free printable lesson plans on alphabet to zoology and everything in between
Free printable Advent wreath crafts, Catholic activities, Bible Christmas art projects
if you're teaching lesson plans on Christmas from a religious perspective here are free printable Advent and Christmas activities to help. Advent is the Christian season leading up to Christmas. Catholic, Orthodox and some Protestant churches observe Advent with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Use these printables to teach a Bible Christmas. There are lots of cute holiday crafts, coloring pages, devotional guides, lessons, greeting cards and more. Free printable Advent wreath crafts, Catholic activities, Bible Christmas art projects
Free Thanksgiving holiday crafts, games, greeting cards, coloring pages, printables
Do you love the Thanksgiving holiday? Some say it's the best of the holiday season. If you're a penny pincher who doesn't spend money on decorations and party supplies, yet likes to decorate, here are free printable Thanksgiving and seasonal decorations, #Crafts, coloring pages and party games. Kids will love making greeting cards from holiday printables. Get Halloween and Christmas printables too. Pumpkin carving patterns, snowflake templates and more. Free Thanksgiving holiday crafts, games, greeting cards, coloring pages, printables
Free printable apple themed preschool lesson plans for fall harvest activities
Fall means autumn harvest with lots of pumpkins and apples Apples are a common theme for preschool and elementary school
students. Teachers and homeschoolers, are you teaching a fall apple unit?
Here's a sweet treat for you: 166 pages of free printable apple themed worksheets and lesson plans.
Northville
Cider Mill in Northville, Michigan offers a free printable apple-themed activities booklet, There are printable
coloring pages, worksheets, puzzles, games, word searches and crossword puzzles on apples.
There are apple-themed cross-curricular science experiments, social studies
connections, economics lessons, Michigan history activities, apple math
problems and more.
Each
lesson has a printable student copy and teacher answer key. Use this book for
all ages from preschool to grade 8. It can easily be used with special
education students, too.
Now
scoot over to A to Z Teacher Stuff for more links to dozens of free printable apple
lesson plans, crafts, mini booklets,
games and worksheets. Most are geared to ages pre-K to grades 4.
Kinderplans
has cute free printable apple
themed reading and phonics lessons for preschool and kindergarten. There are other printables
based on apples, too. Print apple math lessons on counting, addition and
subtraction. Print reading activities and games for emergent and reluctant
readers. Special education will love the bright, cheery apple activities geared
no-fail fun.
Free printable Rio 2016 Summer Olympics lesson plans, activities, coloring pages
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games kicks off on August 5 and runs through
August 21 in Rio de Janeiro. This is the 33rd or XXXI Summer Olympics Parents, are you looking for ways to
engage children in festivities of Rio 2016Olympic Games, or just keep them occupied so that you can enjoy the Summer
Olympics? Then here are an "Olympian" assortment of free printable Summer Olympics and sports activities.
Preschoolers and early elementary age kids will love these free printable
Olympic Games coloring pages, worksheets, games, puzzles and crafts. Time for
Kids has free printable Winter
Olympics and Summer Olympics lesson plans and worksheets. Use these Rio
2016 Olympic Games and sports activities to teach math, probability,
statistics, geography, social studies, sports activities, sports science and
more.
As
always, Activity Village offers an array of mind-bendingly adorable free printable Winter and Summer Olympics and
sports activitiesfor kids. Most downloads
are free and feature hands-on, cut and paste crafts, Olympic rings crafts and
recipes, board games, personal fitness scorecards, country flashcards, flags,
bingo games and goodies. Games include models of Olympic medals (which can be
personalized with child's name) and suggestions for customizing sports
activities according to event. Check out Edupics for free printable
coloring pages of sports
represented at the winter and summer Olympic games.
Then,
explore the magical city of Rio de Janeiro in the beautiful country of Brazil
with these free printable Brazil worksheets, lesson plans, coloring pages and crafts.
Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and now the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games. Teach children all bout this South American country. Print flags of
Brazil and all the countries represented at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Free printable VBS lesson plans, activities to teach Vacation Bible School
Do
you teach Sunday school, Vacation Bible School (VBS), CCD or Children's
Liturgy of the Word? Perhaps you want something more than just coloring pages
for your Religious Education or Christian school? Free printable Bible paper crafts can be very interactive. Children get to
cut, assemble, paste, color and fold. All these VBS activities are hands-on and
lots of fun. Here are free Christian printables and crafts that will suit your
Bible lessons. You can find all sorts of religious Christian and Bible themes--
Old Testament, New Testament, holy days, angels, virtues, scripture verses and
much more. These sites have free printable Bible games, board games, puzzles,
paper dolls, puppets, finger puppets and craft activities galore!
