Self-Esteem Lesson Plan Using Dr. Seuss's The Sneetches
This is a lesson plan teachers can use to help develop self-esteem within their classroom communities. In addition to reading and discussing the book, …
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Music Genres Surveys to Teach in Class
If you are looking for a technology idea for your elementary or middle school music classroom, here is one that will teach your students about music …
Continue ReadingAcrostic Poem Lesson Plan for Younger Students
Have fun. Be creative. Write a poem. It’s all right here. Come take a look.
Continue ReadingTactile Learning: Using Manipulatives to Reach Kinesthetic Learners
Tactile, or kinesthetic, learners learn by doing. One way to reach these students’ learning style is to help them make models of concepts you …
Continue ReadingUse This Underground Railroad Website With Your Social Studies Lesson Plans
The National Geographic website about the Underground Railroad is perfect for elementary and middle school students to use with a social studies …
Continue ReadingKindergarten State Lesson Plans: Learning About My State
This lesson is part of the geography unit of lesson plans for kindergarten through third grade, continuing with the study of the map and focusing on …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Teaching Tips to Create a Learning Environment
School is a garden and the teacher is a gardener who carefully tends the little human plants under their care and helps them to grow to beauty and …
Continue ReadingThe Origin of Santa Claus: A Musical Idea for the Classroom on the Legend of St. Nicholas
One of the most popular Christmas legends is the origin of Santa Claus or St. Nicholas, as he is called in many countries around the world. Here is a …
Continue ReadingMy Community Lesson Plans: Where Do I Live?
This lesson is part of a series in geography for kindergarten through 3rd grade, focusing on the town, city or rural area where the children live. Age …
Continue ReadingExperiential Learning Tips for Making Learning More Effective In the Classroom
How do children learn best? Although there is much discussion surrounding learning styles most of us would agree that children learn best through …
Continue ReadingTen Tips to Creating & Using Differentiated Learning Centers in the Classroom
Creating successful differentiated learning centers in your classroom requires you knowing your students well. Follow these ten tips for beginning and …
Continue ReadingFun Fingerpaint Apple Tree Art Craft for Pre-K and K
This easy craft results in a great big apple tree made out of your young students’ hands and fingers. The end result is a lot of fun and an …
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