Sally Stone

Yoga for Kids - Gratitude Lesson These yoga activities provide a sequence of activities for discussing, learning, and establishing gratitude practices that cultivate well-being, self-esteem, positive relationships, and resilience. Cultivating gratitude builds a positive community of mutual care and self-care in accordance with Social and Emotional Learning Standards. Lesson activities include visuals, graphic organizers, writing, listening, and movement opportunities. Lessons include step-

These lesson plan activities create opportunities for discussing and establishing positive habits, classroom social norms based on kindness, and a positive community of mutual care and self-care per Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards. Each lesson activity includes a visual component or graphic organizer to guide instruction and/or use with students. Activities also include step-by-step instructions and scripting. Lesson activities include:· How to explain yoga to students (childr

Save the Monarch Butterflies: Rationale and PedagogyThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the monarch butterfly as a threatened species in 2020. Each year, the monarch’s status is re-evaluated for the endangered species list. This makes the monarch butterfly a good subject for engaging students in a greater purpose: learning about and helping to save the monarch butterfly.  This is a big issue, but in this unit, students can make one simple effort to help the monarchs: plant a monarch butter

Monarch Butterflies: 8-Lesson Multiple Intelligences Unit: Rationale and Pedagogy Each student has a unique way of learning. Using a multiple intelligences approach to lesson design allows our students to learn from their strengths, and engage in other perspectives. Learning about a subject from various angles deepens students’ understanding of a content area, in this case, monarch butterflies. Why study monarch butterflies? The wonder of monarch butterflies can ignite a child’s appreciation of

Description: INFO CARDSMonarch Butterfly Life Cycle INFO CARDS (created with photos)These Info Cards are designed for learning the monarch butterfly’s life cycle from egg to butterfly. Each card includes detailed, 4-color photographs accompanied by simple but descriptive text including important science vocabulary defined in context. Two sets of Info Cards are included: the basic life cycle of 4 stages and the full life cycle of 12 stages. Close-up photos, with pennies and nickels for comparis

Description: Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle INFO CARDSThese Info Cards are designed for learning the monarch butterfly’s life cycle from egg to butterfly. Each card includes detailed, 4-color photographs accompanied by simple but descriptive text including important science vocabulary defined in context. Two sets of Info Cards are included: the basic life cycle of 4 stages and the full life cycle of 12 stages. Close-up photos, with pennies and nickels for comparison, let students see the

Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle FLASHCARD KIT (real photos) This Flashcard Kit provides four sets of differentiated, monarch butterfly life cycle flashcards. Each deck was created with detailed, 4-color photos to engage students in learning about the wonder of the monarch life cycle. Close-up photos with pennies and nickels let students see the relative size of monarch eggs and caterpillars. These flashcard decks provide learning opportunities ranging from basic (K, 1, 2 skill levels) to compl

The Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle Interactive Read-Aloud Unit Overview I Am a Butterfly, Children's BookI Am a Butterfly features a monarch butterfly who takes young readers through each stage of her life cycle with detailed, close-up photos. A penny, used as a comparison, helps readers visualize the relative size of the tiny butterfly egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult monarch. Once out of the chrysalis, the monarch finds her way into the world to drink flower nectar and meet other butterfli

Perfect for Guided Math Stations, Homework, Summer Work, Tutoring Fact fluency is an essential foundation for complex problem solving, but there aren't enough hours in the day for all students to get the fluency practice they need. These strategies and simple games will make learning addition math facts fun while including parents in their child's education. This fact fluency packet includes a note home to parents with strategies for learning addition math facts as well as a Fact Fluency Table f

The Noise Clock is a classroom management tool. Use it to set norms with your students for acceptable noise levels depending on whether students are working on their own, in partners, or in small groups. Includes a lesson plan for setting norms with your students and putting the noise clock to good use in your classroom.