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Lesson Plans - Kindergarten

The Wall Inspires Letters to Veterans

Eve Bunting’s The Wall inspires students to write letters to veterans at local veterans’ hospitals.

“Bees and Ants”

(A) Identify basic needs of organisms
(B)Give examples of how organisms depend on each other

What Is at the Zoo?

What Is at the Zoo? introduces students to the interrogative sentence form by asking them which animals are at the zoo. Although students may wish it were so, the last animal isn’t seen in zoos these days. Pictures support early readers.

Snacks : Animals > Zoo

Using Q-tips or new water color brushes, paint animal crackers with edible paint made from corn syrup and food coloring.

Dramatic Play : Animals > Zoo

You can buy plastic animals at the toy store. They are pretty inexpensive. Set up your own little zoo using the plastic animals and the blocks.