NWR: Kindergarten Teachers I need help!

Hi,
I teach Social Studies enrichment for K-7. I am stuck on lesson plans for kindergarten.

I have already done the community and community helpers.

I have to supply all of my own books, supplies and carry them all around too.

Have any ideas?? I can use many.........
Many ideas that I have or ones from the internet have proved to be to difficult for them..

Thanks

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What about Maps?

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I posted a question about Maps before and I got some good suggestions such as taking pictures of the school and having them tell me where it is.

I think it will be too difficult for them now. I was going to wait a little later in the year.

Do you know what it is like to have a lesson that completely flops right in front of yor eyes???

I love teaching and ther kids (even the bad ones)
I have a million issues with this postion. I only see the kids once or twice a week and therefore they can get a bit rowdy.

Also, there are two with extreme behavior issues. They upset the whole class.

How would you go about teaching maps???

Thanks

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Anyone have ideas for Martin Luther King day and Presdent's week?

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i do have files on MLKday but they are in my classroom (won't be there till tues). I'll let you know on tues....FM

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Thanks

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I have a fantastic one for Martin Luther King day-it combines art and social studies and literacy. Basically its a poem about colors and how we need all the colors in the world to create a perfect world. I found it online awhile ago and actually did it with my best friend kindy class. What you do for the art portion is create a huge crayon box like crayola box and then use a crayon template to create a crayon outline for each child so they can color it themselves on whatever color of construction paper they are given. Then you put them all in a box labeled 'Ms.____'s box of crayons: they are beautiful as individuals but even better as a whole.'

I have the original lesson plan and several others if you need them. FM me with your email address if you are interested and I will send them over.

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i used to do unity wreaths with the younger kids at the hospital...we traced hands on the 'culture paper' and cut them out put their names in them and glued them into a nice little wreath around the word unity for mlk...i kids i did that with were from 4-6 and they enjoyed it there was also a little book we read to go with it but i cant think of the name