Valentine's Day: Preschool and Kindergarten Songs and Activities
Valentine’s Day on February 14 is a time to display love and affection. Explain to children that love and friendship can be expressed in many …
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Kindergarten Lesson Plan for Chinese New Year
Chinese people consider The Chinese New Year as the most important and festive holiday. It is celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar (with …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Celebrating Birthdays in the Preschool Classroom
Three hundred and sixty five days of discoveries, adventures, and growth equals a birthday for each child and a triumph to be celebrated with friends. …
Continue ReadingWebQuest Lesson Plan: Introduce Fourth Graders to the Grand Canyon
At this grade level many students study types of landforms. This Grand Canyon WebQuest inspires them to dig deeper into one of the most spectacular …
Continue ReadingFun Mental Math Games for Grade 2
When mental math is required, the best technique to accomplish this objective is practice…practice…practice. But how do you keep the students …
Continue ReadingFun and Creative Snowman Craft Project Ideas for the Kindergarten Classroom
The January blahs can put your students into a stall unless you plan some special activities designed to raise spirits and recharge batteries. Whether …
Continue ReadingGrade 2 Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan: the Tortoise and the Hare
When students look at literature with a more critical eye, it helps them to learn different styles of writing and illustrating. In this lesson, we …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Math: Creative Thinking Lesson Plan for Sorting and Classifying
Sorting is a fun hands-on activity for young students that gets them thinking. At first, provide a sorting rule such as sorting by color, size or …
Continue ReadingKindergarten Science: Teaching Kids about Ice
Ice is “cool” and your students will be anxious to learn all about it. Take a week and study ice, using these entertaining and educational activities …
Continue ReadingSaving Your Kids' Art: Some Creative and Unique Ideas
During early childhood, children experience a creative explosion and a large amount of artwork floods your home. Many parents want to keep the very …
Continue ReadingThe Nutcracker Lesson Plan for Pre-K and Kindergarten Classes
During the month of December, major and local companies in many cities perform this ballet. If a live performance is impossible, this famous story is …
Continue ReadingDescriptive Words Lesson Plan for 2nd Grade
Now that most second graders can compose complete sentences and short paragraphs, it is time to challenge them to choose words to liven up their …
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