What is a food chain or a food web? What is a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or scavenger? To answer question like these I made a set of food web science definition cards for my students. Each card has a picture of an organism to represent each term along with a simple, easy to understand definition. See the sample picture below. It ...

What is a food chain or a food web? What is a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or scavenger? To answer question like these I made a set of food web science definition cards for my students. Each card has a picture of an organism to represent each term along with a simple, easy to understand definition. See the sample picture below. It ...

With Christmas being a few days away, everyone is busy filling up the stockings. Here's a list of the best selling educational toys for 2012 at Amazon. The best part is that they are also great for classroom use! Rory's Story Cubes - a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ...

With Christmas being a few days away, everyone is busy filling up the stockings. Here's a list of the best selling educational toys for 2012 at Amazon. The best part is that they are also great for classroom use! Rory's Story Cubes - a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ...

Do you use anchor charts? I use both the handwritten ones and the ones I make on the computer. My newest project is an anchor chart notebook.  It will contain anchor charts for the following 3rd grade subjects:  Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies. My plan is to put them ...

Are you looking for some ways to splash FUN into your school day? Education.com is the answer! They have thousands of printables for every grade level and subject area. Warning: This is a teacher's dream site so make sure you have lots of ink on hand and your printer is ready to go! You may get lost in the hours of ...

I really like using foldables in my class.  They are just easy little information organizers that really grab my students' attention.  I use them in every subject, for everything we are doing.  Here are a few that we have used these past few weeks. Math -- The Process of Division We are learning about dividing larger numbers this week.  ...

Here are a few of my favorite pins from last week! Original source:  Main Idea Bag via Pinterest Original Source:  Test Taking Folder via Pinterest Original source:  Bean Plant in CD case via Pinterest Original source:  50 States Unit Study via Pinterest    Original source:  Add an Image to a QR code via Pinterest Do you have a ...

Your child will encounter many teachers in his/her lifetime. Not only will there be teachers in the classroom, but there will be just as many outside of the classroom.  He/she will have teachers in sports, after school activities, music lessons, girl/boy scouts etc.  Your child will have to listen and learn from many adults but the most important ...

I have always been inspired to teach kids by theme. Since I was raised on a farm, I have always enjoyed teaching my kids about what it's like to be on a farm. I especially like cows, and so today I'm going to share my favorite activities that have a ''cow theme'' to them.  To begin, I'd like to share some terrific books about ...