The Lorax, written by Dr. Seuss in 1971, is the inspiration for a new movie. Seussville has a Lorax Project with discussion questions for the book, printable activity sheets, and ideas for Earth Day. Classroom decorating is easy with Eureka Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax Save the Forest Bulletin Board… Continue reading
Squirrels are a wild animal urban kids may know as well as rural ones. Get ready for Squirrel Appreciation Day on January 21st with some literacy lesson plans. Read some books: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert Gray Squirrel… Continue reading
Football is all about math. Players’ rankings, points, yards, penalties — it’s all numbers. Even the music played by the band is full of quarter notes and eighth notes. You can just pull examples from football when you’re using a football theme, or when you have a class that’s… Continue reading
If you do Halloween in your classroom, Halloween is a great bulletin board theme for October. CTP has a mini set for Halloween. We like the cheerful retro look. Eureka has a Halloween bulletin board set with the Peanuts characters: If Halloween isn’t a good choice for your classroom, there… Continue reading
