Reviewing a Resource for Chants and Songs for the Elementary Room Classroom
If you are looking for a great book of cute, seasonal songs and children’s fingerplays to encourage music in the classroom by providing your …
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Teach about Rocks & Minerals with These Activities for Elementary Students
What does an avocado and a chocolate chip cookie have in common? They are ideal to teach students about rocks, minerals, and the layers of the earth …
Continue ReadingTeaching Syllables to Kindergarten: Lesson on Counting Syllables
Kindergarteners learn to count syllables by counting the syllables in their names. After learning this, students play a fun graphing activity by …
Continue ReadingContinents Lesson Plan With Map and Globe Activities for Younger Students
This is part of a series of lessons in the Learning About My World unit for kindergarten through third grade, studying the continents. Maps and globes …
Continue ReadingMusic Activities with Bells: Learn About Music Hand Bells and Where to Get Them
If you are a Kindergarten or Preschool teacher, I recommend using these musical hand bells to assist you in using music in your Kindergarten …
Continue ReadingTeaching Children Table Manners
Table manners are best taught early and often. The rules should be explained clearly and reinforced daily. Nothing is more repulsive than a dinner …
Continue ReadingTeaching Vowels and Sounds: Activities & Vowel Song Included
Children will enjoy learning about vowels with this vowel song, interactive activity and game (missing vowel exercise). Students will learn what a …
Continue ReadingFive Fun Christmas Classroom Games
Teachers can use these classroom games to get kids thinking without their even realizing it. It is also a great way for the class to have fun together …
Continue ReadingTrain Lesson Plans and Railroad Safety: Make a Lifesaver Candy Train
Students will learn basic railroad safety and about railroad crossing signs. When teaching about trains, here is a fun extension of the learning by …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for Grades 3-5: How do People With Disabilities Function on a Daily Basis?
This lesson will further help students empathize with disabled people by helping them understand how it is they complete everyday actions.
Continue ReadingChinese Zodiac & Phases of the Moon: A Chinese New Year Lesson Plan for Grades 3-5
This lesson plan teaches students about the Chinese New Year and how moon phases dictate the first day of celebrations. The phases of the moon are …
Continue ReadingClassroom Strategies for Reaching Struggling Readers
Do you have some struggling readers in your classroom? These strategies will help you turn these students into strong readers, with a passionate …
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