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Maps in Kindergarten: Creative Writing & Mapmaking

Maps in Kindergarten: Creative Writing & Mapmaking

Pat Hutchins' Rosie's Walk provides a great introduction to maps in your kind...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Project

Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Pro...

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator’s Reference Desk, has...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit Project

Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit P...

Photo Source: Rikki Degraz {Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to E...

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Halloween Literature Unit: Little Critter’s Halloween

Halloween Literature Unit: Little Critter’s Hal...

{Kimberly L. Short, lesson plan contributor to Educator’s Reference Desk, has...

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Improving Literacy & Writing With Letters From The Teacher!

Improving Literacy & Writing With Letters F...

Photo Source: Secret Side As a teacher, instilling a sense of excitement fo...

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If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: A Lesson In Economics

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: A Lesson In Econo...

While your kindergartners may not understand the term 'economics', they'll ce...

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Sight Word Flash Card Story Activity

Sight Word Flash Card Story Activity

Preschool is a great time to strengthen pre-reading skills including exposin...

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A Tracing Book Helps Students Master Writing

A Tracing Book Helps Students Master Writing

Looking for ways to make learning to write more exciting? Make a tracing boo...

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Learn To Write Using Salt

For some students, the practice it takes to learn to write can be tedious. In...

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Improving Literacy & Writing With Name Practice

Imagine if you sat down with your morning cup of coffee, opened the newspaper...

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Helping Your Students Become Great Scientists

Jennifer Sinsel, elementary science teacher and Lesson Planet guide, maintain...

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Father's Day "How To" Manual

Barbara Backer, contributor to Education.com, provides a fun and unique Fathe...

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A New Twist on Dress Up

Erin, creator of Laugh Paint Create, provides a new twist on 'dress up'! Whil...

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Flower Drawings: Borrowing from the Style of Ge...

Jacquelien of Kids Artists provides a Georgia O'Keeffe inspired flower painti...

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Google Earth: A Great Geography Tool

There are endless possibilities for using Google Earth in the classroom. Ame...

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Show Appreciation for Your Teacher with These I...

With the end of the year fast approaching, here are some great 'teacher appre...

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Bring Summer to Your Students

As the end of the school year nears, most students and, if you're being hones...

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Punctuating Dialogue

Punctuation, while critical to both writing and reading, can be a difficult t...

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Tech-Saavy Classroom

With the help of Web 2.0, also known as the read/write Web, it has become pos...

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A Classroom Newsletter Developed and Produced B...

The purpose of a classroom newsletter produced by students themselves is twof...

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Fun With Animal Units

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the vibrant...

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All About Me

Starting off the school year with a unit that allows you to get to know each ...

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Story Characters

Hand puppets and character replicas are great ways to help students connect w...

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Creating Little Authors

Marisa Constantinides has created this exceptional resource for helping child...

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