Your classroom bulletin board is the ideal place to educate your students about the seasons and upcoming holidays. Use this blank slate to express your student's creativity and display their best work.DLTK-Teachlists monthly bulletin board ideas by title and theme. Some ideas include: January - ...
About 6 years ago I came up with the idea to do a Summer Art Challenge, based on the fun I had as a girl doing those summer reading programs where you earned a little prize at the library. You can see the first one my students did back in 2012 here. They brought in their summer...
1.Start recruiting parents. You can never have too many parent volunteers, in my opinion. I try to have at least 2 other adults in the library with me at all times during book fair week. I prefer to have 3 or 4 if possible, because someone usually won't be able to make it. I w...
We are making a bulletin board in tribute of the Notre Dame cathedral. One of my classes is making some stunning and highly detailed pen drawings of parts of the cathedral and the gargoyles. Watercolor washes will be added to the background. I am super impressed with how these are coming ...
down and pass them back, but offer to take any snowflake any student does not want to take home to use for decorations. Last year I recycled those snowflakes for a snowman bulletin board and again the kids were so excited to find the snowflakes they donated in the library on display ...
QR Code Ideas for the Classroom Now that we got all that out of the way, let’s talk about the fun ways to use QR codes in the classroom to engage your students! Getting to Know You Back-to-school is a perfect time to introduce QR codes and prepare students to use them throughout...
Textbooks and reading books for the class library Posterboard for sharing class rules and other key information An alphabet/handwriting poster for easy student reference Materials for decorating bulletin boards (butcher paper, die cut letters, etc.) ...
Every student may not be bound for a university, but there is no reason that any child, particularly in the elementary school years, shouldn't at least consider it. This is the philosophy behind "College Day," an activity that takes many forms but always focuses on making college more fami...
management strategies and control of emotions and affective states. Raising awareness about affective states’ role in the conflict might increase mutual un-understanding and contribute to a healthy school social environment as a safe space for learning, sharing ideas, and joint actions toward a ...
Research Ideas Research rabbits, their behavior, and the variety of breeds. Compare similarities and differences. Find out if a local farmer or rabbit pet owner could bring in a rabbit for students to observe. Questions students might ask for research are what do they eat, how do they...