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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!

An alphabet arc can help develop students' letter knowledge, sequencing, automaticity, and more. Read on to learn how to use alphabet arcs.

You hear it all of the time. What’s inquiry-based learning? What is an inquiry-based lesson? It seems to be all the rage in education...

Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.

Research shows us that kids learn better when they are actively involved and having fun. It only makes sense that the same is true when it comes to teaching punctuation. These cute punctuation mark stick puppets make it more fun with plenty of hands-on learning opportunities.

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

This Blog and Infographic will review tonic reflexes, their significance if the reflex persists beyond the typical age range, and the possible impact on a child’s functioning and role performance. Last but not least, this blog will suggest therapeutic interventions that are known to help inhibit the activation of tonic reflexes and advance postural control as a foundation for optimal functioning.

Kinesthetic learners like to be active, and become easily bored in a traditional classroom. Here are 14 strategies for kinesthetic learners.

Teaching science in second or third grade? These force and motion activities, experiments, and lessons are easy to plan, NGSS aligned, and SO much fun! Your students will love the STEM challenges and the Science worksheets are so engaging.

Learning about landforms with a hands-on landform building and narrative writing project.

Learn how to knit a yarn over between both knit stitches and purl stitches with these step by step photo and video tutorials!

The Fall Preschool Unit is packed full of hands on math & literacy activities as well as no prep worksheets for easy lesson planning.

Free position words worksheets in pdf. spatial awareness activities on Left, right, above, below, top, middle, bottom, beside, next to for kindergarten

The story of Zacchaeus is a great way to teach your little ones how they should treat their friends. A man that no one was too fond of and Jesus went to HIS house...what a great story of kindness!Here's how I taught this story to my little learners...ARRIVALWe started class just like every week. During the

Basic vocabulary, like knowing prepositions, is necessary for beginning readers. Teach prepositions with this simple game.

Spider STEM Activities spark a love for science while expanding kids' knowledge of the fascinating spiders. Get ready for a web of homeschool learning and fun!

Hey, everyone! It's Deanna from A Primary Owl, are y'all gearing up for the end of the year? It's closing in on us really fast! Packing up, end of the year checklists, grades....all of this just piles up so quick! Plus I don't know about you but if you have your own children you also have chorus performances, dance recitals, coach's gifts and teacher gifts, etc of your own to get. So I thought I would put together some ideas of things we all could do now at the end of April (almost May) to help get a jump start on things and maybe, just maybe we can get ahead???? CLEAN OUT YOUR COPIES So this is a huge clutter area for me, my team sends so many copies and frankly I just don't do all of them. So last week, I organized. I figured out what I still needed to do before the end of the year. I also decided what might be saved for next year and then with all the left overs I asked a parent volunteer to make review packets for my kids to take home for the summer. Not all of them will do it, but I do have parents that appreciate a little work over the summer and I don't feel bad for wasting all that paper. START TAKING THINGS HOME I collect junk from home around my desk! Like coffee mugs, water tumblers, lunchboxes, sweaters, gifts from parents, you name it! Plus I always leave one winter coat at school just in case I forget my coat, so last week I took home a great big bag of all that stuff.....a more few things that I won't have to drag home the last week of school. What do you have around that you could take home now? CHECKLIST/SUMMER PROJECTS Start your checklist now! Or at least get ready to start it! Designate a basket for special projects that you want to work on over the summer. When you come across something as you are cleaning or organizing, throw it in there. I already got my school's end of the year checklist, so I put it on one of my special clipboards so I don't loose it. I also keep my own checklist of things I need to get done around my room. I love printing these off and putting them on my clipboard to keep me on track! {click the picture to get your FREEBIE!} INVENTORY ITEMS Does your school do a huge inventory? We do, so I've already started finding some bar coded things I know are going to be on the inventory list and put them aside on a shelf. I also started returning items to the media center that I have checked out that I no longer need. I also ask my media specialist for a list of things I have checked out that I need to start looking for. At least then, if I am missing something I can start looking for it now and not later! GRADING This one is huge! I start getting so burned out on grading papers! But if I get too behind then I can't catch up when grades are due. Make the important grades a priority (like I have stack of opinion writing that I keep shoving to the bottom of my pile) and figure out what papers you can just put some stickers on and call it a day! How do I keep my papers organized? I love my IKEA cart! MOVING Are you moving to a new classroom or a new school next year? Start looking for boxes NOW! I am moving a new school next year and I already asked our copy lady and our cafeteria manager to save me some boxes. Organize as much as you can before you start packing and it will make unpacking so much easier! END OF THE YEAR GIFTS This is the best time to start thinking of all those gifts you need to get, room moms, volunteers, the teachers on your team....and your own children's teachers! Starting early means hopefully you won't be rushing around at the last minute and forget anyone. Need some more end of the year ideas? Follow our Pinterest board! And pin this post for later:

This sketch shows some of the milestones of how product development processes have evolved. While it is a simplified view of the evolution, it highlights the most important factors. The most…

Learn about about 24 greek god and goddesses in this fun, Greek Mythology for Kids printable pdf book filled with Greek myths.

