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• Fun Language Arts Activities on Horton Hatches the Egg
  Will Horton keep his word and hatch the egg? Find out about keeping promises and faithfulness. Try this in your classroom today.
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas Lesson Plan
  Why did the Grinch try to steal Christmas? Does he succeed? Why did the Grinch hate Christmas? Children of all ages enjoy answering these and other questions while learning from this How the Grinch Stole Christmas lesson plan.
• Where is Thumbkin? A Review of Songs and Fingerplays for the Elementary Classroom
  If you are looking for a great book of cute, seasonal songs and children's fingerplays to encourage music in the classroom by providing your students with musical opportunities, then this elementary music teacher resource is for you!
• Surprise Island: Test Facts on The Boxcar Children Book
  Why is the island cave filling with water? Will they get out in time? Who found the Indian skeleton? Why does stranger Joe know so many things? The Boxcar Children have another adventure! This time on Surprise Island.
• Learning Activities for The Boxcar Children Book #1
  Where will the four children hide? Will Benny be sent to an orphans home? How will they survive in the woods? The Boxcar Children series remains a favorite of young readers, teachers and parents. These hands-on exercises will connect kids to the story in an inviting way.
• First Grade Math Activities for the Fall
  Your first graders will really "fall" for these autumn-themed, first grade math activities that use leaves. Take your students on a walk around the school to collect leaves or have them bring some from home and let the math fun begin!
• Read Aloud Lesson Ideas with "A Chair for My Mother"
  Find an outline of ideas to use before, during and after a read aloud with "A Chair for My Mother", by Vera B. Williams, along with new activities to teach using this wonderful children's book.
• Tally It Up! Activities for the Primary Classroom on Tally Marks
  Using varied lesson circumstances improves student learning, as educational research consistently shows. Teaching tally marks to students using the activities presented here provides interactive lessons requiring students' active participation through full body movements and hands-on activities.
• First Grade Small Group Activities: Research-Based Lesson Designs
  Learn to use small groups effectively to help graders meet their learning objectives. Discover three research-based small group designs that really work! Foster a positive learning atmosphere in your classroom by successfully facilitating small groups.