Outdoor Learning Activities for Earth Day – Math
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 As many of you already know, I am passionate about finding ways to take learning outdoors. With Earth Day coming up on April 22, I…
Elementary
Outdoor Learning Activities – Sit Spots
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 05, 2024 With mild Spring weather comes lots of great opportunities to escape the four walls of the classroom and head out to learn in the great…
Blog · Elementary · English · Middle School
Building a high interest classroom library
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 05, 2024 As Language Arts teachers, we all know how important it is for students to have easy access to a well stocked classroom library. Sadly, far…
Blog · Elementary · English · History · Math
Planning a Class Party for St. Patrick’s Day
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 05, 2024 St. Patrick’s Day is closely approaching, and with it plenty of fun learning opportunities to build upon the engagement that the holiday naturally brings. I…
Blog · Elementary · English
Three Engaging Ways to Use Mini Book Activities for elementary
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 05, 2024 When teaching Elementary school, mini books were some of my very favorite activities to pull out for my learners. There are so many benefits to…
Black History Month Activities – Elementary
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 07, 2024 February is almost upon us, and with that comes Black History Month! While I believe diversifying our curriculum year round is crucially important, February is…