End-of-Year Projects #1
"No more pencils, no more books, no more... No more time? The last days of school soon will be upon us, and your students may already be chanting the traditional end-of-school cheer, but that doesn't mean that you have to succumb to the temptation to start summer early. Why throw away the last few precious days? Instead, blow your students away with some cool end-of-year activities that combine fun and learning. Included: Links to dozens of additional activities to fill the final days.
A Puzzle a Day
Exercise students critical thinking skills as they practice math, spelling
Memorial Day
What does Memorial Day mean to your students? Do they grasp its significance? Or the sheer number of American men and women who have died serving their country so the rest of us might enjoy freedom? Included: Five lessons help students understand the meaning of Memorial Day -- plus links to more than 2 dozen more lessons.
Asian Heritage Month
Explore the culture, the people, the literature.
Fantastic Field Days
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Its also the time of year when many schools hold their annual field days. That's why Ed World's editors decided to leap in with dozens of great activities that are sure to make your field day the best one ever. Included: Five new lesson plans plus links to many more.
More Fitness Month Fun
Get physical with these lesson ideas.
Childrens Book Week
Celebrate Book Week (May 12-18) with these activities, crafts, projects, much more.
Lesson Plan of the Day
See lesson plans posted on recent days. Search for lessons by subject.
Learning Game of the Week
"Math BINGO reinforces essential skills.
Student Author Sells Thousands of Books
Ten-year-old Alec Greven is the author of several best-selling advice books for kids.
Friday Fun
"Get the ball rolling with this idiom activity.
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane
This week: "Tic Tac Toe teaches adding 3-digit numbers.
Vicki Cobbs Show-Biz Science
How can you speed up (and slow down) the way bananas ripen?
Tech Lesson of the Week Students create a home page or small Web site based on a theme related to a recent history or social studies lessons.
Rhyme Time: Poems for Early Childhood
This week, early childhood editor Sue LaBella presents What a BUG! Early Childhood Teaching Themes May Flowers and the Five Senses
Integrate the senses as spring sprouts. Water
Learn about one of Earths most valuable resources. Mothers Day
Are you set for Mothers Day on May 10?
Bulletin Boards That Teach The End! -- End the year by encouraging summer reading.
From the Math Machine Follow the Stars is a fun Web site for teaching about patterns. (Grades PreK-2)
Writing Bug
Before this year, which teacher was your favorite teacher? Write a short letter to that teacher.
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans Teacher Lesson #1
For Memorial Day, students' essays build a classroom Wall of Peace. Teacher Lesson #2
Learn about history by creating back-in-time travel brochures. Teacher Lesson #3
Elaborate ruse teaches kids about good writing.
Fact Monster Hunts Primary Hunt May Hunt #3. Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #33.
Every-Day Edits Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Yak. Ele-Middle Edits Curious George, Minnesota, Florence Nightingale
Vocab-u-lous! Memorial Day words.
5-Minute Fillers Volume 4.
Work Sheet of the Week
"Memorial Day Activities -- make a book or a windsock.
Just for This Month! See our May Month of Fun, May Word Search, and May Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this months themes: Memorial Day/Flag Day.
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