Simple, yet effective social responsibility strategies you can try today to teach kids to be more responsible, make good choices and set attainable goals.
Get ready for some amazing March Madness reading ideas! March Madness isn't just reserved for basketball fans; it's the perfect time to add some excitement into your upper elementary classroom with a literary twist! This season, let's score big on reading fun and engagement with our March Madness Reading Activities for 4th grade. We've curated a slam-dunk list of 25 March Madness reading ideas that will turn your classroom into a literary arena, where books compete for the top spot, characters take center stage, and creativity soars.
25 Turn-Taking Activities & Games for Kids + How to Teach Kids to Take Turns ( with these 5 Turn-Taking Strategies)
An engaging Lower Secondary Drama lesson that can be used to introduce students to cultural identity and the role of the inner voice in the drama classroom. It includes games and activities that teach to the Australian and Victorian Drama curriculum. This lesson is a lot of fun and a great resource for both beginning and experienced teachers. It has: An easy to follow layout Games and activities with instructions Learning Intention and Success Criteria Worksheets and printable resources End of lesson reflection activity Get the Honeyspot Unit that this lesson is a part of HERE. If you like this resource you may also be interested in the Theatresports unit, bundled for your convenience below, follow this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Theatresports-Drama-Unit-BUNDLE-5262701 or visit my store at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-Drama-teens DON'T FORGET TO EARN TpT CREDITS AND LEAVE A REVIEW!! (Just go to your 'My Purchases' and leave your review there.)
two fun games to use in classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling to teach and practice self control strategies -Counselor Keri
Looking for a way to bring March madness into the classroom? Check out these ideas for classroom March madness activities!
Tracing Lines - Worksheets For Little People As your little one learns how to write, tracing lines is a great activity! And there are benefits to it too! Line tracing is one of those activities that develop your child's control of the small muscles in his/ her hands (fine motor skills). Tracing will teach your child to make the precise movements that are necessary for forming letters. Tracing improves hand/eye coordination. Line Tracing By Age Line tracing is predominantly for little ones as they learn how to write. It's therefore perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Your child's age and
A dinosaur theme is a sure fire way to capture little one’s interest and curiosity. Just talking about dinosaurs with toddlers is so much fun! Our week was filled with names to learn, questions to answer and hands on activities to try. Here were our plans for Dinosaur Week: And here are the details of […]
Learn about France with this France preschool unit! Activities, crafts, food, songs, etc to give your child a taste of France.
Do you incorporate growth mindset discussions in your classroom? We have made a concerted effort to keep students motivated by talking about how our mindset determines our ability to achieve success. And we have seen results! Our students are continuously putting forth effort and showing great determination. The sighs and choruses of "I can't" slowly but surely faded into 'a-has' and chants of "I'll keep trying!" One way to ensure that this becomes a central part of our classrooms is to make it a focus from Day 1. Enter our Growth Mindset Collaborative Craftivity! The first days of school are typically filled with many get-to-know-you activities and teambuilding exercises. This activity is all that and includes a growth mindset twist! Students work independently to think about how they can work on their growth mindset throughout the year, and then work together to build a dodecahedron with their classmates. Each student has a point that is only a portion of what will become a star. This provides the visual that when we have a positive mindset AND work together, we can reach the stars! So, what's the activity and how does it work? It is simple, ready to print, and includes little prep on the part of the teacher. Score! First, you will need to download the template from our store. The file includes a blank editable version of the template as well as our growth mindset version, so it is really a steal! Once you have it downloaded, print out a page for each student. The finished project looks great on either colored or white paper. Either way, this works best when printed on sturdy paper like cardstock. This activity is particularly great because it is really open to interpretation. The spaces provided allow the teacher and/or student to choose how they would like it filled in. For example, the "This is me" section can be a spot for the student to write their name or draw a self-portrait. Similarly, the "Growth Mindset Vision" panel can be a spot for the student to draw a picture of how they will be using a growth mindset, something they hope to accomplish through using a growth mindset, or what a growth mindset looks like to them. The possibilities are truly endless. Let the students run wild as they think about how their own mindset will set them up for future successes. Once the sheet is filled out, students will cut on the solid lines. It is VERY IMPORTANT to remind students not to cut on the dotted lines. Those will be for folding in the next step! Now we are ready for those dotted lines. Students need to fold on each of the dotted lines. This will separate the panels from the tabs that will be used for gluing. Start by folding over one panel at a time. Fold the tabs down and away from the triangle panels. To turn each sheet of panels into a point, glue the long tab behind the triangle panel on the opposite end (the 'This is me' panel). Here you can see the 'This is me' panel and 'Reach for the stars' panel are now side by side. Now that each of the students has created a star point, the collaborative portion of the project is ready to begin. Students now begin to connect the star points to one another. A total of 12 points will create one star. Begin by placing two star points next to each other. Glue one tab from point A to one tab from point B. Point A on the left is now glued to Point B on the right. Students will continue gluing in this fashion until there are 12 points. The 12th point is the most difficult to attach, as it will have five points to connect to. This is when a little helping hand from the teacher or another adult might come in handy. When all 12 points are glued together, you will have a star full of positive thoughts ready to be hung in the classroom! We hope your students enjoy this fun activity for the beginning of the school year and that they continue to see its value to their education. Let us know in the comments how else you plan to use the star template in your classroom!
