Let’s assume that you’re not a web designer and you don’t want to become one. Does that have to mean that your classroom wikki, faculty web page, or school website can’t be a high quality, usable site? We don’t think so. This week, we’re going to give you… Continue reading
Music makes information more memorable, trains the brain, and makes everything more fun, so you’ll find music in lots of our lesson plans on all kinds of subjects. Music is also worth studying for itself. Here are some of our music lesson plans: Pitch Rhythm Dynamics Blues Rock Ballads… Continue reading
Recognizing and practicing with rhythms is an important pre-reading skill, and it can be both calming and energizing — something you’ll appreciate at this point in the year! How can you teach about rhythm if you’re not a musician? Here are some easy ideas using books, recorded music (your… Continue reading
April 2018 marks the 157th anniversary of the American Civil War. The American Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865, and was for much of the nation a turning point in history. More than 600,000 American soldiers died, more than in any other war we’ve fought, and the total… Continue reading
March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, is Read Across America Day. Celebrate! Read Reading is the most essential part of Read Across America Day. Many schools have local celebrities come in and read aloud. If that’s not your style, take some extra time for Drop Everything And Read… Continue reading
Winter holiday lessons and activities: Chanukah Lights Everywhere Christmas Lesson Plans Groundhog Day Lesson Plans Chinese New Year Lesson Plans Mardi Gras The Valentine Bears Leap Day Lesson Plans General winter classroom ideas and lesson plans: Snow Classroom Theme Snowman Classroom Theme Animals in Winter Lesson Plans Penguins Classroom… Continue reading
A study of heroes gives opportunities for working on research skills, reading, writing, critical thinking, and more. You can work within the content areas of social studies, science, literature, math, and even physical education. It suits Veteran’s Day, heritage months, the birthdays of famous people, and character education themes. Begin… Continue reading
SpellQuizzer spelling software from TedCo is a very handy piece of classroom technology. It’s a minimalist approach (read, it’ll work on your elderly classroom computer) that does just exactly what you need it to and no more. Here’s a screen shot. Let’s go through the top row first, left… Continue reading
Michael Rosen’s Chanukah Lights Everywhere is a sweet book, and very good for the classroom. It follows a young boy through preparations and celebration of Chanukah with his family. The book doesn’t ignore the religious nature of the celebration, but is certainly suitable for public schools. The structure of… Continue reading
November is Native American Heritage Month, but a study of this part of our national heritage is always appropriate. Here are some collections of lesson plans on Native Americans: TeAchnology‘s collection includes worksheets. Edsitement has history lesson plans at a number of time depths. Teaching with Historic Places includes reading… Continue reading
