It’s the first day of a new school year and you have just as many jitters as your students. The key is to be prepared! Here is a list of ideas and …
Continue Reading“Please don’t kill it. It’s unfair,” she sobbed. We can certainly sense Fern’s feelings in the book Charlotte’s Web when her father is ready to get …
Continue Reading“He’s such a character!” You may have heard that phrase before when it refers to someone who is funny or mischievous. But characters can …
Continue ReadingSnoopy had the right idea when he wrote, “It was a dark and stormy night.” He knew that the right setting is often vital in a good story. Students …
Continue ReadingEnergy is everywhere! Nothing happens without energy. Help your students understand that energy comes in many forms. Provided here are activities and …
Continue ReadingYoung readers will have fun discovering homophones as they expand their reading vocabulary. Don’t bawl! You will have a ball with this lesson. Great …
Continue ReadingFind some great ideas to use with young students to incorporate writing skills with nonfiction reading.
Continue ReadingMake book reports fun and fitting for beginning readers. These activities will increase reading comprehension and improve writing skills.
Continue ReadingHopefully your students will be well-balanced after this first grade physics lesson plan about balance!
Continue ReadingPlants are everywhere! They’re in the store, your front yard, your backyard, and some of you may even have some plants on your kitchen table. Why not …
Continue ReadingTeachers do a wonderful job providing students with hands-on manipulatives that promote learning. The most common ones include cubes, blocks, and …
Continue ReadingPlants are everywhere! But, do children really understand a plant’s structure? Do they understand that each part is vital to the plant? Often …
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