Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa child care lessons

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Social Studies - History

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Christmas Around the World Scrapbook

Created by

Sarah Cooley

A TpT TOP SELLER!!!! Take your students on a magical trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! This interactive Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a creative way to track student learning, and is a wonderful keepsake! This 63 page packet comes with a student scrapbook, Christmas Airlines plane boarding passes, passports and passport stamps for the journey, a teacher's guide with suggestions for books to read on your trip, food ideas, and fun crafts for eac

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

Farm Unit Activities & Lesson Plans for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Explore the FARM with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the farm. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, take a poll, sing a songCows - movement song, concept sortSheep and goats - photos, sing a song, chip clip poemChickens - photos, poem, movement gamePigs - photos, carpet game, songHorses - photos, sing a song, p

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Ocean Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care, Summer

Learn all about the OCEAN, ocean ANIMALS, and going to the BEACH in this OCEAN CIRCLE TIME UNIT. All of the lesson plans and activities for ten full days of circle time instruction, plus literacy, math, and fine motor centers are included. Includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photograph posters and class pollOcean or Not? - animal sortingAt the Beach - photographs and "I See Sea Shells" songSharks - photographs and labeling parts of a shark Ocean Mammals - photographs, song, labelingF

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Math

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Christmas Activities - 12 Days of Christmas Countdown - 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade

Created by

The Core Coaches

These are the original 12 Days of Christmas Countdown activities for the classroom! These Christmas activities will save your sanity during the weeks leading up to Winter Break. Our TPT best-seller is packed full of Christmas themed reading, writing, and math activities along with themed craftivities. If you are looking for digital activities to compliment this pack, we offer a Digital and Printable 12 Days of Christmas in the Classroom Bundle. Impress your principal, parents, and even yoursel

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: 12 Days of Christmas Countdown - Christmas Activities Print and Digital

All About Me Unit Back to School Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Back to School, Child Care

Going to school is an exciting event for young children. This ALL ABOUT ME Circle Time unit for Preschoolers is the perfect way to start a new school year. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done to make your life easier! It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction "I Love School" - songs and movement activityMy Classroom - song and scavenger hunt activityChoices - 4 classroom ru

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Dinosaurs Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care

Explore DINOSAURS with this complete Dinosaur unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about dinosaurs. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Dinosaur Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sing a song, dinosaur carpet gameTriceratops - dinosaur counting game, sing a songLong-Necked Dinosaurs - carpet game, dinosaur chip clip poemStegosaurus - label a picture, dinosaur songPredators - her

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Apples Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Back to School, Child Care

Learn all about APPLES with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you’ll love to use to teach preschool and Pre-K students about apples. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, sing a song, name gameApples are Fruit - photos, labeling a picture, sing a songCooking with Apples - photos, carpet game, take a pollHow Apples Grow - photos, life cycle chart, concept sortExplori

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Winter Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Winter

This WINTER Circle Time Unit includes all of the lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned for you to make your job easier this winter!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - What is winter? Photos and sorting activitySigns of Winter - winter photos, song, class pollIt's Snowing - snowflake photos and action song about winterWinter Activities - What's your favorite winter activity?Keep

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Fall Unit | Autumn Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Autumn, Child Care, English Language Arts

This FALL (Autumn) CIRCLE TIME unit is perfect for preschoolers! It includes 10 days of complete lesson plans. Everything is done for you. Just print and teach these developmentally appropriate (ages 3-5) activities.10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - real photos and a "Fall-Not Fall" concept sortSigns of Fall - pocket chart activity and scavenger huntLeaves and Trees - song and class graphThings to do in Fall - song and sortApple Time - real photos, poem, and a sortSquirrels and Nuts - song,

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Fall - Autumn Activities | BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K

Nutrition Activities Food Group Lesson Plans for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Health

Healthy Kids are Happy Kids! This Nutrition Unit for Preschoolers is the perfect way to introduce your preschoolers to food groups and good health. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done to make your life easier!It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction to Healthy Foods - real photos, writing activityFruit Food Group - photos, song, resource poster, class graphVegetable Food

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Outer Space Unit | Activities and Lesson Plans for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Child Care

Preschoolers will learn all about OUTER SPACE in this space thematic unit that has 10 complete circle time lessons to make your planning and teaching out of this world!It includes 10 days of detailed Outer Space Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - “In space, not in space” sort and Space songStars - “Twinkle, Twinkle” word replacement poemThe Moon - moon photos, song and carpet gameThe Sun - “Mr. Sun” song and “Yellow/Not Yellow sort” sortEarth - photo, earth song, class pollMars - photo, song, an

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Earth Day Activities | BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K

Transportation Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Preschool and Pre-K students will learn all about TRANSPORTATION and "Things that Go" in this Transportation Circle Time unit that is just right for 3-6-year-olds! This complete Transportation unit includes detailed lesson plans for each day, as well as additional center activities. Everything is done for you.It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons on Transportation:Introduction - class poll, transportation poemsAirplanes - real photos, labeling practice, carpet gameTrains - real photos, song, class

