Are you ready to celebrate Veterans Day in your classroom? This post shares facts teachers should know about Veterans Day. This will help you avoid the common mistakes some teachers make when teaching their students about Veterans Day. In addition, this post includes a list of Veterans Days activities for
Germany is a very popular choice when doing a holidays around the world or Christmas around the world for kids unit. Christmas in Germany is similar to Christmas in the United States; however, there are some interesting differences that make it an interesting place to explore with elementary students during
France is a popular choice when doing a Christmas around the world or December holidays around the world unit. Christmas in France is similar to Christmas in the United States; however, there are some interesting differences that make it an interesting place to explore with elementary students during the month
This Christmas in Australia resource can be used as a stand alone unit or as part of a larger holidays around the world unit. It includes tons of Christmas in Australia facts and information you need to teach your students about this special winter holiday. Australia is a very popular choice when
Disguising a turkey is such a fun and creative project that gets kids excited about November writing. It’s one of my favorite November activities for kids! It is something I have personally used in my own classroom at least (gulp) sixteen times. I have also used it in a homeschool
If you are brainstorming ideas for Christmas gifts for parents from students, then you’ve found the right place! This digital and printable holiday gift for families is a great student Christmas gift to parents, but it also works for Hanukkah and other holidays, too. It can even be used as
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to motivate your students in the month of October? When you add a bit of Halloween fun to literacy activities, even your most reluctant readers become enthusiastic about books. This post will explain how I use pumpkin book report projects each year
If you are an elementary teacher looking for a haunted house for sale writing activity and craft ideas, then you found the right place! I came up with the idea for the Haunted House for Sale writing project as a first year teacher. After MANY years of use and improvements
I’ve had a lot of first days of school as a teacher and have learned a few things along the way. This has helped me develop a teachers first day of school checklist. Below are 8 items from that list! But before I start, I should preface this by saying
Before I share my list of essential teacher supplies for the upcoming school year, let me share… Despite having a slightly unhealthy love affair with shiny new school supplies (just typing those words makes me float off to a happy daydream involving pointy crayons that reek of Crayola newness and
This post includes some of my favorite end-of-school-year activities for elementary students. These activities have students practicing important grade level reading, writing, and math skills during a time when their hearts are set on summer vacation. Learn about my 3 favorite activities for the end of the school year below!
I feel like the winter holidays always sneak up on me! It is as if Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are on our radar starting at the end of summer and then all of a sudden you wake up and it’s Martin Luther King Day. This part of the school year goes
