Fun teaching activities

Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.

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Figure Me Out! "All about me" math activity for beginning of the year or any time of the year!

Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary

Ready to move beyond tired Jeopardy slides? Try a few rounds of the Flyswatter Game, a no-fail way to keep teens active and excited about test prep. Works for EVERY subject area, too.

50+ Simon Says Ideas for kids. Easy ideas for toddlers and older kids! Free printable pdf included with the list of the Simon Says actions.

I used to only study weekly weather forecasts when we were going on vacation...now I check the 10 day, daily and hourly forecast like it's my job because the rainy days are so much harder than the sunny ones! But after 6 weeks of only our backyard (no playgrounds or parks!!), they are starting to say "we want to come in, we're bored" . With many weeks to go, I need them to keep on loving the backyard life! So I got a few new yard additions and made a list of some easy outdoor games the kids…

Check out these great ideas for helping your students feel like part of a classroom community during distance learning & social distancing.

27 Phonics Games that make reading fun! Kids will love these fun hands-on phonics games that teach letter sounds, digraphs, letter blends, vowel sounds, and more! #playdoughtoplato #phonicsgames #teachingreading

Science projects for kids can be fun and exciting. Make hands-on science crafts at home with these easy at home science crafts.