My Body themed activities and centers (FREEBIES too)! Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kiddos will love these centers.
If you're coming up to your next Earth Science unit and struggling to find resources, we've got a treat for you! Teaching concepts like weathering and erosion in the classroom can be challenging as geological processes are topics that cannot be understood simply by reading. Erosion and weathering are perfect topics for engaging your students in hands-on learning. To help you start your planning, we've gathered 20 of the best weathering and erosion activities you can try in your classroom!
7 ways to build classroom community and teach social-emotional skills each day during an SEL morning meeting.
Looking for fun Weather Activities for Preschool? This set is packed with weather charts, activities, and weather worksheets you'll love.
Spotlighting Leo Lionni books, who has a lighthearted magical quality to his work and sweet sentiments with wry sense of humor.
This hands-on activity helps kids visualize germs on their hands and see how they can easily spread from person to person or from a person to an object.
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Kindergarten students love using instruments! Here are 5 tried and true rhythm activities to get your little ones engaged in music class.
Tracing Lines - Worksheets For Little People As your little one learns how to write, tracing lines is a great activity! And there are benefits to it too! Line tracing is one of those activities that develop your child's control of the small muscles in his/ her hands (fine motor skills). Tracing will teach your child to make the precise movements that are necessary for forming letters. Tracing improves hand/eye coordination. Line Tracing By Age Line tracing is predominantly for little ones as they learn how to write. It's therefore perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Your child's age and
Need some ideas for transportation centers and activities? I'm here to help! I'm sharing my favorite, most engaging transportation-themed activities with you. I also created Road Number Mats FREEBIE for you, too! AND a train name craftivity FREEBIE! Go grab your lesson plan book and get ready to be inspired!
Kids can learn about the heart in this simple heart anatomy lesson that looks at the anatomy and function of this vital organ.
Michaelangelo is an incredible artist that children study at school or as part of a homeschool curriculum. We spent all our art lessons in the month of March this year...
Are you looking for examples of "I do, we do, you do"? This blog post provides examples of it in action in the classroom and in lesson plans.
Kids enjoy watching and touching these tiny, fast-moving critters that fly or crawl. Capitalize on their fascination and set up some bug centers in your classroom.
We spent the last two weeks learning about animal classification. This all came about last year when we were doing our rain forest animal reports. Many of
I'm always looking for some fun activities to keep my kids busy during the day that doesn't involve technology. Magnets are so much fun and can keep kids busy for hours.
A Kindergarten blog about effective teaching and making learning fun.
With this material students can look for the flags and colored and paste them on their notebooks or a piece of sheet. Then they can ask each other the names od the flags and try to guess the name of the countryh - ESL worksheets
Here's a list of fun activities you can do with preschool and kindergarten using triangles!
Learn about the artist Wasilly Kandinsky and make your own version of his famous Kandinsky circles picture, exploring colour theory
There's always a big push to integrate subjects, especially in order to meet standards. This post shares five ways to integrate writing into science class!
Grab your lesson plan book because I'm sharing all my favorite weather activities designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
We love playing and learning using a pet theme!! This week for "Camp Mom" we'll be sharing playful learning activities each day based on our favorite pets- dogs, cats, fish, etc. We'll also be sharing even
All About Authors: Leo Lionni. Book list, activities, biographical information, and resources for this 4-time Caldecott recipient, best known for Frederick and Little Blue and Little Yellow.
Looking for fun Dinosaur Preschool Theme Activities? You will love this set of Preschool Dinosaur Centers and No-Prep Worksheets.
No David by David Shannon is a classic book to read in kindergarten. Here are free No David activities, videos and book ideas listed all in one place.
This Quilts Theme for preschool has over 55 activities and can be combined with a Bedtime Theme, Lullabies or a Pajama Theme!
Four Seasons Activities | Kids crafts and activities about the Four Seasons of the Year. Fun projects that would be great for preschool crafts!
Looking for a fun way to teach children about form? This is one of my favorite lessons! Manipulatives and movement, what could be better?
They're Here!! Adorable March First Grade Worksheets for your home or classroom. Math, Addition, Subtraction, Grammar, Writing, and so much more.