Have students write about and take pride in their culture! -tap into background knowledge -discuss aspects of culture -embrace each child's unique identity...

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Start your students out on their geographical tour of the USA with these free, printable USA Map Worksheets. From labeled to blank maps, these worksheets will learn & retain the geography of the US.

Learn useful and engaging strategies to teach science vocabulary in your upper elementary or middle school classroom.

What are the best free online learning websites? You are going to learn the top 7 free online learning websites to improve your skills.

Learn about Ancient Greek civilization with FREE printable Greece Coloring Pages for kids! Read, color, & learn about acropolis, Olympics, and more!

by Matt Gibson Bokashi is a composting method that is new to most Western gardeners. The compost is cheap to start and easy to maintain. The word Bokashi means “fermented organic matter,” and that is exactly what the process of Bokashi composting creates. It’s also the name of the ingredient used to get the compost […]

Learning Greek and Latin Roots Many words in the English language have Greek or Latin roots. When you start delving into STEM fields, that number only increases. If your students are interested in pursuing careers in a STEM field, knowledge of root words can only increase their understanding and fluency of terminology in the field. Those aren't the only benefits of studying root words, however. Why Learn Greek and Latin Roots? Even if you don't love language, there are so many reasons to get familiar with Greek and Latin root words. As students move into increasingly technical textbooks and fields of study, the terminology itself can feel overwhelming. When you are able recognize at least a portion of a new word, it helps to ease the mind a bit. This is especially important for students choosing a STEM career path. Every STEM field has words with Greek and Latin roots. Even the names of the fields themselves draw from these languages: biology: the study of life (Greek "bio") mathematics: learning, mental discipline (Greek "máthēma") science: from the Latin scire, "to know" engineering: from the Latin ingenium, "cleverness" and ingeniare, "to contrive, devise" (from Wikipedia) architecture: Greek, meaning "chief builder" astronomy: the study of stars, space (Greek ástron, "star") Greek and Latin Roots for Standardized Testing Preparation In order for students to get into college or graduate school, they will need to take standardized tests. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of standardized testing, it's still a requirement for applications of most major universities. Knowing Greek and Latin roots strengthens vocabulary and can be used to help decipher unfamiliar words in reading passages. Even if the precise meaning of the word is still a mystery, students can still make an educated guess on the meaning. Introduce Greek and Latin Roots with a Collaborative Pennant Activity Have each student choose a root (or assign them) and have students doodle images that represent the root, or write words with the root on the pennant. Display the pennant so that students can refer to them. You can create your own or use the templates I have created. Improve Retention by Playing Root Word Games Greek and Latin Roots Pair Stare I have created several root word games and a collaborative pennant activity so that root words can be put on display in your classroom. Try root words BINGO, root words pair stare, or both! Games are my favorite way to encourage my kids to learn - usually they are having so much fun they don't even realize they are actually learning something! Learn and use over 60 root words by getting the complete bundle here. You will get the pennant templates, printables to explore the root words, and two games each of pair stare and BINGO. More Sources for Learning Root Words Some websites I have found useful when learning about root words: Membean Wikipedia Online Etymology Dictionary Macroevolution Online Games to learn roots: It's Greek to Me game on Scholastic Root word memory Various root word skills Pin these ideas for later:

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Classifying the animals can be a tricky business - the scientists call it the taxonomy. So let's do some sorting and learn how to group them with the Animal Classification and Sorting Printable Activity. The amazing

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) keeps blood and oxygen flowing when a person’s heart and breathing have stopped. We provide step-by-step instructions with illustrations that anyone can perform.

How to Think Visually Using Visual Analogies infographic from Anna Vital gives a great variety of examples for anyone to use when you create your own graphics. It begins with the most recognizable visuals, circle graphs and diagrams. Further down are abstract analogies. They are

Successful students have a set of tools they bring with them to the classroom, such as attention, memory, visual and auditory processing, phonemic awareness, motor coordination, processing speed, and reasoning. Struggling students are missing some of these tools, or have not fully developed them enough to be successful in the classroom. Throughout development skills are […]

Want an intentional way to increase your students' morphological skills AND vocabulary? Try a morphology word of the day routine!

Anyone who knows me, reads this blog, or uses my resources knows that I am passionate about differentiation. I think that is because I grew ...