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Thanksgiving & Sarah Hale – Great History Lesson: Writer & Mom Worked to Make Thanksgiving National Holiday

By: Feature Writer Katrena Wells

Teaching Children About Community Workers: Lesson Plans for Teaching About Helpers in the Community

By: Jackie Parsons

Remembrance Day Activities for Children: Ideas to Mark Remembrance Day in the Classroom

By: Jackie Parsons

Teach Non-Standard Measurement to Kids: If You Give a Pig a Pancake Elementary Math Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Contractions With Has and Have: Lesson Plan for Teaching How to Use Pronouns Plus the Verb to Have

By: DeLene Sholes

Am, Is, Are Contractions: Lesson Plan Pronouns Combined with Verb to Be

By: DeLene Sholes

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies Reading Lesson: Increase Comprehension Skills by Teaching Kids How to Sequence

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Contractions Ending With Shortened Form of Will: Lesson Plan on How to Make Contractions With Word Plus Will

By: DeLene Sholes

Teaching Contractions Lesson Plan: Contractions With Verb Plus the Word Not

By: DeLene Sholes

How to Teach Elementary Kids Compound Words: Reading Lesson Plan Featuring If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter Z: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter Y: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter X: Letter Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter W: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Soils in the Environment: Dirt Lesson Plans for Primary Students

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Elementary Snowman Glyph Math Lesson Plan: Teach Kids How to Follow Directions to Create a Non-Standard Graph

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Composting in the Classroom: A Project Lesson for Students on Biodegradable Matter

By: Feature Writer Chris McLaughlin

Compound Words Lesson Plan: Putting Two Words Together to Make a New Word

By: DeLene Sholes

Language Experience Approach Reading Lesson Plan: Make Popcorn With Kids to Teach Them How to Read Their Writing

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Columbus Day Bulletin Board Ideas: Columbus Discovered America Lessons and Classroom Displays

By: Feature Writer Karen Plumley

Halloween Centers for Primary Grade Classrooms: Halloween Activities for Kindergarten, First or Second Grade Student

By: Kelly Winn

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter V: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter U: Teaching Letters to Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Teach Elementary Students How to Sequence Events: A Reading Lesson Plan Featuring If You Take a Mouse to School

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Pumpkin Math Centers in Primary School: Halloween Centers for Kindergarten, First or Second Grade Students

By: Kelly Winn

If You Take a Mouse to School Lesson Plan: Use the Elementary Classroom Schedule to Teach Kids How to Write

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter T: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter S: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter R: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter Q: Alphabet Games for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergartners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Ten Little Pumpkins Poem and Math Lesson: Finger Play and Circle Time Activities for Kindergarten Kids

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter P: Toddler and Preschooler Alphabet Crafts, Games, and Lesson Plans

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter O: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Separating, or Segmenting Phonemes in Words: Lesson Plan for Breaking Words Apart

By: DeLene Sholes

Blending Phonemes Lesson Plan: Combining Sounds to Make Words

By: DeLene Sholes

Categorizing Phonemes Lesson Plan: Which Sound Does Not Belong?

By: DeLene Sholes

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter N: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Phoneme Awareness Activities: Lesson Plan for Teaching Individual Sounds in Words

By: DeLene Sholes

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter M: Alphabet Recognition for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Using Children's Books to Teach About Hair: Theme-Related Lesson Ideas on Hair

By: Jeffrey Donaldson

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter L: Lesson Plan for Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, or Toddlers

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter K: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter J: Letter Learning Fun for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Phonemic Awareness Lesson Plan: Teaching the Common Sounds in Different Words

By: DeLene Sholes

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter I: Learning Letters for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter H: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter G: Alphabet Games for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergartners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter F: Teaching Letters to Toddlers, Preschoolers, or Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter E: Learning Letters for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Make Math Learning Fun With Hundreds Charts: Math Games and Learning Activities for Building Number Sense

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Teaching Number Sense Using the 100 Chart: Interactive Strategies Designed to Increase Math Understanding

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter D: Teaching the Alphabet to Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Kindergarteners

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter C: Alphabet Lesson Plan for Kindergartners, Preschoolers, and Toddlers

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter B: Teaching Letters to Kindergarteners, Preschoolers, and Toddlers

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Kindergarten Activities on the Letter A: Alphabet Learning for Kindergarteners, Preschoolers, and Toddlers

By: Feature Writer Jenny Evans

Halloween Creative Writing Lesson Plan: Teach Elementary Students How to Use the Writing Process

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Elementary Repeated Reading Lesson: Teach Primary Students to Increase Fluency and Comprehension

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Pumpkin Themed Science Lesson Plan: Teach Kindergarten Kids How a Pumpkin Grows

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

How Pumpkins Grow Lesson Plan: Teach Elementary Students About the Life Cycle of Fall Vegetables

