Fancy a cup of tea or fish and chips as we learn about England for Kids? Learn about Windsor Castle & Big Ben with these England Printables.
Learn more about Spain for Kids with this FREE Printable My Little Book about Spain. Print pdf file, color, read, and learn about Espana!
It is a role play game. You can play it in three rounds: 1) Individual students get a card and read it, take over the role and try to convince the others why they should live; 2) personal decision of each student and justification, 3) group discussion. My students liked it a lot and discussed heatedly. - Typos removed, thanks for the PM. - ESL worksheets
How can sound be waves? It is a hard concept for kids. Try these 7 science experiments for kids to SEE sound. Learn the 5 senses with STEM activities.
Do you ever just wonder WHERE TO START in homeschooling? What can be the basis for all of your learning? The Story of the World has been an integral part of our homeschool over the years - and served as the spine for our homeschool for many years. I want to share how we use this bas
You and your kids will enjoy this 15-Minute Music Lesson about Instruments Around the World. Learn about erhu, balalaika, bagpipes, fujara, & kalimba.
It is a role play game. You can play it in three rounds: 1) Individual students get a card and read it, take over the role and try to convince the others why they should live; 2) personal decision of each student and justification, 3) group discussion. My students liked it a lot and discussed heatedly. - Typos removed, thanks for the PM. - ESL worksheets
Our collection of Germany Crafts for Kids are ideal to help you learn about this amazing country! Perfect for German Unity Day and Oktoberfest!
From computer science to oceanographers, this collection of books about women scientists features some of the greatest minds of our time!
Research suggests that speaking another language fluently changes what you pay attention to and how you remember events. But some say the idea that language can make you see and think differently is overblown.
We've rounded up the top things to do in Madeira with kids including quirky, unusual activities and great rainy day activities.
Get your own 92 page printable notebooking pages to accompany Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient times
hope you will like it - ESL worksheets
If you've ever wondered what went into making a Roman Road, now here's your chance to make an edible Roman Road.
At last! The paper men of Ancient History are here! Featuring Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Vikings, Ancient China and Japan and Ancient India, these paper men will complement your Paper Dolls of A…
See this box full of stuff? Its my current project. I've been trying to find something that has the correlation between the chapters in the Story of the World and the Classical Conversations History timeline cards. Can't find one. So... What do I do when I can't find what I want? I make it myself! I've been painstakingly working my way through the Ancients book and cross referencing them with the timeline cards. Its a process, let me tell ya! I'm up to chapter 22 so hopefully soon I'll be able to post a sheet for everyone to reference. We, curriculum-wise, are in the Middle Ages so I'm linking the two as we go through the book. The Ancients I'm having to go back through in my "spare time." UPDATED 7/16/13: Volume 1 - Ancient Times is done. Here is the link. UPDATED 8/21/13:Volume 2 - The Middle Ages is done. Here is the link.
A look at kids, bedrooms, and houses around the world through children's books and a photographic essay. Great addition to any community unit!
Here are our collection of paper dolls and paper men that my daughters and I have created for our World History studies, Social Studies, Unit Studies, as well as for re-enacting Shakespeare plays, …
Describes a world where humans and animals share bodies and languages, where the world of the imagination mixes easily with the physical.
