Cross-Curricular:

Math:
1. Students can create various types of graphs (picture graph, object graph, and table) based
on the students favorite colors in the class. (SOL K.14)
2. Students could use a balance to compare the concepts heavy/light and large/small.
Students would count the number of objects in each side of the scale to determine how
many objects one side has versus the other and if it is heavy or light. (SOL K.10)
3. Have students use the shapes circle, triangle, square, and rectangle to create and continue
patterns. (SOL K.16)

Social Studies:
1. Give students a map of Virginia and the states that border. Students will determine the
states over/under, above/below, to the left of and to the right of Virginia and relate it to
the terms North, South, East, and West. (SOL K.6c)
2. Present students with various facts about animals, like their size to guide students into
using cause and effect relationships to group objects according to their speed. (SOL K.1f)

Reading:
1. During reading centers, students will read books with the teacher with descriptions about
location, size, color, and shape. (SOL K.2d)
2. When looking at book covers, have students discuss the descriptions of pictures. (SOL
K.10)
3. When reading a poem or song about shapes, have students come up to point to each word
after it has been read multiple times, while everyone reads the poem/song aloud. (K.7c)

Writing:
1. Students will use words like big and little or large and small to describe and write the
alphabet independently in uppercase and lowercase. (K11a)
2. Students can write and draw in their journals about a time they were too big or too little
to do something. Students will use this writing to tell and show about a life experience.
(SOL K.12b)

Community Connection:
1. Ask a local teacher from the high school or a college professor with knowledge in
physics to come to the classroom. During this session, students will learn about the color
spectrum, wavelengths, and how rainbows are made. The main portion of the
demonstration will deal with demonstration of colors through various types of prisms.
This opportunity will help students connect the information they know to generate a new
concept that challenges their minds to think about colors in a three-dimensional way.
Although some of the discussion may not be fully understood by the students, the
conversation will be kept to a very kid-friendly manner and include video and hands-on
demonstrations.