A guide for using our resources

Children will identify ways they can help keep their classroom clean.

  1. Watch a Video:
    You Can Be Responsible

    Skill: social and emotional learning

     

  2. Read the Issue:
    I Help Clean Up!

     

  3. Play a Game:
    Classroom Cleanup

    Skill: letter sounds

     

  4. Complete Skill Sheets
    Show What You Know

    Skill: comprehension
      

    Classroom Cleanup!

    Skills: vocabulary, visual discrimination

     

  5. Lesson Boosters:

  • Phonological Awareness:

    Listen for the Rhymes

     

  • Vocabulary:

    Draw the Word

     

  • Hands-on Activity:

    Reverse Classroom Scavenger Hunt

     

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): SL.K.2, RF.K.3.A, RI.K.1, L.K.6, RF.K.2.A

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Phonological Awareness: Listen for the Rhyme!

  • Read the cover poem aloud. Have kids listen for two rhyming words. (blocks and socks)
  • Together, try thinking of other words that rhyme with blocks and socks!

Vocabulary: Draw the Word

  • Kids learned a new word: tidy. Help make the word “stick” by having kids draw what the word means.
  • Use our skill sheet “Draw the Word,” or have them draw it in a word journal.

Hands-on Activity: Reverse Classroom Scavenger Hunt

Skill: critical thinking, following directions

Materials: items from different areas of the classroom, paper or cloth bag

  • Help kids get to know their classroom! Gather items from different areas of the room (a block from the block center, a book from the book corner, a paintbrush from the easel).
  • Make sure there is one item for each child. Put the items in a bag or box.
  • Sit in a circle and let kids take turns taking something out (no peeking)!
  • Challenge each child to find where the item came from and put it back in its place. If children are having trouble, you can say “closer” or “farther” until they find the right spot.