Navigation

Tag Archives | atozthemes

Summer Activities, Teaching Ideas, Printables, and Lessons

FacebookShare/Bookmark

Related Themes:  Camping – Ice Cream – Ocean – Zoo

Free Summer Activities & Printables @ Other Sites

Pre-K Summer Packet
Summer learning activities for rising kindergartners.  Parent letter, booklet, rhyming cards, and more.  prekinders.com

Picnic Theme
Songs & fingerplays, theme activities, and arts and craft ideas.  stepbystepcc.com

Summer Theme Unit
More than 30 free printable word searches, worksheets and activities from abcteach.com.

Summer Coloring Pages
Coloring pages are suitable for toddlers, preschool and kindergarten.  www.first-school.ws

Summer Kids Activities
Lots of summer-themed printable activities, coloring pages, games, and ideas.  woojr.com

Summer Printables
Printable summer-themed story paper, planners, activities, and games. activityvillage.co.uk

Summer Printables
Summer coloring pages, word searches, mazes, dot-to-dot, stationery, games and dominoes.  busybeekidscrafts.com

Summer Lined Paper
Full color summer-themed paper to print.  primarygames.com
Another version: Summer Primary Lines

Summer Printables and Crafts
Summer crafts, games and puzzles, coloring pages, and more.  www.dltk-kids.com

Summer Songs & Poems
Source: www.canteach.ca

Continue Reading ·

End of the Year Activities, Printables, Lessons, and Teaching Ideas

Free End of the Year Activities @ A to Z

End of the Year
Poems, fun recipes, summer home learning activities

End of the Year Memory Book
Memory book for the end of the year.

Printable Story Starters
Try these for last days of school, or sending home for the summer.

Free End of the Year Activities @ Other Sites

DLTK-Kids Graduation Crafts
Cards, certificates, writing paper, more.  dltk-kids.com

End of the School Year Poems
From CanTeach

End of the Year: Comment Ideas for Report Cards
A long list of suggestions for personalizing your grade card comments.  teachnet.com

Graduation Crafts
From MakingFriends.com

Printable Memory Book 
13 pages for students to fill in simple prompts and draw or attach pictures as illustrations for their favorite color, animal, sport, etc. abcteach.com

Continue Reading ·

Dinosaurs Activities, Printables, Lessons, and Teaching Ideas

Free Dinosaurs Activities @ A to Z

Dinosaurs Theme
Teaching ideas @ Little Giraffes including lots of photos!

Free Dinosaurs Teaching Ideas @ Other Sites

Dinosaurs Unit
Journal topics, center ideas, literacy activities, book making ideas, and more! thekcrew.net

Dino Poems
Dinosaur Pie & Dinosaur Stomp focus poetry activties. thekcrew.net

Dinosaurs Activities
Lots of activities, songs and fingerplays for learning about dinosaurs.  preschoolrainbow.org

Dinosaur Theme Unit
More than a dozen free printable activities and worksheets from abcteach.com

Dinosaur Unit
Complete, 7 lesson unit including objective grid, teacher background info, references. Covers extinction, fossils, types of dinosaurs, meat and plant eaters, life cycle, change, and spanish translations.  www.sedl.org

Dinosaur Printables
Dinosaur coloring pages, word searches, mazes, dot-to-dot, stationery, memory game, dominoes, and more.  busybeekidsprintables.com

Dinosaur Math
Use dog bones to make patterns and explore numbers.  kinderart.com

Mini-Unit Topic: Dinosaurs
4 lesson unit focusing on the subjects: math, language and literacy, science and science exploration.  www.ed.uiuc.edu

TWO KINDS OF DINOSAURS
Students will compare two kinds of dinosaurs based upon the structure of the pelvis: bird-hipped and reptile-hipped  www.ucmp.berkeley.edu

Continue Reading ·

Camping Activities, Lessons, Printables, and Teaching Ideas

Free Camping Activities, Printables, and Teaching Ideas

Camping Theme
Songs, art, books, games, science, coloring pages, and more.  everythingpreschool.com

Camping Theme
Songs & Fingerplays, Arts & Crafts, Recipes, Theme Ideas, and More. stepbystepcc.com

Camping Theme
Songs and Poems, books, cross-curricular activities, and forest animal teaching ideas.  kinderkorner.com

Camping Theme Activities
A handful of ideas for a camping theme.  teachers.net

Camping Theme
4-page PDF with camping ideas for the following centers: dramatic play, block, art, math, reading, sand, science and writing. scholastic.com

Camping Coloring Pages
More than 20 coloring pages for a camping theme.  preschoolcoloringbook.com

Recipes for Camping
Campfire Chicken Packets, Campfire Conies, Campfire Doughnuts, Campfire Eclaire, Campfire Ham Packets, Campfire Hobo Packets, Campfire Popcorn, Frozen Campfire Chicken, S’MORES  dltk-kids.com

TP Roll Campfire Craft
Make a campfire using TP rolls, tissue paper, paper plate, paint and glue. dltk-kids.com

Printables for Backyard Camping
Includes emergent reader, sight word printables, picture cards, cut-aparts, and more.

