Poverty in America affects many of our schools. Students with a better understanding of how poverty affects people can have increased empathy towards those who may be suffering in one or more areas. I felt with the refugee situation and the fact children have perhaps been exposed to the fact people live in poverty
Gummy candy, anyone? Actually the children barely even tasted our resulting candy so this was a great project! Ha ha! We used a candy making kit found online and I purchased my own materials. Curiosity got the better of me and I have to admit this was my own idea. So the most interesting thing
Testing rocks for hardness is an activity that engages children and can either be completed for fun or for challenge and learning. We had a rock testing kit but this can easily be done at home with the free printable PDF. A rock sample kit or just a bunch of found rocks could work.
BC Stack 2018 is back with another great pack which has 65 products for authors, bloggers, virtual assistants, and people with online businesses. It is such a great learning opportunity that, as a teacher, I have to share. Every year I learn so much from the products. There are so many great courses and
Alex Asks About Auntie's Airplane Day: An Adoption Day Story is an easy reader picture book to help young children learn about multi-race family adoptions. By looking at the celebration through the eyes of the youngest family member, the "gotcha day" party helps him understand his aunt was adopted from South Korea. The family
Arthur's TV Trouble Free Work Page Arthur's TV Trouble: An Arthur Adventure by Marc Brown ****Click on these words for my free: Arthur's TV Trouble work page and key FREE PDF**** (photos of reading comprehension work pages below) Arthur's TV Troubles has a theme common to children as when he watches TV he wants
Free Printable for How I Learned Geography Book by Uri Shulevitz How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz is a story from World War 2 that resonates for today’s children as it is child-centered and informative. This post has a short review of the book and a free printable. Although this book looks
Summer slide can be prevented, although it takes some concentrated effort on the part of parents, students, and caregivers. Help prevent the summer slide in reading with top tips for parents and students from teachers who know. "Summer reading loss refers to the decline in children's reading development that can occur during summer vacation
Ideas for Prior to Learning to Read Learning to read in Kindergarten and first grade begins with background preparation that parents can do at home, in the car, and even without using books all the time. Although we should read to children from the time they are babies, helping them learn to read text
Free School Fears Discussion Guide Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Harry Bliss This post has a short book review and a free school fears discussion guide for discussing back to school. Countdown to Kindergarten is about a girl who worries excessively that she will be made fun of at
