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Exploring the Senses Craft

Introducing the five senses can be exciting with this hands-on craft provided...

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Punctuating Dialogue

Punctuation, while critical to both writing and reading, can be a difficult t...

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Motivating Your Students for A Productive Finish!

Spring has sprung and that means the countdown until summer break has already...

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Springtime Sensory Table

Toddlers and preschoolers make sense of the world around them through sensory...

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Connecting With Your Students is Important

One of the key skills of an educational professional is the ability to adapt....

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Developing Your Students' Listening Skills

Teachers are constantly asking for attention, but have children been taught h...

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Fun With Ping Pong Balls

As a teacher, the goal is to mix up daily activities and crafts so that child...

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Homemade Games for Your Preschoolers

Many teachers feel that they need to have state-of-the-art technology, resour...

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Teacher Dilemma: How Should I Spend My Summer?

If you're wondering what to do with your summer, why not check out some of th...

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Fun with the U.S. Census

Students are more likely to engage in the lesson when you make it relevant to...

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A Twist on the Matching Game

Now that Easter has come and gone, you're probably left with plenty of suppli...

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Preschool String Art

When planning art projects for your preschoolers, it is best to keep things s...

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Dinosaur Fossil Making

Dinosaur Fossil Making

While your students may learn about how fossils are formed in their science ...

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Guidelines for Project-Based Learning

While far from a new concept, some teachers are changing their approach to cl...

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Pasta: An Inexpensive Art Tool

For most teachers, gathering materials for craft time doesn't include a trip ...

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Last Words of Wisdom For Your Graduating Seniors

With graduation looming in the not-so-distant future, it seems like there is ...

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Creating Little Investigators

Jennifer Sinsel, contributor to Lesson Planet and elementary math/science tea...

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Bean Bag Games for Your Preschooler

Bean bags are a great way to burn off some energy, build gross motor skills, ...

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Using Flowers As An Art Tool

Because preschoolers rely on sensory exploration to learn, your classroom's c...

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Cheap Classroom Books

There is an abundance of children's literature just waiting to be unearthed a...

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Teaching Toddlers & Preschoolers Shapes

Erin, mother and creator of Home Grown Hearts blog, offers an exciting and un...

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Wreaths From Leftover Jelly Beans

Too many jelly beans left over from Easter? Here is a great craft that will p...

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It's Raining in Preschool Activity

We've finally entered spring; trading snow and blustery temperatures for warm...

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Easter Treats for the Classroom

If you're looking for fun Easter treats to share with your students this year...

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Introducing New Math Concepts

Math can be especially complicated as one skill builds onto another. This mea...

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Letter Matching with Easter Eggs

There are so many wonderful activities out there for Easter. This exciting ex...

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Fun With Shapes in Preschool

A great way to introduce your preschoolers to shapes while exercising their c...

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Interesting Lessons About the Declaration of In...

It can be difficult to get students excited about history, but a sound unders...

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Not Your Traditional Easter Egg...

Teachers are always looking for new and exciting activities to share with the...

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March Madness and Probability

Students respond to lessons that are relevant to them. When concepts are cent...

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Preschool Easter Egg Hunt That Reinforces Colors

While Easter activities are meant to be fun and a break from regular classroo...

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Practicing With Warm and Cool Colors

While students might not understand what 'color theory' entails, most will co...

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An Alternative to Messy Collage Adhesives

Most often, collages are made using a piece of paper or cardboard and some so...

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Make Your Own Texture Boards

Toddlers and preschoolers learn a lot through sensory exploration. Texture bo...

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Experimenting with Capillarity

While most students know that plants need water to grow, they don't understan...

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Summer Books For Your Classroom

While they tend to pick several favorites that they return to again and again...

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Web-Based Teaching Tools: Parts of Speech

In this age of technology where students are learning to use the computer you...

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