I was going
through some old blogs and ideas that teachers had shared and I just couldn’t
resist posting them again. I can’t
take credit for these activities, but they are absolutely brilliant because
they meet my 3 standards: cheap,
easy, and meaningful!
This is
what I’m talking about for Core Standards!
Main
Idea (Elizabeth Burriss, TN)
Switch book
covers on several books. Have
children look at the cover and guess who the main character will be, the main
idea, etc. Read the book. The class will realize that the
story does not match the cover.
After reading the story have the children illustrate a cover for the
book and select a title. Compare
their pictures to the real book cover. What an
adorable birthday song!
Birthday Do Dah
(Mary Lehman, Indiana)
(Tune: “Camptown Racers”)
Our friend name
is age years old
Do dah, do
dah. (Wave scarf up and down on
“do dah.”)
Our friend name
is age years old
Oh, do dah day.
Let’s all shout
“hooray!”
It’s a special
day.
Our friend name
is age years old
Oh, do dah day.
*Take scarves,
streamers, or just wave your hand as you “do dah” the person’s age.
Snap, Clap,
Slap
You can use this
idea for saying the alphabet or for spelling word wall words or vocabulary
words.
SNAP your fingers
“upstairs” in the air for letters that start at the top dotted line.
CLAP your hands in
front of you for letters that are “downstairs” and start at the middle dotted
line.
SLAP your thighs
for “basement” letters with a tail that go below the line.
WH Brothers
Do you know those snoopy guys? They always ask questions.
WHO wants to know the person or thing.
WHERE wants to know the place.
WHEN wants to know the time.
WHAT wants to know what’s happening.
WHY wants to know the reason.
Here’s a little song I just made up to “Ten
Little Indians.”
Who, What, Where, When, Why?
Who, What, Where, When, Why?
Who, What, Where, When, Why?
Those are five snoopy guys!