Primary School

Make this Christmas season fun by sharing these great holiday stories with students. Share Christmas stories, Christmas classics and fun Christmas story books.

Nov 30, 2009 - Irene Taylor

Teachers can increase learning potential with short bouts of classroom exercise. Physical movement stimulates & increases thinking, memory, motivation and concentration.

Nov 27, 2009 - Mary King

Parents or educators can determine if a child is ready for formal schooling with a downloadable school readiness test.

Nov 27, 2009 - Fleur Hupston

Teachers can reinforce letter-sound relationships, develop reading skills, and provide essential practice with oral language skills through the use of a poetry workshop.

Nov 25, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

This holiday season, use a state or local Christmas tree lighting ceremony to teach map reading and geography to students. Holiday lighting ceremonies abound.

Nov 23, 2009 - Irene Taylor

Teachers and parents can use Roald Dahl's classic tale as a springboard into several fun and creative activities.

Nov 22, 2009 - Gabi Larson

The Textile Heritage Center, located in Cooleemee, NC, offers engaging, active programs that teach Cooleemee Elementary School students about local history.

Nov 20, 2009 - Katrena Wells

There are many customs, traditions, and symbols for the holiday of Christmas, enhancing a season of joy and a time for giving to others.

Nov 20, 2009 - Tania Cowling

Teach kids about how Thanksgiving came to be a national holiday due to a tireless letter-writing campaign of a widow with five children.

Nov 16, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Teaching children in Kindergarten and Grade One about the people that work in the neighbourhood can be fun with these great lessons ideas.

Nov 13, 2009 - Jackie Parsons

Remembrance Day is a time to teach students about peace and remembering those who died giving this is remembered.Teachers can plan activities to mark this day.

Nov 10, 2009 - Jackie Parsons

Often students are asked to draw and write about math on standardized tests. Math journals are a great way to get young children in the habit of writing about math.

Nov 7, 2009 - Kelly Winn

When two words are combined to form a contraction, the result is a more conversational tone that is often needed in spoken and sometimes written language.

Nov 2, 2009 - DeLene Sholes

Contractions with the verb to be combine a pronoun or noun with am, is, or are. In the shortened form, an apostrophe is used to show where a letter was omitted.

Oct 27, 2009 - DeLene Sholes

Immerse students in a dice game to teach the concept of place value numeration.

Oct 27, 2009 - Debbie DeSpirt

People in Sweden enjoy special Christmas events and celebrations starting with St. Lucia Day. Like advent traditions from around the world, they hold special meaning.

Oct 26, 2009 - Sallie Schaaf Borrink

Most children learn to use contractions in speech at an early age. Their prior knowledge of contractions usually transfers easily to reading and writing.

Oct 26, 2009 - DeLene Sholes

Many Christmas traditions are celebrated in Germany starting with St. Nicholas Day. Several of them are now celebrated around the world including the Christmas tree.

Oct 24, 2009 - Sallie Schaaf Borrink

Teaching contractions can be fun for the teacher and students. Use games, especially games that require children to move around or work together in pairs or small groups.

Oct 23, 2009 - DeLene Sholes

Teaching the letters of the alphabet is made simple with these ideas to use at school. Teaching the letter Aa is easy with these simple activities.

Oct 17, 2009 - Jackie Parsons

Halloween provides the perfect backdrop for teaching children how to identify and mix colors on the color wheel. Try some of these Halloween-themed coloring activities.

Oct 17, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Many young children enjoy learning how to add. As they continue to develop, it is important to teach them to solve basic addition facts quickly, easily and accurately.

Oct 15, 2009 - Afua Saafir

Kids have fun learning about camouflage with a poem and props, craft, application, and online resources after reading Winnie the Witch Halloween story.

Oct 15, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Lesson plan ideas and letter Z activities for children ages 2 to 6. Get creative to teach alphabet recognition and pre-reading skills in the classroom or at home.

Oct 14, 2009 - Jenny Evans

These unique games, crafts, and activities reinforce alphabet recognition, letter-sound correspondence, handwriting, and critical thinking for the alphabet letter Y.

