In Your Face Math Facts
Change a student’s “name” for the day, by making it the answer to a secret question… the question is displayed on an index card that is safety pinned to the student’s chest.
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Capacity Song
Music makes everything better – and easier to learn and remember. Students will be able to identify all equivalent measurements of capacity by singing this song each day!
Playing Card Facts
Students will increase their basic math fact knowledge and response time by playing a card game similar to “War.”
Friday the 13th: That (un)Lucky Day
Activities for working with the number 13.
Snow Activities
The first snow of the year might mean a snow day for your happy students. When they return, talk about the impact snow has on your local environment – including missed days of school and work.
Triangles & Trapezoids
The most stable of structures is all around us. Try these activities to open your students’ eyes.
Fairy Tales Unit Ideas
A list of ideas for incorporating fairy tales and their characters into just about any subject.
Classroom Theme of the Week: Pizza
They’re on nearly everyone’s dinner table at least twice a month, maybe even twice a week. In fact, Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day. What can you do with a pizza? Even a student-made cardboard one?
Mirror/Flip Images: Geometry in the Real World
Overview: Elementary students learn about flips, mirror or reverse images in geometry because that knowledge is helpful when constructing projects, sewing clothes, building models, doing >>>
Chalk Walk: Sidewalk Art
We all know the joys of sidewalk art, from the beginning of being covered in chalk dust to showing off various finished masterpieces. Encourage a >>>