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What Do Scientists Do? Free Activities & Science Lesson Plans

May 29 By Linda Kamp 4 Comments

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At the beginning of the year in second grade science, two of the first questions we ask are, "What is a scientist?" and "What do scientists do?".  These free back to school science activities will help you answer those questions and introduce your students to the scientific … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distance Learning, Popular Posts, Science Tagged With: activities, back to school, digital resources, lesson plans, science

Free Learn At Home Menus That Don’t Need Devices

April 6 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Free learn at home activities by grade level

These are crazy time we are living in right now, and as many teachers make the transition to distance learning and online teaching, we must keep in mind that some of our students do not have access to devices or the internet. Here is one solution you can send home to parents to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: End of Year Activities Tagged With: activities, at-home learning, distance learning, freebies, summer review

Holidays Around the World Classroom Party Ideas

October 27 By Linda Kamp 5 Comments

christmas holidays around world classroom party ideas

As the holidays inch closer many teachers are starting to plan their holiday activities and classroom Christmas parties. I wanted to share some of my favorite ideas for a Holidays Around the World classroom party that are both fun AND educational! A Christmas around the world … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays Tagged With: activities, Christmas, holidays around the world, winter

10 Holiday Classroom Traditions to Start This Year!

October 7 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

10 classroom Christmas activities & holiday traditions to start this year-Find high engagement holiday activities for elementary students that keep everybody engaged, still learning, AND having fun! These favorite Christmas activities will quickly become traditions in your classroom!

Do  you have holiday classroom traditions that your students just love every year? If so, you'll want to add a few of these to your favorites! If not, read on to discover fun ways to start some! Here are 10 of my favorite classroom Christmas activities that will quickly become … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays Tagged With: activities, Christmas, countdown, gingerbread, student gifts, winter break

FREE Fall Writing Activities to Get Kids Writing After Break

September 23 By Linda Kamp Leave a Comment

Fun ways to get kids writing after Fall break. Free fall writing activity and journal prompts.

Getting students back in a routine after Fall break can sometimes be a feat. Once thing for certain is they will all want to tell you about their time away from school. Read on for fun (and free!) Fall writing activities that give your students a chance to tell you all about it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: activities, fall, writing

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