Mouse Loves Cookies Movement Cards and Posters allows students to "act out" the elements of the story. These cards and posters work well as brain breaks or for story enactment when the teacher reads the book. As students become more familiar with the book they can begin to sequence the story learning about the beginning, middle and end of the story. The Mouse Movement Cards paraphrase words in the story and suggested movements for kinesthetic learners. Kinesthetic learners learn best when they can move around and engage their small and large muscle groups. Oftentimes, kinesthetic learners feel their way of learning isn't as good … [Read more...]
September Curriculum Notebook- Pre-KDG
This is notebook one “September” out of a set of 10 notebooks. Each notebook is set up with the Yearly Theme identified on the first page. The highlighted row is the Monthly Theme provided in each notebook. Then each page is identified with appropriate instructional materials to teach that concept. An example is the following resources which allow for a variety of hands-on practice opportunities with the alphabet. The selected resources were then aligned to either the Common Core standards for KDG in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics, the Early Learning Foundations, and/or the Head Start Elements and … [Read more...]
The Winter Olympics are Almost Here- Grab FREE Olympic Newsletters
Enjoy these 2 free Winter Olympics Sports Newsletters for Elementary Students. Each newsletter tells: How to Win, Objective, History of Sport, Olympic History, Vocabulary and a Fun Fact about the sport. The Winter Sports Newsletters include Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Free Style Skiing, Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Ski Jump, Skeleton, Snowboard, and Speed Skating. Are you interest in the set of all 15 Winter Olympic Sports Newsletters. Find it here. … [Read more...]
Even 10 minutes of Physical Activity Has its Benefits
Just how much exercise is necessary to acquire the benefits of cognitive functioning? A study suggests that 10 minutes is enough. Researchers maintain short bursts of exercise could be beneficial to temporarily boosting brain power in an article entitled, "Study links exercise, brain power boost." Matthew Heath, university Kinesiology professor and a supervisor in the Neuroscience graduate programWestern University investigators in London, Canada, said. “This shows that people can cycle or walk briskly for a short duration, even once, and find immediate benefits.” So before you give your students the next test, get them up and … [Read more...]
Football Themed ALPHABET PRACTICE for Classroom & PE
This Active Learning Set of Football Themed ALPHABET PRACTICE Materials for the Classroom includes outdoor games for physical education or physical activity. The set includes 26 alphabet worksheets on upper and lower case letter practice, 2 sheets of A-Z alphabet practice, 3 games with a variety of modifications for students to play outdoors that reinforce the skills taught indoors with fun active games. Additionally, the set includes 26 alphabet cards for indoor/outdoor use with the games or at classroom center activities. Football Alphabet DOWNLOAD FOR FREE FOR 48 hours or purchase here thereafter. … [Read more...]
