Several years ago, I heard about the Let's Make Squares activity from an OKMath Newsletter sent out by Christine Koerner. She recommended Let's Make Squares
Mystery Name is a great beginning-of-the-year activity. This activity can be used for students to get to know classmates & slip in phonics!
An educational blog for primary grade teachers in grades kindergarten through second grade.
Introduce students to the golden rule and minding their manners at school through Do Unto Otters digital read-aloud lesson plans by Laurie Keller.
Here are six essential back to school lessons I’ll be using in my classroom this back-to-school season.
Free Algebraic Expressions Worksheet where the students must solve problems that will help then work their way through a maze!
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon: Activity Guide Transform your school's professional development sessions with our comprehensive activity guide inspired by the beloved book "Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon" by Patty Lovell. Designed specifically for principals to use with their teachers, this guide fosters a supportive, positive, and inclusive school culture. What’s Included: Activity Guide: Step-by-step instructions for engaging activities that emphasize self-acceptance, resilience, and celebrating individuality. Discussion prompts to facilitate meaningful conversations among teachers. Practical applications to integrate the book's themes into daily teaching practices. Extension Activities: Additional activities to deepen the understanding of the book's message. Activities can be used in classroom implementation to reinforce concepts with students. Interactive Bulletin Board Ideas: Creative and interactive bulletin board designs to promote teacher engagement and collaboration. Themes include "Stand Tall and Share Your Strengths," "Be Yourself" Reflections, and more. Easy-to-follow instructions and materials list. Postcards for Teacher Recognition: Beautifully designed postcards to recognize and celebrate the great work teachers are doing in their classrooms. Encourage a positive and appreciative school environment by regularly acknowledging teachers’ efforts and achievements. Why You’ll Love This Resource: Boosts Morale: Celebrate and recognize teachers' unique strengths and contributions. Fosters Inclusivity: Activities and discussions that promote a positive and inclusive school culture. Encourages Collaboration: Interactive bulletin boards and group activities that bring your teaching staff together. Easy Implementation: Clear, detailed instructions make it easy for principals to facilitate and teachers to participate. Empower your teachers to stand tall and embrace their individuality with this comprehensive activity guide. Perfect for professional development days, staff meetings, or any time you want to inspire and uplift your teaching team. Download now and start fostering a more positive and supportive school environment today!
Plenty of interactive ideas and activities to teach landforms for kids. Find videos, worksheets and even experiments to help.
Master cutting kids need to practice scissor skills a lot... so here are 20 fun ideas for cutting practice!
A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
I had such a satisfying teaching yesterday!! I revamped one of my NGSS lessons that I tried out last year that focused on the standard: MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water t…
Mitosis and Meiosis Teaching Ideas: Coloring Activities, Video Project Ideas, and Animations for teaching cell division. Blog Post by Science with Mrs. Lau
Color, cut and fold this cute Statue of Liberty to make her stand on a table. Make yourself a crown and torch to match!
This is a list of the most fun and simple middle school science fair project ideas your kids will love. Easy Science experiments for kids!
One sensory system, often under-recognized but important, is the vestibular system. Download a free poster with vestibular activities.
A few weeks ago our little daredevil had her first x-ray due to a little jumping on the bed incident. Yup 1 little monkey jumping on the bed, she fell off and bumped her head… broke her clavicle. Well ever since, she has been fascinated with the bones inside her body so there couldn’t be […]
Looking for awesome shapes worksheets for kindergarten and games to use in your classroom? This pack is filled with hands-on activities and no-prep worksheets to help children learn about and use shapes.
Free Preschool Worksheets: Prewriting Practice Solid & Dashed Printable Worksheets
This Paper Backpack craft is a fun activity for back to school excitement and jitters! Have fun piecing together your favorite color combo backpack and adding a touch of personalization with some silly googly eyes and your name!
