STEM Curriculum Tools: Best 3D Printing Programs for Schools
The future holds exciting opportunities as researchers and educators apply the potential of 3D technology to education. Many schools recognize the …
Continue ReadingThe History of Tramp Art
The unique folk art has as much artistry and skill as marquetry—a delicate and extremely skilled production of applying well-measured wood veneers in …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Celebrating Birthdays in the Preschool Classroom
Three hundred and sixty five days of discoveries, adventures, and growth equals a birthday for each child and a triumph to be celebrated with friends. …
Continue ReadingWebQuest Lesson Plan: Introduce Fourth Graders to the Grand Canyon
At this grade level many students study types of landforms. This Grand Canyon WebQuest inspires them to dig deeper into one of the most spectacular …
Continue ReadingFun Mental Math Games for Grade 2
When mental math is required, the best technique to accomplish this objective is practice…practice…practice. But how do you keep the students …
Continue ReadingFun and Creative Snowman Craft Project Ideas for the Kindergarten Classroom
The January blahs can put your students into a stall unless you plan some special activities designed to raise spirits and recharge batteries. Whether …
Continue ReadingGrade 2 Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan: the Tortoise and the Hare
When students look at literature with a more critical eye, it helps them to learn different styles of writing and illustrating. In this lesson, we …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Math: Creative Thinking Lesson Plan for Sorting and Classifying
Sorting is a fun hands-on activity for young students that gets them thinking. At first, provide a sorting rule such as sorting by color, size or …
Continue ReadingFacts That Make Louisiana Unique
Louisiana has some distinctions that make it entirely different from any other area in the United States. There are unique sayings and dialects in …
Continue ReadingWhat Actually Took Place on the First Thanksgiving?
You have heard the sanitized version of the first Thanksgiving where the Indians and Pilgrims celebrated a joyous feast, but there is more. In fact, …
Continue ReadingWho Was Studs Terkel? Biography of a Radio Talk Show Host and Author
Do you want the honest truth about a job you are considering? The unvarnished reality about your day-to-day calling? One man, Studs Terkel, …
Continue ReadingWho Is Zozobra? History of New Mexico's Burning Man
Did you know you could leave your troubles behind and experience a renewal of spirit with a symbolic character who looms large in the character of …
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