Oh summer....you are far too wonderful! I have been enjoying my days playing with markers, colored pencils, and posters. Posters, posters, posters... This 150 hours of classroom work thing has been rather successful so far (80 hours down) as I prepare charts, decorations, and documents for myself and my coworkers. My circle cutter and I did some bonding way back in June, and I finally got those circles adhered to their respective posters. As promised: CHAMPS Posters! I've mentioned it before, but we use CHAMPS for our classroom management program. Throughout the activities of the day, we make sure to explain our expectations for (C)onversation, (H)elp, (A)ctivity, (M)ovement, (P)articipation, and (S)uccess. These expectations are displayed on the board for students to reference when they need a reminder. This summer's CHAMPS party consisted of creating these charts for our whole third-grade team. (dibs on orange!) One of my teammates came up with this great format last year, and we really wanted to keep our expectations the same across the grade level while we also use the Walk to Learn model this year. Her format is particularly wonderful because it prominently displays all of the expectations, and each one can be mixed and matched by moving clothespins around in their respective areas. Additionally, I've been avoiding the focus wall chore and drawing up some posters that I found on Pinterest. All that art training I have under my belt has helped me to make some very accurate recreations! We do a huge focus on writing in third, so I really wanted to have a cute chart up! Way back during the school year, I posted here about our whole school learning about metacognition. One of those strategies involves using paint chips to help students classify how they are feeling about certain assignments. By marking the darker color on the chip, students show that they are not feeling 100% (in the "dark"); marking the lighter color, students show that they are confident in themselves ("it's all clear!"). Yes, these can be flipped around and used in whatever color gradation you wish...but the point is, I want to implement this strategy with the previous poster so that the kiddos can explain how they are feeling throughout the many different concepts of the day. There are several more academic ones sitting on my desk, but I risk being too picture-heavy this time around....plus, I just wanted to toss in the birthday sign for my friend's baby...because that was fun to play with :) Soon to come: Exploration of the interactive notebook...and more posters...possibly another focus wall...!
Concerned about the state of the world, Canadian author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a wonderfully timely illustrated poster that explains the
These guided notes are meant to accompany the 6-part PPT linked below. Enjoy! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Medieval-Europe-ALL-6-PARTS-visual-engaging-88-slide-PPT-on-Middle-Ages-729505
Inside: Icebreakers for Spanish classrooms the first week of school. Building community the first couple of days in school is important. Icebreakers can be a fun way to get to know each other a little and even introduce a bit of Spanish! They're especially fun for returning students. Note: As a semi-introvert, most icebreakers terrify me.
This week I tried something new with the vocabulary in the story. I got the idea at a First Grade Conference in December. The student writes the vocabulary word in the middle of the sheet and then there are four things to do with the word. We completed two of the boxes together as a class and they finished the last two boxes independently. The kiddos sure had a great grasp of the vocabulary after this. When we read the story they had fantastic comprehension.
Puzzle-solving genius kids form a pint-size crime-fighting Mod Squad in this month's Backseat Book Club pick. Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society, takes questions from young readers about the book's twists, turns and creative conundrums.
Compare Anne Frank’s life with your own. What activities do you complete each day, and how do they compare to Anne's daily life?
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Declaration of Independence Ad Libs
"Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future." — Auschwitz survivor and author Elie Wiesel
VERSES: Luke 15:11-32 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 15:17 "And when he came to himself..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: 1 Kings Write "1 Kings" on small slips of paper, so the students may memorize another book of the Old Testament at home. PRAYER: Pray that we will stay in God's loving family and be protected and cared for. God loves us; let us show our love to Him by doing His commandments. SPECIAL SONG: Read, Read Every Day (see February 2014 - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #1 on this blog. Click on orange circle to hear song.) VISUAL AID: Draw a large Activity on whiteboard or chalkboard (see Activity below) LESSON POINTS: Jesus had been teaching different parables to the people and He told one more-The Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. One day the younger son said to his father, "Father, give me my inheritance." So the man divided his money up between his two sons. Not too long after the younger son had received his money, he gathered all of his things together and moved to faraway country and wasted all his money with riotous or rowdy, uncontrolled, and undisciplined living. Whatever the younger son wanted to do, he did it until he had spent all of his money and had nothing left. Then the unexpected happened. There was a great famine in this faraway country and there was no food and the prodigal son