This year Earth Day is on Monday, April 22. This is my first day back from Spring Break and I don’t know about you, but I am going to need some activities to get my students motivated! I created this Earth Day Challenge which is similar to an Acrostic Poem. Students use the letters from EARTH DAY to list items…
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Teaching synonyms is a fun way for building vocabulary and allowing for more concise writing skills. You can use worksheets, anchor charts, manipulatives, bingo, or read alouds to introduce the concepts to your children. Being able to identify synonyms – and their opposite partner words – antonyms – are super fun topics for any grade level 2nd-4th English class! Sentence…
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What are the best school shoes for teachers? Although it seems like an unusual topic for a blog post, I noticed that when a fan at the Facebook Fan Page posed the question to other fans, the response was overwhelming and I realized that obviously it IS an important topic since teachers are on their feet all day. I know…
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Here’s a set of place value riddles that will also build your second, third, and fourth grade students’ mental math skills and number sense. And, yes, all while they’re HAVING FUN! There’s nothing quite like pain-free learning through FUN, right?!? There are always some kids who love math no matter what. But let’s be honest… there are also…
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Are you a 2nd or 3rd grade teacher looking for a FREE Easter math activity to use this spring? Try these differentiated April math challenge worksheets! These chocolate bunny math activities are perfect for your advanced second and third grade kids. You can use these differentiated math printables for April math centers, math homework, problem of the week, a whole…
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