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We studied pictures of the human skeleton and then made skeletons with mini marshmallows as joints connecting uncooked pieces of spaghetti for the bones. Then we labeled a diagram of the skeleton. Some students wrote the labels, and some matched with labels I had premade. It was fun to make the...
September 18, 2024
Anna Stewart

I cut 4 1" sections off three different color pool noodles. I hollowed out the center to fit the poles. The wood set is made from a wood hanger as the base and dollar tree Jenga blocks for...
September 16, 2024
Sharon Smith

Splurged and bought these magnetic trays with letters and multiple dry-erase mats. My special ed first and second graders love them. They provided fun and focused practice for beginning sounds...
September 15, 2024
Heidi Topley

In first grade science, students learn about living things and their basic needs. Living things include plants, animals, and humans. They all need food, water, air, and shelter to live and grow. Plants use sunlight to make their food through a process called photosynthesis. Animals, including...
September 14, 2024
Mihraban

Community helpers are important because they make our lives better, keep us and the community safe, and help our community function better. So the next time you find yourself walking around the neighborhood, try to count the community helpers that you run into. You may be surprised with just how...
September 13, 2024
Aubrey Doyle

We sorted buses according to colors. I printed the bus pictures and made copies and also laminated each one. We went over each color first before sorting. After going over the colors I put one color of each bus around the table and students had to match and sort the buses according to the color....
September 13, 2024
Dana Cook

I am a special education teacher at Lopatcong Middle School in New Jersey. I teach 5th grade pull out replacement ela and math and I am the in class support teacher for 5th grade science and social studies. I assist the general education teacher with lessons. I have been teaching for 30 years and...
September 13, 2024
Janice Fantuzzi

### How to Make a Self Portrait Using Paper Plates, Crayons, Play Dough, and Pipe Cleaners **Materials Needed:** - Paper plates ( one for each child) - Crayons - Play dough ( variety of...
September 12, 2024
Mary Susan Sullivan

In this activity we used: a) cards picturing products we buy in a supermarket and b) matching cards presenting only their logos. We started out by recognising and naming the products on...
September 10, 2024
Athina Argyriou

I set up this activity for my mixed age centre. The children were able to take baby doll clothing make it dirty in the mud and sand. After they did that it was time to wash the...
September 10, 2024
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