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Lesson Plans - Kindergarten

Patriotic Pinwheel

A simple-to-make pinwheel for older children. (This craft uses a push-pin, so it is not suitable for younger children.)

4th of July Art Project

Students should have previous knowledge of this holiday and what the fireworks display. A book or videotape of a firework display might be a good lead-in to this lesson.

Ocean Bottle

Here’s a science project that doubles as a fun craft. Create your very own ocean waves in a plastic soda bottle. Display for all your friends to see!

Under the Deep Blue Sea

Students will learn about the ocean and the creatures that live there, listen to stories and poems with oceanic settings, conduct research about oceanic life forms, and write their own stories and poems about the sea.

As Slippery as an Eel: An Ocean Unit Exploring Simile and Metaphor

This lesson explores figurative language comparisons formally known as simile and metaphor; however, the focus of the lesson is on exploring the ways that authors use words rather than on the official terminology for language use.