Are you looking for meaningful ways to engage your students in Black History Month? As elementary teachers we found it can be hard to find resources that are age appropriate, engaging, and purposeful. We have made it easy for all of the tired teachers out there with...
Teaching Communities
Our communities have a huge impact on who we are and how we interact with others. That is why it is so important to teach elementary students about different types of communities! Check out these engaging activities all about communities that surround us! Types of...
Flag Day Activities for First and Second Grade
If you’re anything like us, you’re just counting down the days until the end of the year! With all of the end of year activities, it can be hard to keep students engaged in learning. So how can you combat the end of year burnout? By teaching your class about Flag Day!...
Presidents Day Units for the Elementary Classroom
February might be the shortest month of the year, but there are so many holidays packed into it! We love taking the time to celebrate each one in our class, but Presidents Day has a special place in our hearts. There is something special about watching our students as...
Martin Luther King Jr. Unit
Martin Luther King Jr. day is the perfect time to teach kindness and love for one another. Help students to connect the life of Dr. King, the civil rights movement, and its significance in our country's history with this unit. We have made it easy for all of the...
Winter Holidays Around the World Math Crafts
As teachers, we love to incorporate the holidays into our lessons. Our students have always loved learning about different holiday traditions around the world but we found ourselves having to create our own resources year after year. As teachers, it is important to...
Thanksgiving Pocketbook Unit
November is here which means it is time to start planning for Thanksgiving! Between all the food, traditions, and school breaks, it can be difficult to find the time to plan engaging activities for Thanksgiving. That is why we created this Thanksgiving unit for our...
Create Your Own Custom Pocketbook Unit
As teachers, we know how difficult it can be to plan out your year and find engaging and fun resources for your class. That is why we created our Pocketbook Units. We designed them to be interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and...
Free Google Slides Geography Lesson: Continents Digital Unit
One way or another, we've been made aware of digital resources over the past year. Thankfully, online learning has helped our students learn from home or in a hybrid location, and the technology has helped us stay connected!Today we're sharing a freebie with you...
Digital Research Units: Learning with Google Slides (Free download!)
We know that there are endless benefits to utilizing Google Classroom, and we've shared many ways Google Classroom can help students as well as teachers. We're taking a closer look at our Google units, so you can get an idea of how these science and social studies...
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