One of my goals for the month of November as a classroom teacher was to make sure my students understood the importance of Veterans Day. I really wanted my students to understand that it’s not just another day off of…
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I have a great project that will be a great closer of the end of the year, or a fun opener for back to school! It’s super easy and incorporates some fun math! First, take a picture of each student. …
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Here’s a cute Mother’s Day gift you can have your kiddos create for their moms, grandmas, aunts, or any special person in their lives! This is also a great activity to review synonyms, using a dictionary/thesaurus, and vocabulary strategies! Supplies…
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Let’s go fly a kite! I have created this fun antonym lesson plan (adaptable for grades one through four), addressing the following CCSS: Grade 4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.C Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words…
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Linking up today with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday! Here is a fun writing craftivity I created for celebrating March! It’s a double sided craftivity that you can hang from your classroom ceilings. Read the story In Like a…
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One of my favorite activities to teach my students in March was based on the idiom, March Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb. We read, discuss, write, and create an art project to show our…
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Classroom/behavior management is one of the most important things to master in your classroom. Having solid behavior management helps maintain a positive classroom environment, while enabling teachers and students to accomplish LEARNING! Here are TEN tips and tricks for behavior…
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Trying to think of a fun Valentine’s Day project to complete with your students? Well, I’ve got just the art project that will color up your classroom walls, while at the same time celebrating this festive day of LOVE! It’s…
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You oughta know about Read Naturally, One Minute Reader! When I was student teaching (about 6 years ago), my master teacher was working on improving her students’ fluency. The school I was completing my student teaching at had a great…
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