The elements of art are essential for learning to make, write, and talk about art. But, formal art study does not need to be intimidating...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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...