Celebrate multicultural holidays in your classroom! Chinese New Year is an important holiday. It honors household gods and ancestors. The holiday is also known as Spring Festival. This activity will introduce students to the traditions of Chinese New Year. Read a Chinese New Year passage about the history and traditions of the holiday. Then follow … Continue reading Chinese New Year Activity: Message of Good Fortune
This mitten match vocabulary activity is a great winter-themed lesson that will help students identify vocabulary words and will teach them about pairing opposites. This activity is based on The Mitten by Jan Brett.  Materials Needed: Mitten Accents Glitter Clothespins Lime Chevron Border Trim Marker Vocabulary Word List List 1 Glinty Quickly Warm Drowsy Plump … Continue reading Mitten Match Vocabulary Activity
It may be challenging getting students to follow directions and listen, especially coming back from winter break. Try this fun listening skills activity in your classroom to catch their attention. Directions: Explain to the class that you are going to do an activity to practice listening skills and following directions. Students need to be sitting where … Continue reading Following Directions: A Listening Skills Activity for Students
The 100th day of school is a perfect time to reflect on what has been learned, and to look forward to how much more learning will be done as the school year continues. This is a day that Pre K–Grade 2 students can have fun with the number 100 and share the language arts, math, … Continue reading Celebrate 100 Days with 10 Physical Education Activities