Using The Lorax to Teach Food Chain Lesson Plans
The Lorax shows young readers that if one animal or plant is taken from the environment or dies because of air pollution, then many animals may …
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Handwriting Instruction: How to Teach Handwriting
A look at the literature about handwriting instruction models and the characteristics of effective handwriting programs. Last we look at how to …
Continue ReadingWriting Readiness Skills Necessary to Teach Handwriting
A look at the literature and one teacher’s perception about readiness skills necessary for writing and when to teach writing in school. Should …
Continue ReadingCity Mouse, Country Mouse Lesson Plans for Kindergarten
This lesson plan uses Aesop’s fable “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse” as a springboard for learning about urban, suburban, and …
Continue ReadingEditing Mini Lessons: Teaching Students to Edit Their Writing in Writer's Workshop
Teaching kindergartners and first graders how to edit in writer’s workshop can be especially frustrating. This writer’s workshop …
Continue ReadingA Fun Lesson Plan on Map Skills: Creating a Map Scale
Map skills lesson plans tend to be dry and boring – which is completely inexcusable! Mapmakers have the fascinating job of exploring the world around …
Continue ReadingMechanical Kinteic Energy Lesson Plans
Mechanical kinetic energy can seem very dry to those with no particular interest in energy and its classifications. Use this kinetic energy lesson …
Continue ReadingPotential Energy Lesson Plans
Use this hands on Potential Energy Lesson Plan to help your students understand the concept of potential energy along with its formula. This lesson …
Continue ReadingTraffic Signs Lesson for Kindergarten
Safety is important for kindergarten children to learn, and how better to learn safety than by learning about traffic signs? Traffic lights and other …
Continue ReadingWhat is Energy? Lesson Plans in Physical Science
How do you describe energy so that your students can understand what it means as it applies to Physical Science lesson plans? Use this energy lesson …
Continue ReadingTop 10 Crafty Father's Day Gift Ideas of Art- Part 2
Father’s Day is just around the corner! Celebrate Dad with these thoughtful arts and crafts projects. Here are ideas 5-10 of our top 10 …
Continue ReadingHistory of the Grand Canyon: Lesson Plan
This lesson looks at the history of the Grand Canyon and explores detailed facts about it. After this lesson students will not only have worked on …
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