The Circle Game asks students to come up with as many different things as they can from one circle. I thought this activity was really fun! However, my elementary students were not that interested. Most of my kids' papers were dull circles with a scribble on them. I think older kids might "get it" better. I have included the handout from Ande Cook's Art Starters as well as my lesson plan with all the directions for a sub. The Ande Cook handouts were part of a SchoolArts subscription, or you can get her book: Art Starters
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Do you struggle with finding interesting ways to teach ESL listening skills? Maybe you have an activity or two already but you want to be able to mix it up and keep things interesting. By the end of…
Imagination Workout Printable Click the link above to download Attalie’s Imagination Workout free printable art worksheet.
In this post, you will find 27 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom! Formative assessment is such an essential part of the learning process and student success, and many digital tools can help support this process.This list has a wide variety of features and options to help you solidify your formative assessment strategies! Many of the tools below are great for both formative and summative assessments.
Earlier this week, I broke out the cool new pens I got for Christmas and got to work on putting together my coaching cycle schedule for this next quarter. Creating new schedules throughout the year is a cool opportunity for us coaches. It’s kind of like having a mini beginning-of-school-year kick off more than just […]
Today I wanted to stop by and share some strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom! It’s always challenging to teach spelling patterns that aren’t easily decodable! […]
Hopefully, you got plenty of tutorials about table manners when you were growing up. But not everyone did. And even if you feel you’ve got the basics of dining etiquette down, it’s always good to get a refresher. Manners elevate even everyday meals, making them feel like special and set-apart occasions. Related Posts Dining Etiquette […]
Here’s an archive of our downloadable activities so far- feel free to download and print off any of these to use yourself or with your club / group / scouts troop / evil supervillain society&…
Diagramming sentences helps kids see English grammar at-a-glance. It's easier to practice analyzing English parts of speech on the diagram charts and worksheets.
Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
A huge list of artists categorized by theme. More than 60 themes include landscape, portrait, death, STEAM, death, collage and more.
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Here are some great grammar games, ideas, and activities that will help early/middle elementary aged kids enjoy grammar just a bit.
A colourful poster to show the difference between their, there and they're with pictures and explanations.Includes a full colour, semi colour and black and white.I also have a poster of the same style for Your and You're available here.Idea adapted from Artline AU.
20-page coloring download covers participating at Holy Mass From Your Arrival to the Prayers of the Faithful.Step-by-step: What to do when you enter the church What to look for in the church What to watch for (and why) during Holy Mass What your response is to everything you see and hear during Mass--the words, the gestures, the postures! Find PART 2 of our Mass coloring series and continue to follow along in the Mass HERE. For unlimited printing rights for a parish, school, co-op or other group, select the "unlimited printing" option next to the Add to Cart button above. Now...
Teaching empathy is important. In the simplest of terms, empathy is the ability to notice, understand, and share the emotions of others. It is a critical social skill for all people to have. In many ways, empathy is the social skill that paves the way for all other social skills. It helps us to take
We all fall into one of nine learning styles. Which one is your strongest?
“We hear the terms ‘formative’ and ‘summative’ assessments all the time in schools. As educators, we learned about the differences while in college in our educati…
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
