Maniac Magee Games
Maniac astonished John McNab, the little league strike-out pitcher, by hitting every pitch. He even hit a frogball! Play baseball with your students …
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Seven Unique End-of-Year Teacher Gift Ideas for Parents & Students
Finding the right gift for your child’s teacher does not have to be difficult. In fact, there are many creative and inexpensive ideas that go …
Continue ReadingWhere the Wild Things Are: Lessons for Young Readers
Pump up the excitement in your kindergarten class with Max and the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are! Kindergarten lessons like these are ones …
Continue Reading"The Apple Pie Tree": Class Projects to Go with an Apple Theme
Wouldn’t it be great to have a tree that grows its own apple pie? Apples are a favorite fall theme in first grade. Use these fun thematic ideas …
Continue ReadingPercy Jackson Halloween Costume: Create Your Own
Create your own Percy Jackson Halloween costume with these simple ideas. Fans of the book will be sure to find costume inspiration here! Read on to …
Continue ReadingTake Your Class on a Photo WebQuest Around the World: Cultural Differences Webquest
Think you’ve seen it all? In a photos-around-the-world webquest you’ll learn about things like deep-fried cockroaches, a lady’s …
Continue Reading4th Grade Skills: Math and Language Arts
Do you have a child moving up to 4th grade? Or are you are a teacher who will be teaching this grade level for the first time? The following article …
Continue ReadingBuild a Better Student With First-Grade Math Activities
Teach your first graders how to compare numbers, tell time, identify shapes, work with proportions, and skip count with these math activities to …
Continue ReadingIdeas for a 100th Day of School Project
Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers use 100 Day celebrations to commemorate milestones and reinforce counting skills. Create easy 100th day of school …
Continue ReadingLesson Plans to Teach Suffixes
Try teaching suffixes using these two hands-on activities: Cut the Suffix and Post the Suffix. These two games are a fun way to teach and review this …
Continue ReadingManiac Magee Unit Lessons
Maniac Magee is a perfect choice for middle school readers when you are studying issues like racial tension, diversity or themes about making a …
Continue ReadingThe Best Ways to Make Word Clouds for the Classroom
The use of word clouds in the classroom is quickly gaining pace because of the number of different ways in which they can be used to promote student …
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