Back to school lesson plans

Lesson planning is always a bit tricky, but coming up with lesson plans for the first week of school is extra challenging! How much time should we spend teaching procedures? How can we get to know our new students? What can we do to make the first week fun? When should we start with the

What Should You Teach during the First Week of School? (Carly and Adam Blog) The lessons you teach at the beginning of the year are crucial for laying the foundation and setting the tone for the rest of the school year. #firstweekofschool #backtoschool #firstdayofschool

Teaching time doesn't have to be a struggle! Try these FREE telling time activities & fun math games, plus the simple strategies I teach with them in my second grade classroom, to help your students tell time. You won't believe the difference these teaching ideas make for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade kids learning to tell time or struggling with time past the hour! #timeactivities #secondgrademath #thirdgrademath

This is a fun and messy piece of process art that the kids will love. Turn up the music and then drum and splatter and paint away.

Wondering about the order for teaching letters to your little ones? I'm on it! I feel as though I am always writing about waiting to teach letter recognition. Wait and let little hands get strengthened by other activities. Wait until little minds have had ample time to hear different words and sounds. But a day

Special education teachers and regular education teachers can use these websites to help students on all levels! Great for intervention supports, behavior plans, understanding disabilities, progress monitoring, developing lesson plans, and more. #pathway2success #specialeducation

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Try out these kids ESL speaking games and activities if you want to have fun, interesting, and engaging classes. Save time planning lessons.

Classroom movie day ideas and activities that are both fun and educational with FREE printable movie day resource to keep students engaged and still learning even after the movie is over! Ideal for end of the year theme days or any time teachers show a movie.

A collection of children's stories with links to their perfect Classical Music pairings, great for inspiring imaginative movement.

These 15 activities based on picture books go great with your kids' favorite stories. Great hands-on activities that help to further explore the books! #earlyliteracy #literacy #picturebooks #preschool #preschoolactivities #art #AGE3 #AGE4 #teaching2and3yearolds

Truth is, finding virtual dissection and labs isn't as hard as it used to be. We have a list of the best Virtual Dissection and Labs for Homeschoolers!

Lesson planning in a special education classroom can be challenging. Meeting the needs of multiple grades, skills and needs don't fit neatly into forms. Here is an easy lesson planning system to try out.

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Today's project is another messy one. Messy is usually fun if you ask me. You will need Elmer's glue, food coloring and watercolor pain...

Elementary teachers need this quick classroom management strategy that increases attention rate during insurrections. Revamp classroom management.

Back to School Night can be the first time you meet many of the parents in your class. It is important that you communicate all of the information the parents will need to help their child have a successful school year. Here are my top tips for planning an informative and stress free Back to School Night: Have a Sign In SheetHave parents sign in on a sheet as the enter the room. This will allow you to keep track of which student's parents were able to attend. Be sure to send home copies of…

Fun and engaging ideas for the first week of first grade!!

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How to turn movie/TV time into learning time? Very helpful parenting tips! Plus a list of good educational movies to watch on Netflix