Who's Counting? Tally Marks Activities for Kindergarten Through 2nd Grade Students
Using varied lesson circumstances improves student learning, as educational research consistently shows. Teaching tally marks to students using the …
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"The Little Red Hen Makes Pizza" Activities Across the Curriculum
“The Little Red Hen Makes Pizza” book is exciting to read for even the most reluctant of learners. Students can make their own pizzas with …
Continue ReadingThree Creative Small Group Ideas: Activities for First Graders
Learn to use small groups effectively to help first graders meet their learning objectives. Discover three research-based small-group designs that …
Continue ReadingFirst Day Jitters Activities Help Students Overcome Anxiety
The book, First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, identifies with kids who have fears about going to school. Kids will delight in this funny tale. After …
Continue ReadingCreative Worksheets to Teach to Count by 5s and 10s
Skip counting can be so much fun to learn. Students will enjoy learning how to skip count by 5s and 10s when you make it creative. With a little …
Continue ReadingGrandfather's Journey: Center Activities for Your Classroom
Enjoy the descriptions of life in America and Japan as Allen Say remembers them in Grandfather’s Journey. Center activities will help students …
Continue ReadingFlat Stanley Activities and Projects for Engaging Classroom Learning
The beloved book of Flat Stanley makes children laugh. It provides possibilities for discussions about good manners, fiction or fantasy and Flat …
Continue ReadingA Pizza Lesson Plan That Brings Pizazz to Your Classroom
Help first and second graders celebrate National Pizza Month this October with some fun pizza activities that teach fractions, place value and parts …
Continue Reading"The Lonely Scarecrow" Teaching Ideas & Classroom Implementation for 2nd Grade
Use the book “The Lonely Scarecrow” to teach a wide variety of topics, while your students have fun making their own autumn buddies.
Continue ReadingInsect Elementary Lesson Plan: Lifecycle of a Grasshopper
Do you want your students to use their powers of observation and hearing to find out how an egg changes to an insect? Making observations and …
Continue ReadingActivities for Second Grade Sight Word Fluency Practice
Reading fluency is the ability to read text a quickly and expressively without errors. Many children struggle with fluency because they don’t …
Continue ReadingHave a Spooky Time with 'Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia' Activities for Grades 1-2
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers enlist Amelia Bedelia’s help to create a spooky good time at their Halloween party. Will things go as planned? Nothing is …
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