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DIY: Art Turntables for the Classroom

February 1, 2011 Teachnet Staff 1

While looking for an inexpensive way to make turntables for classroom use, I stumbled onto using two plastic cups, one inside the other. The two key components to making this work are dead simple.

Way To Glow! Free Printable Light Bulb Reward graphic

November 12, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

A fun (and free!) light bulb graphic for you to print, trim and hand out as you see fit.

Selling Yourself: Creating the Ultimate Teaching/Interview Portfolio

November 12, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Whether you are a 20-year veteran or just starting out, a portfolio should be a key component of your teaching tools. Portfolios are a nearly universal requirement for the hiring process, but if you already have a secure job you should view a portfolio as your insurance against unforseen district shake-ups. Keeping one of these self-promotion tools up-to-date also can be a good exercise in self-evaluation.

April Fool’s Day

November 7, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

How do you trick your students? We want to know! One T2T contributor tells us that she prints the morning lesson backwards so her students have to turn it over and hold it up to the light to read it.

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

November 7, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Incorporate a weather activity into your March lessons to test the famous March saying. Brainstorm with students what aspects of weather determine its ferocity or >>>

DIY Kites

October 27, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Kites are a welcome outdoor project after being cooped up inside all winter, right? In fact, they’re the perfect celebration of the end of winter. Students study and create their kites indoors, and then you just wait for the ideal weather to take them out for testing. For the younger students, try a quick and easy Paper Bag Kite. Older students can tackle the Tetrahedral Kite, which can be scaled for a large or small format creation.

1-10 Number Bar Blackline: Vertical PDF Download

June 2, 2012 Teachnet Staff 0

Click here to download this horizontal 1-10 Number Bar classroom worksheet as a PDF. Click here for the horizontal version of this blackline.

Clover Search Game

March 1, 2011 Teachnet Staff 1

Ian McCall has designed two wonderful exercises that are great practice for younger children and fun for kids of all ages. We were quite taken with his Clover Patch Search game, where you browse among square photos to find the clovers, and maybe even a four-leaf clover!

A Presidents’ Day Pop Quiz

February 18, 2011 Teachnet Staff 1

When students are given the gift of a three-day weekend, it’s always fun to make sure they know why they’re getting that extra day off. Surprise your students with a pop quiz, and a reminder of the great service each of our presidents provided for our country. Grab your free, editable quiz here.

Valentines Activities and Lesson Ideas

February 14, 2011 Teachnet Staff 1

Find all of our Valentine’s Day crafts, activities, and lesson ideas in one place. Just click here for a complete listing.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 14, 2011 Teachnet Staff 0

This video, created by a US History student, showcases many excellent photos of Dr. Martin Luther King and includes voice over of King’s “We shall overcome” speech. Before heading out for the three day weekend, be sure your students know why Monday is observed as a national holiday.

Free Quick Custom Calendars

December 31, 2010 Teachnet Staff 0

Our New Year’s gift to you is this ultra-simple calendar template. Choose from a 5-row or 6-row version. Just click, save, and print. Fill in the numbers and month using your hippest pack of markers or colored pencils.