College Goals
– It’s never too early to plant seeds of attending college in your
students. Give them a dream and a
goal! One school I visited
displayed pennants of the schools where the teachers graduated from in the
front hall. Have the children
brainstorm all the colleges and universities in your area. Talk about why it is important to go to
college. Encourage your students
to think about where they would like to go to college. Give them paper shaped like pennants to
decorate with their college dream.
Math –
Let children do surveys of favorite college teams.
Graph favorite
teams.
Predict who will
win the game. Who was right? Who was wrong?
Predict what the
score will be. Who was closest?
Let children
choose a favorite player and write their number on a jersey. How many math facts can they think of
to equal that number?
Social
Studies – Use a map of the United States and locate where games will be
played.
Internet
Search – Look up team mascots and colors. Listen to college fight songs. Do exercises to fight songs.
Team Mascots
– Make puppets of team mascots.
Write poems or stories about mascots.
Art – Cut
pictures of players out of the newspaper or sports magazines. Challenge children to write creative
stories about favorite players.
They could also write letters to favorite players.
Guest Readers
– Invite a local high school football team and cheerleading squad to visit your
school to read books. There’s
nothing more motivating to a young child than to see someone in a uniform model
how “cool” it is to read!
P.S. Vanessa from pre-kpages wrote: "Most districts in my area have "college spirit days" every Wednesday and teachers are encouraged to wear their college t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other gear. One less day we have to worry about what to wear!"
P.S. Vanessa from pre-kpages wrote: "Most districts in my area have "college spirit days" every Wednesday and teachers are encouraged to wear their college t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other gear. One less day we have to worry about what to wear!"