And It's Spring 15 Classroom Learning Activities

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Spring Classroom Learning Activities

1. Growing Seeds

All of us know about growing seeds, but growing seeds in an eggshell? Have your students observe what is happening at each stage of a seed's growth.

2. At Risk Species

From the National Wildlife Federation students in grade 3-4 and 5-8 learn about what makes a species at risk for extinction.

3. Anemometer

Build and anemometer and find out about wind speeds.

4. Make a Nature Journal

Print out the Sierra Club nature journal template and begin recording observations of the outdoors.

5. Spring Puzzles

Spring themed fun puzzles for elementary grades.

6. Spring Festival of Colors

Learn about this unique Indian festival.

7. News for Kids

This newspaper for children tells of current events in the world.

8. Spring Poem

Create a spring acrostic poem with this worksheet.

9. Reading Challenge

Have your students read to win.

10. Spring Tales Reading Challenge

Free worksheets to go along with the books.

11. Exercise Games

Hallway bowling? Sock skating around the room? Bubble Smashing? Fun exercise games for indoor class activities.

12. Science Activities

 Fourteen STEM science experiments for students.

13. Best Fantasy Books

The ten best fantasy books for young readers. Spot some of your favorites?

14. Spring Music

Sing poetry with these lyrics and classic tunes.

15. Music Tools

Music worksheet templates and materials for your classroom.





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FLASH FREEBIE Your student will have fun reading and color coding! Use Spring Phonics Color by Code as…

• a whole group activity
• an English Language Arts center station
• an intervention
• homework
• an assessment

Spring Phonics Color by Code includes:

• Short vowel sounds of a, e, i , o, u
• 16 color by code and worksheets activities
• answer key
• teaching tips

FREE Cinco De Mayo Vocabulary Word Search and Key

FREE Cinco De Mayo Vocabulary Word Search

FREE Puebla, maracas, victory, folklorico... a free Cinco De Mayo worksheet for your students. This word search contains 26 Cinco De Mayo vocabulary words and a teacher's key. Great for center station use, and to complement a unit. Happy Cinco De Mayo Day!

FREE Cinco De Mayo Vocabulary Word Search and Key

18 Winter Learning and Teaching Ideas

18 Winter Learning and Teaching Ideas

Got the winter blahs? Looking for some new teaching ideas to inspire your students? Well, bring on the snowflakes and flurries with these amazing ideas.

1. Fine Motor Skills
https://earlylearningideas.com/winter-fine-motor-activities/

Work on fine motor skills with these winter craft ideas, from Marshmallow Letter activities and Hammering into Ice  to sorting in a sensory bin.                                                                                                                                                 
2. Sensory Play Learning
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-activities-for-kids-winter-sensory-play-learning/

Gotta try Snowflake Slime and Hot Chocolate Scented Cloud Dough!

3. Winter Books and Crafts
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/01/25-winter-books-and-crafts-for-kids.html

A nice selection of winter books along with matching crafts to do.

4. Winter Science Experiments
https://lemonlimeadventures.com/must-try-winter-science-experiments-for-kids/

Snow Volcanoes? Snow storm in a Jar? Biology of Bread? Find it here for primary grades.

5. Winter Solstice Activities
https://carrotsareorange.com/winter-solstice-activities-for-kids/

Try Classic Medallion Snowflakes, Orange Bird Feeder, and reading some winter books.

6. Winter Storytelling Activities
https://nurturestore.co.uk/storytelling-activities

Make a Fairy Land, Make your own Ice Palace, Learn to Read with Speech Bubbles are just of few of these activities made to inspire imagination and play.

7. STEM Activities
https://leftbraincraftbrain.com/28-days-of-stem-activities-and-steam-activities-for-kids/

Indoor Soil Science and Engineering Challenge, Explore Force & Motion with STEAM Activities, Homemade Pan Flutes and more.

8. Learn about Arctic Animals
https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/arctic-animals-9-learning-activities/

Arctic Animals Camouflage, Arctic animal identification, Blubber experiment to learn about Arctic animal adaptations and other fun ideas to try.

9. Winter Observation Journal
https://theeducatorsspinonit.com/looking-for-signs-of-winter-after/

10. Free Winter Printables
http://cottonridgehomeschool.com/2014/02/21/winter-themed-educational-activities-for-kids-free-printables/

11. 55 Winter Olympic Activities and Crafts for Kids
https://tipjunkie.com/winter-olympic-activities-and-crafts-for-kids/

Ski Jump 3-d Art, Balloon Hockey, Luge Marble Track Race Indoor Game, Tacky the Penguin and the Winter Math Games, Winter Sports Writing, free printables, and other original ideas for indoor learning and play.

12. Winter Terrarium
http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-for-kids/winter-wonderland-terrarium/

13. Investigate Winter Weather
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=62

Click winter storm activities for lesson plans on investigating the weather.

