Category: Seasonal

Earth Day Teaching Resources

How are you planning to celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? If you need ideas, check out the teaching resources, lessons, and freebies in this

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Presidents Day is the perfect time to have your students write Bio Poems. The activity is also a great way to integrate creative writing into social studies!

Presidents Day is the perfect time to have your students write Bio Poems. The activity is also a great way to integrate creative writing into

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Read this Advice from Real Teachers blog post to explore 24 teacher-tested ideas for celebrating the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year with your students.

Read this Advice from Real Teachers blog post to explore 24 teacher-tested ideas for celebrating the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year with your

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Penguin fractions make fraction concepts fun to learn and easy to understand! Download a free Equivalent Fractions Sorting activity to try with your students!

Penguin fractions make fraction concepts fun to learn and easy to understand! Download a free Equivalent Fractions Sorting activity to try with your students!

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Team greeting cards are a simple way to encourage students to show appreciation. Discover how easy it is to implement this powerful strategy in your

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Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

Upper elementary students need practice with spelling patterns and word-building, but time is tight. Luckily, there’s a fun activity they’ll love so much they won’t

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Book Character Day – Fun and Educational!

Is there a school district anywhere that still allows traditional Halloween activities? Most elementary students love to dress up on Halloween, but many schools no

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Free environmental science lesson for Earth Day or any day! Students investigate "green" claims that companies make about their products and business practices.

Free environmental science lesson for Earth Day or any day! Students investigate “green” claims that companies make about their products and business practices.

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Earth Rounds: What Fraction of the Earth Can Support Life?

Do your students know that only a small part of planet Earth is habitable? The Edible Earth Rounds activity is a tasty way for them

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Do you remember singing the silly campfire song about old Mother Leary who left a lantern in her shed?  It goes like this: “Late one

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Are your students burned out from doing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into

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Favorite Read Alouds for November

November is a great month for reading aloud! Here are a few of my favorite books for Thanksgiving and Veteran’s Day. These short picture books

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Category: Seasonal

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

Free Halloween Word Work – Seek & Spell Fun!

Upper elementary students need practice with spelling patterns and word-building, but time is tight. Luckily, there’s a fun activity they’ll love so much they won’t even realize it’s spelling—they’ll actually beg to play!

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Book Character Day – Fun and Educational!

Book Character Day – Fun and Educational!

Is there a school district anywhere that still allows traditional Halloween activities? Most elementary students love to dress up on Halloween, but many schools no longer allow Halloween parties and activities. However, there’s fun and educational way to sneak in a dress-up activity if you can get it approved! Host

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Studying with a Buddy Makes Test Prep Fun!

Are your students burned out from doing test review worksheets on their own? Buddy Test Prep will turn any multiple choice test prep worksheet into an engaging AND effective cooperative learning activity! Freebie includes step-by-step directions and a recordkeeping page for students.

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Favorite Read Alouds for November

Favorite Read Alouds for November

November is a great month for reading aloud! Here are a few of my favorite books for Thanksgiving and Veteran’s Day. These short picture books are perfect for upper elementary students and work well with many fall-related activities. If you need ready-to-use lessons, activities, and printables to go with these

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