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Social Studies Lesson Plans - Grades PreK-1
- Aquatic Wildlife and Pollution
- Hunting Whales Lesson #4
- Alaskan Unit Lesson #3
- Alaskan Unit Lesson 2
- Alaskan Unit lesson #5
- Houses vs. Homes
- Wants and Needs
- The Importance of Symbols
- Family Changes
- Michigan
- Birdseye View, Mapping
- Map Legend vs. Story Legend
- Alaska Unit
- Aquatic Wildlife and Pollution
- Summer Safety Safari
- "We're Just Like Crayons" by Stephen Fite is the centerpiece for this diversity lesson
- In this transportation lesson, the class creates a land/air/water pocket chart graph after reading a transportation story
- Here is an Itsy-Bitsy Spider approved lesson about diligence
- Called Curriculum Night, this idea gets parents into the schools
- This lesson idea is on Feelings and Solving Problems without Fighting
- This section focuses on Literature on the Ocean
- A lesson plan involving making family diagrams
- In this feelings demonstration, each student "hits" an apple; it still looks normal, but it is bruised inside
- Students print meaningful geometric Adinka Design patterns in the Ashanti tradition in this lesson
- These are multidisciplinary election lesson ideas
- This lesson looks at the Geographic area taken up by Land Vs Water
- This back-to-school ice breaker idea looks at classroom diversity
- Dreamcatchers are the center of this Native American culture lesson and "all-about-me" activity
- This Vivaldi's "Spring" lesson correlates music with weather and history
- A lesson on Maps and Globes
- This one tries to help with Adult Reading Buddies
- This lesson is to teach students to Use a Map
- This lesson is an introduction to Australia's indigenous culture through poetry
- Here we play a Rights vs. Responsibility game and make appropriate bookmarks
- A lesson using the "Frog And Toad" series that helps with Emotions
- Careful here, this one is on Rock Throwing
- "Fraction Pyramid" is an idea that combines math, social studies, and cooperation
- This geography lesson asks the question: "Weather - where does it come from?"
- This idea called "What Is This?" is for developing class Bulletin Boards
- Here's a great lesson on how businesses, especially grocery stores, work
- Here a handprint American flag is created on a sheet
- In this lesson, students use Kidspiration and learn the difference between the terms reuse and recycle
- Another Transportation lesson called "Land, Air, or Water?"
- Here are some miscellaneous ideas for Family Involvement
- Here's an idea for an Earth Day Song
- This portion is called Science Discovery Days
- This safety lesson uses Kidspiration templates to teach about helpful community members, traffic signals, and how to cross a street
- Students learn about Memorial Day here while using crumpling skills to create an appropriate flag decoration
- Rock Sculptures are the subject of this lesson
- This lesson involves Planting a Native American Garden
- Here's a Careers idea that involves Painting a T-Shirt
- This is an excellent lesson on national symbols that are unique to our country
- This thematic unit for Kindergarten is on Transportation
- "The Great Kapok Tree" is used to teach about Rain Forest Trees here
- This is an African-American music history awareness lesson
- Blue popcorn is used to craft a state flower (Texas Bluebonnet) in this lesson
- This is a geometry lesson on shapes found in an African village
- "Where in the World is Mr. Maraca?" is a quarter-long exploration of world music
- Here is a collection of extension activity ideas
- Here's an interesting idea for keeping Pet Rock Journals
- Here are some simple songs for learning about and celebrating Cinco de Mayo
- This idea uses Drawing 4 Children software to explore different types of transportation
- Teach about different countries and cultures with this must-have compilation of creative ideas
- This lesson on Maps is called "Find Captain Hook's Treasure" and involves Peter Pan
- This lesson looks at what makes us Special
- Here is a Veteran's Day Thank You Song plus other activities
- This is a lesson on zoo animals and the hot or cold climate from which they came
- Here is a bingo vocabulary game about people who provide service in a community
- This lesson involves writing a paper as a culminating activity
- This lesson is on the Mayflower and Thanksgiving history
- Here students draw "My Family is...," after reading "My Family is Forever"
- Dance your way into learning about Earth Day with the book "Earth Dance"
- This judicial voting lesson features the case of Three Little Pigs vs. The Wolf
- This is a lesson on important U.S. landmarks and the states in which they are located
- Here's an overview of the activities for Family Involvement
- This part is for developing a "Family Command Post"
- To integrate Music, this section is on making "Rocky Music"
- Here's a general overview of the Ocean Unit
- This idea involves creating maps of the continents with graham crackers
- In this creative lesson, students make an animal and choose an environment
- This section is meant to be a general Exploration of Rocks in general
- Here's a collection of the letters to send to parents regarding the family involvement activities
- A Geography lesson on States that involves making a State Cookie
- "Friendship Flowers" teaches about friendship!
