I’m a Travel Agent
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to choose and discuss a destination that they chose in order to "sell" their...
Read moreHow To Have A Good Day
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will learn about cause and effect and will be able to write to the main character of...
Read moreEnd of The Year Timelines
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to understand the concept of timelines and the correlation with months and year. Grades...
Read moreSpelling Hoops
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to reinforce spelling skills by spelling a word and shooting a basket. Grades 2-4...
Read moreWhy I Love You Flower
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to make a beautiful flower for Mother's Day and express thoughts about why they...
Read moreNews Flash
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to read a newspaper article and give a brief summary of it. Grades 2-4...
Read moreSpring Time Caterpillars
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to learn simple addition and subtraction by using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar...
Read moreGoldfish Counting
By Caroline Wyman
Read the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni and work on your students addition and subtration skills....
Read moreMath Regrouping
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to practice regrouping with addition to get the same sum, or subtraction to get...
Read moreTimbertoes® Lesson Plan
The following lesson plan uses the Timbertoes Family section of Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to incorporate...
Read moreCereal Box Book Report
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children should be able to create a simple book report by identifying main characters, setting and plot. Grade...
Read moreI’m So Lucky! (St.Patrick's Day)
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to count Lucky Charms cereal in order to graph the different charms that they...
Read moreMath Egg Hunt
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to hunt for hidden eggs and solve the math problems in them as a...
Read moreSpring Nests
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to read and write about birds and create their own bird's nest. Grades K-2...
Read moreLearning the States with Quarters
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to research a state and give specific information about their state that was given...
Read moreValentine Writing
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to use Valentine's Day candy hearts to prompt them to write sentences, paragraphs or...
Read moreButterfly Sums
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to see that different numbers can be added together to get the same...
Read moreOur Delicious Moon
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to recall the different phases of the moon by biting into Nilla Wafers, tracing...
Read moreLicense Plate Math
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to add numbers together based on the amount each letter represents on the license...
Read moreMath Toss
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to practice their addition, subtraction, or multiplication math facts by playing a fun bean...
Read moreArea Code Subtraction
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to practice their subtraction skills while finding states on a map. Grades 4-6...
Read moreAutobiography Project
Here's a quick and easy writing exercise for your students....
Read moreThe Wishing Tree
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to think of a special wish for themselves or for someone else and write...
Read moreWhy The Grinch Loves Christmas
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to take home a journal and write a convincing entry as to why the...
Read moreMarshmallow Snowmen
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to make a fun snowman out of marshmallows and create a story if appropriate.Grades...
Read moreGift Box Learning
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to open several holiday boxes and complete different holiday based activities/skills. Grades 3-6...
Read moreBubble Measurement
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will become more familiar with the concept of measurement by practicing and measuring the circumference, diameter and...
Read moreLearning About Our States
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to identify their state by either the name or shape of their state. They...
Read moreFortune Cookie Verbs
By Caroline Wyman
Objective : The students will be able to pick out the verb in a fortune cookie fortune sentence. Grades 3-5...
Read morePumpkin Math
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to use a pumpkin for multi-disciplinary lessons including math, language arts, and art. Grades...
Read moreDiscovering Cultures and Countries
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to choose a country and decorate their doll cut out so that it represents...
Read morePumpkin Seed Counting
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to count and graph pumpkin seeds with their group in order to see which...
Read moreLeaf Patterns
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to use leaves as a way of practicing patterns....
Read moreSynonyms Lesson Plan
Grade 3 Language Arts Focus At the carpet, read the following paragraph together....
Read moreBiography Book Report and Guidelines Ideas
Here's a quick and easy writing exercise for your students....
Read moreHalloween Writing
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will use a writing prompt in order to develop a scary Halloween story. Grades 2-5...
Read moreWho Am I Crowns
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to make a personality crown to wear that expresses their likes and interests in...
Read moreWho Are You Straws
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to pick out colored straws that all represent a different question about themselves in...
Read moreJust a Great Idea for Student's Birthdays
By Caroline Wyman
This is a great idea for any subject and for any teacher to accomplish in the beginning of the school...
Read morePopcorn Writing
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to use adjectives that use a lot of description in their writing. Grades 2-5...
Read moreGoofus and Gallant® Lesson Plan
The following lesson plan uses the Goofus and Gallant characters from Highlights for Children magazine and teaches you how to...
Read moreHow to be a Paleontologist
Kindergarten Objective: The children will be able to understand the basic characteristics and work of a Paleontologist through example....
Read moreMother’s Day Menu
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to create a menu for their mom on Mother's Day. Grades 1-3...
Read moreWeb of Compliments
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to understand the importance of giving and receiving a compliment. Grades K-5...
Read moreCompound Word Hunt
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to hunt for colored eggs and be able to identify two words that make...
Read moreApples, Apples, Apples
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to use an apple to create art and also use the seeds as a...
Read moreExternal and Internal Characteristics
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will learn the difference between external characteristics and internal characteristics and how it enhances writing and makes...
Read moreClassroom Calendar
A printable blank calendar for use with your classroom bulletin board or as a classroom calendar....
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Read moreProfessional Development Information
Take advantage of the finest staff development programs available for Pre-K to grade 12 teachers to help maximize instruction, improve...
Read moreSome of the Best Teacher Sites
Here you will find a wealth of educational resources spanning the K-8 curriculum. These Web sites all have direct application...
Read moreFire Safety for Teachers
By Allison Porro, Graduate Student, Rutgers University
Join the nation in celebrating Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15! Firefighters have received a lot of attention this past year...
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