Keeping all students engaged during our lessons takes planning and practice. I struggled with engaging all students during my first year as a teacher. Use these FIVE student engagement strategies that work in any classroom.
Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.
Engage your early learners in hands-on fun and sharpen sorting skills with this Seasons Sort printable game.
Classroom community building activities and free ideas and lesson plans to kick off the school year or implement at any time.
These Proofreading and Editing Reading Passages are a fun way to practice reading comprehension and proofreading at the same time.This product includes 4 non-fiction reading passages for students to proofread and edit. Each worksheet comes with an editing chart. Also included are 4 Answer Keys so that students may check their work independently, Comprehension Questions ... Read More about Proofreading and Editing Reading Comprehension Passages
Get started with a preschool question of the day in your classroom! These fun questions will make your morning routine meaningful and fun!
I'm trying to incorporate more science experiments in my classroom this year. My 1st and 2nd graders had such a wonderful time with our Apple Experiment. An apple experiment is a great way to tie your fall activities together, especially if you are planning a trip to the apple orchard. Here is what you need to do your own class experiment. 4 jars oil vinegar water an apple magnifying glasses a knife to cut the apple recording sheet (available at end of blog post) Place a quarter of the apple in each jar. Have the students add oil to one jar, vinegar to another, and water to the third. Leave the fourth one to have only air. We labeled the jars and observed the apples for a week. My students were constantly checking on the apples throughout each day. This picture shows the beginning of the experiment. This picture shows the end of the experiment. What happened? The apple,exposed to air, started to oxidize. The apple in the vinegar had brown spots all over it. The apples in the water oxidized a bit, but compared to the other apples in liquid it wasn't that much. In the oil, the apples also oxidized a bit. Another liquid to use in this experiment would be lemon juice. Definition of oxidize-when the apples come in contact with the oxygen in the air and begin to react by turning brown. When we were finished we documented the results. My little guys have begged for more experiments ever since! Click here to get this document for free.
Get the best tips for setting up speech folders with links to everything you need to stay organized during back to school season!
If you want to know how to teach kids about germs and the importance of proper handwashing, this collection of germ activities for kids will not disappoint!
Today I thought I’d share a strategy I use to help my students communicate their thinking during the inquiry process. See, Think, Wonder is a thinking routine I use with my students to help t…
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Check out these 5 No-Prep Reviews Games for any classroom or any subject! Click to see what no-prep review games you can add to your teacher toolbox!
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
A great art lesson for Kinders for learning tracing, cutting, pasting, primary & secondary colors, adding value and composition. Create bright red apple art
The 9 fun and low prep classroom team building games are the perfect addition to your class and will have your students asking for more!
This pack of print and go worksheet activities make a great addition to your science unit on the four seasons and seasonal changes. You can have your students work through each of the activities or choose the ones that compliment your instruction. These activities are perfect for your Kindergarte...
Have you tried using Collaborative Posters in the Classroom? Collaborative posters are a fantastic way to build a culture of teamwork and unity in your
After a long, hot, and buggy summer here in Nashville, we welcome the fall season with open arms!
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
Free Hands-On Math Printables for learning symmetry! Students LOVE these symmetry pattern block printables, great for preschool math learning centers.
If you have an extra-chatty class, check out this post with tips for how to get your students to stop talking in just one week!
ALL ABOUT APPLES September is here! We love learning all about apples! Who knew one fruit could bring so many fun books, activities, songs and videos to our classroom? I do an thematic unit every month . These activities are based around the read alouds I choose. This month it is All
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Send that message that All Are Welcome in your classroom to students and families with these All Are Welcome Free ideas, activities, and printables.
Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will explore Why do Leaves Change Color for kids! Fun Leaf Activity!
Today’s Wednesday, and that means it’s one day closer to being break for me. And for the rest of you, only three more days ’til the weekend! Today’s post offers you another …
Math the Room is 20 Write the Room workstations for math skills for grades K-2. Students hunt for activity cards around the room.
For most of the school year, you might be cooped up in your classroom thanks to mother nature. The winter months can certainly drag on. However, when spring comes around and the weather forecast predicts sunny days and fresh air, you have a perfect opportunity to take advantage of outdoor learning activities. The outdoor learning
Structured Work Systems, also called independent work systems, is a way for students with special needs to practice skills on their own.
These non-fiction, differentiated readers will go right along with the other activities, crafts, and ideas you have planned for your class this spring. They are perfect for Easter too! Help your Kindergarten or First Grade students develop confidence in their reading abilities while learning about rabbits at the same time. In addition, the last page of each reader incorporates writing practice as students recall facts that they learned in the reader. Try one out for FREE!
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If you want to know how to teach kids about germs and the importance of proper handwashing, this collection of germ activities for kids will not disappoint!
Let's embrace the rain with this free I Spy a Rainy Day printable. A free weather puzzle for kids. A great way to introduce the subject of weather to preschool or kindergarten students.
If you came to this site, you either purchased the time capsule activity and are looking for directions, or want ideas for your own time capsules. These are so much fun to do with students of all ages! Enjoy! This Time Capsule Activity is great to use at the
Practicing oral reading fluency throughout the summer is a great way for children to further develop reading skills and prevent summer regression. Fluency is the glue that holds together oral reading and comprehension. Without fluency, students may have a difficult time understanding the text they are reading. It is the path to comprehension and is a key foundational skill for children who are learning to read. There are many resources and activities you can use to develop fluency skills. Many of the activities are free and just require books or texts at your child's 'independent level.' The goal is not to
Hold a debate in your upper elementary or middle school classroom with these ideas, topics, activities, and lesson plans. 2024 Presidential Debate
This post is full of lesson plan ideas for teaching about Earth's rotation and revolution in the solar system. Students will create models using various objects as well as their bodies, sing songs, and watch video clips. Also get suggestions for worksheets, foldables, and activities.
