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Are you getting ready for your 100th day of school? Get out of your normal math routine with these fun STEM challenges for your 100th day from Bethany at Math Geek Mama! This FREE download includes 2 different challenges. The first uses 100 LEGO bricks, and the second uses 100 pattern blocks. Students have to …
Learning about landforms can be a lot of fun! Here are plenty of interactive ideas and activities to teach landforms for kids. If you’re working on landform vocabulary, then you’re sure to find these videos, worksheets and even experiments to help. Be sure to click on each idea to see the original source and get additional …
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April showers bring May flowers and parts of a plant lesson plans. Here are 4 easy and quick activities to review the parts of a plant with your kindergarten, first or second grade class. These flowers and plants crafts, poetry piece and science ideas makes teaching the life cycle of a plant more fun and engaging. …
Are you even ready to think about next year? Whether you are, or aren’t… that’s okay! If you’re not, be sure to pin or bookmark this post and come back to see me in the fall. If you’re ready to bring on the planning, then join me as I share my planning binder calendar template …
I think one of the most important things I learned about my own teaching after going through the new State evaluation model this past year was that I spend more time planning my lessons for whole-group than I do for the work I do with small groups. Laney Sammons’ provides some great insights on small …
Teach patterns with fractions in a fun way as you connect math in literature. Here is a set of free printables to explore patterns from the story “The Lion’s Share.” This story makes working on figuring out patterns with multiplying by a fraction engaging as students connect to the characters in the story. The free download includes 3 pages …
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Teach range median and mode with free activities and resources. Here are 25 range, median and mode free materials created by teachers! These resources cover games, lesson plans, videos and printables. I’m excited to share these fantastic creations from other teachers with you – I hope they can save you time in searching for lesson plan …
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Connect reading and math with the book Math Curse! Here is a set of 3 pages of problem solving math problems based on the book by Jon Scieszka. Your students will connect with solving math problems and the read aloud which will help “break the math curse.” Students can solve math problems from the book or …
Capture art with gorgeous sidewalk chalk art inspired drawings. Here is a chalk art tutorial on how to create beautiful masterpieces for your school. This tutorial takes chalk art butterfly drawings on ceiling tiles to decorate a school hallway but you could always create a paper version to tack up into your ceiling tiles to …
Ever wondered how to help the reader who doesn’t have major comprehension issues, but regularly reads inaccurately? Here are 5 steps to help build accuracy into young readers to help address this issue. You’ll love that it may be more simple than you thought and that it’s easy to build right into your first grade reading …
Spend a day with Earthworms and make it a “worm kind of day.” Here is an overview of how to investigate and observe Earthworms for a life science investigation. Students can read about worms prior to the investigation so that their observations can have deeper connections. Use a brace map or another form of idea mapping to help …
Break out of the mold with this graffiti art project. Here is a how to draw graffiti lesson plan that is perfect for open house night, connecting with literature or for learning concepts of art. You’ll be able to use this in fourth grade or fifth grade with a little tweaking to make a fantastic piece …
Get the most out of learning about 3D shapes with an investigation. Here is a set of activities to help explore Euler’s formula, related math vocabulary and evaluating expressions. The theme for this 3D shapes set of printables is based off of a read aloud, making it a great cross-curricular activity! Dig into vertices, faces, …
Take your students on a sight words scavenger hunt. Here is a guided reading group lesson idea to help teach spelling patterns in text. Helping students learn spelling patterns, like silent e or oo as in boot can help them learn to decode and attempt using word attack strategies on their own. By using guided …
Bring fractions and the concept of what is a fraction to life. This yummy fractions project uses pizza toppings to help deepen fourth grade students understanding of what is a fraction. The combination of finished product and math work makes this a unique project and turns out so creative! Featured from Teaching Idea Tuesday Unique and …
Planning for a sub is never a simple nor straightforward thing. Here is a set of free kindergarten sub plans that are perfect to use in a pinch or an emergency. If you teach kindergarten or sub in kindergarten this entire days worth of lesson plans for reading, math and more will definitely come in …
Create a sub plan so that you are good to go in the event of needing a substitute teacher as an art teacher or music teacher can make your life easier. There are many tips on putting together a sub plan and here are a few to get your started. These ideas will cover tips using grade level appropriate plans for …
Discovering who King George the III was may be just the thing your American history social studies units needs. When students explore the character traits it helps shed light on many aspects of the time period, making it real and memorable. Who Was King George the III Teach social studies with a memorable focus on …
