Hispanic and Latin American; Hispanic Heritage Month
From Aztec math to Carnival masks, these activities help students celebrate hispanic culture while appreciating their own.
Curriculum Development; Multiplication and Division; Halloween
These hands-on Halloween math games make learning multiplication a little spooky and a lot of fun!
Plot, Character, Setting; Story Elements; Reading Response; Vocabulary; Writing
In this unit, students act as reading detectives to discover the elements of a mystery.
Math; Literature Appreciation; Listening Comprehension; Early Math; Early Reading
Writing; Creative Writing
Make your own graphic novel with haunted characters and spooky settings.
Find everything you need — from articles and quizzes to printables and research ideas — to make Columbus Day rich in teachable moments.
Use this lesson to teach about fire safety, using the book Clifford the Firehouse Dog in your lesson plan. Kids make their own Clifford books too!
After reading the book, students discuss how it makes people feel when others tease them, and how to accept differences in others.
Fun fall activities for your classroom, such as hosting a math-and-science pumpkin party and keeping a tree journal.
Students explore how an apple tree changes with the seasons through reading, crafts, role play, and the use of a graphic organizer.
Take them off the front porch and put them to work in the classroom! Creative ways to use pumpkins in every subject.
Teach about elections using the storypath method in which students produce, direct, and act in a mock presidential campaign.
Students get in the Halloween spirit by writing a spooky story that begins with a sentence that the teacher provides.
Engage students in high-flying science lesson that covers the bat's physical characteristics and habitat, echolocation, and more.
