Even if it’s not an Olympics year, the Olympics can be a great classroom theme. Olympics theme bulletin boards can always say, “Go for the Gold!” Use international flag borders for showing off work and grab the opportunity to learn some geography. Visit the Olympics website. It stays updated… Continue reading
The Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri, is an amazing immersive experience. We’re going to say right up front that the kids we took were too young. We had expected to be able to focus on things like the engineering of the ship and the courage of the rescue operation, but… Continue reading
There are three obvious directions to go with the idea of rainbows: weather, colors, or the symbolism of rainbows as signs of good fortune. Rainbow colors classroom ideas Use rainbows to look at colors with a bright classroom theme: Rainbow of Possibilities Rainbow set with a growth mindset theme Woodlark’s… Continue reading
Weather folklore is the source of many cool sayings. This one tells us that, though March begins with rough weather, it will be mild and pleasant by the end of the month. This seems like an encouraging reminder that spring is on the way. Some reverse the saying, though, to mean that if March starts… Continue reading
Easter in the classroom is a lot like Christmas in the classroom: there is an unavoidable religious element, but it is also a holiday celebrated as a secular day of fun in the United States, and there are a lot of enjoyable things you can do in your classroom if… Continue reading
The Sneetches and Other Stories was published in 1961. It includes “The Sneetches” and three other stories. The story is simple, but the ideas are complex and far-reaching enough to make this a good Dr. Seuss choice for older readers. Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly… Continue reading
