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Best Often Overlooked Holiday Song for Children

Simple lyrics and an easy melody makes "Here Comes Suzy Snowflake" a fun winter song to sing at circle time or the upcoming holiday concert. more...

Math Comic Strip Activity

Combine creativity and math to help students demonstrate their understanding of a topic by creating a short comic strip sequence to explain a specific concept. more...

Math Coloring Project

Most kids, from elementary to high school, like to color. Combining artistic desires with math review engages students while reinforcing their understanding of math. more...

Creating Project Mission Statements

Students can create a mission statement to explain why they are creating the project and who will benefit from the results. more...

Pumpkin Math Classroom Activity

Cool weather and fall holidays are the inspiration for a fun classroom activity that combines math and pumpkins. It can be used as a project or part of a classroom party. more...

Preparing Classrooms for Flu Season

Concerns about the spread of the flu at schools is emphasizing the desire for teachers to keep clean classrooms and educate students about staying well. more...

Teach Entrepreneurship in the Classroom

Providing experiential learning opportunities helps students combine different subjects with their own interests and learn some of the basics of entrepreneurship. more...

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Convection and Conduction Experiments

By: Feature Writer Susan Caplan

Do experiments to test the way heat energy is transferred. Students will understand the difference between convection and conduction. more...

Use Roald Dahl Books to Teach Writing

By: Catherine A. Brasseur

Using Roald Dahl books to demonstrate examples of excellent descriptive writing is an easy and motivational way to inspire children to write more descriptively. more...

The 100th Day of School

By: Irene Taylor

As schools near their 100th day, plan to celebrate with these reading and math "one hundred" ideas. more...

Teach Math Magic During International Magic Week

By: Joe Nowak

Math can be a tedious, dull process of memorizing tables and calculating complex formulas. But math can become entertaining and magical when presented properly. more...

Literature Based Arts and Crafts Program

By: Mary Quehe

Primary grade students learn to make a magical wand, animal puppets, a bookmark, and other crafts while learning about C.S. Lewis' 2nd book in the Narnia series. more...

Testing for Carbohydrates in Foods

By: Adrienne Larocque

Testing foods for the presence of carbohydrates is an effective way for students to learn about the nutrients found in various types of foods. more...

Exploring the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

By: Mary Quehe

Students will enjoy discovering this book from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia collection through reading and discussion sessions. It will be educational in many ways. more...

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