- Right and Left Memory Skills are the topic on this plan
- Here "The Jolly Postman" teaches students how write a friendly letter to a fairytale character
- This Chinese New Year lesson encourages appreciation of Chinese culture through celebration
- Here is a dramatic play plan for law enforcement activity centers
- A lesson on creating Kente cloths
- This lesson looks at the U.S. and New Zealand in terms of Location, Transportation, and Apples!
- The location of U.S. cities, their temperature, and what to wear when there are the topics of this map lesson
- This Johnny Appleseed lesson includes geography, transportation, U.S. history, sense of taste, graphing, and story illustration
- This part is on Weight and Balance with Rocks
- This author uses her bookThe Lavender Llamato teach respect for differences
- This idea is called Pepsi Bear and builds Confidence, Speaking, and Listening Skills
- Here's a Transportation idea focusing on Semi Trucks
- Similar to the one above, this one is on Native American Rock Designs
- Start the new year off with a scavenger hunt
- This one involves celebrating different cultures' holidays
- Here kids decorate a cutout of a state symbol (Texas Cowboy Boot)
- Learn about Labor Day with this lesson
- "How Sheep Are Sheared" teaches the sequence of how a product is brought to market
- This lesson compares the cultures and feelings of Native Americans and Pilgrims
- Students share family traditions and culture with their class in this activity
- In this lesson, "Little No Speak" helps young students cope with anxiety
- This is a dialing 911 lesson
- "Where the Wild Things Are" is a good multidisciplinary place to read, compare/contrast, sort monster types, and learn about islands
- A lesson called Growing and Changing that has connections in Social Studies and Math
- After learning the cultural history of pottery, students design and make a functional piece here
- Thanksgiving ideas about what students are Thankful for
- This lesson on anger uses the book "When Sophia Gets Angry
- This lesson idea is on countries of the world and involves studying one country each month
- This idea uses the bookCarpenter, Carpenter, What Do You Seeas a career exploration tool
- In this lesson, students conduct the entire election process from scientifically picking a cookie candidate to campaign and vote for - through tallying the votes
- This one is on Rocks from an Ant's Eye View
- Here are song lyrics for a Veteran's Day assembly
- This lesson teaches finger movements for Spanish flamenco castanets
- Stellaluna teaches school citizenship in this lesson
- Winter Holidays Around the World
- Here's another full unit for Kindergarten, this one on the Rain Forest
- "Transportation All Around You" is the title of this lesson on the same topic
- A lesson on the American Flag and its Symbols
- This mapping lesson makes students aware of their surroundings at school and at home
- This portion is on Rock Streaking
- This exercise brings awareness about family diversity to the younger population
- Children sculpt clay models of their favorite community members in this lesson
- This reading comprehension lesson centers on Veteran's Day and the book "Granddad Bud - A Veterans Day Story"
- This Economics lesson involves students starting their own Classroom Businesses
- In this lesson idea, students will develop a family tree out of construction paper
- A Memory Skills lesson to teach Right vs Left
- This lesson involves an experiment with volcano explosions
- Students use a map grid here to find out "Where am I" in comparison to other landmarks
- Here students use their senses to write Thanksgiving cinquain poems
- Here's a 4th of July lesson involving making a simulated fireworks display
- This lesson introduces Moh's Hardness Scale to test the Hardness of a Rock
- This lesson idea is on How People Travel
- This part deals with "Pet Rocks"
- The history of U.S. voting rights is presented here
- The "Colors of Us" are compared to food in this similar/different diversity lesson