Continue Reading ·

Ocean Activities, Lessons, Printables, and Teaching Ideas

Free Ocean Activities & Printables @ Other Sites

Sandy Beach Activities
During these activities the children will observe a sandy beach scene and identify sea creatures.  Source: first-school.ws

Others in and Around the Water
Songs & poems about fish, frogs, turtles, seals, the ocean. Source: canteach.ca

Seashore Collage & Related Activities
Today is going to be a day the children can imagine they are by the seashore collecting shells. After they imagine this, they can make a collage of their “findings.”  Source: first-school.ws

Under the Sea
Children will create an undersea environment in their classroom while researching interesting facts about their favorite sea creatures.  Source: eduplace.com

Shark Surprise
Children will practice their observational skills and reinforce their familiarity with different types of fish while creating their own card game.  Source: eduplace.com

There Are Algae in Your House!
Designed to go along with Smithsonian’s Ocean Planet – Objectives: 1) Demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. 2) Investigate the foods you eat to determine what algae derivatives they contain.
Source: seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov Grades 3-6

Continue Reading ·

Zoo Activities, Printables, Lessons, and Teaching Ideas

Lesson plans and resources for a zoo or zoo animals teaching theme.

Free Printables & Activities @ A to Z

Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo
Review the alphabet with A, My Name is Alice & an animal alphabet hall display or class book.

Zoo Song Book
Here is an activity inspired by the book, Dear Zoo.

Zoo Theme Activities
Lots of great hands-on math, literacy, center, and art activites including photos.

Monkey Printables
Monkey math mats, Going Bananas learning center, and Barrell of Monkeys 0-31

Zoo Animal Picture Cards
For use with a zoo animal or safari theme.  These cards are six to a page and include both photos and black-and-white drawings of various zoo animals.  These have all sorts of uses graphing favorite animals, graphing animals found on a hunt, sorting, etc.

Zoo Animal Photo Cards
For use with a zoo animal or safari theme.

Zoo Animal Safari Chart
This chart can be used with a zoo animals or safari theme. Use it to keep track of animal sightings on a field trip to the zoo, or place photos of animals throughout your school or classroom and go on a virtual hunt.   Use with activities found on the Zoo Theme Page at Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas.

Zoo Animal Picture Cards Zoo Animal Photo Cards Zoo Animal Safari Chart

Free Zoo Activities & Printables @ Other Sites

Choo, Choo, Choo! Off to the Zoo!
Songs & games, books, math and science activites, and more. The focus of the unit was on vocabulary for a class of mostly ESL students. Source: calicocookie.com
Discuss the relationship between people and different kinds of animals, then categorize animals into farm animals and zoo animals. Includes printable word cards.
Journal topics, center ideas, book list, math ideas, social studies & science ideas, and more!
Zoo Theme Unit: Printables & Worksheets
A collection of printables from abcteach
Continue Reading ·

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, Activities & Printables

 Free Printables  & Activities @ A to Z

Mother’s Day Coupon Book
This printable coupon book for kids to give to Mom on Mother’s Day includes cleaning house, washing the dishes, unlimited hugs, blank coupons to be filled in, etc.

Keepsake Handprint Poem
“When I Was Very Small” – Poem is provided in kid-style font… just add the handprint! — Great for gift giving: Grandparents, Moms and Dads, Aunts and Uncles, ETC!

Mother’s Day Activities @ Little Giraffes
Photos and ideas for Mother’s Day: cookbook, coupon book, flowerpot, cards, crafts, and more.

Mother’s Day Gift
Moms will love this special keepsake made out of a child’s outgrown shoe.

My Mother’s Day Pins @ Pinterest

Follow Me on Pinterest

Click here to see my latest Mother’s Day pins

Continue Reading ·

Cinco de Mayo Activities, Printables, Lessons, and Teaching Ideas

Free Printables @ A to Z

Mexico / Cinco de Mayo Vocabulary Word Cards
Use these Mexico-themed vocabulary words for your pocket chart, word wall, learning centers and more!

Spanish Numbers and Colors Printables
Printable cards for learning Spanish numbers and colors.

