Mar 13
Are you looking for The Outsiders teaching activities? This post has 5 fun ideas your students are sure to love. S. E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders has captivated readers’ hearts for more than 50 years. The book chronicles the story of two antagonistic gangs, the greasers and the socs, and is set in the 1960s …
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Feb 27
Students should use different ways to start sentences. Teaching students to use a variety of sentence structures can greatly improve their writing. This post contains a step-by-step lesson plan with printables for teaching students this very important skill. The activities in this lesson can easily be divided across multiple days into mini-lesson or taught as …
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Feb 20
Teaching prepositions can feel a little tricky. Students often mix them up or struggle to see how they actually change the meaning of a sentence. The good news? With the right mix of visuals, movement, and practice, prepositions can become one of the most fun grammar lessons you teach. Below you’ll find engaging preposition activities, …
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Feb 13
Are you looking for some fun and interesting Riding Freedom teaching activities? You’ve come to the right place. Read the brief description. Grab a book unit sample. Finally, check out the activities. Riding Freedom Summary When Charlotte is 2 years old, her parents die in an accident. Their wagon rolls over in the river during …
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Feb 06
Students often need reminders about being kind to one another. Teaching students about kindness makes a big impact on student behavior. National Random Acts of Kindness, celebrated every February 17, is a great time to add a few activities into your lessons to encourage kindness. Check out these ideas including inspirational quotes, stories, short films, …
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Jan 30
Some Holocaust heroes include Raoul Wallenberg, Giovanni Palatucci, Oskar Schindler, Andre Trocmé, Irena Sendler, Nicholas Winton, Chiune Sugihara, and Varian Fry. All have different stories and backgrounds, but they all share a common thread. All risked their lives to save Jewish people during the Holocaust. People often refer to them as ‘Righteous Among the Nations. …
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Jan 23
I’m a huge fan of the Hatchet Series by Gary Paulsen, so when he passed away I decided I wanted to do something special as a way of honoring him. I thought what better way can there be than to give teachers resources for one of his novels to use in the classroom? Since Woodsong …
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