Want a fun and engaging center activities for reviewing character traits for the popular story, 'Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon?' This kit consists of a variety of cut and paste activities, NO PREP worksheets which provides students with additional practice to review character traits and physical traits of the characters in the story. This resource makes a great book companion for Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon read aloud, by Patty Lovell. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Character Traits Printables is perfect for the first day of school activities, or anytime of the year when exploring character traits of characters who are confident in being themselves no matter what a bully does! Product Use ♥ Literacy Centers ♥ Morning Work ♥ Early Finishers ♥ Homework ♥ Word Work Activities ♥ Class discussions ******************************************************************* This kit is also available in the money saving bundle below. Save over 30% off. Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon -Character Traits Bundle ******************************************************************* Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon activities includes differentiated worksheets in color and black lined: ♥ Teacher instructions ♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the character traits for Molly Lou Melon at the beginning of the story & end of the story. ♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the character traits for Ronald Durkin at the beginning of the story & end of the story. ♥ Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the character traits for Molly Lou Melon's grandmother ♥Cut and paste worksheets - students cut and paste the physical traits for Molly Lou Melon, Ronald Durkin and the grandmother. ♥ Answer sheets for cut and paste activities - you can use the answer sheets as anchor charts to display on your bulletin board, so students can refer to them whilst writing. ♥ Bubble map activities - students write their own character traits to describe Molly Lou Melon at the beginning of the story and end. ♥ Bubble map activities - students write their own character traits to describe Ronald Durkin at the beginning of the story and end. ♥ Bubble map activities - students write their own character traits to describe Molly Lou Melon's grandmother. ♥ Bubble map activities - students write their own physical traits to describe Molly Lou Melon, her grandmother and Ronald Durkin. ♥ Find the Evidence Worksheets - Students find evidence in the text to match the character traits for the characters in the story. Please see the preview before purchasing to get a further insight into what this package entails. Related Products Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon - Character Traits Sorting Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon - Character Traits Game Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon - Character Traits, Physical Traits & Feelings Task Cards The Kissing Hand - Character Traits Sorting The Kissing Hand - Find the Evidence Writing Activities The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Character Trait Sorting Hansel & Gretel - Character Traits Sorting The Recess Queen - Character Traits Bundle Chrysanthemum - Character Traits Bundle A Bad Case of Stripes- Character Traits Activities The Rainbow Fish- Character Traits Activities Snow White - Character Trait Activities Tacky the Penguin - Character Trait Activities 100 Character Traits - Word Map Templates Character Yes/No Game - Fairytales Character Traits Task Cards - Fairytales Character Traits Sorting - Best Seller Character Traits - Who am I? Character Trait Resources & Book Companions Check out these great bundle packs: Literacy Centers Mega Bundle - 381 pages Literacy & Math Centers Mega Bundle - 500+ pages Your feedback is greatly appreciated. I would love for you to come back at some stage and rate my product. ♥ ***************************************************************************** Customer Tip! ♦♦♦ PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND GAIN TPT CREDITS ♦♦♦ How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ ♥BECOME A FOLLOWER ♥ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches. Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about my store. Click here and like my Facebook page for regular updates on freebies, sales and teaching ideas!
I gathered middle school homeschool science 50 free spring activities. Some are hands-on ideas and others are free resources.
Learn About the 7 Continents! Exploring the 7 Continents has never been more exciting! It’s a Small World Continent Study is filled with over 35 activities to help your students gain a greater understanding of the seven continents. This 130+ page unit is filled with great resources, posters, printables, activities, and projects that will open […]
This zentangle growth mindset project is one of my favorite activities for the beginning of the school year!
These all about me preschool printables are perfect for the first day! Write down what makes preschoolers unique in this FREE worksheets!
15 Easy and fun cutting crafts and scissor crafts to help get your child confident using scissors while having fun too!
Last year, I found a great idea for introducing myself to my students. It worked so well that I decided to do it again this year! The original idea came from Wanda P., a school counselor on the ASCAScene web forum. (If you aren't a member of ASCA, I recommend it just for the discussion forum alone. It's been a lifesaver at times.) I use Mrs. Potato Head to introduce the various parts of my job as Elementary School Counselor. I bring her in a bag to each class and have the kids help me put her back together again. As I take out each part, we talk about how that part helps me do my job. I created a handout that outlines what we go over in class and serves as a coloring page that students can give their parents to let them know who I am and what I do, too! Click here to download a copy of the Mrs. Potato Head handout and lesson plan. NEW!!! Click here to download a copy of Mr. Potato Head handout and lesson plan. The kids love Mrs. Potato Head and I leave her up all year in my office to remind the students what we talked about in class. It's a great way to start the new school year!
My kids weren't really interested in learning about cells until I said slime. Okay, it was a fairly cheap trick since I knew they loved slime. But I also knew that slime would be the perfect way to learn about cells. I can't say I've ever touched cytoplasm but it sounds very slime-like to me.
You and your kids will love putting together these simple helicopters and watching them fly! *Video below
Measurement and time are usually short lived in my room! That is unfortunate, but it is true. We spend a LOT of time on number sense, addition, subtraction, and place value that I feel like these three first grade standards get short-changed: 1. Nonstandard measurement and comparing/ordering of lengths 2. Telling Time to the half […]