Free Teaching Resources @ Other Sites

Mexico Themed Activities for Kids (including Cinco de Mayo)
Recipes, songs, printables, and crafts including Mexican animals and culture. Source: dltk-kids.com

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Arts and crafts, games, language activities, recipes, and resource links. Source: theholidayzone.com

Cinco de Mayo Activities
Coloring & Activities, Craft Ideas, Cards, and Lesson Plans from Crayola. (Free registration required to access.)  Source: www.crayola.com

Cinco de Mayo Kids Printable Poems
Poems in PDF format.  See also:  Cinco de Mayo Coloring Pages  Source: classroomjr.com

Cinco de Mayo Printables
Unit worksheets and writing pages. Source: abcteach.com

Cinco de Mayo Activities
Printables, information, crafts, recipes, and much more. Source: apples4theteacher.com

Cinco de Mayo K-2 Unit
(PDF File) Cinco de Mayo: A Historical Celebration – Concepts include Traditions, Holidays and Fiestas, Celebrating Mexico, and Famous people. Source: dpsk12.org

Make a Mexican Poncho
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo or any day of the year with this art/craft project. Source: kinderart.com

My Cinco de Mayo Pins @ Pinterest

Follow Me on Pinterest

Click here to view my latest Cinco de Mayo/Mexico pins

 

Continue Reading ·

Poetry Teaching Ideas, Activities, Lessons, and Printables

April is National Poetry Month

Free Poetry Teaching Resources @ A to Z

Poetry Notebooks / Journals
Ideas from the discussion forum about using poetry notebooks or poetry journals.

Introduction to Poetry
I use this activity as an introduction to poetry. Music is a wonderful medium to helping students appreciate poetry and poetic devices.  Grades 6-8

Season Fairies Get Sacked
This activity is to encourage poetry writing. Aaaaggghhh! No, it really works…. honest!  Grades 6-8

Using Creative Dramatics With the Teaching of Poetry
To help students develop an appreciation for poetry. Also, this activity will assist students in the process of creating meaning from poetry.  Grades 3-5

Poetry Teaching Ideas & Lessons @ Other Sites

I Love Poems
When you visit, be sure to check the menu at the right for all the ideas.  Includes poem of the week, poems everywhere, poem pointers, poetry corner, poems for your pocket, and so much more. Source: drjean.org

National Poetry Month Lessons and Printables
Choose from online events with published poets, classroom activities, writing opportunities, and various other poetry resources to help you plan a unit.
Source: scholastic.com Grades: K-2

Parts of Speech Poetry
Students learn to rewrite poetry using synonyms. Source: teachers.net Grades: 3-5

Poetry Lessons for Teachers and Students
27 lessons for a unit on poetry. Source: volweb.utk.edu Grades: 6-8

Focus Poetry
Using poetry journals and focusing daily on poetry in a kindergarten classroom. Source: thekcrew.net Grades: K-1

Poetry Printables
Various poetry printables for a poetry unit.  Source: abcteach.com Grades K-6

PoetryTeachers.com
A huge poetry resource site includes ideas for teaching and poems to read, but there is so much more.

My Poetry Pins @ Pinterest

Follow Me on Pinterest

Click here to view my latest poetry pins

Continue Reading ·

Earth Day Activities & Environment Theme

Earth Day is April 22

Also See:  The Lorax

Free Earth Day Activities @ A to Z

Earth Day Songs & Poems
A handful of songs and poems about recycling and taking care of the earth.

Planet Earth Printable Outlines and Shape Book Writing Pages
Four pages: An Earth coloring page or shape book cover, along with blank and lined Earth-shaped pages.
 

Earth Day Activities & Teaching Ideas
A variety of activities shared at the A to Z forums over the years.

Earth Day Activities @ Other Sites

Earth Day Crafts
Fun crafts for endangered animals, clouds, mother earth.  Source: dltk-kids.com

Earth Day Activity: Making Words
Here’s a free printable from Finally in First.   How many words can you make with the letters in Earth Day?

Trash Basher’s Handbook: Recycling
Series of experiments on recycling. It provides an introduction to the concepts or reduce, reuse and recycle as well as the very important concept of Precycle.  Source: galaxy.net

The Recycling Process After Collection
Describes what happens to materials after they are sent to be recycled.  Source: uoregon.edu

Paper Maché Earth
Paper maché patterns, recipes and instructions for making a paper maché earth.  Source: planetpals.com

Earth Day Coloring Pages
Several printable coloring pages to choose from.  Source: woojr.com

Earth Day Coloring Pages
Various coloring pages for trees, recycling, etc.  Source: coloring.ws

Earth Day Printables and Worksheets
Word search, ABC order, word jumble, and acrostic poem for Earth Day.  Source: apples4theteacher.com

Earth Day Activities Unit
Many printables, forms, graphic organizers for your lesson plans.  Source: abcteach.com

Happy Earth Day Activity Book
12 coloring pages and worksheets  Source:  epa.gov

Online Book:  Every Day is Earth Day
Kids can sort paper, plastic, and cans into the appropriate recycling containers.  Source: starfall.com

Earth Day Bags Project
The Earth Day Groceries Project is an easy, cost-free environmental awareness project that teams up youth and grocers to spread the message of Earth Day. Visit to find out how to participate!  Source: earthdaybags.org

Composting With Red Wiggler Worms
Learn why composting helps the soil, and find out how to use worms to compost. (There’s also a nice photo of the worms to test your tolerance for the wigglies.)  Source: cityfarmer.org

See My Earth Day Pins @ Pinterest

Follow Me on Pinterest

Click here to visit my Earth Day board

 

Continue Reading ·