Featured Teaching Ideas & Resources

Lovely Dragonfly Craft

Bring the magic of nature into your classroom with these lovely dragonflies m...

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Back-To-School Bee Activity & Welcome Bulletin ...

Here's a fun bee-themed activity and back-to-school welcome board idea from S...

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Texture Exploration + Sea Stars = Lots of Presc...

Playing with different textures can be an exciting sensory experience for you...

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Hand Print Octopus

If you've followed the Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series, here is a great way t...

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Octopus: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy octopus craft to w...

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Jellyfish: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy jellyfish craft to...

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Star Fish: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy star fish craft to...

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Oyster: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy oyster craft to wo...

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Fish: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy fish craft to work...

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Crab: Egg Carton Sea Creatures Series

Pining for the ocean? Give your students this beach-worthy crab craft to work...

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Using Hand Prints to Make Chickens

Every teacher knows that students love getting their hands dirty during craft...

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Counting with Fishy Friends

Want to strengthen your preschoolers fine motor skills while learning to coun...

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Father's Day + Sheep = An Adorable Gift!

Father's Day + Sheep = An Adorable Gift!

Great Father's Day gift idea for your elementary students! Whether you teach...

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Great Crafts from Recycled Materials

If you're looking for ways to clean out your supply closet, here are some gre...

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Silly Rooster Hats for Preschool

Since your students are already feeling a bit silly (silly with pure joy that...

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Colorful Rattlesnake Project

Snakes are fascinating creatures and if you're in to gardening, nature walks,...

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Making Animals from Recycled CDs

In the era of the newest and brightest technology, many of your CDs have beco...

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Turtles from Recycled Lids

Another great way to recycle bottle caps is to craft little turtles. All you ...

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Explore Color and Texture with this Hippopotamu...

This vibrant work of art will most likely take your students a few class peri...

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Bring Summer to Your Students

As the end of the school year nears, most students and, if you're being hones...

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Nature Treasure Hunt

Most often, when we think about 'treasure' hunts, we limit the objective to f...

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Songs for Preschool

Coming out with her first CD in early April, Deborah Stewart has created some...

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Fun Food Chain Activities

Jennifer Sinsel, elementary teacher and contributor to Lesson Planet, has des...

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Counting Game

Melissa of Chasing Cheerios blog has developed a fun game that promotes numbe...

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Easter Chicks

While a class party for Easter or spring break usually don't make the schedul...

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Clothespin Horse Craft for Kids

Clothespin Horse Craft for Kids

A great way to keep students engrossed in the lesson is to provide challengi...

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Fun With Animal Units

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the vibrant...

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Spring Handprint Lamb Variation

Sirena posted this great craft on Artists Helping Children and it inspired a ...

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Science Lessons For Little Learners

While there are many to choose from, the concepts found in science can seem d...

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A Smashing Safari: African Elephants

The African elephant is the largest land mammal on the planet. Not only do th...

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