A Western theme makes for a fun classroom at any grade level. I’m adding some state history to the cowgirl and cowboy classroom theme ideas, and you might be able to do the same, depending which state you teach in. There are ready-made decoratives for this theme: Wanted: Hard Working… Continue reading
Brazil is the home of the Amazon rainforest, perhaps the most biodiverse land habitat in the world. Learn about Brazil. Begin by creating a mind map about Brazil. We used ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5 Pro, but you can use markers and white boards. Start with what students already know and… Continue reading
In 1856, the steamboat Arabia was heading up the Missouri River to St. Joseph and other pioneer towns with merchandise for the stores that sold provisions to people heading west to the gold fields of California, as well as the people living there in Missouri and Kansas. She hit… Continue reading
The United States has three branches of government. Here are lesson plans and resources to help your students get to know all three. The executive branch The President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the president’s staff, and the cabinet are members of the executive… Continue reading
The Chocolate Museum in Paris, called Choco-Story, is a wonderful multisensory learning experience. Start with the video to get the virtual field trip experience. The history of Chocolate begins in Central and South America. Choco-Story uses to make dioramas showing people using chocolate (there’s another lower on this page). We… Continue reading
There is nothing wrong with a bread machine and a box of bread mix. But a Spring Break staycation can give you the opportunity to bake a wonderful homemade loaf of artisanal bread, and that’s a satisfying thing to do. Learn how Whether you’ve never baked bread or you… Continue reading
Spring Break is long enough to take up a new craft or to make a project with a skill you don’t get to use enough during the school year. Whether you’d like to knit a hat or build a bookcase, you can do it. Learn something new You might… Continue reading
A wise person once said that a vacation should be the opposite of what you usually do. So if you spend most of your workday in a roomful of kids, tending to their needs and being bathed in noise, your perfect Spring Break activity should be spending time alone… Continue reading
Field trips are less common during our school days, so why not take one for Spring Break? Maybe there’s a touristy place in your town that you never go to unless you have out of town guests. Maybe there’s a factory that gives tours or an exotic little… Continue reading
If you have a pumpkin, you can have a quick, seasonal lesson. And, really, at this time of year there’s no reason not to have a pumpkin. Pumpkins are a variety of squash, related to cucumbers. They are natives of North America, but now are grown on all six inhabited continents.… Continue reading
