While kids and parents are relaxing through the last days of summer, teachers are back to work, preparing their classrooms, lesson plans, and trying to make everything ready for the start of the school year. For new teachers and experienced alike, this is a stressful time but there are four easy steps to ensuring […]
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Art Lesson Plan: Marbled Watercolor Peacock
Before presenting this two-in-one art lesson plan to your students, share some interesting info about the amazing peacock. Here are 10 of our favorite peacock fun facts! 10 Peacock Facts Watercolor Peacock Lesson Now that you’ve piqued their peacock interest, you can present this lesson plan! Click Here for the Free Marbled Watercolor Peacock […]
Black Canvas Mandala: Art Lesson Plan
It seems mandalas are all the rage, particularly with the growing popularity of the adult coloring book. But the truth is that these timeless designs have been in use for thousands of years by cultures all over the world. The circular shape of the mandala seems historically to represent the universe, life, and the […]
7 Survival Tips for Summer School
Summer school can be an overwhelming or frustrating undertaking for educators facing disengaged students. Use these 7 survival tips to get ready and prepare students for a summer of growth and learning. 7 Ways to Make Summer School More Engaging These 7 tips might not be groundbreaking, but keeping stress levels low and boosting […]
PLAY & PLAN: Baseball Game
Whether you hold season tickets for your local professional major or minor league baseball team’s home games, or you plan to cheer on your own school students or the nearby college team, you are sitting on a gold mine of potential lesson plans for your students. Baseball not only offers fun with the family […]
PLAY & PLAN: City Festival
With all the different types of parades and city festivals that spring up throughout the year — often with a nearly exponential spike during the summer months — it may seem curious as to why organizers goes to so much trouble to take on these large-scale projects, year after year. Between keeping up city permits, […]
PLAY & PLAN: Botanical Gardens
At the beginning of the school year, you have probably asked your students to write reports about their summer activities, but this coming fall, you might consider sharing some accounts of your own adventures. A trip to your local botanical gardens is brimming with educational possibilities. You can share the value of mindful engagement […]
Planning Your Summer Vacation
Summer means fun in the sun and free time on your hands! Kids aren’t the only ones excited about the idea of long summer days and nothing in particular to do. Working with kids is one of the most rewarding jobs a person can have, but it’s important for teachers to refresh both body […]
Easy Crafts for End of School Memories
For younger children, the end of each school year is a momentous occasion filled with laughter, growing up, and a ton of fun. Celebrate the end of the school year with your students with these simple, crafty projects that will create memories and plenty of giggles in your classroom. Easily craft picture frames. Use craft foam […]
Daylight Saving Time Lessons, Projects, & Tips
In March, most of the world will spring forward into Daylight Saving Time (DST). Changing the clocks to take advantage of longer sunlit days is sometimes called “Summer Time” in other parts of the world. This is a great time to incorporate Daylight Saving Time lessons and projects in the classroom. Not every state […]
6 Ways to Create a Productive, Fun Ending to the School Year
Getting through the last few weeks of the school year can be a challenge for teachers and students. A proactive approach can help you keep students engaged and productive to the end while promoting a spirit of celebration and accomplishment. Use these six tips to award and encourage students’ hard work as they prepare […]
Flora Elementary School – Case Study
From Four Schools to One – Outfitting a 21st Century Elementary School in Flora, IL As far back as 1998, the Flora Community School District in Flora, Illinois, recognized that the four elementary schools serving the community needed an upgrade. Some had been built as long ago as the 1940s! These older facilities did […]
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