Primary School

The best Christmas present ideas for teachers include homemade mugs, personalized ornaments, jars of candy, gift baskets of school supplies, and gift cards.

Nov 28, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Parents and grandparents can use the list of best books for kindergarten kids to buy Christmas presents and holiday gifts for young children aged 4 to 7 years old.

Nov 17, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

The best Christmas books for primary kids include The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, and The Night Before Christmas.

Nov 15, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

The Night Before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks, One Little Two Little Three Little Pilgrims, and 10 Fat Turkeys are fun Thanksgiving books for kids.

Nov 14, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

After reading If You Give a Pig a Pancake Kindergarten kids can learn about non-standard measurement using pigs and pancakes in the elementary math lesson.

Nov 9, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers can use the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies to teach students how to sequence a story by putting events in order on a popcorn string.

Oct 26, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers can use the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies to introduce compound words to their students and play a word match game during reading class.

Oct 17, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers teach students to read a legend to create a snowman glyph during a math lesson plan about non-standard graphs and charts.

Oct 12, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Teachers can make popcorn with students after reading If You Take a Mouse to the Movies. The kids can write an LEA popcorn story to practice reading and writing.

Oct 5, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary students use pictures to learn how to sequence story events after reading If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff during this reading lesson plan.

Sep 28, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Teachers can read If You Take a Mouse to School with elementary kids to review the classroom schedule and teach students how to write their own story.

Sep 26, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten teachers can teach movement, memorization, addition and subtraction skills using the Ten Little Pumpkins Poem and Finger Play during circle time.

Sep 19, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Halloween themed snack and treat recipe ideas for teachers and parents to use while planning a classroom Halloween or pumpkin party for elementary kids.

Sep 7, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Parents and teachers can use pumpkin snack recipes to make fun kids' treats for fall or Halloween themed elementary school celebration.

Aug 14, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

After reading the book John Pig's Halloween, elementary kids complete a Halloween themed creative writing project by following the steps of the writing process.

Aug 13, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Primary school teachers can use Eve Bunting's The Pumpkin Fair during repeated reading lesson plan to help students increase fluency and comprehension skills.

Aug 4, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten teachers use It's Pumpkin Time! by Zoe Hall to teach students how a seed grows into a pumpkin. The kids use the book to make a pumpkin mobile.

Aug 4, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers teach kids how pumpkins grow during an integrated fall vegetable life cycle reading and science lesson plan.

Jul 27, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers can teach students to write apple concrete or shape poems during a fall apple theme unit lesson plan.

Jul 20, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers can make apple pie play dough with kids during an apple themed unit. Students can make play dough as part of a cooking or reading lesson plan.

Jul 14, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Primary teachers use The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki to teach kids to sequence story events as part of an apple themed elementary unit.

Jul 11, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Elementary teachers can use ice breaker activities on the first day of school to get to know their students and to help the kids get to know each other.

Jun 30, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten and first grade kids can practice counting, learn initials and match uppercase and lowercase letters during these primary Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lessons.

Jun 21, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten teachers can use a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom themed bulletin board and welcome postcards to help kids get excited about the first day of Kindergarten.

Jun 18, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski

Kindergarten kids can learn how to use a picture walk to make predictions and put letters into ABC order using the children's picture book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

Jun 17, 2009 - Megan Sheakoski