Teaching Roald Dahl's 'The BFG' in Elementary School: Four Ideas
Children love reading about the big, friendly giant in Roald Dah’s classic. Try these activities with your elementary class.
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Using Summarizing Graphic Organizers to Help Students Write Summaries
When students are learning to write summaries, it is useful to teach them to organize their thoughts with a graphic organizer.
Continue ReadingTeaching Interpersonal Relationship Values From the Movie, "Mrs. Doubtfire"
Teach your students the damage lies and secrets can cause in interpersonal relationships by showing and discussing the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Showing …
Continue Reading"The Stinky Cheese Man" Comprehension Lesson & Game
How can you use such an off the wall book like The Stinky Cheese Man to practice comprehension skills? It’s possible and fun too! This lesson …
Continue ReadingOwl Moon and Teaching Literary Devices Lesson
“And when their voices faded away, it was as quiet as a dream.” is an example of a literary device used in Owl Moon. Can your students …
Continue ReadingOrder of Operations Math Poster Activity Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for studying the order of operations. The focus is on creating an activity that will allow students to work in groups and create a …
Continue Reading"Stone Fox" Four Follow-up Student Activites for Grades 3-5
Little Willy needs to win the race to save Grandfather’s farm. Can there be more than one way to win? Students listening to this story will hear …
Continue ReadingPlant Parts We Eat: Teaching Elementary Lessons on Plants
Most young children will probably tell you that it would be gross to eat the flowers, stems or roots of a plant and would be surprised to find out …
Continue ReadingSubjects and Predicates SMART Board Lesson and Games
Looking for a fun and innovative way to teach your students about subjects and predicates? If so, then this lesson is just for you, and your students …
Continue Reading3rd Grade Worksheets In Math, Reading, and Science
If you are looking for 3rd grade worksheets, then look no further. Graphic organizers and worksheets on classification, fractions and multiplication …
Continue ReadingPlant Parts Activities for the Primary Grades
These fun and easy science experiments are perfect for teaching young children about the parts of a plant and their functions. Use these activities as …
Continue ReadingLearning Math Concepts with Shel Silverstein Poems About Money
Shel Silverstein has written some of the most popular poetry books for children. His books are found on just about every classroom shelf across the …
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