Your students will enjoy creating and using their own weather dials. Here’s a printable My Weather Dial template to help you get your weather lesson started. Grades: Kindergarten – 2nd Grade Objective: Students will learn to identify, describe, read and draw different types of weather, such as sunny, sunny & cloudy, cloudy, rainy, stormy and snowy. Materials: [...]

Your students will enjoy addressing and creating their own envelopes. Here’s a printable How to Address an Envelope for your lesson plan. Objective: Students learn how to address and mail an envelope. Materials: How to Address an Envelope printable Pencil Scissors Glue Instructions: Teacher Make one copy of the How to Address an Envelope for each student [...]

Your students will enjoy learning how to write a friendly letter to a leprechaun this Saint Patrick’s Day. Students learn the appropriate placement of the date, greeting, body, closing and signature. Materials: Friendly Letter to a Leprechaun template Friendly Letter to a Leprechaun template (transparency for the teacher) Pencils Erasers Word wall, Words Writing Book [...]

Here’s a Friendly Letter printable template and lesson plan. This lesson plan includes a pre-assessment, optional read aloud, ways to include handwriting (such as cursive), technology and a friendly letter bulletin board.  Materials: Friendly Letter (2 per student-  one for the pre-assessment, 1 for post instruction) Friendly Letter written by the teacher (transparency for large group instruction or [...]

Your students will love creating their own Leprechaun puppets and stories. Here’s a free lesson plan, printable puppets, story web and mini-book. This writer’s workshop activity complements our Leprechaun Trap science lesson. Materials: My Leprechaun Trap Puppet and Story Web My Leprechaun Trap Mini-Book Pencil Crayons Popsicle stick Glue Scissors Stapler Sheet of paper or writing notebook for writers’ [...]

Here’s a free March Newsletter template. What do you have planned for March? Bookmark Classroom Crafting with Carol for lesson plans, printables and crafts. Check back often for up-dates. Fun Activities for Saint Patrick’s Day: Saint Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Traps – Your students will love making leprechaun traps while they learn about the scientific concepts of [...]

Your students will love to make this Saint Patrick’s Day Cootie Catcher while learning Saint Patrick’s Day words! Materials: Saint Patrick’s Day Cootie Catcher template (color or black & white) Crayons Pencil Scissors List of Saint Patrick’s Day words you would like the students to study Instructions: Teacher Make print one copy of the Saint Patrick’s Day Cootie Catcher for yourself.  [...]