We planned your small group lessons for you, and they're cross-curricular, so you can build multiple skills at once! No extra planning, No extra time!
Introducing Cross-Curricular Small Group Lessons: Volume 1, Name Play & Building Classroom Community!
Every lesson in this pack weaves foundational literacy skills into the other domains you're already working to build: science, math, social-emotional learning, fine motor, and gross motor.
Instead of one more separate activity competing for time in your day, each lesson becomes a single, meaningful moment where children are counting, moving, creating, and connecting with friends, all while building the letter knowledge and name recognition that set the stage for reading.
Each lesson takes just 5–7 minutes, works with 3–5 children at a time, and is designed to be introduced once and repeated with every small group throughout the week. No extra planning, no extra prep, just deeper learning woven into the day you're already running.
Here's what makes them amazing:
✔ Cross-Curricular by Design: Every lesson pairs literacy with another area of development: science, math, social-emotional learning, fine motor, or gross motor, so we are learning multiple skills at once.
✔ Five Ready-to-Teach Lessons: Crayon Resist Name Reveal (Science), Roll & Color My Name (Math), Kindness Circle (SEL), Name Engineers (Fine Motor), and Name Musical Chairs (Gross Motor).
✔ Consistent, Easy-to-Follow Structure: Overview, Learning Goals, Vocabulary, Materials, Before You Begin, and a full Let's Investigate! walkthrough for every lesson.
✔ Built-In Differentiation: Provide Support and Offer a Challenge sections mean every lesson flexes to meet each child where they are.
✔ Home Connection Strips Included: Pre-written, ready-to-cut take-home strips for every lesson so families can extend the learning at home.
Why Teachers Love These Lessons:
- A ready-made, professional resource that shows literacy belongs in every part of the day.
- Uses children's own names to build motivation into every domain, from science to gross motor play.
- Deepens the learning already happening in your classroom instead of adding one more thing to your plate.
- Simple, easy to use...no planning needed!
This is a 28-page digital download.