Learning Experiences
Here on the Learning Experiences page you can browse lessons, activities, open explorations, learning games, and more. Many of the learning experiences are appropriate for the inclusive classroom, too. Use any or all of the drop-down boxes to describe the kind of learning experiences that you need. Go to the Ohio's Early Learning Content Standards page to browse the standards and lessons that address them. Remember, you can also find what you need using the search box at the top right corner of the page.
Narrow down these resources:
There are 185 results. Viewing page 12 of 19.
-
This group of lessons revolves around healthy eating habits and food choices. Although there are no specific Early Learning Content Standards or Indicators related to healthy eating and nutrition, this area is very important as educators and families try to address the rising trend toward childhood obesity in the United States.
Topics: Science. Reading and Language Arts — Vocabulary Development, Learning New Words. Social Studies — Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities, Making Choices
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities
Ages: 4-5
-
A five day thematic unit of activities around a variety of Gingerbread Boy stories. Many online pieces are available here, too.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Children's Literature, Literary Text/Fiction, Comprehension, Responding to Stories, Reading to Children
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities
Ages: 4-5
-
This large group lesson using the story Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson reinforces the use of rhymes, prediction, math, and comprehension during and after the reading of the story. As the book begins, Benny McBride has five new pennies.
Topics: Mathematics — Numbers and Operations, Money, Mathematical Thinking, Ordering. Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Children's Literature, Literary Text/Fiction, Comprehension, Communication, Listening Skills
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities
Ages: 4-5
-
This simple what's in the box activity, similar to twenty questions, gives children opportunities to make predictions about and discuss what object might be in the teacher's box. They get to ask questions, listen to clues, think about how the clues build on one another to provide information about the object in the box, and...
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Inquiry Process Skills, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Scientific Processes (e.g. questioning, predicting). Reading and Language Arts — Communication, Listening Skills
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
-
This page from The Giant Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for Three Year Olds published by Gryphon House offers teachers an idea for helping children listen closely and identify common sounds. The teacher gives the children an opportunity to predict what sound will come from an object and then to demonstrate how to make the sound...
Topics: Science — Physical Science, Sound and Music. Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Hearing Sounds
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities
Ages: 3-4
-
This simple name activity is a sample page from The Giant Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for Four Year Olds published by Gryphon House. Children are given their name cards and match them to their photos.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Vocabulary Development
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities
Ages: 4-5
-
Reggie, the rhino, loves rhymes. In his game, he offers this rhyming practice game with words from 12 different familiar places.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Hearing Sounds, Communication, Listening Skills
Resource Type: Games, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
-
The Olentangy Local School System offers this list of 25 activities that are simple and fun ways for children to practice letter recognition and writing skills. Families may want to pick and choose ones that are best suited for the young children in their lives, but the whole list is meant to offer ways to play...
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Alphabet Knowledge, Phonics, Writing Development, Printing Letters
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities, Parent Resource
Ages: 4-5
-
This activity from Ready at Five encourages families to play with rhymes and sounds to build language and literacy skills with their children. The activity begins with the book, My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Archibald Opie.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Hearing Sounds, Fluency, Reading to Children, Reading with Children
Resource Type: Lessons and Activities, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-4
-
This online game asks children to drag pictures that belong in one group or category (like farm, restaurant, home, museum, or garden) into a box. Children may need some help with transition into and out of the game.
Topics: Mathematics — Algebra, Sorting and Classifying. Reading and Language Arts — Vocabulary Development, Learning New Words
Resource Type: Games, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
|
|
You Can Find Great Science Books on ORC
In addition to the books in the REC Bookshelf, the ORC Science Bookshelf has some great picture books you can use to explore science concepts.
|