Monday, November 5, 2018

Winter Learning Fun Ideas

Is winter really here now? Maybe not yet. But, a teacher has got to plan. What can be done for winter learning fun on a budget?

1. Hide and Seek Turkey
https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/stores/free-crafts

This free turkey template shows you what you'll need and how to make it. Every few weeks, get some free templates or craft ideas from this site. If you are in the area, there are free craft class for kids.

2. Edible Finger Paint Recipes
http://kidslearninghq.com/crafts/edible-finger-paint-recipes-for-kids/

Learn how to make non-toxic finger paint for activities with kids.

3. Use Arts and Crafts in English Lessons
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/using-arts-crafts-arts-english-lessons

Ten tips to integrate English Language Arts activities in the classroom and focus on learning objectives at the same time.

4. 28 Winter Crafts for Kids
https://handsonaswegrow.com/28-winter-crafts-kids/

From ice catchers to edible bird feeders, and paper plate Arctic foxes, this site has very interesting and creative learning ideas to try... and the cutest puffy paint polar bear face!

5. Great Reasons for Arts and Crafts
https://nspt4kids.com/parenting/5-developmental-benefits-of-arts-and-crafts/

Read this great article about the benefits of arts and crafts. Try making snowflakes and creating cards for friends.

6. Winter Crafts
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/winter-crafts-for-kids-to-make/

Construction paper strips and doilies make beautiful snowmen!

7. Winter Themed Educational Tools
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/winter-theme-gradesK-5.html

Lesson plans and activities for pre-k until high school are available here to download. An excellent unit geared for upper elementary and through high school is Weather Scope: An Investigative Study of Weather and Climate.

8. Teaching Outside in Winter
https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/teaching-outside-in-winter/

From Project Learning Tree, some useful ideas on how to teach out-of-doors in winter. Make snow animals for younger students, identify trees for upper elementary and a whole module on forests for high school students.

9. Winter STEM Activities
https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/winter-stem-activities/

Crystal growing, making winter lava maps, and igloo challenges are great fun!

10. Winter Science Ideas
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-science-ideas-kids/

Oobleck, snowman slime, snowstorm in a jar are just some of these indoor science activities.

Be back soon with some holiday learning ideas for your classroom!

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Monday, October 22, 2018

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FLASH-FREEBIE Halloween Frankies Conversion Math Distance Time Volume Mass
Reading about Frankenstein or another monster story? This not so scary math follows the Mary Shelly story line in a fun way with word problems about distances, time, liquid volumes, masses, measurements and quantities. With Frankie's Conversion Math, get ready to convert measurements! Frankie's Conversion Math can be used as a class game, in cooperative groups or placed in a math center station. Frankie’s Conversion Math includes directions for the teacher, lesson plans, 30 task cards, Conversion Facts sheet, answer key, and two awards cards.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

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I gnome grammar! In I Gnome Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives, students use their skills in attending to language rules and sentence structure. This fun lesson activity includes:

lesson plans for 4 ELA class days

30 task cards

student recording sheet

key

2 charts of nouns, verbs and adjectives

2 awards cards

instruction for use as a game or center station

Sunday, October 14, 2018

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Ooh, la-la and welcome to Hazel's. In Fancy Restaurant Math, students use their skills as maître d' with Hazel's customers who have asked about a pricey bill. Fancy Restaurant Math aids students in attending to writing simple expressions which solve a problem. Becoming fluent in writing math expressions will help students determine solutions and persevere in solving them for future learning and important tests.

Fancy Restaurant Math includes:

lesson plans

3 Hazel’s Menus

30 task cards

student recording sheets

key

and 2 awards cards

This lesson supports Common Core State Standards for the following:

NBT.B.5 Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

5.OA.A.1 Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols.

5.OA.A.2 Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them.

Friday, September 21, 2018

September Flash Freebie

Meet the Teacher and All About Me Editable Autumn Theme

FLASH FREEBIE Acorn, leaves, scarecrow and apples. Back to school with these autumn themed print outs for teacher and parent conferences. Need various themes? Meet the Teacher and All About Me for students printables comes in four fall themes to choose from!

You get:

4 various themed editable "Meet the Teacher" handouts

4 "About Me" editable handouts for your students

4 parent/ guardian sign-in sheet, non editable

4 volunteer sign-up sheets, non-editable

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Monday, August 20, 2018

18 September Learning Ideas

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September is a great month to try...

1.  Pumpkin Fall Experiments

Pumpkin science and STEM activities featuring pumpkin cano, pumpkin slime, and exploring pumpkin guts.

2.  Fall Books
literature for reading centers and classroom library.

3.  Fall Bulletin Board Display Ideas
new ideas for your bulletin boards.

4. Fall Festival Ideas
planning an old fashioned festival for your community, families, school and friends.

5. Create Crafts
Button Indian Corn to Delicious Fall Harvest Soup Mix and a great variety of craft ideas.

6. Celebrate Autumn
sorting leaves and seeds following this model.

7.  Science Experiments
lego trees, pinecone weather station, making leaf people, fall sensory rice trays.

8. Freebie Math Packets
Domino Addition Sheet, Large Domino Die to Cut and Roll, and Roll a Pumpkin.

9.  How Heavy is a Pumpkin?
a PVC pipe frame balance

10. Fall Math Pumpkin Hunt a walk with clipboards, and pumpkin counting tens frames, to a pumpkin patch. Although demonstrated for Pre-K can be adjusted to fit math for primary children.

11. Fall Leaf Hunt Math Activities

a leaf scavenger hunt with these printable cards.

12. Autumn Themed Classroom Resources Grades K-5

Haiku, animal migration, poetry, Ode to Autumn audio tape, Vivaldi and the Four Seasons.

13. Creative Writing in Autumn

word walls, and printable writing prompts.

14. 100 Kids Art Projects

sensory activities, exploring and art projects.

15. World Social Studies Ideas

traveling the world with DLTK ideas for social studies crafts

16. The Berenstain Bears: Bears For All Seasons

this story about fall and weatherologist Papa Bear and the Berenstain Bears.