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Old Mother Hubbard Craft for Preschool: 3 Ideas

Tania Cowling
Categories : Preschool crafts and activities for hands on learning

Preschoolers love nursery rhyme. Take the learning even further with a craft to accompany a class favorite: Old Mother Hubbard. Read on for three …

Strega Nona Activities for the Primary Classroom on Literacy, Math and Social Studies

Tracey Bleakley
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

First graders love Tomie de Paola’s series of books about Strega Nona and her slightly incompetent assistant, Big Anthony. Your students will …

Teaching About Culture in Spain and Exploring Cultural Differences>

Finn Orfano
Categories : Spanish lesson plans for secondary grades 6 12

Spain’s cultural diversity is one of its greatest assets. Each region offers unique foods, languages and entertainment. Locals take pride in …

The Mitten Lesson Plans: Teach Strong Verbs and Inference in Writing to First Grade

Tracey Bleakley
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

This lesson is a great addition to a unit based on Jan Brett’s, ‘The Mitten’. First graders will learn about using context to infer …

Understanding Basic Concepts and Definitions of Environmental Chemistry

Om Thoke
Categories : Science facts & homework help

Environmental Chemistry is a branch of science that deals with the transport, effects, origins, fates and reactions of the chemical species present in …

Bunnicula Literature Unit - Ideas for Older Elementary Students

Jennifer Fidalgo
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

“Bunnicula” by Deborah and James Howe is about a pet rabbit who sleeps all day and is up at night, has two sharp fangs, sucks the juice …

How to Develop a Curriculum for Preschool - Information for Educators

Rebecca Mayglothling
Categories : Preschool teaching strategies, advice & tips

Learn more about creating a preschool curriculum with this outline of the process. Learn about creating a curriculum that addresses all learning …

Serious Emotional Disturbance and Inclusion: Information for Parents and Educators

Stephanie Torreno
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Students with emotional disturbances can be difficult to teach. Even for the most experienced educators, these children can cause extreme stress due …

Teaching Daily Life Skills to Students With Special Needs: Overview & Example

Anne Vize
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Teaching life skills can cover a whole range of areas, so where do we start? This article provides some examples of the daily life skills you’ll …

Teaching Students With Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss

Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

When a person experiences an injury to the head, she may sustain damage to her brain, called traumatic brain injury. Learn how traumatic brain injury …