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 		Four Stages of a Butterfly Foldable Display
Children create a foldable visual display of the four stages of a butterfly's life using pasta to create the pictures and their own words for the descriptions.
Create a Limited Timeline of Events
History is more memorable and relevant when students draw a timeline of events based on their own knowledge and experiences.
Write the End of the Story Classroom Assignment
Students practice creative writing skills by creating the ending for a children's story.
Product Weight Accuracy Classroom Activity
Students compare product package weight to actual measurements and determine if the packaging is truthful about the weight of the contents.
Erupting Volcano Classroom Activity
Volcanoes are a common topic when learning Earth science. Young students can enjoy a hands on activity that exposes them to the basics of volcanoes.
Best Classroom Party Themes
Turn the next classroom holiday party into an educational experience by combining current studies or review material with student desires for a celebration.
Random Number Math Games
Practicing arithmetic can become repetitive, but a deck of cards adds a way to provide random numbers and encourages students to check their work.
Best Holiday Clothespin Classroom Activities
Some clothespins, scraps of fabric and small craft accessories combine create fun in the classroom when kids make holiday inspired ornaments.
Squiggle Art Composition Assignment
Combine art skills and creative writing with a simple exercise designed to encourage students to use their imagination.
Best Classroom Gift Exchanges
Give holiday gift swaps in school an educational theme at the next classroom party. These can be traditional purchased gifts or cost free presents.
Nut Butter Classroom Activity
Introduce students to food based oils through a simple science experiment designed to press the oil out of nuts.
Best Holiday Tree Poem Project
Fun holiday classroom project that combines student poetry with a creative winter mural for a bulletin board or wall.
Multitasking Myth Classroom Activity
Classroom lesson that shows students how multitasking does not mean they get more done.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Hands Spread Germs
A lesson about hand washing or germs can easily be extended into an activity that explores how germs can quickly spread throughout a classroom.
Reduce Spread of Germs in the Classroom
The threat of flu has many worried about exposure at school. There are some precautions teachers can take in the classroom to limit students' exposure to flu germs.
How to Animate Classroom Stories
Teachers can add problem solving and technology skills to writing assignments by extending the lesson to have students create videos with Scratch.
End of Year Technology Projects
Easily adaptable end of year projects that give students a hands-on opportunity to apply skills and knowledge gained in a technology course.
Fun Classroom Award Categories
Make the end of the school year fun and memorable for children by giving each student a creatively named award.
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 		Valentine Cards in the Classroom
School children around the country exchange valentine cards every year. Why not take it a step further and have them make cards for some unsuspecting recipients?
Creating K-5 Reading and Writing Communities
K-5 classrooms that center on reading, writing, speaking and listening across all curricular areas promote higher level thinking skills and improved literacy learning.
Polar Animal Food Web Game for a Group
This active game for the gymnasium or an outdoor field has students taking the role of Antarctic animals while acting out a food web.
Musical English Lesson Activty for Grammar & ESL
ESL instructors, grammar teachers, and students alike will appreciate this original classroom game, based on the classic "Name That Tune", and featuring modern hit music.
Activities for Teaching History of MLK Day
Classes across America study Martin Luther King yearly, learning locations, events, and outcomes of his work. Develop higher level understanding by exploring the whys.
President's Day in the Classroom
President's Day is not just about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Use this holiday to make students aware of America's rich heritage of leaders.
Literature Circle Role Descriptions
Understanding roles for Literature Circles enables teachers to better inform students of expectations for individual roles as well as to understand the roles themselves.
Modifying Literature Circles for Smaller Classes
Modifying Literature Circles for small classes is a manageable and effective way to encourage appreciation of literature, leadership skills, participation and reading.
Montessori Sharing Journal
The Montessori Sharing Journal is an early childhood activity that aids oral language development and also creates an interest in writing for young children.
Math Magic and Number Fun
Teach kids these magic tricks with numbers and they'll go looking for others to show off their math wizardry.
Make a Water Cycle Craft Bracelet
Students learn the stages of the water cycle while creating a bracelet or necklace that they can use as a visual reminder of water's journey.
Fun Ways to Review Academic Content
Review strategies that are engaging and effective for teacher and students include competitive games, critical thinking synthesis activities, or peer review strategies.
Bioethical Issues Education With Crichton Novels
Assigning a Crichton technothriller is a sure way to add some entertainment value to a bioethics unit while stimulating critical thinking and argument analysis.
Immiscible Liquids and Emulsions
Kids can learn about liquids that don't form solutions as well as stabilized suspensions through these edible experiments for school or homeschool.
Solution and Suspension Science Experiments
Teachers and homeschooling parents can perform a simple experiment with children to learn the difference between mixtures called solutions and colloids.
How to Teach the Writing Process
Motivate students to read and write while teaching them about the writing process by publishing a class book.
How-To Use Process Art with Preschoolers
Using art process activities in the preschool classroom is a great way to improve learning and development outcomes.
The Montessori Mystery Bag
The Montessori Mystery Bag activity develops a young child's stereognostic discrimination and can be updated with new objects all year long.
Incorporating Reading into the Classroom
Reading strategies can be integrated into almost any classroom, bringing practical ideas and leisure to learning.
Preschool Standards Based Lesson Planning Ideas
Using state early learning standards for preschool classroom lesson planning is a great way to influence educational outcomes.
Montessori Winter Holiday Celebrations
In Montessori environments, while every holiday is represented and shared, the theme of the school community winter celebration focuses on the one common thread, peace.
Game Show for Homophones
Better Grammar and spelling-Teaching homophones without worksheets. A game show that will have students using the correct there, their and they're once and for all.
Mind Maps for Children
Mind Maps are an easy and fun classroom activity. A great learning tool for students from kindergarten to high school.
Best Tips for Classroom Christmas Gift Exchanges
Here are some teaching tips to make sure that a Christmas gift exchange will be a fun and exciting event for all the students in the class.
Integrating Science and Art in Elementary School
Get free science lessons that focus on California biodiversity and a chance for students to win an amazing animal adventure at the San Francisco Zoo.
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