Oct 14, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Make a simple ghost out of a footprint, learn helpful hints, and get ideas for messages to accompany this cute Halloween craft.

Oct 14, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Alphabet learning for kids means getting creative with letter X lesson plans. Try these activity ideas and suggestions for teaching letter X to children 2 to 6 years old.

Oct 14, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Parents and educators looking for ideas to supplement their letter W lesson plans can find letter W activities, games, and crafts here.

Oct 13, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Try these active Halloween dressing stations to teach kids useful skills like tying, zipping, buttoning, pairing, balancing, and throwing.

Oct 13, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Hands on and engaging science lesson plans to educate students on soils in the environment. Soil activities are geared to primary students.

Oct 13, 2009 - Debbie DeSpirt

Teaching kids the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials is the first step to helping them understand reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost

Oct 12, 2009 - Chris McLaughlin

Floating ghosts are easy, quick, and encourage active play, teamwork, and lots of excitement as children watch their work of art fly through the air!

Oct 12, 2009 - Katrena Wells

These four simple Halloween-themed games are designed to make learning fun and active and can be adapted for various ages and learning abilities.

Oct 10, 2009 - Katrena Wells

People who are searching for fun Halloween-themed children's books may want to consider these fun books for a story time in the classroom or at home.

Oct 8, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Young learners usually enjoy learning that they can put two words together to make a new word. Use a variety of activities to teach compounds and encourage participation.

Oct 5, 2009 - DeLene Sholes

Create a school bulletin board and classroom displays that young children will enjoy in celebration of Christopher Columbus' great discovery on October 12, 1492.

Oct 5, 2009 - Karen Plumley

It's difficult to top the excitement of Trick or Treating, but Halloween Center Activities can get children excited and even sneak in some academic learning.

Oct 3, 2009 - Kelly Winn

Morning is a busy time in the primary grades! Introduce children to morning jobs and calendar folders to build independence and keep children productively busy so the tea

Oct 1, 2009 - Kelly Winn

October provides many fun-filled activities about pumpkins.. Learning how pumpkins grow is a lot of fun for young learners. The best part is eating pumpkin pie!

Sep 30, 2009 - Jackie Parsons

Young learners will love these letter V activities, games, and crafts. Use these ideas to craft an effective letter V lesson plan for toddler age through kindergarten.

Sep 30, 2009 - Jenny Evans

This letter U lesson plan includes crafts, games, and hands-on activities perfect for teaching the alphabet to pre k and kindergarten students.

Sep 29, 2009 - Jenny Evans

These iPhone apps provide extra help for young students learning math, from basic addition to algebra.

Sep 28, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Engage young children in Halloween excitement, while keeping in mind high academic standards, with Pumpkin Math Centers.

Sep 28, 2009 - Kelly Winn

Find great teaching tools that can introduce children to bats through observation, online resources, and children's books.

Sep 27, 2009 - Katrena Wells

Lesson plans and alphabet activities for preschool, kindergarten, and toddler. Games and crafts for teaching the letter T to kids.

Sep 26, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Scarecrows are a fun part of fall, and kindergarten and first grade children will find a special unit featuring them along with barns and animals to be enjoyable.

Sep 24, 2009 - Sallie Schaaf Borrink

Craft a perfect letter S lesson plan for kids with the help of creative alphabet learning games and activities on the letter S.

Sep 23, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Fall provides teachers with opportunities to use easy writing prompts and creative projects. Students will enjoy writing about October, autumn, Halloween, and pumpkins.

Sep 22, 2009 - Sallie Schaaf Borrink

Alphabet lesson plans need letter R activities, games, and crafts to keep young learners engaged. Increase letter R recognition and awareness with these ideas.

Sep 22, 2009 - Jenny Evans

Kindergarten and first grade children find pumpkins naturally interesting so it is a great age for a special fall or October pumpkin unit with crafts, fun books and more!

Sep 22, 2009 - Sallie Schaaf Borrink