The world is full or signs and symbols! This lesson will allow your students to explore and understand signs and symbols in their community.

In this Black History Month lesson, students will learn about the traditional cloths and adinkra symbols from Ghana. Students will combine shapes to create symbols to decorate their own version of the adinkra cloths.

In this lesson, your students will review how to solve subtraction equations using drawings to represent the problem. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Spring Symbols Subtraction lesson plan.

This is a great introductory lesson to teach students about the importance of illustrations when reading. It can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Introducing Reader's Workshop lesson plan.

Engage students in learning about data by analyzing picture graphs, then collecting data from classmates and making their own graphs!

This lesson is a great introduction to comparing numbers 1-10 using greater than, less than, or equal to. Using hands-on practice and language supports this can be used as a stand alone or pre-lesson for the More, Less, or Equal: Comparing Quantities lesson plan.

Engage your students in a fun, hands-on lesson about addition using a well loved topic—birthday presents!

Give your students some early practice with shapes using this simple lesson. Young learners will have a great time creating shapes using pieces of string.

Help your students get comfortable with 2D shapes using this fun arts-inspired lesson plan!

In this fun lesson, your class will love learning how to count on using hilarious read alouds as their guide!

In this beginning lesson on numbers, ELs will practice their counting skills using tactile supports and an engaging read-aloud!

Students will get comfortable ordering numbers while having fun using familiar, everyday objects to "map the room."

Do your students have a hard time sharing? Using puppets and hands-on practice, students will learn all about turn-taking and using their words as they practice listening to their friends. Can be used as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the Reading in Turn lesson plan.

Your students will love using real life experiences while developing their writing skills in this fun lesson.

In this hilarious math lesson, students will learn about addition patterns of one more using animal feet to guide them!

Help your students learn about keeping track of numbers using one-to-one correspondance in this fun lesson!

In this counting lesson plan, your ELs will get lots of practice identifying and writing numbers using a high interest nature focus!

In this lesson, your students will get hands-on practice comparing quantities! Students will compare using buttons, blocks, and their classmates.

In this fun forest animal inspired lesson plan, students will learn all about the forest using a nonfiction text before creating their very own forest animal page!

In this music-inspired lesson plan, students will practice recognizing the letters of the alphabet while using music to guide them.

Let's get clapping! Help students extend their knowledge of patterns by using rhythm. After making musical patterns, students will translate the patterns into shape patterns.

Build words with this fun lesson for emergent readers. Using beads and pipe cleaners, your students will enjoy working with manipulatives to create three- and four-letter words!

Get your students ready for reading using this fun phonemic awareness lesson plan focused on the letter M!

Categorize words by their ending sounds using a fun-filled football theme. Your students will complete various word sorts and write down words to emphasize the principles of rhyming.

Students will love composing shapes using tangrams in this hands-on lesson! Use this plan alone or as a support lesson plan for the Tangrams: An Ancient Chinese Puzzle lesson plan.

Students will love learning about patterns of one less using puppets! This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the How Big is Your Tower? lesson plan.

This five senses inspired lesson will get your students excited about using their observation skills as they go on a classroom scavenger hunt!

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.

Penguins are such interesting animals! Help your students practice identifying the main topic and key ideas in a nonfiction text using this fun penguin-themed lesson plan.

Using tactile learning, students will love practicing their counting skills in this engaging lesson plan. Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the Blooming Numbers lesson plan.