Search Puzzles 
Features names of women in history. 
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Women’s History Month Activities and Resources for Kids 
Printables and other resources including quizzes, articles, women’s history timeline and more. 
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5 

Pathfinder for Women’s History
List of bibliographic resources related to women’s history at Archives Library and Information Center. 
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree
Use Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to review letters of alphabet once they are all taught.
Grade Level(s): Preschool

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree 
Make a magnetic Chicka Chicka tree for students to practice letter recognition and retelling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Grade Level(s): K

Fun With Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 
A beginning of the year activity for a great alphabet book – Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teaching Ideas @ Little Giraffes 
Several activity ideas for use with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom including photos.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Unit
Activities for a week full of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom fun! Includes photos and complete descriptions.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K

Chicka Chicka Book Break
Printable crafts for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Coloring pages and simple paper craft to go with Bill Martin Jr.’s story.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom  By Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault – Illustrated by Lois Ehlert (Paperback)


Chicka Chicka Boom Boom DVD  EXCELLENT–My students love this! It animates the illustrations in the stories and puts them to music. Includes Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Trashy Town, Rosie’s Walk, and The Caterpillar and the Polliwog.

Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book Children can act out “A told B/ and B told C,/ ‘I’ll meet you at the top/ of the coconut tree’ ” with the magnets included in the Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illus. by Lois Ehlert

 

 

 

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100th Day of School Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables , Activities

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100th Day Activities
100 lipstick kisses, make a 100 stamp book, estimate time it takes to do 100 things, and other creative & fun ideas for the 100th day of school. 

100th Day of School 50-50 Book 
Write a book listing groups of 50 opposites. I did this with my students, and they called it “The 100 Book” because each page spread has 100 items. 

100th Day of School Collections 
100 items–children predict weights, weigh, and chart results. Also includes related activity ideas.  

Favorite 100th Day Activities 
Favorite 100th day activities shared at the A to Z Teacher Stuff Forums.  

100th Day of School Collections – More 
* I have the children bring in their own collections of 100 items.  

The Wolf’s Chicken Stew 100th Day Celebration  
Celebrate 100 by reading The Wolf’s Chicken Stew, graphing, and making 100 pancakes!  

100th Day of School @ Little Giraffes
Photos and description of activities for the week of the 100th day of school.  

I Can Write 100 Words
Printable sheet with blanks to fill in 100 words.  

100 Charts 
Printable 100 grids/charts. Includes blank chart, and charts with 1-100 filled in, 5s filled in, and 10s filled in. 

100 Fingers Quilt / Grid
Use these hands to count to 100 by 5s. The “quilt blocks” can be cut out and arranged into a quilt, grid, or number line that counts by 5s to 100.   

100 Printable  
Printable 100, and 100 Day coloring pages, signs, etc.  

Books

100 Days Of School
… a color book, a counting book, a math book, a rhyming book, and, of course, a fun book all in one.
One Hundred Hungry Ants When one hundred hungry ants set out to sample the food at a nearby picnic, they introduce youngsters to the basic principles of division as they march along.
100th Day Worries
Jessica is worried. On the 95th day of first grade, her teacher announces that the class will celebrate the 100th day of school by bringing in collections of 100 things. Being a chronic worrier, Jessica thinks and thinks all week. What will she bring?

Emily’s First 100 Days of School
From day one to day 100, Emily and her classmates expand their creative and mathematical skills as they immerse themselves in the exciting early days of school.


Activities, Learning Center Ideas, and Celebrations Exciting, hands-on activities to learn about the numbers 1 to 100…plus great ideas for counting up to the 100th day of school celebration! Includes manipulatives, games, poems, literature-based activities, and so much more.

In this ingenious counting book, more than 2,500 items are imaginatively arranged in a dazzling display of detail, color and inventiveness. Exploring the Numbers 1 to 100 (Grades PreK-2)

 

From the creators of the popular Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, comes this lively celebration of the 100th day of kindergarten. In honor of this festive milestone, each student must bring “100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing!” to school the following day.

Illustrating different kinds of families that help children to count to one hundred by ones and tens, an active picture book depicts colorful characters who share bonds of family, friendship, and community.

Designed to help build reading and counting skills, a story about a class’s sense of accomplishment features energetic illustrations, 100 spelling words, and punch-out flash cards.

