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Teaching Compassion in Schools: Our Privilege and Responsibility
Children learn compassion when they move beyond feeling empathy, act on their feelings and do something for someone in need.
May 20, 2011
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Georgeann Fries
How a Charter School Reverses the Minority Achievement Gap
Minority students in Cleveland's nonprofit Breakthrough Schools are outperforming white Ohio students at every grade level from 3 through 8.
May 19, 2011
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John Anderson
End of School Year Elementary Ice Cream Party Class Reward
Use an ice cream sundae party to reward elementary students for good behavior at the end of the school year as part of the classroom management system.
May 16, 2011
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Megan Sheakoski
Water Cycle Activity for Kids: Teaching Kids about Evaporation
Description for a water cycle activity that teaches kids the process of evaporation. A great supplemental activity for students learning about evaporation.
May 2, 2011
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Rachel Dennis
Sight Word Games and Activities for Elementary Kids
Teachers and parents can use fun games and activities to help young students learn to identify, read, and write common sight words.
Apr 27, 2011
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Megan Sheakoski
Multiplication for Kids: Easy Math Mnemonics to Master Number 2
Are you teaching the multiplication table to children? Here is a fast, fun and easy way for kids to learn the multiplication table beginning with number 2!
Apr 15, 2011
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Blair Kasfeldt
Teaching Mindfulness to Children: Tools for Learning and Living
Mindfulness Education helps children pause in the moment potentially enhancing focus, learning, character and the quality of a student's experience.
Apr 10, 2011
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Georgeann Fries
Practical Skills Needed for Kindergarten - Is Your Child Ready?
Self help, readiness, and life skills every kindergartner needs to have before the big day! Does your child have what it takes to make it in "big school"?
Apr 5, 2011
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Mary Yakovets
Does Your Child Have the Social Skills Needed for Kindergarten?
Seven social skills every kindergartner needs - communicating appropriately with others, handling conflict, understanding expectations in the classroom.
Mar 29, 2011
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Mary Yakovets
Make Mother's Day Cards and Gifts Using Chromatography
This fun, craft-based activity for children uses the science of chromatography to make decorative paper flowers for use on cards and gifts for Mother's Day.
Mar 29, 2011
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Vicki Dennison
Encouraging Age-Appropriate Social Development in K-3 Classrooms
K-3 teachers foster appropriate social development by teaching toward social-emotional standards and reinforcing emotional intelligence in young children.
Mar 24, 2011
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Barbara Abromitis
Games and Activities with Puppets in the Classroom
Using puppets in the classroom with elementary school children can enhance learning and social interactions among the children.
Mar 17, 2011
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Crystal Smith
Character Education: School Activities to Promote Good Character
Character education must be infused into all aspects of a school's culture to facilitate student social, emotional, academic, and ethical development.
Mar 15, 2011
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Georgeann Fries
Seed Starting and Plant Propagation Projects for Children
Seed germination and vegetative propagation are fun and easy for children when using miniature gardening systems made from recycled materials.
Mar 5, 2011
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Arlene Marturano
Living Bones: A Health Lesson for 2nd Graders
Need to teach your second graders about bones? This 45-60 minute lesson, fully aligned with CA State Health Standards, will help you do just that.
Mar 3, 2011
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Michael Quadro
Shared Reading Lesson: A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein
Using A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein, students will be able to identify and create rhyming patterns and write two rhyming couplets.
Mar 2, 2011
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Michael Quadro
Grouping Tens and Ones Lesson for Second Grade
In this lesson, students will demonstrate the ability of grouping two-digit numbers into tens and ones by using base ten blocks.
Mar 2, 2011
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Michael Quadro
Making a Display Board for a Science Fair Project
Illustrate the main points and procedures of your elementary school science fair projects with displays featuring eye-catching colors, charts and accents.
Feb 24, 2011
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Denise Christopher
Teaching Literacy Basics in Preschool
Preschool provides students with a base for learning to read through assessment and literacy activities for reading and writing.
Feb 20, 2011
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Debi Walstad
The Overwhelming Value of Pre-Kindergarten
The value of pre-Kindergarten programs far outweigh the cost, both now and in the future.
Feb 19, 2011
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Diana Haines
