Rent Party Cards and Ensembles: Warm Welcome and Extension Activity

February 1st marks the start of Black History Month and is the birthday of multi-hyphenate artist Langston Hughes. Note: we have another post about his epic poem ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 Moods for Jazz on our blog. Among the numerous material in Hughes's archive, held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is a …

String Shapes: How-To

Basic Instructions Break students into groups of 4-6. Provide each group with a 6-8' length of string Teacher provides prompts for challenges that students have to solve as a group without talking to one another. They can find other ways to communicate, but they can't talk. Example Prompts: Create an equilateral triangle. Create a shape …

Cover the Space – Spatial Awareness and Following Directions

Topic: Spatial Awareness and Following Directions   CLI Strategy: Cover the Space  Subject: SEL  TEKS:  I.A.1, II.A.2 Grade: PK Students will be able to: explore the space and follow directions while controlling their body and demonstrating a sense of spatial awareness.  Procedure: Explain to students that they are going to "explore the space" by walking safely all around a specific area. Show the students …

Statues – Expressing Feelings and Emotions

Topic: Feelings CLI Strategy: Statues  Subject: Social Studies, SEL TEKS: I.B.2.b Grade: PK Students will be able to: create statues to show what different feelings might look like and potential feelings in different scenarios.   Procedure: Explain to students that statues are still, silent, and express ideas with their whole body and face. Name emotions and have students create statues …