Classroom Activities for the First Day of School
First day of school jitters can be overcome with some fun classroom activities. Students need to be welcomed into their school year with a firm but …
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Making Community Postcards Depicting Scenes From Their Neighborhood: Community Building Lesson Plan Idea
Mail call! Students will use their drawing skills to create a postcard image depicting a scene from their community.
Continue ReadingPlan a Pirate Theme for your Preschool! Activities, Ideas & Suggestions
This article outlines pirate theme ideas for a preschool class. This lesson plan includes a book, activities and assessment for the teacher.
Continue ReadingReading Lesson Plan: Teaching Cause and Effect
A piece of writing can have any one of many reading structures. One common reading structure is cause and effect. This article will explore how to …
Continue ReadingSkin Lesson Plans: Anatomy of Skin
This skin lesson plan offers a diagram for students to label as they learn about the anatomy of the skin and the function of the parts that make up …
Continue ReadingSkin Lesson Plans: Integumentary System
As part of this series of back to school science lesson plans, the skin lesson plans will teach students about the skin and the various accessory …
Continue ReadingTeaching Text Connections to First Graders
Teaching text connections in first grade is a good way to help students improve their reading comprehension. Beginning with text to self connections, …
Continue ReadingIntroduction to Economics Lesson Plan: What is Economics
This economics lesson plan introduces students to the econmic way of thinking using terms that will become important tools as they progress through …
Continue ReadingMaking Self-Portraits for the Cover of a Community Newspaper in Art Class
Extra! Extra! Read all about this fun self-portrait, community, lesson plan for elementary students.
Continue ReadingNeeds and Wants: A Lesson on Budgeting
This is a fun economics activity that helps students to understand the difference between needs and wants. This is a progressive project that the …
Continue ReadingVenn Diagram Math Lesson Plan to Teach the Concept of Sets
Venn diagrams are very useful tool for representing sets of data graphically. This math lesson plan in Venn diagrams will explain what a Venn diagram …
Continue ReadingHelp Your Grade School Students Celebrate National Grandparents Day
National Grandparents Day provides a wonderful opportunity to invite family members into your classroom, to honor the significant contributions of …
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