Investigating How to Make Icy Roads Safer

…less slippery providing traction for the vehicles. Hands on Science Investigation and Research Ideas The Icy Road Investigation is a terrific way for students to explore these concepts. This hands-on…

December Activities Your Kids Will Love!

Seasonal lessons are perfect for the weeks leading up to the winter holidays. Those days can be chaotic, so it’s important to plan lessons that are both meaningful and fun….

Buddy Bio Poems Partner Poetry Lesson

…poems about each other is a perfect way to combine a content-based writing lesson with a fun icebreaker! In the Buddy Bio Poems lesson, each student interviews a partner to…

School Sticks for Summer Fun!

…into making two weeks worth of School Sticks. The results are so fun and easy to implement. Parents can get involved, or if they are working, most tasks can be…

Try This When Kids Are Absent!

…I checked it off and initialed that it was completed. I kept the final form for my own records. If a student was particularly forgetful or irresponsible, I made a…

Drama Circles: Cooperative Learning FUN!

…my TeachersPayTeachers store. Cut out and laminate the individual cards. I store the cards in baggie when not in use. I hope you enjoy! Jennifer Runde is a teacher with…

Power Reading Workshop and The Daily 5

…instruction, it can easily be implemented in an hour a day. The D5 program includes five different components of literacy instruction, including word work and spelling, and it requires several…

Making the Social Studies and Literacy Connection

September 17th is Constitution Day, and it’s a great time to integrate social studies into your literacy lessons. I discovered two outstanding informational text books to read and discuss with…