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  • Math - Chisanbop (Korean counting to 99)

    Objective: Learn a quick method of adding to 99 with your hands. This really is not that difficult to learn. My grades 1 and 2 could do it. Students love to do Chisanbop. View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Fraction Fruit

    Objective: Learn fraction concepts tasting fruit students have never tried before, easier when your friends are trying them too  (get signed permission from parents about students eating fruit, regarding allergies, etc.) review of Canada’s Food Guide … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Money Booklet

    Objective: Learning to identify coins and bills Materials: Coin stamps or enough coins to trace (1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, loonie, toonie) For each student, two 8 1/2″ X 11″ pages cut … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Line Hunt

    Objective: To learn diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines.

  • Reading - Making the Alphabet

    Students sometimes still have difficulty knowing what follows m in the alphabet or what’s before j. Using plasticene to create the alphabet and work with the letters in 3-D helps them figure out what’s after m, what’s before q, without having to sing the Alphabet Song each time. Makes dictionary work easier. View Full Lesson →

  • Math - One Hundred Things

    I do this lesson at the beginning of math class for about a week or two before the 100th day of class (so we do it at least 10 times), when we count out 100 popcorn … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Bingo Dabbing By 5′s

    Prerequisite: Previous experience counting by 5’s Objective: counting by 5’s to 100 (for grade 1’s) counting by 5’s to 200 (for grade 2’s) Materials: One bingo dabber for each student Recycled paper, like once used … View Full Lesson →

  • Spelling - Fly Swatter Spelling

    Objective: Learn spelling words

  • Health and Nutrition - Nutrition Plates

    Objective: Identify healthy eating choices from Food Guide Write a description of a healthy meal, including at least one choice from each of the four Food Groups Learn 4 food groups (vegetables and fruit; grain products; milk … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Twig Picture Frame

    Materials: box cardboard for picture backing and to anchor frame to twigs and flowers and nuts (optional) to use as border frame white glue scissors TEACHER or PARENT uses hot glue gun to glue a … View Full Lesson →