Creative Grade School Lesson Plans: Celebrate Lesser-Known Holidays
Get excited about teaching lessons and activities with a holiday focus and learn to see learning opportunities in annual festivities as well as …
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Fun Halloween Songs for Kids to Use in the Classroom
As a Music teacher, Halloween is my favorite time of year and the students love it too! If you are looking for some fun and frightening songs to …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Lesson on Spider Webs: Day 2 of a Week Long Unit, Includes Fine Motor Activity, Language Arts & Math
In this second installment of the five-part series, your kindergarten class will learn about spider webs and participate in a fine motor art activity, …
Continue ReadingLas Posadas: Christmas in Mexico: A Cultural Lesson For Elementary Students and Two Craft Ideas
Christmas is a festive time for children in Mexico. Learn about Las Posados, when the children travel from door to door as Mary and Joseph did. Learn …
Continue ReadingMake a Gingerbread Man Mini Book on the Story Elements
After reading several versions of the Gingerbread Man students will enjoy creating their own mini books while learning how a stories and sentences are …
Continue ReadingTeaching Drama to Kids Without Reading a Script: Pantomime and Expression
Teaching children drama is a fabulous way to broaden confidence and self awareness. Here we discuss some strategies for teaching pantomime as a …
Continue Reading1st of a Week-Long Kindergarten Unit on Leaves & Trees in the Fall
This is part of a series of kindergarten lesson plans to teach harvest and autumn related ideas. This is the first of the “Leaves” series. …
Continue ReadingA Kindergarten Harvest Lesson Introducing the Concept of Winter Hibernation
In this lesson, you will continue the discussion of trees, leaves and squirrels with your class. We will review how plants and animals prepare for …
Continue ReadingHow Squirrels Gather Nuts in the Fall: A Kindergarten Lesson for Autumn
In this lesson, you will continue discussing the theme of autumn leaves, and introduce the topic of squirrels and nuts. The lesson plan provides …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Harvest Lesson Plans: Learn about Trees
This is the seventh installment in a harvest series of kindergarten lesson plans. In this particular lesson plan, you will be furthering the …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Lesson: Go for a Nature Walk, Make a Bird Feeder & More
This is the final installment of a series of lesson plans geared for teaching students about autumn and nature. In this particular lesson, you will …
Continue ReadingBat Unit for Kindergarten: Games, Songs, Art Projects & Other Bat Activities for Kindergarten
This is a continuing series of harvest themed lesson plans designed for the kindergarten classroom. This particular portion is a detailed Bat Unit for …
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