Understanding Fact or Opinion: A Game
Need to teach your students to distinguish fact from opinion? If you’re looking for some easy activities to further the understanding of this …
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Urban Legends Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will explore the origins and truth (or lack thereof) behind popular and/or local urban legends. In doing so, they will use …
Continue ReadingDescriptive Writing Activities Using Cookies
Who doesn’t love cookies? Use cookies to motivate students to write a good descriptive paragraph. The team that writes the best descriptions …
Continue ReadingFun Ways to Teach Math: Make Mathematics Enjoyable to Learn for Students
For few children, math skills come naturally. For others mathematics is tough and boring. There are different approaches that can make math classes …
Continue ReadingTeam Teaching in Kindergarten or PreKindergarten: Benefits and Strategies
Have you been told you are going to be team teaching in the next school year? Although it sounds like a daunting task, it can actually be a very …
Continue ReadingHomeostasis Lesson Plan
Use this simplified lesson plan to give your students a working knowledge of the homeostatic function as it applies to the characteristics of life. …
Continue ReadingGrades 6-8: Lesson Plan Showcasing Pop Art
This painting art project is easy and fun, using pop cans as objects to model. Teaching pop art style is easy when students can choose a favorite or …
Continue ReadingAuthor's Chair: The Sharing of Students Writing
The author’s chair is traditionally the last step in the writing process, where students share their published work. This article will focus on …
Continue ReadingElementary Journal Entry Ideas for Your Classroom in All Subject Areas
Journals are not just for writing activities. Journals can be used in all subject areas. Use these elementary journal entry ideas to set up journals …
Continue ReadingElementary Science Lesson Plan on the Three States of Matter
Get students physically involved in this science lesson. Your students will become the molecules in a solid, liquid, and gas and imitate their …
Continue ReadingLorax Activities for Teaching Kids Money Skills
After reading the Lorax, you can do some fun activities to help students learn more about money. These money activities can be adapted for any …
Continue ReadingReading Skills Lesson With The Lorax: Using Context Clues
Dr. Seuss is famous for making up words in his stories. The Lorax is full of several of these made-up words. But readers can figure out what these …
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