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Last week I wrote about our Mathapalooza (math all day themed day) that our class had. It was incredible, but I was more excited about this week’s Read-a-thon! We held ours all day during school. I broke up the day with some reading-related activities. Here’s a list of possible activities you could do to have …
How to teach the frog life cycle with a little bit of fun! Here are lots of ways to teach the life cycle of a frog including videos, worksheets, crafts and more. Don’t forget that you can easily integrate literacy and math too with these extra 25 Easy Frog and Toad Ideas and Activities. Life Cycle …
Show the connection between art and poetry with this simple strategy for upper grade levels. Here is a brilliantly easy strategy for teaching poetry writing with your class. The basis is looking and making detailed observations about art – that’s where it starts! Teaching Poetry Using Famous Art When students intensely observe famous works of art, they …
Get to know your students better with a fun poetry activity. Here is a poetry planning worksheet that will create a fantastic addition to your poetry unit. Students write an “I am from” list poem and jot down their most important life experiences. These will help you get to know your students better and build their …
Teach the steps of the Scientific Method with fourth, fifth or sixth graders. Here is a free lesson plan, experiment template and scientific method poster to review the scientific method steps. You’ll need five pennies for each group of students and a few different solutions that are easy to come by! Penny Experiment for the …
A good, solid reading activity that’s easy to do. Here is an easy listening comprehension assessment idea to go with the book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. You can also just use this idea as a great reading lesson to help students develop their listening comprehension skills and work on visualization. Read …
A set of free money lessons to teach money and financial responsibility to kids. One of the most important real life math topics kids learn is how to add and subtract money. The book “Pigs Will Be Pigs” by Amy Axelrod is a fun way to introduce kids to money and how to handle it. …
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Exploring the Distributive Property – Printable Pre-Algebra/Algebra Lesson. If you teach pre-algebra or algebra, be sure and check out this free lesson on the distributive property from Bethany at Math Geek Mama! Teach using real life examples that model what the distributive property is so that students can practice using it and understand it’s value. This …
Dig into the fun of math by reading and solving wacky riddles with “The Grapes of Math.” You’ll love this free set of first grade (and up) problem solving pages to connect with this classic book. Students will love learning new strategies to add – and think outside the box. These pages are the perfect …
In kindergarten, students must know the name of basic punctuation marks. Here is a free printable download to help students identify when to use a period and a question mark as well as name them. Students can determine whether the sentence is a telling statement or an asking question. Finishing off the sentence with the …
Emergency sub plans are a go-to resource for when you have a substitute teacher. When you can barely pick up the phone to call in sick, here is a free set of kindergarten emergency substitute lesson plans that you can use in a pinch. Preparing for a substitute teacher can be work. Make it a little …
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Solve common core math addition number sentences with 3 addends. Here is a free printable math mat to practice adding with multiple addends using manipulatives. This common core math skill is needed in multiple grade levels and it closely connected to composing and decomposing numbers. Your students can use this workmat to show their thinking. 3 …
Make multiplication fun with a grid game. Here is a fun multiplication grid game to practice visualizing multiplication facts. All you need to play this game is grid paper, colored writing utensil and dice! Talk about easy to pull together and no prep. This quick and easy multiplication game can be played with a partner …
Get funky with a landscapes art project. Here is a tutorial to create a black glue-outlined landscape art project for third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade students. This project uses paint and black glue to create a very smart looking finished product. Students will enjoy seeing the finished product with the black glue. Landscapes …
Love the bright and bold features of this line composition art project. Here is a Kandinsky-inspired art project that is perfect for first graders. Students will use paint, construction paper and string to create a masterpiece that will catch everyone’s eye. This step by step tutorial will explain how to complete this abstract art project …
Work on fluency with first graders using readers’ theater. Here is a free Three Billy Goats Gruff readers’ theater script to work on reading fluency for first grade. This three page script features five reading parts and can be used to create a performance. Students read aloud the script without costumes or props to focus on fluency …
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Second graders perform a song to teach range, median, mode. Here is a video tutorial and song for second grade to help understand and remember range, median and mode. This clever song sung to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching” is a fun and easy way to teach what is the mode, range and median numbers. …
Teach geometry and the concept of angles with a read aloud “Sir Cumference” book. Here is a free printable set of activity sheets to connect and extend the book by Cindy Neuschwander. There are activities to teach vocabulary, measuring/identifying angles like acute, right, obtuse and a fun angle-maze creation activity. Students will enjoy the book …
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