Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
Of course it’s important to get students writing. But how can you make sure they’ll be interested in the topic you choose for them to write about? Try …
Continue ReadingShowing items from Teaching Grades Pre-K to 5
A Chocolate Fever Lesson Plan: Do You Have the Fever?
For chocolate lovers and those folks who have unusual eating habits, you can’t resist reading this book. Students will be amazed at the …
Continue ReadingChemistry Lesson Plan for Elementary Students: Mixtures and Solutions
Chemistry can be a difficult subject to teach your elementary students. This chemistry lesson plan for elementary students is designed to help your …
Continue ReadingHelp Teach Children How to Tell Time By Making Sundials Outside
These outdoor math activities were created to help teachers to get their students up and moving in the fresh air. Use these activities to reinforce …
Continue ReadingGreater than and Less than Math Activities
Greater than and less than math activities are a must for any elementary education curriculum. These activities will drive the point home while …
Continue ReadingHalloween Math Activity: Haunted Bar Graph Lesson Plan
Trying to scare up an inventive way of using Halloween themes to teach third grade-level content? This lesson plan delivers a creative idea that is so …
Continue ReadingThe Tiny Seed Activities for the Preschool or Elementary Classroom
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a popular book to use with preschoolers through second graders when teaching the plant cycle. There are many Tiny Seed …
Continue ReadingUse The Tiny Seed with These First Grade and Kindergarten Math Activities
The concepts, characters, and the storyline of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle are great building blocks for introducing math activities to your …
Continue ReadingCompare Deciduous and Coniferous Trees
Take your class out for a walk and introduce them to deciduous and coniferous trees. Students will record their observations and make comparisons …
Continue ReadingGooney Bird Greene and Storytelling
“Gooney Bird Greene” by Lois Lowry is a colorful tale about an eccentric young second grader who loves to tell stories. Her inventive use …
Continue ReadingUsing Games in the Classroom to Teach Parts of Speech
Using a Powerpoint presentation and a projector, teachers can create an educational game to teach parts of speech.
Continue ReadingUsing a Cluster Map and Storyboard to Understand the Main Ideas in a Modified Halloween Reading Lesson
Reading a story, book, article, directions, outlines or any contextual material that require an understanding of reading content can be daunting. …
Continue Reading