Sheila Said:

Teaching class about similarities and differences?

We Answered:

You must be in a teacher ed class and this is a demonstration lesson? If so, first determine the grade level of the plan you will present (ok to announce that to the class), then plan activities around that. Easiest activity is physical similarities and differences (this can be used for several grade levels). For lower grades have students count and sort by eye color, height, etc. For upper grades, graph and chart. Can expand into married/single, family types, other similarities and differences. Stay hands-on, activity-based. Then lead a discussion on "best" traits. Students will debate and should arrive at the conclusion that there is no "best" appearance, height, etc. Discuss tolerance and close with students restating concepts learned and how tolerance can be applied across life experiences. The debate, discussion, and recap closure should be tailored to the grade level of the target students.

Leslie Said:

You Tube suggestions for Head Start Preschool SMART board?

We Answered:

Let's see, what I was able to find were some sing-a-longs for classic songs, such as "Old Macdonald Had a Farm" and "The Incy Wincy Spider". It is a playlist of 55 sing-a-long videos great for preschoolers, and you could just find the certain ones you would like to show to your class. :)
Here is the playlist link: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=…

I also found another playlist with more songs, such as colors and the ABC's. The playlist consists of 75 videos, so you could just pick out the ones you would like to show them. :)
Here is the playlist link: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=…

I hope that these videos will be lots of fun in both learning and fun! You can also search for some videos, and see if they would be good for your preschoolers. :)