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HOW TO TEACH JESUS RESURRECTION

During spring and the Easter holiday, Bible teachers typically introduce or review Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection in Bible class.  While this lesson speaks to my heart and helps me to understand all that Jesus has done for us, I sometimes struggle with teaching this topic to children.  Using this Jesus Resurrection craft along with […]

Halloween Art Creation

Playdough, pom-poms, wiggly eyes…the things dreams are made of right?!?!  Well, at least it is what some adorable Halloween art creations are made of! Halloween Art- Invitation to Create Grab a tray, fill it with all sorts of goodies for the kiddos to play and see what Halloween creations are created!  We included cookie cutters, play-dough, spider […]

STEAM Halloween Art

Halloween makes for a crazy week of school.  Making learning fun (or just tossing out candy) is probably the only option for success. That is why I created a week of STEAM Halloween learning activities.  The perfect science, technology, engineering, art, and math are perfect for a sugar-filled week of learning. What is STEAM? STEAM […]

Halloween Word Play for Beginning Readers

Learning how to hear the individual sounds or phonemes in words can be a tricky skill for many early readers.  One tool that is a great help during small group instruction is Elkonin boxes.  These Halloween Elkonin boxes are perfect for a warm-up word play activity this October. What Are Elkonin Boxes? You’re probably thinking […]

APPLES AND PUMPKINS READING ACTIVITY

Fall is such a beautiful time of year.  The colors are changing and so many delicious treats are ripe and ready for the picking.  Whether you go to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch this fall your learners are bound to enjoy some learning activities about these fall treats.  Get them engaged with a reading […]

Interactive Farm Book for Little Learners

One of my favorite thematic units to teach in the classroom is farm. There is so much to teach and a ton of ways to incorporate standards into your instruction.  I have a variety of farm books to choose from for our unit, but my new favorite is our interactive farm book. I just recently introduced these […]