Elementary School

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The beloved children's book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," by Crockett Johnson, can be used as a springboard for teaching virtually any subject. It is a great story for teachers and homeschoolers...

A multisensory approach to storytelling engages children in more than just an auditory (listening) experience. A multisensory approach employs visual (sight), kinesthetic (movement), and tactile...

Books like "Stuart Little" have entertained children for decades. The story is about a mouse who is adopted into a human family as if it were a child. The book asks the reader to think about what...

A book report is a way to reflect on what you've read, identify a book's strengths and weaknesses, and show your understanding of the author's message. It can persuade others to read the story...

ESL exercises are skills-based practice assignments for English as a Second Language students. They can be designed specifically for ESL students or for English-speaking students practicing...

"Cat in the Hat," known and loved by young children everywhere, has been described as perhaps one of the most important works of Dr. Seuss' career. It was actually developed to fulfill a request...

Felt boards are low-tech learning tools, but they give students ample opportunities for creative expression. One advantage of felts boards is that they are reusable, and changes can be made in an...

Games are an effective way to encourage elementary school students to practice their academic skills. They can move at their own pace as well as socialize, two things that aren't common in the...

Fifth-graders have boundless imaginations when it comes to creative storytelling. The age-appropriate idea-starters in this how-to guide can be done in any order, as well as easily modified to...

Story time in your child’s school can be an engaging and interactive experience. If your child is in a public or private school, or an elementary, middle or high school, reading aloud to children...

The boundless energy and imagination of a class of second graders provides am opportunity to not only teach the craft of storytelling but also encourage them to learn new words, practice proper...

This article introduces a wonderful idea for teachers how to arrange for students to make their summer vacation stories to create story slideshows and then share these story slideshows in the...

Teaching story elements starts in early elementary school and continues through middle school or high school. There are five story elements: character, setting, plot, problem and solution. If...

The Three Little Pigs is a classic story shared with elementary school students every year. This sweet story has some important themes, such as the value of hard work, working together and...

Puppets provide a dramatic way to communicate goals and values of a story. Using puppets in the classroom allows children to explore the various ways of retelling and comprehension in their own...

If you enjoy working with kids, by following these steps, you will be able to create a fun puppet show for kids and even make money for it.

Teachers who are focused on improving the listening skills of their students must teach them that listening involves more than simply hearing the words a person says. If the teacher can instruct...

Third-graders have reached a level where they are starting to build on the basics. Multiplication, division, and more complex science and reading activities challenge third-graders each and every...

Reading teaches children about different cultures, improves their language skills, expands their imagination and more. Making reading fun keeps a child's interest and attention. Many of these...

Reading comprehension is a test of whether a reader understands what he has read. There are lots of ways to test for this, and lots of levels of comprehension. Second graders are just starting out...

According to the Bible, Dorcas was a servant who dedicated her life to helping others. Found in the ninth chapter of the book of Acts, verses 36 through 42, the story opens with the illness and...

A variety of stories can be used to teach children different lessons. Teaching with stories is an effective and enjoyable way to teach, and often children learn more readily from stories. Base...

Writing number stories helps children to visualize mathematical facts. Some children are only able to understand math if they can see the numbers represented by something tangible. When they write...

This is a way to work with ELL students in learning a story by using the Interactive notebook activity.

You don't have to be living on this Earth for 50 years to have a story worth telling, which is exactly the reason teachers love to assign autobiography writing as part of their English curricula...

Sometimes children are naturally generous. Other children seem to gravitate towards being greedy graspers. Regardless of your child's natural tendencies, there are ways to gently teach them not to...

Learning how to use punctuation can be somewhat monotonous. Here's a fun lesson that will help children learn about punctuation and have a great time too!!!

Here is a great way to incorporate technology into your language arts teaching. You can do this on the smart board together as a class or each individual student can view it on their own in the...

Passively reading is a nice pasttime, but to really comprehend what you are reading is much different than just reading for pleasure. Reading to learn takes active involvement in the reading...

Reading and comprehension are important. "Old School" thinking had students writing a book report ... a couple of pages telling others about the book. This type of reading assessment is...

If you're a teacher of younger kids, you probably will read ghost stories aloud by different authors with the children for Halloween. You may even want to write your own stories together. One...

The fall season is a perfect time to present a Scarecrow Story Time at the public library. Children can enjoy an autumn-themed program, and you can avoid controversial Halloween story times that...

Ahoy there, mateys! Little kids love pirates, so lure the little landlubbers to the library by hosting a Pirate Story Time. A plethora of pirate-themed books exist, and they're a lot of fun to...

A princess, an evil witch, some magic words: these words conjure up visions of traditional fairy tales. With slight variations you get, for example, classic stories like Snow White or Cinderella....

Even though most kindergarteners cannot recognize all the letters in the alphabet, there are many techinques you can use to get your child reading ready. The goal in kindergarden to make sure...

Third graders are certainly capable of telling stories. It’s not terribly difficult to teach them how to put their words in writing, and rearrange the words into an organized and...

Narrative writing tells a story from a specific viewpoint. For the most part teaching 4th graders will include narration from the author, who is also part of the story. Narration illustrates...

A first-grader can have a scary dream or a funny situation that happened at school. Suggest the child put those visuals and happening onto paper.