Apples
http://www.teachingheart.net/appleunit.html

Resources

Kindergarten Connection
http://www.kconnect.com/

 

Kindergarten Kafe
http://www.kkafe.net/

SETTING UP A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM:
http://www.teachingstrategies.com/pages/page.cfm?pageid=38
Here is a sample plan for the physical set-up of your kindergarten classroom. Click on each area, and find resources and activities to develop that particular focus.

COLORS, SHAPES, RAINBOWS, AND ROBINS:
http://essc.calumet.purdue.edu/classroom_Activites/preschool
While not complete with all necessary activities and exercises, this site does provide a year round science curriculum for kindergarten. Each month explores a particular theme appropriate to the time of year, and lists suggestions for activities and explorations.

K-3 THEMES:
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/themes/
Each theme offers multiple pages of activities, craft ideas, and quiz pages. Topics include bats, butterflies, dinosaurs, colors, bones and skeletons, bees, farm animals, insects, transportation, plants, and more.

KINDERGARTEN CLASSES ONLINE:

http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/fontanejKworld.html

http://www.richland2.org/ne/kindergarten.html

http://teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/bbuchel/

http://members.aol.com/tzietelk/Kindergarten.html

Try these sites for tips and activities from experienced kindergarten teachers.

KINDERGARTEN BOOK LISTS:

http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/reading.html

http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/noflash/PROGRAMS/lists/presch_97.htm

http://www.juneau.lib.ak.us/library/kids/booklist.htm

http://harcourt.fsc.follett.com/california/wx/s.dll?d=combo_search

http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/hom_earlyelem.html

http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/readalouds.html

http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/ReadingLists.html#pk

Weather

Seasons

    Autumn

Why Leaves Change Color
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/leaves/leaves.htm
 

New England.com: Foliage Central
http://www.newengland.com/foliage/leaves.html
Study the chart that describes trees and their color changes. Scroll down to some examples of lovely fall leaves. Click on Anatomy of a Leaf or Preserving Leaves for more information.

Autumn
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=seasons&page=html/quizseas.asp&direct=no
The World Book offers a leaf identification quiz, an explanation of why leaves change color, and more about our fall hurricane season.

The Evergreen Project: Temperate Deciduous Forest
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/index.htm
This site has everything you might want to know about this biome. Use the menu at the left to view a map showing where the temperate forests are located. Then explore forest animals or view a scrapbook of autumn leaves!

Animals

Holidays

Mexico

MEXICO -- A MINI-UNIT:
http://multimedia2.freac.fsu.edu/fga/academy/k1mexico.htm
Several classroom activities explore the culture and geography of Mexico, including flags, family, Spanish, houses, more.

PRINTABLE MAP:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Mexico/Mapprintout.shtml
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/Mexico/Map.shtml
This map of Mexico is perfect for third grade, with geographic information included. Print these off and have your students color them.

MEXICO -- BIG NUMBERS:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/mexico/learn/age03.html
This classroom activity for K-4 attempts to have students understand the phenomenal population growth rates for Mexico City.

HOW TO MAKE A MEXICAN PAPER FLOWER:
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/ys/CRAFTS/Papflowr.htm
I love the colorful bouquets of paper flowers on the streets of Mexico. Here are some simple instructions to recreate the flowers in your classroom.

 

Fairy Tales

Alphabet

ABC PARADE!
Today's Letter " G "
What does it look like?

http://abcteach.com/ABC/G.htm

http://www.coloring.ws/t/abc/g-girl.htm
http://www.lil-fingers.com/coloring/color-g.html
http://kidsonlyplayground.homestead.com/dottodotcoloringg.html

Manuscript Practice:
http://members.aol.com/signwrite2/kids/g.gif
http://www.dltk-kids.com/t/alphabuddies/btraceg.html

D'Nealian Practice:
http://abcteach.com/ABC/animals/letg.htm
http://abcteach.com/DNealian/dnprintChart.htm
http://abcteach.com/DNealian/gdot.htm
http://abcteach.com/DNealian/color/g.htm

Handwriting Paper: (These will be here daily.)
http://members.aol.com/signwrite2/kids/practice.gif
http://rozalski2.tripod.com/60_lined_paper.html
http://rozalski2.tripod.com/66_lined_paper.html
http://rozalski2.tripod.com/72_lined_paper.html
http://rozalski2.tripod.com/96_lined_paper.html
http://abcteach.com/DNealian/practice.html

The Virtual Alphabet
http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm

 

ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com/

 

The Alphabet Superhighway
http://www.ash.udel.edu/ash/aristotle/aristotleframe.html

 

Alphabet Action
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/aact.htm

Math

APlus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com
create flash cards, online math games, create your own worksheets

Kindergarten Math
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/main_page.html?toc_id=1&sort=0&viewer=0

 

KINDERGARTEN MATH LESSONS:
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/pre-k/lessons-individual.html

 

MATH CENTERS:
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/mathcentres.html

 

FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com

 

Math Stories
http://www.mathstories.com

DaisyMath
http://www.openuniversity.com/
This is a wonderful collection of math interactive math websites for elementary students.

Kindergarten Math Lessons
http://www.aaamath.com/kindergarten.html

Miscellaneous

Nursery Rhymes
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=all&keywords=nursery+rhymes&title=Nursery+Rhymes

Our Senses

Five Senses
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/TRB028.html

Charlottes Web

Charlottes Web
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/charlotte/index.htm

English

TELL ME A STORY:
http://www.eduplace.com/search/frames/rdg_202.html
Two activities, Character Concentration and Story Land Mural, provide reading activities for any book your K
or grade one class is covering.

 

READING ACTIVITIES:
http://alternativeparenting.com/lesson_plans/K_through_3/language_reading/reading_activities.htm

Geared to grades K through 3, the activities suggested at this site focus on reading comprehension and word study skills, and can be used with any book your class is reading. A few enrichment activities are also included.

 

VOCABULARY BUILDING:
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang/lang13.txt
For students in grades K through 3; these activities can extend your reading adventures, while at the same time increase student vocabulary and spelling skills.

 

STORY WHEELS:
http://www.knownet.net/users/Ackley/stwheel.html
Use this hands-on reading activity in groups to diagram and understand sequencing; for 3rd grade and above.

 

LITERATURE BASED READING LESSONS:
http://gardenofpraise.com/lesson.htm
Based on teaching word study through phonograms and increasing story comprehension, these lessons cover Little House in the Big Woods, Flat Stanley, Helen Keller, Stone Fox, The Boxcar Children, The Chalkbox Kid, and The Tree That Would Not Die. Vocabulary tests, links, and further activities are included.

 

READER'S THEATER SCRIPTS AND PLAYS:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/readerstheater.htm
Plan a Reader's Theater with your class this summer. This site offers several selections to choose from, along with production tips and a template to create your own script.