Teaching Roald Dahl's 'The BFG' in Elementary School: Four Ideas
Children love reading about the big, friendly giant in Roald Dah’s classic. Try these activities with your elementary class.
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Using Summarizing Graphic Organizers to Help Students Write Summaries
When students are learning to write summaries, it is useful to teach them to organize their thoughts with a graphic organizer.
Continue ReadingA Second Grade Lesson Plan on Plants: Includes Journaling & Ecological Benefits
This second grade lesson plan can be a unit that will not only teach students about the plant life cycle, but also introduce them to the ecological …
Continue ReadingTwo Homemade End of Year Gifts Your Child can Make for Their Teacher
Say “Thank you” to your children’s teachers or day care providers with gifts which are homemade. End of year teacher gifts are …
Continue ReadingCelebrating the 100th Day of School with 100 Object Collections or Collect Items to Give Away: More on These 2 Ideas
Have your class collect objects as a way of celebrating the 100th day of school! Display collections to teach about the number 100, or have students …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Affordable yet Meaningful Student Gifts for the End of the Year
These tokens of a teacher’s appreciation for the young minds she taught can become treasured memorabilia that kids hold on to for years to come. Learn …
Continue ReadingIdeas for Teaching Photosynthesis to Elementary Students
Photosynthesis can be a difficult concept for some children to understand. They are familiar with plants and plant parts as well as what helps a plant …
Continue ReadingPhotosynthesis Worksheets For Elementary Classrooms
Photosynthesis is a plant process students learn about in elementary school. They start by learning about plant parts and what each of these parts do, …
Continue ReadingTeaching Interpersonal Relationship Values From the Movie, "Mrs. Doubtfire"
Teach your students the damage lies and secrets can cause in interpersonal relationships by showing and discussing the movie Mrs. Doubtfire. Showing …
Continue ReadingEnd of the School Year Memories Book: Fun Classroom Project
As the school year ends, we often reflect upon what we have accomplished with our students. Help you class complete their own reflection and help them …
Continue Reading"The Stinky Cheese Man" Comprehension Lesson & Game
How can you use such an off the wall book like The Stinky Cheese Man to practice comprehension skills? It’s possible and fun too! This lesson …
Continue ReadingFirst Grade Guide for Language Arts Curriculum
The focus of a first grade language arts curriculum should be children’s literature. It has a vital role in the development of language. It is …
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