How to Plan a Cheap Kids Party
Free Printable St Lucia Day Activities for Advent
Homemade Butter Recipes for Kids
Free Printable Kids Calendar Personalized, Color Your Own
Calendars make an excellent learning tool for homeschool math lesson plans. Here are free printable calendars that you can personalize and give as gifts. Perfect for telling time lessons, too. free printable kids calendars
Free Printable Stone Soup Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving
Free Printable Stone Soup Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving When I was in kindergarten we did a classroom Thanksgiving activity that has stuck with me all my life: Friendship Soup, also called 'Stone Soup' (taken from the old legend retold by Marcia Brown). Perfect for scouts, home school and church groups.
Free Printable Stone Soup Lesson Plans for Thanksgiving When I was in kindergarten we did a classroom Thanksgiving activity that has stuck with me all my life: Friendship Soup, also called 'Stone Soup' (taken from the old legend retold by Marcia Brown). Perfect for scouts, home school and church groups.free printable Stone Soup activities
Free Printable Leaf Identification, Tree Identification Charts
A
popular autumn lesson plan is to assign students to make a leaf identification
booklet. Here are free
printable tree identification
charts and leaf patterns and fall craft stencils. Parents, homeschoolers and teachers, make flashcards with these
tree and leaf patterns. Use in hands-on Montessori style games for nature
science study. Make tree and leaf books. Assign students to collect leaves,
press them or make leaf rubbings. Students should label leaves and trees using
identification diagrams.
About
Forestry has free printable leaf
patterns for tree and leaf
identification from common trees around the country. The site also has
textbook-quality, beautifully detailed free printable leaf
coloring pages taken from
naturalist Charles Sprague Sargent's leaf plate illustrations. Each page
features a different leaf with its corresponding tree, berry, nut and foliage.
These printable illustrations include cut-away drawings and other helpful
identification data, plus the Latin classification for genus and species of the
tree. The website gives the leaf and tree names in their American variation.
Use these printables for taxonomy lessons on KPCOFGS (Kingdom, Phylum, Class,
Order, Family Genus and Species) as developed by zoologist Carolus Linnaeus.
Arbor
Day offers several printable nature science resources and online tree and leaf identification activities. Here's a link for About Forestry's leaf and tree identification homepage. From here, follow the links for different
information about conifers, deciduous trees, hardwoods, and other assorted
trees from different biomes and habitats. Don't miss these free printable forest
map activities showing location and region of different types of
trees. Scroll down to find the region and tree type you are looking for. Here's
a free printable tree
and leaf matching game. Print
as coloring pages of leaves. Here are websites with free printable fall leaf patterns for autumn crafts. Here are free printable leaf stencils for decorations and children's activities.
Free Printable World War 1 and WW 2 Lesson Plans for Veteran's Day
Free Printable World War I, WWII Activities Free printable military and World War history activities. Soldiers, vehicles, uniforms, battles, campaigns. Print coloring pages, battle maps, worksheets, games, puzzles, vocabulary crosswords, charts and fill-in the blank diagrams.
Free Printable Graphic Organizer Tools
Free Printable Graphic Organizers and Content Maps for Lesson Plans Graphic organizers, content maps and content webs all refer to visual aids created by teachers to help students visual concepts and organize information into an understandable pattern. Here are free printable graphic organizer tools and content maps.
Mask Making for Social Studies Lessons
Social Studies, Literature and Arts Connections: Mask-Making Crafts in the Classroom Decorative masks are significant in many cultural traditions and religious ceremonies. Native North, Central and South America, Pacific Islands, Asia, Africa other tribal groups use ceremonial masks. Here are several easy, recycled mask making crafts.
Free Printable All Saints Day Scavenger Hunt Party Games
All Saints Day Party Games: Saints Scavenger Hunt and Riddle Guessing Games Planning an All Saints Day party or party after All Saints Eve mass? Here are several free printable party games. I've written several variations of an All Saints Scavenger Hunt and Riddle Game. Print these clues for your All Saints Party.Read More
Free Printable Earth Science, Geology, Rocks and Minerals Lesson Plans
Here are free printable geology lesson plans
and earth science worksheets. Look for charts, graphs, maps, activities and
printables to explore geology, rocks and minerals and earth science.
Geology
has free printable geology lesson plans and earth science worksheets. You can
print charts, geographical maps, geologic maps, periods of the earth, rocks and
minerals, earth structure and diagrams that demonstrate plate tectonics. Look
for earth cut-away models, soil layers, volcanoes, ring of fire, the
relationship between volcanoes and earthquakes, carbon dating, how fossils and
fossil fuels develop, rocks and minerals and more.
