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  • Art - Goldfish Bowl

    Objectives: Responsibility for pets Materials: Gallon plastic jugs scissors permanent markers or stickers goldfish or guppy rocks Method: Cut a clean plastic jug in half. Wash off label. Decorate the “goldfish bowl” by drawing plants … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Tin Can Stilt Walkers

    Materials: 2 cans same size (48 oz. tomato/apple juice cans) Have parents cut off one end and rinse out can. punch-type can opener to make 2 holes below the rim, straight across from each other … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Handprinted Card

    Materials: pencil eraser black paint or black-inked stamp pad fine-tip black pen fold 8 1/2″ X 11″ paper into 4 OR re-use end pieces of white bristolboard, folded in half OR pieces of white cardboard … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Bird Feeders

    Materials: 1L or 2L milk cartons OR gallon plastic milk/juice jugs 1-2 feet of string, wire, leather strip to hang feeder 12 inch stick or dowel (small piece of found tree branch is fine) scissors … View Full Lesson →

  • Art - Pencil Holder

    Materials: soup or juice can, one end cut off, CAREFUL no sharp edges white glue that dries clear and waterproof spray paint (use outside) decorations: scrap magazines for pictures mom or dad would like, yarn, … View Full Lesson →

  • Math - Calendar Counting

    Objective: Counting by 2’s.  THIS LESSON CAN BE DONE FOR COUNTING BY 3’s OR 5’S AS WELL.

  • Counting With Tally Marks

    Math - Popsicle Stick Regrouping Fun

    Objectives: Learning and practising regrouping Print examples of regrouping in student math journals Learn term names:  minuend take away subtrahend equals difference/answer (for subtraction) and addend plus addend equals sum/answer (for addition) Materials for each group … View Full Lesson →

  • Reading - Contraction Caterpillars

    Making the caterpillars is a very fun way to practise and use contractions. View Full Lesson →

  • Spelling - Make a Word Race: Class Teams

    This team race encourages students to help each other master spelling any words that need practise. Encouragement is emphasized, and team work is necessary to “build” each word. The team builds the word, not just one student, so that all learning levels can participate and feel good about their progress. View Full Lesson →

  • Reading - Become a Word Detective

    This lesson helps students learn an excellent reading skill, to find the small words within a larger, more complex word, helping them to decipher and read the new word. Great for harder math and science words. Ex: together (Find: to, get, her) View Full Lesson →