Engaging Activities for Practicing Verb Tenses to Initiate Active Learning
Go and went hardly sound like the same word. Yet, essentially, they have the same meaning. Go is in the present, while went is in the past. Knowing …
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Frederick Douglass: Lesson Plans and Project Ideas for Third Grade
Frederick Douglass was an African-American who spent his early life as a slave. He escaped and became one of the leading speakers to shed light on the …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Third Grade Lessons Using Picture Books in the Classroom
Many third graders are devouring chapter books and starting on middle grade novels for their own reading enjoyment. But don’t pack up all your …
Continue ReadingImmigration Teaching Unit For Fifth Grade: Learning About Immigrants
Pack a suitcase and travel along with an immigration teaching unit for fifth grade students. Your class will understand the reasons for moving, where …
Continue ReadingSame Size and Shape: Congruency Activities for Third Grade
Shapes come in all sorts of sizes and forms. To be congruent, a shape must be the same size and shape. In other words, they are the same. In order …
Continue ReadingExpand Your Students' Horizons with a Third Grade Lesson on "Fly Eagle Fly"
Do you want to teach your students to believe they are worthy and capable of great things? This third grade lesson on Fly Eagle Fly contains some …
Continue ReadingA Rubric for Descriptive Paragraphs in Third Grade: Assessment for Writing
Do you need a readymade rubric and lesson to teach descriptive writing at the third grade level? All you need is included in this lesson: steps for …
Continue ReadingTeaching Third Grade Writing on Compound Subjects and Predicates
How do you teach third graders to identify and to write compound subjects and predicates without worksheets? Try the game and the creative writing …
Continue ReadingWelcome toThird Grade! First Day of School Ideas for Teachers
The first day of school can be intimidating for both kids and teachers. Having a plan and plenty of fun activities is essential for making it through …
Continue ReadingAmerican Food Culture Lesson Plan: Fast Food, Traditional Cooking & Family Recipes
Ask any visitor to the United States what American food is, and the answer is usually a litany of fast food chains. Unfortunately, many tourists to …
Continue ReadingCharacter Education with a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Lesson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a fun book for elementary students to read. They love the characters, especially Charlie, and the …
Continue ReadingScience Ideas: Teach About the Moon Phases with Activities
Children love to find the moon when it’s full and point it out when it’s a sliver. In elementary school, they learn why the moon looks …
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