Help Others: Lesson plan based on Clifford The Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell
Woof! Woof!: This lesson's focus is to share with children the value of helping others through fun reading and art activities.

SUMMER ACTIVITIES: Outdoor Parachute Play
"Outdoor Parachute Play" is a summer activity in music and movement for mixed ages. In this activity, children will develop gross-motor and listening skills.

Activity Plan 3-4: Shape it up!
Children will use art materials to create simple sculptures.

Let's Learn About Firefighters!
Presents a lesson plan focusing on fire safety and prevention through reading, writing, and brain storming sessions.

Back-to-School Meet & Greet: Lesson plan based on Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell
Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to welcome children into a new learning environment through reading and age-appropriate activities that help relieve the anxiety of beginning school in a new place and with new friends.

Activity Plans 3-4: Poppin' Like Popcorn
Children will use gross-motor skills and interact cooperatively as they pretend to be popcorn, in this ready-to-use teaching idea for three- and four-year olds. Activity: Music & Movement.

Activity Plan Mixed Ages: This Name is Mine!
Children will play with letters as they "connect" to their own names in this ready-to-use teaching idea for mixed ages. Activity: Literacy.

How Can We Move This Box of Blocks?: Summer Machines Activity
Children use observation and problem-solving skills as they experiment with simple machines. They test a variety of tools and methods to figure out the easiest way to move a heavy box.

Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Fairytale Homes
Children develop literacy, language, and problem-solving concepts as they create homes for the fairy tale characters they are reading about.

Activity Plan 5-6: Architects at Work
Children will engage in a block-building activity to develop language, math, and fine-motor skills in this ready-to-use teaching idea for five- and six-year olds. Activity: Block Building.

Developing Motor Skills
Developing Motor Skills

Activity Plan 5-6: Jump-Rope Round-Up
Children will develop large-motor and language skills as they learn how to jump rope in this ready-to-use teaching idea for five- and six-year olds. Activity: Movement/Language.

Time to Rhyme
An activity plan for teachers of four and five year olds to do with their students.

Activity Plan 5-6: Where Does the Water Go?
Children will do an experiment with water to try to figure out what happens when it is exposed to the air. Where does it go? Children will develop skills in observation and recording data in this ready-to-use teaching idea for five- and six-year olds. Activity: Science.

Be A Good Friend: Lesson plan based on Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwell
Woof! Woof!: The focus of this lesson is to encourage awareness of good manners through literature and creative expression.