Access teacher-created lessons aligned to topics specified by the Core Knowledge Sequence for study in kindergarten. These kindergarten lesson plans may be adapted for use at other grade levels but are most effective when integrated into a coherent and cumulative school-wide instructional plan.
The Core Knowledge Foundation extends its sincere thanks to all teachers who developed these kindergarten lessons for our National Conferences (1992-2011) or through their participation in the Colorado Unit Writing Project (1999-2004).
Important Note
These teacher-created lessons have not been vetted by the Core Knowledge Foundation nor reviewed by content experts. Contact us if you have questions regarding posted lessons.
Kindergarten Lesson Plans by Subject
Language Arts
I. Listening and Speaking
No kindergarten lesson plans available
II and III. Reading and Writing
Phonics and Decoding Strategies for Struggling Readers
The “Fantastic Four” Fables to Teach Reading Skills
Let’s Write Around the World
Poultry in Motion
IV. Language Conventions
No kindergarten lesson plans available
V. Poetry
Kinder Poems and Songs
Mother Goose on the Loose: Teaching Reading and Writing in a Way That’s Exciting
VI. Fiction
Classic Storytelling with a Technology Twist
From Once Upon a Time to Happily Ever After…and Everything in Between
Story Stretching: Tall Tales in North America
Aesop Appeals To Me!
And the Moral Is…
We’re Building Heroes
VII. Sayings and Phrases
Teaching Language Arts with Sayings and Phrases
The Kindergarten Book of Sayings
History and Geography
World:
I. Spatial Sense
Mapping Our Way to South America: A Study of Spatial Sense
Maps and Globes: Where in the World are We?
Investigating Our Place in the World
II. Overview of the Seven Continents
Let’s Write Around the World
Passport to the World
“Goodall” Africa: Geography, Science, and Folk Tales
Christopher Columbus: The Man, The Myth, and the Legend
G’Day Mate!
American:
I. Geography
Story Stretching: Tall Tales in North America
II. Native Americans
Native Americans
Native American Indians: Wampanoags
The Diné (Navajo) Native American Tribe
Three Native American Groups
III. Early Exploration and Settlement
A Journey to the New World: Christopher Columbus and the Pilgrims
Christopher Columbus: The Man, The Myth, and the Legend
IV. Presidents, Past and Present
Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln
A Collage of American Icons: Presidents and Symbols
Presidents and Symbols of Past, Present, and Future
The Presidents of Mount Rushmore
Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!
V. Symbols and Figures
Hooray for the Red, White and Blue!
Visual Arts
I. Elements of Art
Colossal Structures and Sculptures
Listen to the Talking Colors
Foundations in Art
II. Sculpture
No kindergarten lesson plans available
III. Looking at and Talking about Art
The Story of Art
Foundations in Art
Music
I. Elements of Music
The Rhythm of Life
Cracking the Elements of Music
II. Listening and Understanding
No kindergarten lesson plans available
III. Songs
No kindergarten lesson plans available
Mathematics
I. Patterns and Classification
Manipulatives + Literature = Mathematical Thinkers
Pitter, Patter with Patterns (Geometry, Patterns, and Classification)
II. Numbers and Number Sense
Manipulatives + Literature = Mathematical Thinkers
III. Money
Show Me the Money: Mastering the Meaning of Coins
IV. Computation
No kindergarten lesson plans available
V. Measurement
No kindergarten lesson plans available
VI. Geometry
Pitter, Patter with Patterns (Geometry, Patterns, and Classification)
Science
I. Plants and Plant Growth
Kinder Inquiring Minds Want to Know
How Does Your Garden Grow?
II. Animals and Their Needs
What Animals Need
Kinder Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Animals Around the World
“Goodall” Africa: Geography, Science, and Folk Tales
III. The Human Body
Kinder Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Chomp, Clap, Sneeze, and Snore: These are Sounds of a Healthy Me!
The Body Beautiful
IV. Introduction to Magnetism
Kinder Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Magnets Rock
May the Force be With You: A Unit on Magnets
V. Seasons and Weather
Weather or Not, Seasons Change
Weather Watchers
Wild Weather: At Home and Around the World
VI. Taking Care of the Earth
Taking Charge of Our Earth and Its Resources
For the Love of our Earth
How Does Your Garden Grow?
VII. Science Biographies
“Goodall” Africa: Geography, Science, and Folk Tales
The Plant Doctor Is In: The Story of George Washington Carver
The Wright Stuff
