In Four Note Opera, there’s a bit where the tenor sings repeatedly, on a single note, “And the tenor hardly has a theme.” While post-modernist light opera spoof may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re trying to choose a theme for your classroom, there… Continue reading
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“Take a Hike” can be a great summer classroom theme! Use the simple hiker icons shown in the trail markers here as a guide for cutting out your own bulletin board pieces. Dress your bulletin boards in green or brown, cut the icons in white, and add a few choice arrows.… Continue reading
Meld science, art, and literature into a robot classroom theme this year — or just have fun with a robot themed classroom. Don’t miss the cupcakes at the end of the post! There’s plenty ready made: The Carson Dellosa Robots Classroom Collection includes desk plates, door sign, calendar, and borders.… Continue reading
As the weather warms up, it gets harder to pay attention in class and easier to stare out the window and think about recess. This isn’t the only effect of heat, though. Explore the amazing power of heat with a simple classroom experiment. You’ll need sugar, water, a hot… Continue reading
We can divide the world into biomes, areas that are geographically distinct and have characteristic plants and animals. The desert is different from the rainforest, and the tundra is different from the ocean. Incorporate art, social studies, and science into your classroom with lesson plans focused on the biomes.… Continue reading
Let your classroom be a learning biosphere with a biomes classroom theme. One way to approach this idea is to separate your classroom into five, six, seven, or eight sections, giving each the label of one of the biomes you’re studying. You can create a cave with a refrigerator… Continue reading
Spiders make a fascinating subject of study for preschool and kindergarten students. Young students should know some spider rhymes: The eensy weensy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Up came the sun and dried up all the rain And the… Continue reading
Hot air balloons make a great classroom theme. Lighter than air flight seemed a lot more plausible than heavier-than-air flight and was more popular for a long time. Even now, balloon travel is in many ways more exciting than airplane travel. Enjoy a hot air balloon theme as a symbol… Continue reading
National Geographic aerial photos of animals and people in Africa can be found in Google Earth by clicking the National Geographic icons, and there is a kmz file you can download that has the groups of animals labeled. The video above shows how it looks, but you can find them… Continue reading
