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Season and Tree Unit: Lessons All About Trees Through the Seasons for Primary Grades

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for pre k and k

Teaching seasons and trees covers a great deal of science material for a PreK-2 curriculum. The reason we need trees, recycling, seasons and even …

3 Easy Holiday Crafts For Kids in Preschool: Making Ornaments

Elizabeth Wistrom
Categories : Preschool crafts and activities for hands on learning

Parents love handmade gifts! Here are a few quick and easy holiday crafts for the young preschool kids in your class. You can help your your …

8th Grade Curriculum Guidelines for Homeschooling & Assessing 9th Grade High School Readiness

Alicia
Categories : Keeping homeschool records

Eighth grade is the last year before your child enters high school. It is important to make sure that they have a good understanding of all the …

A Christmas Activity for Kindergarten: Make Rudolph Sandwiches

Elizabeth Wistrom
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Here is an easy recipe to add to your list of Christmas activities for kids. Students will make sandwiches which look like Rudolph! Kindergarten …

A Successful First Day of School is Waiting: Teacher Tips for a Great First Day of School

Margie
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Help make your students’ first days of school a little easier with some teacher-tested ideas that will ease student anxieties. A good start can lead …

Build Your Child's Phonics Skills with These Three Activity Ideas

Sandy Fleming
Categories : Parenting grade school aged kids

Phonics is the surest path to literacy! Here are practical ways for parents to give young children a boost in early phonics skills.

Hickory, Dickory Dock! Activities and Lesson Plans

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for pre k and k

Hickory, Dickory, Dock is an old favorite rhyme to teach with. Children and teachers alike enjoy the sing-song way it is written. Learn to make a …

Lunch Ideas for Homeschool Moms: Make It Fun and Educational!

Alicia
Categories : Homeschool teaching techniques & tips

Lunchtime can be more than just a thirty minute break from schooling. It can be a time of fun for both parent and child. Parents can create some …

Mary Had a Little Lamb Lesson Plan

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

Using the nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb to teach rhyming words and word families is great fun for students. Students look forward to this …

Read Aloud Time to Nurture Language Skills in Your Child

Sandy Fleming
Categories : Parenting grade school aged kids

Language and comprehension are two of the most vital skills you can build with your child. Together, they will improve your youngster’s chance of …