What is Reading Recovery for Young Children and Tips for Parents
Reading recovery is a method of teaching used around the world to help young children who are struggling with their literacy skills. It is a …
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Dramatizing Stories Through Improvisation and Drama
Are you prepared to take your students through a step by step process to develop a performance from a story, instead of a from a script? Here you …
Continue ReadingReaching Your Goals: A Fifth Grade Lesson Plan on Self-Discipline
This activity helps children realize that in order to fulfill their dreams, they must set goals and have self-discipline to achieve those goals, and …
Continue ReadingHow to Use The Think Pair Share Reading Strategy with Struggling Readers
One instructional strategy that keeps students engaged and active in a lesson is introducing the Think-Pair-Share model. You can use it with any …
Continue ReadingCreate a Card Game on the U.S. Presidents and Play it With Your Elementary Students
This elementary social studies lesson plan uses a game to assist students in learning facts about the Presidents of the United States. Use this fun …
Continue ReadingTeach the Parts of a Sentence With This Sentence Structure Games for Early Elementary Students
This is a sentence structure game that can be played by early elementary students such as first and second graders. It helps them to learn the parts …
Continue ReadingImmigration Unit: Part I
Helping students learn about their background and heritage can lead your class on an exploration of many different topics and subjects. This unit can …
Continue ReadingThree Little Kittens Lesson Plan: Math Activity for Elementary and Counting by Two
Students will enjoy learning to count by two’s using the book, Three Little Kittens. In this beloved classic, the kittens lose and find their …
Continue ReadingDr. Seuss Lesson with ABC An Amazing Alphabet Book
Dr. Seuss’s ABC book can help students not only learn the alphabet but become more aware of their surroundings. This lesson will help students …
Continue ReadingDr. Seuss Lessons: Hop on Pop
Hop on Pop is a famous book by Dr. Seuss which can help students learn about rhyming words, short vowels, and fnal letter sounds. Here we will look at …
Continue ReadingSing a Song of Whales: Lesson Plans for Kindergarten
This lesson on whales is part of the series of Life Under the Sea for kindergarten through third grade. The focus on whales is incorporated with …
Continue ReadingCreate an Easy Student Picture Christmas Ornaments: A Gift For Parents
Teachers can easily assist their students in creating the perfect Christmas present for their parents. Parents will love an ornament with their …
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