National
Geographic Kids is a superb resource for worksheets and lesson plans on earth science, rocks and minerals and geology. Scroll around
to find specific earth science activities you need. Teachers and homeschool
parents don't miss the huge assortment of geology and earth science printables awaiting you!
Next,
spelunk (that's explore in geo-speak) your way over to the Geological Society
of America for dozens of free printable geology
lesson plans. Who better than the GSA to teach kids about earth science,
geology, rocks and minerals, ages of the earth models and other earth-friendly
topics? Visit Discovery Education for free printable earth science lesson plans. Click the age/grade you need and then click
"science" to find free printable geology worksheets, activities and
printables.
Mining
USA has some useful educational free printable resources geared specifically to coal mining. National
Geographic is the best, hands-down, all around site for earth science lesson plans, geology worksheets and rocks and minerals
information.
Here are free printable lesson plans on cave, fossils,
bats, archaeology, paleontology, habitats, geology, spelunking and earth
science. The
National Parks Service has free printable lessons on the U.S. national park at
Carlsbad Cavernsin New Mexico. There's
curriculum for elementary school in the free printable booklet
About Bats, Caves and Deserts. For middle school students, the NPS Carlsbad Caverns website
features free printable archaeology lessons on Caves, Canyons, Cactus and
Critters. High school students explore geology, spelunking, Global Positioning
Systems and orienteering in the Chihuahuan Desert Lab school. Materials are
designed to be used with interpretive visits but some may be used as
stand-alone lessons in class. Check out the cool activities on fossils, bats,
paleontology and other cave phenomena.
Also
from the NPS, are free printable materials on Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. There are free coloring
pages, word games, puzzles and lesson plans in the Junior Ranger section. Kids
will love the printable Trog Tour booklet (trog is short for super cool fossils
called troglodytes) The Making Connections series from Mammoth Cave National
Park features books for grades K-3, 4-5 and 6-8. There are 83 pages of free printable
paleontology lesson plans for teachers and homeschool parents. And be sure
not to let young archaeology students miss the free printable Fossil
Identification Guide with
coloring pages of fossils to label.
Lascaux
Culture has interactive lesson
plans on Lascaux cave drawings. Explore paleontology and archaeology with the prehistoric
paintings, There are cave maps, images, videos and timelines. Easy
Fun School has free cave diorama
lesson plan. The diorama is
easy to make and uses cheap, household materials.has free printable animal
habitat coloring pages. Students can research which animals live or hibernate
in caves. This site has other free printable habitats dioramas. Crayola offers a free craft template to show interior cave rock formations.Here are free printable geology lesson plans on archaeology, paleontology, bats, and
fossils.
Free Printable Holiday Coloring Page Greeting Cards
Free Printable Coloring Page Greeting Cards for Children Looking for a fun coloring project for your children? How about free printable color-your-won greeting cards. These greeting cards print in black and white so that children can enjoy coloring. Birthday, Halloween, Thank you, Get Well and more.
Vocational Training, Career Opportunities, Life Skills
How to Choose a College Career that Fits You We aren't given a crystal ball to predict the future. There is no way to know for sure what college career will or will not make us happy or in which we will be successful. Here are some guidelines that will optimize career success, however.
Free Printable Fire Prevention Week and Safety Lesson Plans
Free Printable Fire Prevention Week Activities and LessonsFire Prevention Week runs the first full week in October. Here are free printable fire prevention activities: lessons, games, puzzles, activities, crafts, charts, safety check-lists and many other fire prevention resources in Spanish and English. Read More
Free Printable Landmarks Lesson Plans, Famous Places Around the World
How to Plan a Home School Field Trip
Free Printable File Folder Games
March
is National Reading Month and just in time, here's a great lesson plan to teach
reading with file folder games. Students can learn just about any subject using
file folder games to reinforce content and practice skills. Here are free printable file folders
games online. Besides reading, teach math, reading, spelling, grammar, phonics,
science, social studies and more. Print games for all ages and ability levels:
preschool, kindergarten, elementary, special needs, middle school. Use for
homeschool, too.
File
Folder Fun has over 100 free printable file
folder games in content areas
across the curriculum. Search by age, grade level, theme and subject. File
folder themes include animals, foods, flowers, weather, ocean life, circus.
