During the Civil War, soldiers' lack of basic hygiene may have been deadlier than bullets or bayonets. For each soldier who died on the battlefield, two more died of disease. Filthy living conditions, along with lack of knowledge about germs and bacteria, caused thousands of soldiers to get ...
have students fill compartments of their cartons with the appropriate amount of beads. For example, if you write the problem "3 X 5" on the board, they could place three beads into each
The size of your portfolio and its photos can depend on the area in which you live and work. According to photographer Joe Edelman of the Business of Modeling website, the standards tend to be 9-by-12- and 11-by-14-inch size portfolios, while other areas may go for the more standard...
Begin with invitations that announce the theme, such as a teabag-shaped tag or a teacup- or top hat-shaped card. Reach for the less obvious; create a pocket watch-shaped invitation that shows the party time on the watch face. Add a card-stock brim to Chinese takeout boxes for a Mad ...
think of creative ways to split your time. For example, if you know that you'll see your crush between fourth and fifth periods, make sure that your fifth period materials are already at the top of your locker pile. This way you can take most of the time to talk to your crush and ...
You love to give your kids special gifts, and homemade children’s books can be special, personalized gifts that will delight your preschooler. Bonus: they can also double as ideal teaching tools. Kids’ story books can increase vocabulary and comprehension for even the youngest toddler. You ca...
Gather a pile of coins of various amounts and place five of them in a sequence. Have your child look at the sequence for a few seconds, then cover it with a piece of cardboard. Give your child more coins and have her replicate the sequence, timing her as she works. As she catches...
on the baskets (10, 20, 30...). The number cards are scattered on the floor with the containers lined up along one side of the play area. One at a time, a student runs to the pile, grabs a number and places it the correct rounding container. For example, a card with 98 on it...
Give each pair of children one large sheet of paper and a pile of collage materials, then encourage them to share the materials to create one collage. Have children "prepare dinner" in a play kitchen. Encourage them to devise a way to share the equipment -- for example, one child might...
School trips are almost always more expensive than their in-class learning. Teachers typically need a very good reason to propose a trip – the trip has to give a type of learning that is not achievable in a classroom setting. Actual costs can pile up quickly: venue reservation, gas and ...