How to Make a Slime Science Project
Every kid loves to play with slime and making it is part of the fun. Even in the 90’s slime was fun to play with it, I don’t remember ever…
6 November Activities for the Classroom
I feel like the holiday season has officially started. Target and other stores have Christmas decorations up early, my kids are requesting Christmas music and movies, I have already begun…
Solar System Project Based Learning
A few days ago…. I was with my kids at the park, it was starting to get dark, but we were close to home, it was the weekend and we…
3 Ways to Teach Narrative Writing
Why Story Maps Work! Teaching Narrative Writing in 1st and 2nd Grade can be very easy for you and your students when you teach them how to use story maps…
How to use Close Reading in the Classroom
I taught for a few years then took a long break, … a really long break. I had all my children and then came back. By the time I had…
How to Teach Conclusions in Writing
It took me a long time to figure out how to teach students to write conclusions. I think it was because I didn’t completely understand it myself. I like to…
How to Teach Narrative Writing Part 2
Teaching Narrative Writing to our little ones can be daunting at first when they have not had any prior instructions. I remember one of my kid’s teachers gave the assignment,…
Sun and Shadow Activities
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me. And what can be the use of him is more than I can see….. Do you remember this…