Themes teach math, reading, science, social studies, phonics, spelling, math,
ELA (English Language Arts) history, music and other preschool and elementary
school subjects. Click the games you want. The click "download." And
voila, a screen appears with game background, pieces, cards, all materials you
need, free.
File
Folder Farm has gobs of free printable file
folder games for math, English,
reading, writing, spelling, science, social studies and more. Games can be used
with varied ages. Click the game you want. The print, cut out and and assemble.
Or better still, print in black and white. Have students color, cut and paste
and assemble. You get two activities--craft, lesson plan and game--all in one!
Cindy's
Autistic Support has free printable math file folder games. Use to teach counting, addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division file folder games. You can make individual games
for each math fact (times table) family.
To
make file folder games: Print
game board and glue to inside of file folder. Write instructions on outside.
Laminate or cover with contact paper. Make a spinner by drawing a circle.
Divide like a pie. Label segments with game advancement options. Place
paperclip on paper fastener (brad). Poke fastener through center of circle.
Spin paper clip. Store
game cards or pieces in zippered plastic bag or envelope stapled to folder.
File folder games store upright in filing cabinet or drawer. Get extra craft
mileage from free printable file folder games by assigning students make them.
Free Printable Environment and World Poverty Lesson Plans: Water and Sanitation
Free Printable Social Studies and Science World Poverty Lesson Plans: Water and Sanitation Teachunicef.org offers many free printable lesson plans to study world poverty and hunger due to disease, famine, natural disaster, weather and political unrest. Here are free printable science and social studies lessons on Water and Sanitation. Read More
Free Printable World Poverty Lesson Plans: Climate Change
Free Printable Science Lesson Plans, Games, Activities, Graphs, Charts, Worksheets
Teachers
and homeschool parents, here are free printable science worksheets, charts and
diagrams of life cycles. Use these for biology, anatomy and earth science. The
California Forest Foundation has produced a free printable science
charts and diagrams booklet. All you have to do is register for the site (it's free) to get
free printable science worksheets and lesson plans. Here's a packet of free printable
environmental and earth science lesson plans including science charts and diagrams the
carbon cycle, water cycle and more. Use these materials to teach students about
critical environmental science issues of forest growth, deforestation,
wildfire, ecology, biomes, habitats, ozone, atmosphere and more.
Here's
a free printable Guide
to California Wildlife that
takes biology, environmental and earth science students into the biomes and
habitats of the creatures in a large forest. This guide explores the symbiotic
relationship among forest flora and fauna. Explore biodiversity, ecology,
deforestation, natural geological influences, artificial interference and the
wonder of nature. The California Forest Foundation provides more free printable
biology lessons, crafts, coloring pages, activity sheets, games, simulations,
charts, graphs and more. Educators will appreciate the wealth of resources
available.Free shipping of these materials is only available for residents in
California, but free printable downloads are available to everyone.
TSLBooks
has close to 100 free printable science charts and diagrams, science worksheets
and activities. Get free printable fill-in-the-blank charts, games, puzzles and
lesson plans. Free Science Worksheets covers many different ages, grade levels
and science content areas. You can find free printable science worksheets for
earth science, nature study, geology, astronomy, geography, health, anatomy, biology,
environmental science, botany, zoology, physics, engineering, physical science,
ecology, chemistry and general science worksheets. What subjects will you find
science lessons on? Here is just a small sample of the subjects: bicycles,
butterflies, cells, insects, animal body coverings, animal classification food
groups, food chain, energy, magnets, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,
planets, solar system, astronomy, colors of the rainbow, weather,
What
kinds of free printable science activities can you find? Matching games, memory
games, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, graphic organizers, charts, diagrams,
posters to label, domino games, sorting games, classification activities,
response activities, card games, board games, fill-in-the-blank, multiple
choice and again, much more. Enchanted Learning has literally tons of free printable science worksheets and biology
charts and diagrams, graphic organizers, earth science content webs
and more. Scroll down this page of fill-in-the-blank charts for science charts
and diagrams on all content areas.
