Laura Whitener

Grades Taught:

Kindergarten

Subjects Taught:

Social Studies, English Language Arts, Science, Math

ETV EDUCATION

Greenville, SC

Contributed Lessons

Guess my Location
Guess my Location

Lesson

Students will work on reading comprehension skills in this lesson, more specifically, they will learn to formulate questions and come up with explanations by playing a guessing game with a partner or...

Melt the Ice - Rainbow Style
Melt the Ice - Rainbow Style

Lesson

This lesson is full of learning opportunities! Students will learn basic science vocabulary, make hypothesees, make observations and work as a team to see who can make their rainbow ice melt the...

Shadow Makers
Shadow Makers

Lesson

Students will learn about the earth’s rotation and how shadows are made in this fun science lesson.

Mixtures and Solutions
Mixtures and Solutions

Lesson

This STEAM lesson will have your pre-schoolers engaged in discovery with new materials, sensory play, and working on fine motor skills.

Having a Ball with Number Sense
Having a Ball with Number Sense

Lesson

Students will develop number sense using a giant tens frame and beach balls at the beginning of the lesson and then transition into deeper learning and assessment through differentiated centers.

My Animal Project
My Animal Project

Lesson

Students will use their creative thinking and decision making skills to create a new animal, choose what’s necessary for their animal’s survival, and create a habitat for the animal. By allowing...

Goods and Services Ring Toss
Goods and Services Ring Toss

Lesson

Students will be able to determine the difference between a good and a service. This is a foundational concept necessary for growth in economics in early childhood.

Addition and Subtraction Egg Hunt
Addition and Subtraction Egg Hunt

Lesson

In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to explore, create their own thinking, and collaborate. Students will work in groups to put together number problems with their sums and differences.

Perspective Extension
Perspective Extension

Lesson

The students will be able to understand perspective by identifying multiple characters’ feelings, thoughts, emotions, and actions.

Geo Hunt
Geo Hunt

Lesson

Students will identify shapes according to the family it belongs to, number of sides, vertices, and points it may have through active and creative thinking.

Perspectives
Perspectives

Lesson

Students will use developmentally appropriate and engaging materials to discover different perspectives within literature and their day to day lives.

Titanic Research Project
Titanic Research Project

Lesson

Students will create a project on the Titanic tragedy based on topics they have chosen to research.

My Measurement Book
My Measurement Book

Lesson

Students will spend a week exploring their environment and finding things to measure!

The Slime Solution
The Slime Solution

Lesson

Creating slime is a trending hobby for young children. Although it is messy, it is a great tool to help with fine motor skills and even science and engineering. The problem with slime is that it...

Number Sequence Hopscotch
Number Sequence Hopscotch

Lesson

The students will be able to count by ones, fives, and tens from any number. This lesson will be presented to students as a game. Teacher will set up classroom for different centers for practicing...

Hot Chocolate Sentences
Hot Chocolate Sentences

Lesson

The students will be able to create a sentence containing 3 sentence features by using the hot chocolate sentence metaphor.

Lifecycle of a Pumpkin
Lifecycle of a Pumpkin

Lesson

For this project-based lesson, students will learn the parts of a pumpkin, create their own measurement tools and measure the height of pumpkins, and plant their own pumpkin seeds to learn the life...

Comparing Double Digit Numbers
Comparing Double Digit Numbers

Lesson

The students will be able to compare two two-digit numbers and decide whether the first number is greater than, less than, or equal to the second number.

Numerical Translation Stations
Numerical Translation Stations

Lesson

The students will be able to express numerical expressions verbally and change verbal phrases into numerical expressions. The goal is to have groups rotate through stations and work with their peers...

Inquiry Based Literacy: What is Halloween?
Inquiry Based Literacy: What is Halloween?

Lesson

In this lesson, students will come up with questions that they have about Halloween during a whole-group introduction. They will then research these questions using informational texts and the...