Everything You Need to Count Up to the 100th Day of School A complete learning kit for counting up to and celebrating the 100th day of school! Inside you’ll find: a full-color picture book; a huge count-up celebration poster; day-by-day count-up stickers; a lively audiocassette; and a 24-page teaching guide brimming with complete how-to’s for organizing 100 Day games, complete learning center displays, party plans, and snacks. Includes literature links plus reproducible pages.

In an effort to fatten up Mrs. Chicken for his delicious stew, Wolf unwittingly makes some new friends.

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Super Bowl Football Teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

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Figuring in Football
In this primary grades lesson, students identify figures on a football field. They look for both congruent and similar figures, and they consider figures that are the same but that occur in a different orientation because of translation, rotation, or reflection.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2

Football Math
Students will calculate team yardage in a football game using sign numbers.
Grade Level(s): 6-8, 9-12

Mathematics and Football – The Super Bowl 
Unit includes the lessons Get the Story, Super Bowl Scavenger Hunt, and Super Bowl Scores.
Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8

Super Bowl Blitz: Football-Related Activities For Fans of All Ages 
Several lesson plan ideas from Education World.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Super Bowl Bulletin Board
Use this Super Bowl bulletin board to improve student performance in a variety of ways.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Super Bowl Ideas
A compilations of ideas, photos, and links relating to using the Super Bowl to teach concepts in the classroom.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

Football Printables 
A handful of printable pages from abcteach
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

Football Printables 
Several printables including pages for the current Super Bowl.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

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Valentine’s Day teaching Ideas, Lesson Plans, Printables, Activities

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Valentine’s Day Teaching Ideas @ Little Giraffes  
Photos of Valentine’s Day themed ideas plus a printable book, Counting Valentines.  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

Valentines Day Printables @ A to Z  Printables ready to download and print for Free:  Puzzles,  Heart Shaped – Writing  paper,  Decorated Writing Paper,  Desk Tags, Matching Colors, File Folder Games and More!

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Valentine’s Day
projects for Valentine’s Day  
Grade Level(s): K

Valentine’s Day at KinderArt 
A nice collection of activities and a few coloring pages  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K

Valentine’s Day Lesson Plans
A variety of lesson plans for the holiday  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine’s Day Theme Unit   
Printables from abcteach  
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine Activities  Printables, Coloring Pages, Games, Valentine Cards

Valentine’s Day Unit 
Several pages of activities, poems, and recipes.. see links at bottom to move to next page. If you decide to print them, be sure to visit the printer-friendly link at the top of the page.  
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8

Valentine’s Day Keepsake  
This is part of Billy Bear’s site, but you may have missed it. It shows how to make a heart-shaped keepsake of your child’s handprint.  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2

Valentine’s Day Unit
Find FREE songs, poems, activities, and book selections to use in your classroom!  
Grade Level(s): K

DLTK’s Valentine’s Day for Kids 
Printable crafts, cards, coloring page posters, e-cards, etc.  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine Printables  
The Valentine printables currently available on this site are a word search puzzle, dot-to-dot printables, a maze, valentine coloring pages and a new fun card game called “Capture the Hearts”.  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine’s Day Award Certificates & Cards 
Free certificate templates, recognition awards and certificates to print.  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages 
Pictures with: Cupid, boys, girls, Valentine’s Day cards, hearts, chocolates, valentine to color, people in love, hearts to write in a message, blank places to personalize your coloring sheet, bears, flowers, roses, carnations, and more!  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

Valentine’s Day Holiday Page   
HUGE resource page  
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8

Valentine’s Day Songs & Poems
Song or Poem  about Valentine’s Day
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5

 

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New Year Teaching Ideas, Lessons, Printables, Activities

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Chinese New Year Teaching Ideas, Lessons, Printables and Activities

New Year Theme by Little Giraffes  Activity/Craft to create New Year goals

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Happy New Year! Or is it?
Happy New Year? That depends on which calendar you use! Students can explore the world’s calendar options and create their own “perfect” calendars!  
Grade Level(s):K, 1-2, 3-5

New Year’s Day Lessons and Worksheets
A variety of lessons and printables for grades K-12 
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

New Year’s Activities
Several printable craft activities. 
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2

New Year’s Crafts and Printables 
Printable pages for a book, acrostic poem, word hunt, calendars, and more for New Year’s Day.
Grade Level(s):  K, 1-2, 3-5

New Year’s Day Printables 
Printable writing paper, signs, projects and more for New Year’s.  
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5

 

 

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