Remember, printing
responsibly is good green living also. Use the back side of discarded paper and
recycle bin fodder for printing. Set your printer preferences to 'fast,
economical' to save 50%-90% on ink cartridges
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Back to School Fall Science and Nature Detective Kit Activities
Back to School Science Kick-Off Activities: DIY Nature Detective Kit
Back to School Science Kick-Off Activities: DIY Nature Detective KitWelcome kids back to school with science exploration kick off activities. Make easy inexpensive individual nature detective and science investigator kits for homeschool, elementary and middle school students. Here's a 'recipe' for back to school fun. Very hands on. Read More
Free Back to School Books and Activities for Children and Teachers from Scholastic
Free eReader, Nook Software, College Study Software from Barnes and Noble: NOOKstudy
Back to School College Prep Activities Free Barnes and Noble Nook Study Download Each year more textbook choices become available for college students. Renting, etextbooks and digital downloads are provide more options. Barnes and Noble offers a free download called NOOK Study, free ebooks and homework help. Read More
Back to School College Prep Activities Free Barnes and Noble Nook Study Download Each year more textbook choices become available for college students. Renting, etextbooks and digital downloads are provide more options. Barnes and Noble offers a free download called NOOK Study, free ebooks and homework help.
DIY Preschool Sand and Water Table Activities
The
sand table, also called the water table or sand and water table, is a staple in
preschool learning centers, early
childhood special education and kindergarten classrooms. The sand table is a
hollowed out table that can be filled with sand and/ or water for interactive
play. Here are diy water table ideas for preschool, day care, homeschool,
Montessori, kindergarten and any exploratory classroom environment. The water
table is an important part learning centers based classrooms. The sand table
provides tactile stimulation, interactive hands-on exploration and play therapy
for special education and early childhood development. It fosters perceptual
and cognitive development in special education students. It helps with special
education occupational therapy.
You
can purchase a sand table or make homemade one using one of these alternatives:
dish pan, recycled plastic laundry soap bucket, shallow plastic covered storage
bin, inflatable child's swimming pool, small hard plastic swimming pool or
covered Little Tikes Turtle sandbox. I have used all of these as a DIY water
table in my teaching career. The nice thing about using a smaller water table
is that it's portable. If you choose a covered container for a sand table you
can store in when not in use. The Little Tikes Turtle sandbox makes a
particularly nice sand table as you can use it indoors and outdoors, as a pool
or sandbox.
In
the summer weather, take the Turtle sandbox outside for outdoor learning
centers. In the cold, wet winter months, bring the sandbox inside and set up in
your special education and preschool classroom learning centers. Cover the
floor with an old recycled plastic shower curtain or tablecloth for easy clean
up. Set a little broom and dust pan nearby so that children can sweep up sand
and replace in sand table. This is good housekeeping practice for the house or
practical life learning centers. For more special education lesson plans visit
these blogs The Special Needs
Child andPreschool Child Activities and Free Lesson Plans 4u and DIY Homeschool
Homemade Preschool Homeschool Sand Table, Water Table
Free Printable Back to School Organizers, Planners and Crafts
"Back to School" has become a catch phrase in marketing. "Back to school" sales, shopping guides and promotions abound. We all know where we can go to spend money, but how about some money savers? Free printable back to school activities. Read More
Free Printable Ballet Coloring Pages, Ballerina Coloring Pages
ELA, Language Arts, Writing Homework Help: Punctuation
Free Printable Earth Science Lesson Plans--Ecology, Environmental Science Activities
'Green', 'renewable', 'sustainable' are catchwords in science and technology. How can we practice green living if we don't understand how earth cycles work? Here are free printable activities, diagrams and lessons for environmental science. Read More
Best Alphabet Books for Teaching Kids ABCs
Best ABC Books to Teach Letters of the Alphabet to ChildrenThere are literally hundreds of ABC books to teach letters of the alphabet to children. Authors and illustrators across the genre spectrum have written ABC books for children. Here are my recommendations for best ABC books, based on words and pictures. Read More
Free Printable 4th of July Lesson Plans
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Free Printable Patriotic Projects and Activities These free printable patriotic activities might be used as lesson plans for school or homeschool. Hands on activities liven up any lesson! Use these activities for American history, Government, Civics and Social Studies.Read More
American History Lesson Plans: Christopher Columbus
American History and Biography Lesson Plans: Christopher Columbus
American History and Biography Lesson Plans: Christopher Columbus4th of July is a great time to re-discover American history, beginning with Columbus. Christopher Columbus is credited with discovery of the New World, or America. Columbus was from Genoa in Italy. He was an explorer, mapmaker and navigator. Read More
WAHM Balance Work and Family: Handling Interruptions, Setting Boundaries
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How WAHM Balance Family and Work- Handling Interruptions and Setting Boundaries The internet is one of the fastest growing source of jobs for SAHM, Stay-at-home-moms and WAHM, Work- at- home moms. A WAHM faces similar issues balancing work and home. Let's look at the problem of setting boundaries with family.
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