SCHOOL DAYS Table of Contents SEPTEMBERSchool Days (Number 1) – 2School Supplies (Number 1) – 3Frisky Squirrels (Number 2) – 4Autumn Leaves (Number 2) – 5Backpack Delights (Number 3) – 6Lunch Time! (Number 3) – 7 OCTOBERFarmer’s Crops (Number 4) – 8Plowing Fields (Number 4) – 9Scarecrow’s Garden (Number 5) – 10Garden Tools (Number 5) … Read more
Literary ExplorationAnimal Defenses by Malcom PennyAnimals of Sea and Shore by Illa PodendorfAnimals of Seashore by Hidetomo OdaAnimals That Live in Shells by Dean MorrisThe Biggest House in the World by Leo LionniClams Can’t Sing by James StevensonThe Crab That Played with the Sea by Rudyard KiplingDiscovering Slugs and Snails by Jennifer ColdreyDo Not Open … Read more
CHART A TREESelect a deciduous tree on the school grounds. Have your students visit the tree in autumn, winter and spring noting the changes each season. Ask them to draw pictures of each change or take photographs and display them on the class bulletin board. SEASONAL IMPROVISATION Ask your students to act out the life … Read more
November 4THToday marks the birthdate of American humorist WILL ROGERS, in 1879. (Read a few famous quotes by Will Roger’s to your students.) November 5THEngland’s GUY FAWKES DAY has been celebrated on this day since 1905. (Ask students to research the reason the British celebrate this day.) November 6THJOHN PHILIP SOUSA, America’s “March King,” was … Read more
October 4THThe U.S.S.R. launched the first man-made satellite, SPUTNIK, on this day in 1957. (Gather a collection of space exploration books from the school library for your students to read.) October 5THCHESTER A. ARTHUR, the 21st United States President, was born on this day in 1830. (Have students find out how many presidents we have … Read more
September 4THHAPPY BIRTHDAY! LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA! On this day in 1781, forty- four Mexican people colonized what was then a tiny settlement. (Ask students to find the meaning of the Spanish words “Los Angeles.”) September 5THThe FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS met on this day in 1774. (Students may wish to find on the classroom map the … Read more
SUMMER COLLECTIONSEncourage students to collect simple souvenirs from the various places they visit during the summer. Examples might be postcards, maps, placemats, brochures, etc. At the close of summer, children can make a collage of their collection and share it with the class as they give an oral report of their travels. SUMMER MATHKeep students … Read more
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