Preschool Reading & writing Lesson Plans

Identifying Living and Nonliving Things

Teach your students about living and nonliving things with this interactive lesson that keeps your class engaged as they learn!

Preschool

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One Fish, Two Fish

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One Fish, Two Fish

This wacky lesson combines math and reading practice with a Dr. Seuss classic and some fun online games.

Preschool

Math

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Mindfulness: The Present Moment

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Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness 101! Students focus on the present moment using their senses to observe what is happening right now. They are introduced to the idea that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present.

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Let's Move: Identifying Modes of Transportation

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Let's Move: Identifying Modes of Transportation

Choo-choo! Your students will enjoy this matching game of different modes of transportation. They will learn to differentiate between air, water, and ground transportation vehicles.

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Reading & writing

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How to Be a Good Friend

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How to Be a Good Friend

We all want to be good friends. But what does this look like? Help students to understand what it means to be a good friend by reading a story, acting out a skit, and creating a friendship picture.

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Reading & writing

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How Pumpkins Grow

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How Pumpkins Grow

In this lesson, students will explore the life cycle of a pumpkin plant. Then they will have the chance to grow their own!

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Order in the Room!

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Order in the Room!

Combine letter recognition and movement with this reading-focused lesson! In this lesson, students will reenact the story "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" while learning to recognize lowercase letters.

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Reading & writing

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Going on a Feelings Hunt

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Going on a Feelings Hunt

Everyone has feelings! In this lesson, students explore different feelings by recognizing them on faces. As they look through books, students will find pictures that show a variety of expressions.

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Reading & writing

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Friends Are Fun!

Lesson plan

Friends Are Fun!

In this social skills lesson plan, students will get to practice identifying how to be a friend. Friendship is an important social skill for kindergarten students to master as they begin to form a new community of peers at school.

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Imagination: Real or Make Believe

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Imagination: Real or Make Believe

Can cartoon bears talk? Can fish sing? Engage your students by teaching the difference between real and make believe.

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Reading & writing

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Full of Fantastic Fun: The Letter F

Lesson plan

Full of Fantastic Fun: The Letter F

Fantastic! Fun! Fabulous! In this phonics lesson, your class will learn all about the letter F through words, letter-sound correspondence, writing, and a fun frog song.

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Reading & writing

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Marvelous Mrs. Mary: The Letter M

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Marvelous Mrs. Mary: The Letter M

In this lesson, students will learn about the marvelous letter M. They'll also have fun working on a hands-on arts and crafts project to form their own "M"s.

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Draw to the Music

Lesson plan

Draw to the Music

Drawing and music? Let's do it! This fun lesson gets students to listen closely to music, using adjectives and pictures to describe what they hear.

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Reading & writing

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Learning to Rhyme

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Learning to Rhyme

In this fun rhyming lesson plan, your ELs will practice identifying and using rhyming words in a sentence. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Hop on Pop Rhyming Fun** lesson plan.

Preschool

Reading & writing

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Recognizing Upper and Lowercase Letters

Lesson plan

Recognizing Upper and Lowercase Letters

In this lesson, music, games, and a tricky maze help your students recognize uppercase and lowercase letters. All these activities are sure to keep kids both engaged and learning.

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Reading & writing

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Fruit Salad: Phonemes and Syllables

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Fruit Salad: Phonemes and Syllables

Stay active and encourage healthy eating with favorite fruits. This lesson emphasizes multiple core learning competencies including phonological awareness and greater than and less than number concepts.

Preschool

Math

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The Letter E

Lesson plan

The Letter E

Get your preschoolers engaged in learning the letters of the alphabet through different mediums. Your kids will have fun with chalk, shaving cream, and even play dough as they discover the letter E.

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Reading & writing

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Rhyming Words for Pre-K

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Rhyming Words for Pre-K

Get your students ready to read by practicing rhyming words. Engage your class by introducing families of easily identifiable rhyming words.

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Reading & writing

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What's in Your Community?

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What's in Your Community?

This social studies lesson gets students learning all about their communities. After reading an engaging book, students make their own community pictures.

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Reading Faces

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Reading Faces

The first step to helping students develop empathy is teaching them about feelings. In this lesson, students learn what feelings look like by crafting their own emotional faces.

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Reading & writing

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What's Inside a Pumpkin: Creating a Book

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What's Inside a Pumpkin: Creating a Book

Play with pumpkins! In this lesson, students will make representations of real objects. They will get a chance to be the authors and illustrators of their own stories about pumpkins.

Preschool

Reading & writing

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Play With Reading

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Play With Reading

Learning and reviewing letters can be lots of fun! Students will learn and release some energy as they participate in a variety of get-up-and-go reading games.

Preschool

Reading & writing

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Rhyming With Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

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Rhyming With Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

In this lesson, your students will identify rhyming words and create illustrations from Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. They will love listening to this classic book!

Preschool

Reading & writing

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Robert the Rose Horse: The Letter R

Lesson plan

Robert the Rose Horse: The Letter R

This teacher-approved lesson is sure to get your kids ready for reading. Students will love learning about the letter R with a silly story and game.

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Five Senses: Can You Taste With Your Eye?

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Five Senses: Can You Taste With Your Eye?

Our senses help us explore the world around us! In this lesson, students tackle silly questions like "Can you taste with your eye?" and "Can you smell with your ear?" to expand their knowledge of the five senses.

Preschool

Reading & writing

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Preschool Reading & writing Lesson Plans

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