Lesson ideas

Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

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At the end of this properties of water lesson plan, students will be able to identify physical and chemical properties of water and describe how

These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back

Figure Me Out! "All about me" math activity for beginning of the year or any time of the year!

Get your students outside this school year! We have some tried and true ideas and teacher tips to help you teach your students outside!

Cause and Effect Anchor Chart

I created this culture jars art lesson for an 'Art and World Cultures' class, and continue to use it in art classes because it is so well received. This