- Here a map of the United States is used to locate important areas in Abraham Lincoln's life
- Here career exploration results in a PowerPoint including educational and job requirements, a mentor interview and possibly a job site tour
- The Importance of Voting is the topic of this lesson using "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
- Fire Safety is the subject of this lesson teaching Stop, Drop, and Roll
- This is a good lesson on modes of transportation in the community
- This ice cream election idea also has good book suggestions
- With this idea students develop "My Book About Me"
- This portion teaches about the Ocean Food Chain
- Here's a discussion of the Ships on the Ocean
- This lesson is on Building A Classroom Community
- Students study the hardships of pilgrim life in this lesson and make a "thankful for" quilt
- This is a lesson plan on tornadoes and their location
- This lesson plan is on the "Layers of the Rain Forest"
- Paint a picture of what you want to be; an Art and Social Studies lesson
- This idea is called "Veterans In My Family" and is great for Veteran's Day or Memorial Day
- This lesson plan is on the Members of a Community
- This lesson on Quilts uses the book "The Patchwork Quilt" by Valerie Flournoy
- Toddlers and preschoolers press their hands and feet into service for this patriotic flag activity
- This lesson plan is on Cave Paintings and Historical Stereotypes
- This lesson plan is on families
- Here is a great election idea from a combined pre-school/after school care facility
- This idea involves exploring World Transportation with Toys
- Ocean Animals are the subject of this section
- This lesson discusses the difficulties in Crossing the Ocean
- This reading and writing lesson idea on rainforests involves comparing cultures
- Here you can teach Art Concepts using Rocks
- In this lesson on Sharing, students will create a journal
- This is a transportation themed dramatic play activity centers plan
- Here students research and compose their own version of Dr. King's "I have a Dream" speech
- Called "My Life As A Tree," this lesson is on Tree Rings, Bark, Cambium, and Heartwood
- This fun hands-on lesson teaches students Spanish language and culture as they improve their Baleros skills.
- If your school hasn't made a flag on the fence with paper cups yet, you really should try this idea!
- "Who Does What?" is a people in your community worksheet
- A Community-Improving lesson which stresses that Hands Are For Helping
- This first part is on Pilot Jobs and Vocabulary
- This part is on the Ocean Plants
- With the poem "In 1492", you can teach Columbus Day and poetry too!
- This lesson introduces students to the class recycling bin and its importance to their environment
- This part is on Native Americans and their Rock Art
- This 6-foot Mayan pyramid is created out of recycled materials
- In "Steal the Dinosaur Eggs," students practice teamwork, fair play, and following the rules
- This classroom map lesson provides following directions practice
- A lesson on Apples called "Apples All Around!"
- A lesson plan on Observational Skills (when Travelling)
- This is a program for writing and illustrating a hardbound class book
- This is a lesson on Ecuadorian Masapán bread dough sculpting
- The second lesson is on Measurement, Graphing, and Creating Art for their plane
- This is an integrated Aboriginal Dot Painting lesson plan
- This is an idea for a shoebox fundraising parade to benefit hurricane victims
- Geo-spiders are made while discussing conflicts in this Anansi related lesson
- Teach about the Oceans of the World with this part
- This is a current events blog resource
- This lesson defines suburban, rural, and urban communities and culminates in a community collage
- Here students draw maps of their rooms using the bookMapping Penny's Worldas a model
- Here you can create a Home Book Bag for taking projects home to be done with the family
- Here's an idea on Conflict Resolution
- Places in My Community