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

5 Senses Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

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Activate all your students’ SENSES in this engaging 5 Senses Unit. Ten daily lesson plans, printable activities, classroom posters, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers are included.Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, song, carpet gameSense of Sight - photos, poll, sortSense of Hearing - photos, sort, songSense of Taste - photos, sort, class pollSense of Touch - photos, sort, bingo songSense of Smell - photos, sort, carpet gameBody Parts - classroom posters, label a picture,

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Spring Unit Activities & Thematic Math Literacy Lessons for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Spring

Celebrate SPRING with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sorting activity, concepts of printRain Showers - class poll, poemWind & Kites - photos, weather songsFlower Garden - carpet game with numbers 1-20, poemBeautiful Butterflies - photos, chip clip poem, life cycle son

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Famous Artists Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Watch your students’ creativity abound with this comprehensive Famous ARTISTS UNIT for preschoolers. This famous artists unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional artist literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done for you! It includes 10 Famous Artists Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - poll, journaling, and grid gameFrida Kahlo - biography, concept sort, colors in Spanish, and self-portrait artist projectAndy Warhol - biography, counting po

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Child Care

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Polar Animals Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, Specialty, Winter

Your preschool and Pre-K students will learn all about penguins, polar bears, and other polar animals in this complete Polar Animals unit that is just right for 3-6-year-olds! The Polar Animals unit includes detailed circle time lesson plans, printable activities, and centers too.It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons on Polar Animals:Introduction to the Polar Regions - photos and a songArctic Animals - photos, song, grid gamePolar Bears - photos, labeling activity, counting poemSeals & Whales -

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Summer Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Summer

Teach your young learners all about SUMMER, ice cream, watermelons, water sports, camping, and more in this complete Summer Circle Time Preschool Unit. Ten days of complete summer lesson plans are included to make planning easy and stress-free!Summer Preschool UnitIncludes 10 Summer Circle Time Lessons:Introduction "Summer Fun" songIce Cream - photos, summer graph, poemWater Play - song, photos, summer concept sortWatermelons - photos, song, summer sensory activityCamp-Out - photos, summer song,

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Christmas Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Holiday Scripts to Improve Fluency

Created by

Deb Hanson

Christmas Readers' Theater scripts: Are you looking for something fun to do for reading during the week before Winter Break and Christmas? This set of three Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and an explanation about how I schedule this to be a weeklong Readers' Theater activity.This BUNDLE contains three separate Christmas Readers' Theater scripts:1. Kris Kringle and the Seven Elves– Th

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

, RF.5.4

, RF.5.4a

...

Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts

Colors Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Spring

Learn all about COLORS, shading, mixing, colors of the RAINBOW, and the Holi Festival of Colors, in this COLORS PRESCHOOL UNIT. Preschoolers and their teachers will love this complete 10 day Circle Time unit. It includes detailed daily lesson plans, printable activities, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers. It also includes 11 bonus color posters.Includes 10 days of complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction – Colors poll and songPrimary Colors – photos, color journals, and carpet g

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Christmas Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Specialty

Preschoolers will learn all about the Christmas season in this Christmas thematic unit that has 10 complete Christmas circle time lessons to make planning and teaching a breeze!It includes 10 days of detailed Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, song, and Christmas class pollDecorations - photos and concept of word poemPresents - photos, concentration game, song for ChristmasVisiting Santa - photos, Santa song, class poll about ChristmasElves - “The Lost Present” Christmas carpet game, int

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Reading

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Gingerbread Man Activities, Reading Comprehension, Centers, Crafts & PowerPoint

Created by

Linda Kamp

Delight your students with gingerbread man activities and comparing favorite versions of The Gingerbread Man stories! This unique and creative unit has both printable and digital activities on Google Slides, and is designed to be non-holiday related so you can use it any time of year. This large resource includes 2-3 weeks of detailed lesson plans, 9 reading and ELA lessons with reading comprehension activities, literacy centers, anchor charts, quizzes, and crafts. Many of the activities are no

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.7

...

Valentine's Day Activities & Lesson Plans for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Valentine's Day

Preschoolers and their teachers will LOVE learning about VALENTINE'S DAY during this complete Valentine's Day Circle Time unit. This Valentine's Day resource includes detailed, daily lesson plans, printable activities, as well as Valentine's Day literacy, math, and fine motor centers.Includes 10 Days of complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction – Things I love concept sort and song.Showing Love – photos, song and carpet gameShowing Appreciation – photos and concept of print poemShowing Gratitude

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Gingerbread Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Circle Time lessons are completely done for you in this GINGERBREAD PRESCHOOL UNIT! This Gingerbread unit of study is a sweet way to celebrate the winter season with the students in your preschool classroom! It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Gingerbread - introduction, literacy activity about gingerbreadWhat is Ginger? - photos, song, gingerbread sensory activityThe Gingerbread Man - gingerbread anchor chart, concepts of printGingerbread Houses - gingerbread photos, class poll, math gl

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types: