My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Lesson Plans
My Rotten Redheaded older brother is another story of Patricia Polacco’s childhood. This time, she writes of sibling rivalry and how siblings …
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Snowflake Elementary Artwork: A Lesson on Snow Globe Painting and Snowflake Scenes
This easy watercolor painting lesson will produce a scene with snowflakes or a scene in a snow globe using simple watercolor painting techniques. All …
Continue ReadingUnit Study on Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco has written close to 50 books for children–many based on her own experiences or her family’s stories. She writes and …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: How Does the Brain Work?
Now that the class has gone over the basic anatomy of the brain, it’s time to teach them the different functions for the parts of the brain. …
Continue ReadingQuestion List and 2 Classroom Activities on the Bailey School Kids for Valentine's Day
You know it’s not a normal school day when Eddie, the school mischief maker, falls in love! When the new cook in the cafeteria bakes her special …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Basic Brain Anatomy For Elementary School
Teaching a class about neuroscience? Then start with a lesson on the parts of the brain! This lesson plan goes over teaching basic brain anatomy and …
Continue ReadingLesson Plans for Patricia Polacco -- Thank You, Mr. Falker
As teachers, this story will touch your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Patricia Polacco writes about how her teacher, Mr. Falker, helped her …
Continue ReadingMitosis Lesson Plans: Making Mitosis Fun!
If you’re a biology teacher, you may be nervous about teaching mitosis in an engaging way. Consider using these mitosis lesson plans as a fun …
Continue ReadingPhilosophy for Kids: Lesson Plans Teaching Philosophy for Kids
Critical thinking is an essential skill for children to have. What better way to teach children to think critically than through introducing them to …
Continue ReadingTeach Students to Avoid Run-On Sentences in Elementary Language Arts: A Lesson Plan
Teaching about run-on sentences and looking for a great lesson plan idea? Run-on sentences are one of the most common errors many elementary and …
Continue ReadingTeaching Tips for Teaching New Vocabulary Words & Increasing Student Memorization Rate
Students from elementary to secondary school have listening, speaking, reading and writing vocabulary lists that they use daily in and out of the …
Continue Reading“The Wish Giver” Lesson Plan and Activities
So you’ve finished reading “The Wish Giver” with your class. What can you do to ensure that they understand the main concepts of the novel and have …
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