Fun ideas for fall, specifically pumpkins! I know it's just becoming summer, but fall is my favorite! This has a lot of interdisciplinary ideas using pumpkins.
A great idea to keep organized notes about children in class. Can be used by a specialist, or just the classroom teacher. I can think of several ways to use this in the classroom.
A blog post about dealing with attention hungry students. All of these are positive solutions that channel the student's desire for attention into something productive. Some give the student responsibility, which is fantastic for the intermediate grades. I really like some of these ideas!
Often students need to know that what we are teaching them has real-life purpose. Here is a list of sites which provide good ideas on how we can make math lessons more relevant in the life of a student.
Did this with my fifth grade, except we used craft sticks. I wanted to share where I found the original idea! The story, "The Goat in the Rug" is very good, too!
Recycling K-12 experiments & background information for lesson plans, class activities & science fair projects for elementary, middle and high school students.
Great ideas for outside recycling experiments
Title - Tissue Paper Flowers By - Paula Hrbacek Primary Subject - Art Grade Level - 1-3 Day Camp in Hawaii Theme Tie-in: Hawaiian women wear flowers behind their ears. Which ear they wear it behind tells gentlemen if they are married or single. Unmarried women wear their flower behind their left ear.
I love some of these ideas. Being creative, as suggested in this article, will keep the students attentive and remember concepts practiced in a fun way.
Penny Kittle and First Book joined ILA on Thursday, April 9th to discuss ways to keep students reading and learning during summer vacation in order to avoid student "slide" in their reading skills.
I found this interesting reading for different viewpoints and ideas- let me know what you think!
I have found these wonderful reading lists with Children's Choices, Teacher's Choices, and Young Adult Choices. Check out these lists for some ideas for some additions to the 2015 Summer Reading Lists!