14. Winter Themed Classroom Ideas
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/winter-theme-gradesK-5.html

The Shadow Knows I, Hibernation Worksheet, Daylight Savings Time, Ping-Pong Avalanches, Extreme Cold Prevention Guide,Starry Night Education and other ideas for elementary grades.

15. Winter Learning Packets
https://www.mcas.k12.in.us/winter

 Elementary, Middle and High School student packets to promote academic success during winter break. Great idea for an intervention tool or homework idea.

16. Pre K-8 Environmental Education Activity Guide (for winter, too)
https://www.plt.org/curriculum/environmental-education-activity-guide/

Apply for a grant for project funding or attend a training for the teaching materials.

17. Lists and Rules of Olympic sports
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Sports/Olympics.pg_01.html

18. Snowy Day Winter Lessons
https://www.teachhub.com/snowy-day-winter-lesson-ideas

Precipitation-Inspired Problems, Weather's Effect on History, Snowy Prose: Snow Day Adventure Story, Snowy Poetry and more.

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Valentine's Day Flash Freebie

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"What the world really needs is more love and less paper work."- Pearl Bailey

A Valentine’s Day and the 8 Parts of Speech color version is offered here.

Valentines Day and the 8 Parts of Speech

In Valentine’s Day and the 8 Parts of Speech, learners read 46 funny, infamous Valentine’s Day quotes with nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, interjection, conjunctions or prepositions. It's perfect for Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day and the 8 Parts of Speech can be used as...

*a whole group class game
*in cooperative learning groups
*an ELA center
*an intervention
*an assessment

Valentine's Day and the 8 Parts of Speech includes...

*useful links
*directions for use
*46 task cards
*2 answer keys
*2 rewards cards
*student recording sheets


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FLASH FREEBIE UNIT FROM NOW UNTIL ?

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FLASH FREEBIE from now until ? Hilarious! Pets in Disguise Writing Prompts Unit is a collection of funny dogs and cats in their groovy costumes. Amazingly fun for interactive whiteboard use. Suann F. said, "Lots of laughter and creative writing happening!"

This 5 week daily writing activity can be used as...

• whole group activity
• intervention
• assessment

Pets in Disguise Writing Prompts Unit includes...

• teaching tips
• evaluation rubric
• student journal print-outs
• 26 disguised pet scenes and key word writing prompts

21 December Holiday Celebrations Learning Fun

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   Happy winter holidays! I've found some interesting and fun holiday educational learning ideas for your classes. These 21 links are from a variety of celebrations. Try a few.

1. What is Kwanzaa? (K, 1 and 2)
https://www.learningtogive.org/units/kwanzaa-unity-within-community/what-kwanzaa

Students learn about the basic concepts surrounding the holiday of Kwanzaa.

2. Hanukkah Crafts for Kids
https://handsonaswegrow.com/hanukkah-crafts-kids/

Create crafts such as dreidel, Star of David, Hanukkah Advent calendar. Select from 44 different ideas. There are also Christmas crafts to make, too.

3. 12 Questions of Christmas - What is Hanukkah?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEHlA7U2nmA

Puppets answer the question of what Christmas and Hanukkah are.

4. Jewish Circle Dance Instruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNiAuCAbMnQ

Why a circle dance? Find out the answer to this question and try some dance moves. 

6. Santas.net
http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm

How do other countries celebrate Christmas? Find out how over 50 countries celebrate Christmas. 

7.  Christmas in Europe 4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrBPzhPXUo

What is a Christmas market? It's not only a place to find classic wooden toys and foods sold only around Christmas.

8. Kevin's Kwanzaa | Children's Books Read Aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Lyii40-G4

A story about Kwanzaa for elementary school grades.

9. Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles Read Aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPd6F3z8_Kc

A Hanukkah story for elementary school grades.

10. What is Las Posadas? Christmas Around the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8fUWyT6SQ

Learn about what happens with Las Posadas in this short video.

11. How to Draw a Christmas Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLuMn8CZUQ

Grab a paper, pencil and colored pencils and draw along with the artist. 

12. Instrumental Christmas Music 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRXrqURyRy0

Relaxing holiday music (under 4 minutes long) with a fireplace.

13. Christmas Around the World Song | Christmas Traditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtMN2XuSc7M

Learn about the traditions of other countries in this short video.

14. Crazy Santa Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACPaLwK4xCI

Follow these wild dance moves as best as you can in this fun dance!

15. The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Rises And Lights 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPO2QFL4rV0

A time lapse of  events of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

16. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1qLYukTH8

The Royal Ballet presents this dance segment from the Nutcracker.

17. Hanukkah Dance 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b62k_or5piM

Music string arrangement by Matt Conaway.

18. African Bell Carol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScHWbk_g98g

19. Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Sleigh Ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jKyI6N9rg

20. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PzetPqepXA

21. Nat King Cole Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhzxQCTCI3E

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