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How to Virtually Teach Biographies
Teaching biographies can be an integral part of your ELA instruction. While, many of us are having to adjust our planning in order to meet
How to Teach Science Virtually
There are many teachers looking to move their learning into digital format! Schools are shifting to 1:1 ratio for iPads. And currently, we’re experiencing remote learning with students at home. This may prove to be difficult for topics like science and math where students are used to being hands-on! In this blog post, I’m going to suggest a few ideas on how to teach science virtually. First, we will check out virtual field trips and online resources that will help your lesson plans. Then, we will look at activities you can assign to your students. Finally, you can download a freebie activity!
Favorite Christmas Read Alouds
Favorite Christmas Read Alouds Christmas is coming so it’s time to stock your shelves with favorite Christmas read-alouds and children’s books for kids to read.
Favorite Read Alouds for Election Day
With Election Day right around the corner, I thought it would be an optimal time to gather a list of my favorite read alouds for
Native American Activities for the Classroom
Teaching about Native American history and Native American life is very important for primary grades. It is necessary for students to know what their country
Women’s History Month Activities (With a Writing FREEBIE)
Women’s History Month is throughout the month of March. It is essential that we as educators, help teach our students the importance of women in
Teaching Water Cycle: Activities, Resources, and a FREEBIE
Just like my other science blog posts, I am going to split up this Teaching Water Cycle post into three sections. First, learning, then secondly, experimenting, and
Making Biographies Fun (with TWO Freebies)
It’s never too early to start teaching biographies to students. Many intermediate teachers will teach strong biography units, but integrating them in primary is excellent,
Groundhog Day Activities
Groundhog Day is coming soon! It was always tough to fit into my schedule because the 100th Day of School always happened around the same
Great Reading for Black History Month
Black History Month is coming in February. It is incredibly important that we, as educators, help to teach our students the significance of African Americans
January Resources for Teachers and FREEBIES
Time to showcase some wonderful January and winter resources! And your favorite thing…. grab some freebies! Keeping up with the last few months, I wanted to
Integrating Science into Fall Teaching
Fall is a favorite season for many reasons. Mostly pumpkins and sweater weather, but also because teaching can be tons of fun during the fall.
Community Helpers and Labor Day in the Primary Classroom
Teaching Labor Day is very beneficial in the primary classroom because it starts giving your students an early appreciation of community helpers and workers! I’ve
Weekly Reading Mystery FREEBIE [Sci. & SS Integration]
I recently did a Facebook Live video all about my weekly reading mystery freebie. This was a quick and fun idea that I had for
Teaching Landforms: Experiments, Resources, and a FREEBIE
Here is the third blog in my mini science blog series. A few days ago, I blogged about Weather and Habitats with ideas for the classroom. This post is