was hungry. Since he had wasted all of his money, he had no food and no friends and no family. There was no one who would help him, so he got a job. His boss sent him out to the fields to feed the pigs. The younger son was so hungry that he would have gladly eaten the garbage that the pigs ate. But, then the young man came to his senses, and he said to himself, "How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread to eat at home, and here I am dying from hunger! I know what I will do! I will go back home to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you and am no more worthy to be called your son. Please make me like one of your hired servants." This was a very reasonable and mature way of thinking! The young man got up and headed home, back to his father. But, when he was a long way down the road, his father saw him, and had compassion on him, and ran to him and fell on his son's neck and kissed him. His father had been looking for him every day and, finally, his son had come home! What a happy day! The younger son said to his father, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to called your son.' But the father said to his other servants, "Bring him the best robe and put it on him. Bring a ring for his hand and shoes for his feet! Prepare a feast and let us eat and be happy! My son was dead and is alive again! He was lost and now he is found!' Everyone was happy that the prodigal son had come home--or almost everyone! His older brother had been working out in the field and as he got closer to the house, he could hear music and dancing. He did not know what was going on, so he called to one of the servants and asked what had happened. Why was there music and celebration? The servant told the older son that his younger brother had come home and his father had made a feast or banquet because he had come home safe and sound. But the older son was angry and would not even go into the house! Finally, his father came out to him and urged him to come in and celebrate. But, the older son said to his father, "I have served you all of these years and have not sinned against you, and you have never made a feast for me that I might celebrate with my friends! But, as soon as your son, who has wasted all of his money, came home, you have made a feast for him!" The father explained to the older son, "Son, you have always been with me, and all that I have is yours. It is good that we should celebrate and be happy. Your brother who was dead is alive again, and was lost, but now he is found!'" What this parable means: Even more valuable than a lamb or coin, this story tells of a man who was lost and was found alive! After making bad decisions, the best decision the young man made was to go home, ask for his father's forgiveness, and become a son again. That is what it is like for someone who has left God and realizes his mistake, asks for forgiveness of his sins, and returns to the Lord. The father had been looking for the day that his son was coming home. He had been looking down the road for him. That, too, is like God watching for the sinner to come home. Then, when the sinner returns to his home, the Father is filled with so much compassion and happiness that all is forgiven. The older son is like some Christians today who are selfish and are without compassion and forgiveness towards the sinner who has come to their senses like the prodigal son. "Older Student" Tips: The word "prodigal" means "one who is wasteful." Feeding pigs was probably one of the lowest and worst jobs that the younger son could have performed. Being a Jew, pigs were 'unclean' and not eaten, so being right down there in the mud with the pigs would have been a great insult to a Jewish man. It is interesting to note that the prodigal son returned home without even wearing any shoes on his feet! Notice, also, the father's tremendous joy when his younger returns home! When we have separated ourselves from God by sinning, God is grieved, yet, when we return back to Him with godly repentance, God feels more joyous than the prodigal son's father! God loves us so! ACTIVITY: The Prodigal Son Materials needed: 9" x 12" yellow construction paper, marker, crayons. Hand out yellow paper. Fold 2" of top edge of paper down. Fold paper in half. Trace on lines (see picture). Write "What the PRODIGAL SON was given when he returned home" and "Luke 15:11-32" in top box on yellow paper. Number each box: 1, 2, 3, 4. In Box #1: Write "best robe" and draw a colorful robe or coat in the box. In Box #2: Write "ring" and draw a ring in the box. In Box #3: Write "shoes" and draw a picture of shoes in the box. In Box #4: Write "love" and draw a picture of a heart in the box.
We spent a couple of weeks studying the events of the 1300s. Today I’m going to share the worksheets I made for the kids about the Crusades, Hundred Year’s War, and the Black Plague. I’ll also share the simulation: Will you survive the Black Plague?!! To start, we covered the history of the Crusades, Hundred Year’s War and the Black Plague. We read the chapters in our history book. We...
Outlawing the words "I'm done" changed my classroom! Find out how to reform fast finishers and improve the quality of work in your room!
Facebook Twitter Pinterest 6.5k I was never much of a fan of history back in my own school days. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure ANY world history was taught to me in my whole kindergarten through twelfth-grade experience! Some Canadian history (yawn!) was covered of course, but the Roman Empire? The War […]
We completed a study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance about a month ago and I created some mini-books and vocabulary practice to go along with our study. Some of these files are large and will ta…
