Celebrating the Season – January Lesson Plans

The weather outside may be frightful, but lessons are delightful!  Are you looking for ideas to engage and motivate your students?  These January lesson plans can help!

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January A Poem Each Week 

Poetry is great for read alouds and introducing and reviewing standards. This month we are looking at four winter and holiday themed poems.

Hooray! Hooray! It’s New Year’s Day by Kenn Nesbitt (found in the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups)

January by John Updike

The sky is low, the clouds are mean, by Emily Dickinson

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou

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Want more poetry ideas?  Check out these resources.

January Bulletin Board – We Are Unique

Tie in snowflakes with student personalities.  Use the bio-poem template for students to complete.  This lesson can teach students that we are all unique, just like snowflakes.

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This same lesson can be tied into Black History Month.  Let students research key figures and write bio-poems on these key figures.  Want to get the students talking about how people can make a change?  Read and discuss the poem – Stand Up!

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January Lesson Ideas – Get Them Moving

Try this Measurement Winter Games lesson to get your students up, moving, and demonstrating understanding of important measurement and graphing skills. You get 12 different measurement math centers.  The perfect way to get them moving indoors!

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Literacy Center Activities 

Want to review important reading standards?  This winter literacy center is a great way to get your students reading and connecting with the text.  Each week focuses on one original poem (poem included) and 4 activities to connect and respond to the text.

Classroom Management Tip

Use Mystery Students to get your students back in the swing of things and on track. This tried and true classroom management strategy is a great way to make sure your students remember and practice your expectations.