First graders practice number identification by reading a story in class. In this number sense activity, 1st graders read the story A Wish for Wings that Work and identify objects within the book's photographs. Students count the number...

First graders recognize characteristics of odd and even numbers. They listen to the story "Bears Odd, Bears Even" and create a pictures showing comprehension of odd and even numbers.

Here is a great game to play on a rainy day or as a warm up. Kids feel an object in a paper bag, they do not attempt to identify it, they simply draw what they feel. This results in a contour drawing based on line, feeling, and texture....

Students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  In this butterfly lesson, students create butterflies and compare and contrast their butterflies. Students describe the various body parts.

Young scholars explore the concept of patterning using musical instruments. In this music lesson, students identify several instruments and practice playing patterns with them. Young scholars identify the patterning in a musical piece.

In this lunch conversations worksheet, students, working with a partner, view 21 pairs of sentences, choose the one that is correct, mark out the sentence that is wrong and role play the 3 stages of the conversation with one of them...