LESSON: I love to inspire children to read and to love art, because it opens up a world that they might, otherwise, not have access to in their life experien...

My two great passions are teaching children to read and to have a love of art. I believe that this not only helps children to be well rounded but to also be ...

I think friendship is such a great theme for the month of February along with Valentine's Day. Kids absolutely love to write letters and get mail. You can ei...

Sometimes, on these cold winter days (with indoor recess), it's nice to have a few art projects to pull out of your sleeve. I have come up with a few OUT OF ...

These crazy, cold winter months lend itself perfectly to introducing a quilt unit. Quilts are such a part of our American history that they are an ideal visu...

January and February are such long months that I try to pick fun themes to keep the children engaged. BOOKS: There are so many delightful snowman books that ...

With time at a minimum, integrating subjects has become a must. I have found several ways to combine math, science and art along with exploring the wonderful...

I think it always helps to revisit the number words throughout the year. Here are some great books, songs, and activities for the numbers ONE and TWO to eith...

Every Christmas, for 25 years, I did this wonderful nativity art project with my first grade classroom, and the parents and children, alike, always loved it....

I love to integrate subjects as much as possible, especially math and language. Plus, it's a great way to make learning sight words fun and make math come al...

I fell in love with Patricia Polacco's Christmas story "Uncle Vova's Tree" and decided to have the class make the beautiful patterned stars in this book. Fro...

Because it is so important for children to like who they are and to think about being themselves, I like to reinforce that concept along with the sight word ...

Because children have some trouble with the letter Y sound, I like to reinforce the word YOU with fun books, songs and videos. Besides, there are some great ...

I like to teach the sight words BIG and LITTLE together because there are so many books and other resources that combine the two. Children also love to learn...

I love to reinforce my sight word lessons with great books, fun songs, and memorable activities that lend themselves to your writing center or art center. BO...

I love to make sight word lessons fun, visual and memorable by using a variety of methods from favorite nursery rhymes to songs as well as picture books, big...

Color words are so much fun to teach. Aside from games, songs and sight word practice, I love to reinforce the color words through books. Here is a list of m...

I have to admit that, while I love Halloween, I try to avoid some of the typical Halloween activities. My reasoning is two-fold, to keep already hyped up kid...

A fun, yummy way to teach the 5 senses and a great fall activity. I do this activity as a culmination of a few weeks of lessons on the five senses. I introdu...