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Apple Shape Poem Primary Lesson Plan: How to Teach Elementary Kids to Write Concrete Poetry

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

How to Make Apple Pie Play Dough: Fun Kids Cooking Activity for Apple Themed Lesson Plan Units

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Teaching 3-Digit Addition Facts: Column Addition, Partial Sums, and Place Value Method

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Johnny Appleseed Elementary Lesson Plan: Teach Primary Students How to Sequence an Apple Themed Story

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Fourth of July Elementary School Science Project: Make a Rocket That Doesn't Require Fire

By: Kathy Foust

Go Charts to Improve Reading Comprehension: Story Map Graphic Organizer for Retelling

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities and Projects: Alphabet and Number Lessons for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Students

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Elementary School History Role Playing Project: Running a Living Wax Museum in Social Studies Class

By: Jason O'Hare

Kindergarten 1st Day of School Activity: Primary Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bulletin Board and Student Letter

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Elementary Lesson Plan: Teach Kindergarten Students to Make Predictions and Use ABC Order

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Teaching Supply and Demand with the Trading Game: Upper Elementary Economics Game Provides Hands-on Learning

By: Jason O'Hare

Make Storyteller Necklaces with Primary Students: Turn a Walk into a Story

By: Feature Writer Susan Caplan

Teaching Basic Economics with the Trading Game: Supply and Demand in Elementary Grades Through Class Marketplaces

By: Jason O'Hare

Character Point of View Reading Lesson Plan: Teach Elementary Kids Perspective to Increase Comprehension Skills

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Writing List Poems with Primary Students: Quick Poetry Activities with Children

By: Feature Writer Susan Caplan

How to Grow Plants From Seeds: Jack and the Beanstalk Primary Lesson Plan on Plants

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Compose an Animal Poem with Primary Students: Science and Writing Activity - Write a Diamante about Metamorphosis

By: Feature Writer Susan Caplan

Fun and Easy Caterpillar Crafts for Primary Kids: Kindergarten Bug Projects and Activities for Elementary Children

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Color Poem Lesson Plan: Descriptive Poetry Example for Primary Students

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Kindergarten Caterpillar and Butterfly Songs: Musical Activities for Primary Bug Themed Units and Lesson Plans

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Water Conservation Lesson Plan: Teach about Conserving Water with Tiddalik the Frog, The Water Hole

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Tiddalik the Frog Folktale Reading Lesson Plan: Teach How to Compare and Contrast Setting, Character, Plot

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Teaching Diversity and Acceptance of Others: Using The Crayon Box That Talked Book to Teach Teamwork

By: Feature Writer Hildra Tague

Use Poems to Teach Elementary Kids Language Arts: How to Teach Rhyme Patterns, Homophones and Connotation with Poetry

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Recycling Lesson Plan For Elementary Kids: Teach Primary School Students How to Recycle During Science Class

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Guided Reading in Elementary Learning: Small Group Literacy Instruction

By: Rebecca Hersh

Plant Color Elementary Math Science Lesson Plan: Sequence, Sort and Classify Fruits and Vegetables by Color

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Flower Theme Unit – Dandelion Life Cycle Lesson: Diagram the Life of a Flower Spring Elementary Science Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Teach Using How Spider Saved Easter Book: Teaching Curriculum and Social Skills with a Robert Kraus Book

By: Feature Writer Hildra Tague

Flower Theme Unit and Personification Activity: Figurative Language Spring Elementary Language Arts Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Flower Theme Unit – Figurative Language Activity: Use Imagery in Spring Elementary Language Arts Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Teaching About Springtime with Honey Rabbit Book: Using Margo Hopkin's Story to Teach Curriculum Skills

By: Feature Writer Hildra Tague

Egg Theme Unit Elementary Science Lesson Plans: Parts of an Egg, Chicken Life Cycle, Animals that Lay Eggs

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Egg Theme Unit Elementary Reading Lesson Plan: Integrated Reading and Elementary Science Activity – How Eggs Hatch

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Minute Monologues for Kids: Classroom Drama Activities for Elementary Students

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Photosynthesis Tag and Plant Food-Making Lesson: Review the Process of Plants Making Food with a Running Game

By: Feature Writer Susan Caplan

Step Book Instructions for Children: How to Make a Parts of Speech Layer Book

By: Debbie DeSpirt

How to Teach Nouns to Elementary Students: Common and Proper Noun Primary Language Arts Grammar Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Caterpillar Butterfly Math Lesson Plan: Use an Integrated Unit to Teach Primary Kids Symmetry and Patterns

By: Feature Writer Megan Sheakoski

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Primary Activities: Nursery Rhyme Kindergarten Phonics and Basic Skills Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Elementary Activities: Nursery Rhyme Kindergarten Science and Math Elementary Lesson Plan

By: Feature Writer Renee Carver

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