Fun lesson plans

Learn about the 5 layers of an ocean (also called ocean zones) with your child using this hands-on activity with materials already in your pantry!

Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.

The Circle Game asks students to come up with as many different things as they can from one circle. I thought this activity was really fun! However, my elementary students were not that interested. Most of my kids' papers were dull circles with a scribble on them. I think older kids might "get it" better. I have included the handout from Ande Cook's Art Starters as well as my lesson plan with all the directions for a sub. The Ande Cook handouts were part of a SchoolArts subscription, or you…

Part of my 3rd grade's problem solving unit, after we tackle conflict resolution, is to identify problems inside vs. outside of our control. As many, many

Little 2nd grade Science Thinkers is a complete science curriculum for 2nd grade. It includes scripted lesson plans for the teacher, nonfiction read aloud books that can be printed or projected, PowerPoints to go with each lesson, as well as lesson activities and science investigations.

Grow a rainbow as a fun science experiment or STEM project and use the product as a fun decoration for springtime.

Ice cream math activity perfect for your summer activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids. Free printable number cones available, too.

Brainstorming a list of weather words with students will be useful to them when they are writing about weather in their weather observation journals!