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1. Plant Parts and Plant Needs
   Kathy Cothran
   Students in many grades study plants, plant parts, and what plants need to survive. How can we draw this? . . . keep reading
   
   
2. Illustrating Land Forms with Second Grade
   Have students show you what they know about the various landforms by drawing them in Kid Pix. . . . keep reading
   
   
3. Create a Travel Log of Santa's Vacation by Superimposing Images: Teaching With Technology
   Kathy Cothran
   Tie the enthusiasm kids have for the holidays with a technology lesson! Read "Mrs. Claus Takes a Vacation" by Linas Alsenas to your students. To be . . . keep reading
   
   
4. Happy Mother's Day!
   Kathy Cothran
   Have your students make special cards for their mom in honor of Mother's Day. . . . keep reading
   
   
5. Thank You Notes to My Teacher
   Kathy Cothran
   Have students write Thank You notes to their teacher. . . . keep reading
   
   
6. Back to School Ideas For Using Your Digital Camera
   Kathy Cothran
   School's back in session. In most elementary classrooms around the country you find teachers taking digital photos of their students on the first day. What can you do with those pictures? Do you need some new, fresh ideas? . . . keep reading
   
   
7. Cat in the Hat: Dr. Seuss' Birthday
   Kathy Cothran
   See some samples of how children can draw The Cat in the Hat in honor of Dr. Seuss . . . keep reading
   
   
8. How Late Papers Fit Into A Grading Policy
   Kathy Cothran
   What role should responsibility issues of students play within the grading structure? Are we grading all aspects of the child, or are we looking at content mastery? Grades should be a reflection of learning. The bottom line is that the grades assigned to students should be a direct reflection of the knowledge the student has acquired. Did your students perform an understanding of the content? When parents read a report card does the grade given reflect the learning that the child has accomplished? . . . keep reading
   
   
9. Student Samples of the Water Cycle & Weather
   Kathy Cothran
   The water cycle and weather are popular topics of study for early elementary. Below you see samples of how second graders illustrated the water cycle . . . keep reading
   
   
10. Living Alphabet
    Kathy Cothran
    Children love to create the alphabet by using their bodies! Putting the children into groups of four or five students, distribute the letters, one a . . . keep reading
    
    
11. Teaching With Literature and Technology About Snowflakes, Wilson Bentley, and Perseverance
    Kathy Cothran
    Why is it common knowledge that every single snowflake is unique? Who had the time to figure this out? The story of Snowflake Bentley (by Jacqueline Briggs Martin) is an excellent way to kick off any unit about snow, seasons, water cycle, or states of matter. . . . keep reading
    
    
12. Kindergarten Goes to the Farm
    Kathy
    Using KidPix, kindergarten children illustrated a farm scene. We used drawing tools, stickers, and animations. . . . keep reading
    
    
13. A Hundreds Day Study For Upper Elementary Students-How Much is a Hundred?
    Kathy Cothran
    Hundred's Day is so much fun in the early grades, but it can also be fun when you add the older children into the celebration. One focus in this activity is comparing how one hundred can be big in size, or one hundred can be small in size. . . . keep reading
    
    
14. Presidents Day
    Kathy Cothran
    A few basic ideas for Presidents Day . . . keep reading
    
    
15. Tech. & Literature Samples of Student Work
    Kathy Cothran
    There are so many excellent ways to tie literature and technology together! See samples of student work below in the gallery! . . . keep reading
    
    
16. Clip Art Resource
    All kinds of images to use! . . . keep reading
    
    
17. Jack-O-Lanterns: Pumpkins by Kindergarten
    Kathy Cothran
    Drawing with a mouse is so challenging at the beginning of the year with kindergarten and first grade children. Pumpkins offer a simple shape lesson with lots of room for varying shapes and sizes! . . . keep reading
    
    
18. Digital Puppets Using a Camera
    Kathy Cothran
    How fun would it be to create a puppet show out of classmates or family members? Find out here! . . . keep reading
    
    
19. Student Work Samples: Fall & Thanksgiving
    Kathy Cothran
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20. Underground Railroad: Great Interactive Unit
    Scholastic
    The Underground Railroad: Escape From Slavery online activity presents an accurate and personal view of the brutal practice of slavery, a concept that may be difficult for young students. (from Scholastic) . . . keep reading
    
    

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