Joe the Farmer at the Fair
Have the students create their own toliet paper roll Joe the Farmer to take on a field trip with a camera to take pictures of
How to Blow a Bubble Gum Bubble !
What have your students write steps on how to chew a bubble gum bubble! This was one of the most fun lessons that I have
White Board Technology
Touch technology (touch screen board, interactive white board) Visit the Promethean Planet Website here. (This website contains resource created by teachers for teachers. Sharing and
Have a BALL this summer! 🙂
Need a quick, inexpensive gift to give to your students this year!? I personally want them to be active, so I had a locally fun
Using YouTube in your classroom!
Create your own classroom account and learn how to embed the video into an ActiveInspire Flipchart or a PowerPoint. Embedding into PowerPoint: Share > Click
Word JENGA !
This is a great game to play with your entire class or in small groups. For those of you that do not know how to
Everyday is Earth Day
Here is a cute poem on Earth Day! To download this document for free, visit my TPT site. Enjoy!
Happy First Anniversary to Fair Winds Teaching!
Happy First Anniversary to Fair Winds Teaching! I can not believe that my blog has been around for a year now. I hope that the
Worms need dirt ! Earth Day
Here’s a fun snack for your class, also you can use it to talk about why worms need dirt, layers of the earth, or why
I see, I think, I wonder
Simply show the students a picture, famous artwork, or book cover and ask them what they see in the picture, what the think is going
Soundscapes
This music technique of characteristic types of sound commonly heard in a given period or location. Some example of topics for a soundscape are: *City
Welcome to EdCampAI
Thank you for coming to my session today! I hope you can take away some useful information on making writing more FUN with art and
Why writers write
A poster to talk with your students about why they write! To express thoughts To share experiences They love to write To communicate They want
Space, Airplane, Road, Ground, and Worm!
Here is a chart I created that shows the students the way they should be correctly writng their letters. Some letters go in the worm
Jelly Bean Graph
Today we graphed jelly beans by their color. You can even do them by their flavor! Here is what we used! I placed about 30
Fun Easter/Spring pencil toppers !
Easy! Easy! Easy! All you need is form stickers and pipe cleaners. Have the student pick a sticker and add it to the top of
A shoe and a note !
I also found little leather shoes that I decorated to look like a Leprechauns shoe. I then wrote a letter that says, “Hi Boys and
Ah the Luck of the Irish !
Want to add a little excitement to your classroom for your students? Here is a simple way to do that! All you need is green