Fun, Free Halloween Lesson Plans for the Fall Season

As the weather turns cold or at least cooler, many children start counting the days until Halloween. This quirky holiday can be a source of confusion for some children. Educators that teach a classroom of culturally diverse students should approach lessons built …

Subject:

Seasonal  

Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  

Thanksgiving Poetry

It’s Thanksgiving and the perfect time for your children to express their thankfulness creatively through poetry.  One of my favorite forms of poetry for Thanksgiving is a sensory poem.  Here’s how to write one: 1.  Brainstorm what you see, hear, smell, taste, …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Seasonal  

Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5  

Christmas Angel

Title – Christmas Angel By – Susan Smith I teach a Special Education class of six students. It is a separate class of behavioral disorders, bright children but troubled. This year after struggling to get through the first half of the year …

Subject:

Seasonal  

Grades:

K, 1, 2  

A “New” Book for Christmas

Title – A “New” Book for Christmas By – Sandra It was nearing Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new post. I loved my small self-contained special needs class more than any group I’d taught in the past. They were …

Subject:

Seasonal  

A Secret Santa Claus

Title – A Secret Santa Claus By – Claire Goodson My teacher’s friend teaches at a public school. There was this one boy in her class named “Scott” who had five brothers and sisters. It was getting closer to Christmas time, and …

Subject:

Seasonal  

Grades:

K, 1, 2  

This ESL recycling lesson integrates English vocabulary, science and environmental consciousness

Title – Environmental ESL By – Doroteia Primary Subject – Science Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 2 Level: 6-8 year-old students Length: 40 minutes Goals: General Goal – The following activities are intended for teaching vocabulary, reinforcement and/or retention.Specific …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Science, Seasonal  

Grade:

2  

This lesson suggests a template declaring a student’s independence from fill-in-the-blank

Title – My Very Own Declaration Of Independence By – Angela Ly Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – 2   Note from LessonPlansPage.com: Ms. Ly made a template for this lesson that allows students to declare their own independence from …

Subjects:

Seasonal, Social Studies  

Grade:

2  

Students learn how to create the drop cap on the first letter of a paragraph here while reflecting on New Year’s resolutions and goals

New Year’s Reflections and Drop Cap Instructions By – Barbara Stephens Primary Subject – Computers / Internet Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 5-6 Objectives: The student will learn how to create the drop cap on the first letter of …

Subjects:

Computers & Internet, Language Arts, Seasonal  

Grades:

5, 6  

This is an idea for making a four seasons tree booklet

By – Erendira Vargas Primary Subject – Science Secondary Subjects – Art Grade Level – K Learning objective: Using crayons and paper, the student must illustrate the effect the seasons have on trees. They will learn how the seasons change the trees …

Subjects:

Art, Science, Seasonal  

Grade:

K  

Here children play dress-up while learning weather-related clothing vocabulary

By – Lauren Ford Children use weather and clothing vocabulary as they relate clothing choices to weather during this early childhood activity. Materials: Dress-up clothes for various weather conditions: mittens, winter hats, sunglasses, rain boots, snow boots, sandals, sweater, sun hat, raincoat, …

Subjects:

Language Arts, Seasonal  

Grades:

PreK, K, 1  

This lesson is on the seasons and measuring temperature

By – Scott Dan TITLE: What is it like outside today?GRADE: Kindergarten GOALS: 1. Allow students to begin a basic comprehension of temperature, seasons, and graphing. More specifically, the students will be allowed to see how a range of temperatures fit into …

Subjects:

Science, Seasonal  

Grade:

K