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Cinderella Centers
Josepha shows file folder centers for telling time, designed to go with your Cinderella unit. Continue reading
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Fairy Tale Lesson Plans
Fairy tales share information about the cultures of the world, about human emotions, and about the nature of the world. They’re also fun to read for all ages. Here are some of our folk and fairy tale lesson plans: Rapunzel Sleeping Beauty Foolish Jack Jack and the Beanstalk Pinocchio Goldilocks… Continue reading
Rapunzel Lesson Plans
Folk and fairy tales are in our state’s standards up to 7th grade, and Rapunzel is an ideal fairy tale for use with older students. Preschool teacher Margaret Elkins says she uses it with the younger ones, too, by focusing on the theme of love. The husband loved his wife enough to… Continue reading
Pinocchio Lesson Plans
Carlo Collodi (pen name of Carlo Lorenzini) wrote his Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883. The book told the story of a wooden puppet who dreamed of being a real boy. American students usually are more familiar with Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film version of Pinocchio. In either version, the… Continue reading
Apple Classroom Theme Ideas
You can’t go wrong with the classics. If that’s not enough of a reason to consider apples for a classroom theme, here are a few more reasons: There is nothing so easy to find as apple decorations. Choose apples and you can get your room put together fast. There are stickers,… Continue reading
The Frog Prince Lesson Plans
The Frog Prince is another classic fairy tale written down by the Brothers Grimm. In the story, a princess is playing near a pond, and drops her golden ball in the water. A frog offers to get the ball for her, but only if she will let him live… Continue reading
First grade physics with a toy car
Introduce a study of force and motion. Give each group of students a toy car and some other objects, such as a magnet, a rubber band, or a fan. Challenge the kids to find different to make the toy car move. As you learn more about force and motion, use… Continue reading
Pirate Classroom Theme
Not everyone approves of using pirates in the classroom, but you can’t deny that many students find them appealing and even exciting. There was a time when the line between pirate and explorer was fairly fine (Sir Francis Drake springs to mind), and there certainly is a long literary tradition… Continue reading
Butterfly Classroom Theme
Butterflies are a common symbol of growth and change — a great classroom theme! There are some ready-made items for your bulletin board: Scholastic’s clever 3-D Butterflies! Bulletin Board Mini Bulletin Boards- Butterflies & Moths from North Star You can also make butterflies from circular coffee filters. Have students… Continue reading
Insect Body Parts
“Head, thorax, abdomen, Abdomen! Head, thorax, abdomen, Abdomen! One, two, three, four, five, six legs, Head, thorax, abdomen, Abdomen!” Continue reading
