With our exclusive Creative Reads Kits, you can provide a themed, hands-on experience to complement story time and introduce kids to project-based learning. Designed for Pre-K through 3rd grade, each kit comes with an award-winning book and a standards-aligned lesson … Read More
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Decodable Tool Kits For Classrooms – Support Phonics and the Science of Reading
Books and Tools to Support Phonics and the Science of Reading Created to help teach phonics, fluency, and vocabulary, our Decodable Tool Kits are perfect for classrooms, after school, reading groups, and more. Each kit is filled with games, books, … Read More
Calming Kits – Tools and Resources for Calm Down Corners and Quiet Spaces
Calming Corners are fast becoming an essential classroom space for managing feelings and emotions. A calming corner gives students a safe, soothing place to go when they are feeling overwhelmed or upset. With our exclusive, specially designed calming corner bundles … Read More
Creative Writing Using Posters – Classroom Lesson Plan
Objective: To enhance descriptive, expository, and creative writing using pictures Age: 5+ Time: 30-45 minutes (writing/art varies) Grades: any age Materials: Posters of animals, people, places & things Construction paper Lined paper Pencils & Colored Pencils Glue Scissors Markers (optional) … Read More
Narrative & Descriptive Writing Lesson Plan with Visual Illustrations
Objective: To enhance narrative and descriptive writing using illustrations cut into parts; showing a beginning, middle, and ending Age: 5+ Time: 40 minutes (writing varies) Grades: k-4 Materials: Pictures of animals, people, places (optional) Colored pencils, markers, crayons or paint … Read More
K-5 Indoor Classroom Soccer Activity
Hello Everyone, my name is Coach Lopez, and I am the Health & Physical Education Teacher at Promesa College Prep – West Corpus Christi. In this blog I will talk about a soccer P.E activity I created that you can … Read More
SLAB Dream Lab for LEGO® – Educational Play
Is it Play or Is it Learning? At Slab Dream Lab we believe learning and playing take part at the same time. That is why we created the largest and strongest baseplate system for toy building bricks on the market … Read More
How To Create Dioramas & Trioramas In The Classroom
Objective: A 3-D way of displaying work, creatively enhancing written details Ages: 6+ Time: 45 minutes; writing will vary Grades: 1st + Materials: Shoe box Artifacts Scissors Coloring supplies (crayons, markers, colored pencils or paints) Tape Stapler Index cards Construction … Read More
Painting With Words – Descriptive Writing Lesson Plan For The Classroom
Objective: To enhance descriptive writing using the senses through visual memory and visual imagery Age: 5+ Time: 30-45 minutes (writing/art varies) Grades: K-4 Materials: Small pictures of animals/ people, places & things (optional) Colored pencils Crayons Watercolor paints Brushes White … Read More
Poetry & Writing with Texture & Color – Classroom Lesson Plan
Objective: To visually enhance poetry and writing through texture and color Ages: 5+ Time: 20-45 minutes (writing varies) Grades: Kindergarten + Materials: Masking tape Paint Paintbrush Sponges Construction paper (or oak tag paper) Scissors A great activity for any season! … Read More