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Fun, Free Halloween Lesson Plans for the Fall Season
October 17th, 2012
As the weather turns cold or at least cooler, many children start counting the days until Halloween. This quirky holiday can be a source of confusion for some children. Educators that teach a classroom of culturally diverse students should approach lessons built …
Thanksgiving Poetry
November 21st, 2011
It’s Thanksgiving and the perfect time for your children to express their thankfulness creatively through poetry. One of my favorite forms of poetry for Thanksgiving is a sensory poem. Here’s how to write one: 1. Brainstorm what you see, hear, smell, taste, …
Christmas Angel
November 20th, 2011
Title – Christmas Angel By – Susan Smith I teach a Special Education class of six students. It is a separate class of behavioral disorders, bright children but troubled. This year after struggling to get through the first half of the year …
A “New” Book for Christmas
November 20th, 2011
Title – A “New” Book for Christmas By – Sandra It was nearing Christmas during my first semester teaching at a new post. I loved my small self-contained special needs class more than any group I’d taught in the past. They were …
A Secret Santa Claus
November 20th, 2011
Title – A Secret Santa Claus By – Claire Goodson My teacher’s friend teaches at a public school. There was this one boy in her class named “Scott” who had five brothers and sisters. It was getting closer to Christmas time, and …
This ESL recycling lesson integrates English vocabulary, science and environmental consciousness
August 1st, 2011
Title – Environmental ESL By – Doroteia Primary Subject – Science Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 2 Level: 6-8 year-old students Length: 40 minutes Goals: General Goal – The following activities are intended for teaching vocabulary, reinforcement and/or retention.Specific …
This lesson suggests a template declaring a student’s independence from fill-in-the-blank
August 1st, 2011
Title – My Very Own Declaration Of Independence By – Angela Ly Primary Subject – Social Studies Grade Level – 2 Note from LessonPlansPage.com: Ms. Ly made a template for this lesson that allows students to declare their own independence from …
Students learn how to create the drop cap on the first letter of a paragraph here while reflecting on New Year’s resolutions and goals
August 1st, 2011
New Year’s Reflections and Drop Cap Instructions By – Barbara Stephens Primary Subject – Computers / Internet Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 5-6 Objectives: The student will learn how to create the drop cap on the first letter of …
This is an idea for making a four seasons tree booklet
July 25th, 2011
By – Erendira Vargas Primary Subject – Science Secondary Subjects – Art Grade Level – K Learning objective: Using crayons and paper, the student must illustrate the effect the seasons have on trees. They will learn how the seasons change the trees …
Here children play dress-up while learning weather-related clothing vocabulary
July 25th, 2011
By – Lauren Ford Children use weather and clothing vocabulary as they relate clothing choices to weather during this early childhood activity. Materials: Dress-up clothes for various weather conditions: mittens, winter hats, sunglasses, rain boots, snow boots, sandals, sweater, sun hat, raincoat, …
This lesson is on the seasons and measuring temperature
July 25th, 2011
By – Scott Dan TITLE: What is it like outside today?GRADE: Kindergarten GOALS: 1. Allow students to begin a basic comprehension of temperature, seasons, and graphing. More specifically, the students will be allowed to see how a range of temperatures fit into …
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