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It's Time for Hanukkah: An Elementary School Lesson and Dreidel Game

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

The Hanukkah celebration celebrates the miraculous lighting of the candles during a temple dedication. This lesson and game will help introduce …

Lesson Plan for Kids on How to Bake Gingerbread Cookies

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school math

Integrate literacy, food science and math together in this series where students read the Gingerbread Man Book and learn to bake gingerbread cookies. …

Lesson Plan: Hook the Reader

Trent Lorcher
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Too often when writing the draft of an essay, writers include unnecessary information. It’s time we put an end to that.

Make a Model of the Earth out of Paper Plates in this Budget-Friendly Classroom Activity

Alicia
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Making a model of the Earth is useful for both science and history. Science includes astronomy, and history includes the geography of the Earth. This …

Make a Spider Pinata: Lesson Plan & Activities

ARobin
Categories : Lesson plans for pre k and k

In this lesson, students will be learning about spiders and their webs as well as learning how to work together to make a spider pinata. Math and …

Persuasive Writing Skills : Use News Articles to Teach Persuasive Writing

Julia Bodeeb
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Students like to read news articles that relate to their town or the overall country. There are always interesting events mentioned in the news and …

Review of Extra Language Resources: Language Software to Build Reading and Language Skills in Special Education

Anne Vize
Categories : Teaching students with speech disorders

Extra Language Resources is a kids language software that is pitched at the special education and speech therapy activities markets. It’s great …

Spark Your Students' Creativity at Halloween and Plan a Poem-Writing Lesson

Julia Bodeeb
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Around Halloween you can keep your students’ attention if you build lessons around the holiday. Let students unleash some holiday spirit and at …

St. Lucia Day Celebration and Activities For Grade School Students

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

St. Lucia is a winter holiday celebrated in Sweden. It is a festival of light that brings friends and family together to celebrate St. Lucia, the …

Students Make a Model of the Earth Using Clay in this Classroom Activity

Alicia
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

This article teaches students how to make models of the Earth using clay. This is a good way to review the seven continents and the Earth’s four …