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Fun Ideas to Celebrate Elementary School Graduation

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:47:01 +0000

Graduation ceremonies and activities are not just for senors in High School anymore. Students in fifth grade moving up to the Middle School can join in on the celebration too! Here are a few ways you can recognize your students' achievements besides the same ol' graduation ceremony:

School picnic
End of the year field trip
Class photo book
Field Day
Slideshow

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How do you celebrate the end of the school year, and graduation? Please feel free to comment below!

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Happy National Chocolate Chip Day!

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:34:09 +0000

It's National Chocolate Chip Day! Did you ever imagine that you would be celebrating such a day? Help honor Ruth Graves Wakefield, created of the original chocolate chip cookies by picking up a bag of chocolate chips and using them to reinforce math skills. Here are a few ways you can use them:

Use them as a manipulative to help solve math problems
Count and sort them

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Sleep Lesson Plan for K-2

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:38:14 +0000

Getting the proper amount of sleep and rest is important for your overall good health. Here is a lesson plan that will help children discover this concept. The objective for this lesson is for the learner to describe habits of rest and sleep that help people stay healthy, as well as compare the amounts of rest and sleep that a variety of people get.

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5 Fun Review Activities & Games for Your Classroom

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:48:03 +0000

When your students here the words "It's review time" you may here a few sighs and groans. Review time doesn't have to be so boring, if you provide the right activities. Here's a sample of the top 5 review activities to offer your students:

Graffiti Wall
3-2-1 Review Strategy
Post-it Practice
Move Ahead of the Class
Sink or Swim

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May Calendar with Themes and Activities

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:01:19 +0000

May is full of holidays and special events that you can incorporate into your lesson plans. You will find there is much more to May than just celebrating Cinco De Mayo and Memorial Day. This May themes calendar outlines the special events and holidays ( with correlating activities) for the month.

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It's National Children's Book Week!

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:57:28 +0000

This week is National Children's Book Week , it's a national celebration that goes from May 13th -May 19th. During this week, schools and libraries across the coast will participate in book-related events and activities. To get your students involved in this time-honored celebration, have them participate by creating a few fun book-related activities such as:

Book party
Book cover contest
Book-a-thon

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What are some things you do in your classroom during book week? Please feel free to share your ideas here in the comment section below or in see what other teachers are doing in the teacher's forum.

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Elementary Math Lesson on Data Collection for Grades 2-4

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:42:38 +0000

According to the Common Core Standards elementary students must learn to represent and interpret data. Here is a fun lesson plan that will get your students off their feet while getting them comfortable with data collection, and ensuring they understand how to find the median.

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Collection of Mother's Day Resources

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:51:41 +0000

Happy Mother's Day! It's time to celebrate and show our appreciation. As a mom myself, I know that I look forward to nothing more than to see what my children have made with their own hands! If your looking for ways to incorporate Mother's Day into your classroom, look no further. I have compiled a great collection of Mother's Day resources for you to browse, along with a few fun facts and ideas.

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What Students are Learning in First Grade

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:20:20 +0000

According to the Council of the Great City Schools students in grade one are learning the following:

To understand the rules of addition and subtraction
Solving real-world word problems
Working with others to gather facts

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Reading Motivation Activities and Strategies

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:59:08 +0000

Looking for ideas on how to boost your students reading motivation? Try to focus on activities that spark your students interest and help increase their their self-esteem. Here are a few ideas:

Create a "lunch bunch" program
Join Pizza Hut's "Book-it" program
Create character questions