Want a fun way to teach measurement that can be adapted for all students? Let me introduce MEASUREMENT TAG!
10+ music and movement activities for toddlers and preschoolers that get them up and moving their bodies, strengthening their fine and large motor muscles.
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
Classroom callbacks are a technique that teachers use to get the students’ attention in a quick and fun way. Free resource available.
There's a lot of ground to cover when you teach creative narrative writing. Here are 5 creative narrative mini-lessons you should be sure to use!
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
Want to teach students how to turn fractions to percentages…while also engaging them? In this blog, I’ll show you how you can use an art quilt lesson to help your students with fractions and converting to percentages.
Let's dive into some new options to teach vocabulary, for those who have the time and energy to pursue them. In this post and podcast, I'm sharing ten ideas for making the study of vocabulary something students might even look forward to.
Are you new to teaching third grade? Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran teacher, here’s what you need to know: 1. Multiplication is king. Multiplication RULES third grade math. Our standards say that students must memorize facts within 100, but it doesn’t say how we have to do it. Lots of games and teaching ... Read More about New To Teaching Third Grade?
If you ask me (and I am pretending that you did), third grade is the BEST grade to teach! Third graders are still young enough to love school, love their teacher and get excited over simple things like coloring. However, they are old enough to be independent workers and thinkers. Most third graders know how to read
Learn about stars for kids with this handy, free printable Constellations Booklet to learn about star patterns in the night sky.
How to hold scissors: Cute method to teach a child how to hold scissors: Thumbs Up Alligator!
The Kindergarten artists and PreKinders also created some artwork inspired by Mondrian. The PreKinders glued down black lines creating squares and rectangles they then colored some of their shapes …
These eight different editable name coloring pages are so much fun for kids and adults alike! They're also printable and free!
14 Brilliant Ways to Quiet a Noisy Class! Check out these behavior management strategies for classroom management!
5 easy first piano lessons that you can do at home with your child, to introduce them to the piano, and build a strong foundation to learn the instrument.
Le jour de la rentrée, je propose toujours des activités brise-glace, notamment sur les prénoms, pour qu’ils apprennent rapidement qui sont leurs camarades. Pour ça je vous conseille le site Je suis a
Create these fun Inside Out activities to help boost emotional wellbeing within your classroom or livin room!
I created this culture jars art lesson for an Art and World Cultures class, and continue to use it in art classes because it is so well received. The word
Teaching growth mindset can be done with read-alouds! Rosie's Glasses is a great book for this. Get ideas for using this book to teach being positive.
We've been excited about sharing all of the fabulous and free creation crafts that are perfect for teaching about our amazing creator! Grab our Creation Craft Globe for kids!
Need some guidance for teaching preschool Spanish? You’re in the right place! Young children are the perfect age to soak up a new language. I'm currently raising my own three kids bilingually, and have taught classes to this age group as well. It's never too late to start, and 3-5 year olds are really fun to teach! In this post I've compiled my favorited strategies for you. To get started in learning Spanish together, you Can Do three things: 1. Outline some beginning topics. You can create your own list, with common preschool topics (think numbers, colors, greetings, etc.)Take a
Roy Lichtenstein name art, featuring Ben-Day dots
DIY Song Cubes to help children learn music "old favorites" and practice finding and keeping the beat; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Earlier this year, my co-worker Jayne found the idea to make a collaborative school-wide paper mural based on the artwork of Thank YouX. The idea for a student mural originally came from Jenell Novello and you can see the lesson plan write-up on Artsonia. She also so generously provided the lesson plan and templates on Google docs. Thank You X got his name by accident. In 2009 Andy Warhol’s spray painted portrait was spotted on a city street in L.A.. … Read more... →
This PDF is for your classroom use for teaching your students how to use scissors. It includes: Scissor Song poster Scissor Grasp Development poster Rules for using scissors How to hold the scissors ( separate files for 3, 2, 1 fingers on the bottom) A blank template for do and do not.
These spooky mummy eyes are such a fun Halloween project! I saw a version of this project online and just had to recreate it. The oil pastels are a bit messy but this is a no-paint project that can be completed in one art session.
Amazing things can happen with just one dot.
Put together a week’s worth of apple learning activities with these fun ideas for toddlers and preschoolers. Free printables included!
Wondering how to teach a child to tie shoes? This method took 3 minutes and my kid learned to tie his shoe without stress, tears and it was super easy.
These name worksheets are perfect for your all about me theme because they give kids a chance to share all about their name.
So, yesterday I showed you how I got my angle studies kicked off with my students–how I solidified understanding of “right angle”. We had lots left to accomplish–so I’ll try to share some of the different lessons and activities we did over the next days! Tip 1: If you can get your hands on thin […]
