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Seasonal Scavenger Hunt
I'm playing around with video here, but it's a serious lesson idea. If you can take your students out to look at the world, let them bring something to write on (or record observations with your cell phone). If a field trip or class walk is out of th...
Vote for Your Favorite School!
Vote for your favorite school! The prizes are useful, and there's no purchase, commitment, or op-up for you to deal with on the way....
Cell Phones in the Classroom
Teachers can tell when that kindergartener needs to be rushed into the bathroom, and we can also tell when that older student is texting under the table. There are some expressions you get to know.But in many classrooms across the country, cell phone...
Wizard of Oz Lesson Plans
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is a classic of children's literature. In it, a young girl named Dorothy is carried by a cyclone to a magical land called Oz. Her house lands on and kills the Wicked Witch, and a couple of g...
Design a Classroom Logo
Back to School calls for some community-building lesson plans as everyone meets the new people who'll share their space for the next nine months or so.This year, bring art, technology, and consumer education together for a lesson plan on logos.Logos ...
Classroom Helper Plans
Choosing students as classroom helpers encourages responsibility, helps get students invested in classroom rules and upkeep, and allows students to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment that can lead to a lifetime of community service and admirabl...

