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A ballad is a poem that tells a story, typically sung, though we often just read ballads in English classes. We have a ballad for you to work with, “The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry.” It’s in a video at the bottom of this post, if you’d like to… Continue reading
Every culture observes special days of some kind, and the traditions associated with these holidays are often important elements of the cultural identity and experience. As you’re looking at holidays celebrated in your own community, why not explore some of those celebrated by neighbors of different cultural heritages? We’ve… Continue reading
Twilight has brought werewolves into vogue, but the stories have been around for a very long time. For Hallowe’en, for something to capture the attention of your reluctant readers, or just for fun, why not include some shapeshifter tales in your lit lessons? We don’t really have any favorite werewolf… Continue reading
We all need homes, and the study of homes allows us to meet a lot of standards in social studies. Here are ideas for various grade levels: K-3: How Homes are Built Homes of Our Own, a coloring book available as a free download from United-Bilt Homes, makes a… Continue reading
Watch our video exploring our neighborhoods, and then send your students out with a worksheet to find contrasts in their own neighborhoods. Continue reading
Chocolate is worth studying, and it can be a great classroom theme all year round. The very first thing to do, when you first start thinking about using the theme, is to write off to the chocolate companies explaining that you plan to do this in your classroom. They… Continue reading
Do you observe Hallowe’en in your classroom? Some do, with parties and costume parades and all, and some don’t. Maybe you (or your district, parents, community leaders, administration…) disapprove of Halloween and would rather not bring it into the classroom at all, but you feel like you spend the whole… Continue reading
A study of bones fits into lots of units, from archaeology to football. The bones above were created by Josepha from marshmallows, straight pretzel sticks, and white chocolate coating, a fun and slightly messy classroom project to kick off your bone study. Just put mini marshmallows on each end of… Continue reading
The Teeny Tiny Woman” is sort of a ghost story and it is sort of spooky. There is not a great deal of story to it. A teeny tiny woman finds a bone and takes it home to make soup. The owner of the bone requests its return, repeatedly, in… Continue reading
September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. We made a simple center with leftover fiesta bulletin board border. We put events from the history of Mexico onto craft sticks and had students put them in order. It works just as well to alphabetize Spanish words, sort Hispanic… Continue reading
