This lesson is designed to help educators find out how familiar their students are with letters and words and also give students an opportunity to develop their fine motor skills.

Elmo sings a song about growing up! This video highlights the milestones children experience as they get older, like catching a ball or putting on socks. [2:34]

This Kindergarten through 5th grade Kids in Motion activity surrounds a theme children love-their birthday! Surrounding a theme children love, their birthdays, students will exercise, move and stretch in way you might while celebrating a birthday. With the teacher as a model and director, students use various psychomotor skills to exercise their way through a birthday celebration. [9:56]

In this Kindergarten through 2nd grade interactive video, students act out animal movements for a short brain break. [5:28]

In this 3rd through 5th grade brain break video, students act out different movements, using their psychomotor skills, found in sports. [5:56]

Meet Clubhouse Expert Lewis Major, a naturalist who teaches kids about the great outdoors. In this segment, kids enjoy canoeing and learn that teamwork is required for steering. [2:10]

Explore music at home and in class with homemade instruments. In "Top of the Charts," Emily Elizabeth gets inspired to create the happiest song in the world. Emily Elizabeth, Jack, Pablo, Samantha, and Clifford pool their talents and resources to create a community band. Students will create a unique musical instrument with their families at home using recycled materials. The instruments will then be used at Circle Time to bridge home and school through music-making and practice.

Daniel pretends that he is a famous baseball star. Teach kids how their imaginations can help them with real-life activities. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [0:50]

Katerina discovers that she really likes bell peppers! She even tries carrots, but doesn't like them. Teach kids to understand that trying foods is important. After they have tried a new food, they can decide if they like it or not. [1:24]

There are so many ways that practice makes you better, but you have to keep trying! Remind kids to not give up on their first attempt. Practice, patience, and persistence often helps them reach the results they are looking for. [1:41]

Prince Wednesday wants to pretend to be a loud dinosaur while Daniel and Katerina are playing house. They find a way to play together when he agrees to be a quiet dinosaur. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:45]

Once you see what is there, you might not be so afraid! Teach kids to not be afraid until they know what is there, especially when they are in an unfamiliar place. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:09]

Daniel sees a scary shadow on the wall, but Dad shows him that shadows can be fun. Teach kids that being brave and investigating scary things together helps make things seem not as bad. [2:24]

It's Daniel's first sleepover at the castle! While he and Prince Wednesday are playing with their stuffed animals, they see something that scares them. Teach kids that being brave and investigating the scary object together will help things seem not as bad. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:00]

Miss Elaina, Daniel Tiger, and O the Owl put on a little show for Miss Elaina's parents, in which some of them dance backward while O plays the drums. This fun performance has everyone working together in his or her own way. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [1:02]

Miss Elaina's plans for Backwards Day, where everyone does things backward, are put on hold when O the Owl doesn't want to do anything backward. Miss Elaina's parents help find a solution that works, one where everyone can play together. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [2:48]

Daniel imagines that he is super brave, super strong, and isn't afraid of anything! Remind kids to think of happy thoughts when they are scared. Included are links to a related article and activity. [1:05]

This Kindergarten through 5th grade activity puts a spin on traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Finding a new partner for each exercise, students will do the exercise then sign their partner's paper. Students will continue this until all spots have been filled. [7:51]

Read the die to find out how many repetitions of each exercise to do. Then exercise along with the kids in the video to improve your number recognition and fitness level at the same time. [5:37]

These activities have been provided to help your students improve their fine motor skills. By doing so, it will help to increase students' handwriting and also their fine motor use in painting and other areas.