These three icebreakers for teens will make the first class, youth group, or club fun for everyone, even the introverts.
Setting up a kindergarten classroom at the beginning of the year can be an exciting, yet overwhelming. Whether you are a student teacher, or this is your last year teaching elementary school, I'm here to share
Getting your classroom ready for students is such an exciting time! You want to make everything perfect. An inviting classroom creates a room full of happy and engaged students! Real life pictures around the room helps your students make connections when learning basic concepts. These real life color posters are a great addition to your
Desk Pets are a fun way to promote positive behavior and get students excited about learning. With a little creativity, desk pets can be used in many different ways to support your classroom community of learners. There are so many different ways to use them in the classroom. Here are some great ideas for using ... Read More about Desk Pets in the Classroom: Free Printables and Ideas
A simple way to teach your students classroom procedures and expectations at the beginning of the school year
Alright friends it’s Monday and I am here with a quick classroom management freebie! This is not an original idea I’m sure so I don’t take any credit for it! I started this in my classroom a few weeks back and it’s being going great so I wanted to share with you! It seems...
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Checkout these 5 amazing plants for the classroom! Plants bring life and brightness to any space in the classroom and can instantly transform your room!
Being a new special education teacher can be overwhelming and stressful. Check out The FIRST thing to do as a new special ed teacher.
Although "practice makes perfect," it doesn't have to be boring. Find 6 ways to make lessons more engaging with movement in the classroom.
Read how I carried out an experiment on weathering and erosion with my upper elementary class. Students get to use background knowledge to make predictions!
Here’s a few classroom procedures that have worked well for me – and a couple awesome ideas I’ve run across since I’ve stepped out of the classroom...
Découvrez ci-dessous notre guide en 5 étapes et les outils nécessaires pour dessiner à la manière de Keith Haring.
It's important to your ability to build rapport and influence that students know you care about them as people. Here is a simple way to do it.
Hey Friends! It's Theresa, from True Life I'm a Teacher ! I wanted to share how I use (and have used for several years) a token economy ...
When I think of the world that we live in and how many colors are all around, I am truly amazed. Rainbows, fish, butterflies, flowers...there are many colorful things in our world. So, when it comes to teaching colors to my little learners, what better way than to let them know that these colorful things come from God.
Using poems and chants as transition songs for the classroom is a great way for young children to learn daily routines. As you come up with a classroom management plan, you will find the use of
Handing little learners a pair of scissors for the first time in a classroom can make teachers a little uneasy. Spend time focusing on how to cut with scissors, as well as, seeing what tool learners are ready to use is important. What Scissors to Use? There are many levels of development a child needs
These "quiet critters" are amazingly effective!
Learn how to make a volcano for kids with baking soda, vinegar and salt dough. Fun volcano project for home or school.
Try this cool hatching dinosaur eggs science activity for preschoolers with a fizzy baking soda and vinegar reaction. What could be more fun!
This tip for how to calm down students after classroom transitions is effective, fun, and easy to add to your daily routine!
After the biochemistry unit, it’s pretty traditional to teach about cells next. During my first year, I struggled teaching this unit, because it feels so full of details with seemingly very little connection to each other. There is nothing worse than standing in front of a class and listing the organelle names and their […]
Open House ideas. Great activity for students to do to show during Open house.
Print the cute and free "my little book of opposites" with images to color, cut, and glue! This is a perfect companion to Opposites by Sandra Boynton.
Learn what is under your skin with a fun life-size human body project for kids. Download FREE skeletal system bones and organ printables!
These little rocking paper plate ships are so cute, They only require basic resources too making them perfect for home or group crafting!
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
If you want to teach your little ones about the concept of opposites you will want to check out these fun opposites worksheets and activities.
Let's welcome the bugs with these sweet bugs coloring pages for kids!
Use the dramatic story of Ai and Achan, along with a jar, bowl, toilet paper roll, and a tennis ball, to teach a fun self-control object lesson!
I'm having the greatest time getting inspired & looking through my collection (& some borrowed from the library) of vintage kiddie crafty b...
Lapbooks are a fantastic way to gather information and piece it together for easy learning! Use these free printables to create a Little House in the Big Woods Lapbook.
PRINTMAKING WITH KIDS + LAKESHORE LEARNING REVIEW
The Best Dad Jokes that will have the family belly laughing. We found the Best Dad Jokes, not just ok ones, but the Best Dad Jokes, The corniest of them all!
