February always sneaks up fast, and suddenly you’re trying to plan meaningful lessons that go beyond a quick read-aloud and a worksheet. This Black History Month resource was created for…
Labor Day is a holiday that honors the contributions of American workers. This reading passage and comprehension activities teach students about this day’s historical and cultural importance. Our comprehensive Labor…
March is Women’s History Month, a time to honor and celebrate the contributions of women throughout history and in contemporary society. In elementary classrooms, this month offers a rich opportunity…
Black History Month, celebrated every February, is a time to honor and reflect on the vital contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout history. As classroom teachers, we need to…
Looking for a fun and educational way for kids to celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos? Look no further than these reading passages and comprehension activities! Included are two…
There’s something truly magical about watching a young mind grasp a new concept, and one of my absolute favorite units to deliver this magic is the Long Ago and Today…
FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the elementary classroom! I love teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.: I get to introduce my students to a great person in our nation’s history, and it kicks off our biography units. I always model reading and writing a biography by writing one about Martin Luther King Jr.
This elementary Thanksgiving unit helps students understand the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving and gives them tools to make connections between those events. By the end of the…
Describe the connections between historical events is a Common Core Standard that is hard to teach! Here is how I taught this standard with the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving. Through this unit, students asked and answered questions, we made a timeline, we read great books, AND we figured out the connection between historical events.
Asking and answering questions can be hard for students! We set up a routine where students would write 6 questions and other students would answer those six questions. This was the perfect way for me to monitor whether students could ask and answer questions about any topic! Here is how we applied it to Thanksgiving.
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