Making
Friends has free printable Bible crafts by the dozen. Some Sunday school activities are for
purchase, but those highlighted in pink are 'free printables'. Those
highlighted in green are 'free pattern'. Making Friends is a website bursting
with fun. Free Kids Crafts is another website overflowing with free Christian
printables and Bible crafts. You can Christian crafts, Jewish activities, Bible and Torah
crafts, VBS activities, lessons, angel craft projects, Sunday school lessons,
plus so much more. Be sure to visit the homepage to see all the wonderful
things available free! Use search for specific Bible crafts and
try the site map to see the index of free Christian printables.
Christian
Preschool Printables should probably just be called Christian printables so
that readers won't think that the free printable Bible activities are just for preschool age. You'll love the assortment
of free printable Bible crafts for VBS activities, Sunday School, religious
education and homeschool. You can find worksheets, calendars, lesson plans,
board games, card games, file folder games, felt board activities, crafts and
more. All Bible and Christian themes available. i recommend that you bookmark
this site and subscribe to the email newsletter. Perhaps you may have some
homemade crafts that you would like to share?
A
Kid's Heart is a charming website with dozens of educational and free Christian printables. These Bible crafts are great for Sunday
School and VBS activities but also for homeschooling or Christian school in
general. Subjects like math and reading are covered with hands-on activities
based on Bible stories and Christian principles. There are games, finger
puppets, habitat dioramas, puzzles, mazes and more. Start now with these VBS
activities, gearing up for summer!
Free printable WordWorld lesson plans, preschool reading activities
PBS Kids offers superb, educational television show that kids love! For early childhood learners, WordWorld is an emergent reading cartoon for preschool children ages toddler to six. Every animal, character and object in WordWorld is made of that word. Children learn simple preschool words like dog, barn, bridge, house, fence, sun, tree and flower on WordWorld.
Parents of preschool children, if you haven't explored the cartoon WordWorld or if you are already familiar with the reading activities on this show, here are some free printable WordWorld lesson plans to follow up with WordWorld episodes. There are free printable preschool WordWorld coloring pages featuring the characters from WordWorld: duck, pig, frog, dog, bear and sheep. Visit PBS Kids for the free printable WordWorld activities for early childhood on the homepage. You will find an interactive map of WordWorld with lots of reading activities and word picture fun. There are free online WordWorld games as well as build a word adventures. Fill your word box with WordWorld words that you find on the website.
WordWorld is an excellent website for preschool and early childhood lesson plans. Use these reading activities in early childhood special education, elementary school, day care, homeschool and reading activities for tutoring. Since WordWorld comes from PBS, you know it's a school-approved website that's as safe, fun and educational. For more free safe early childhood online gaming, visit Free Safe Kids Games.
Free printable Ramadan lesson plans, Islamic holy season, Five Pillars of Islam, Eid al-Fitr activities
As Americans gear up for 4th of July, Muslims are getting ready to celebrate what for them is a bigger holiday--Eid al Fitr. Also called Lesser Eid, this holiday ends the season of Ramadan. Here are social studies lessons on the Islamic holy season of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month-long religious fast celebrated by Muslims, during the month of Shawwal (sometime around June to August in the western calendar). In 2016, Ramadan began June 5 and ends on July 5. It begins with the first moon sighting which came a little early this year. Like the Christian season of Lent, Ramadan is a penitential season. Ramadan focuses on the Five Pillars of Islam. It ends with the celebration of Eid al Fitr.
Use these social studies lessons to help children understand the Islamic faith by helping them understand their own faith and creed, whatever that may be, in relation to the larger fabric of religion. Use these social studies lessons to explain Islamic beliefs to Christian children by drawing parallels between Judeo-Christian faiths. These social studies lessons will help children understand how Muslims believe and why Ramadan and Eid al Fitr are so important. The five pillars, or tenets of the Islamic faith include:
* Sha'hadah (Declaration of faith). This is a creed of faith that is repeated at worship. Catholic, Orthodox and some Protestant Christians repeat the Apostles Creed or the Nicene Creed. The gist of Sha'hadah is "la ilaha illa Llah," meaning "There is no god worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His messenger." The word "ilaha" is similar to the Christian saying "god with a little g." It refers to anything people might worship or put faith in: money, possessions, technology or other gods. "Llah" is God with a capital G, the deity.
Islamic Sha'hadah is similar to the first of the Biblical 10 commandments which many Christian faiths recite at services, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." Shema Yisrael, which is the cornerstone of Jewish prayer says, "Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord." Jesus expanded on that in the gospel of St. Mark, calling this the greatest commandment. He added, "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength."
* Salah (prayer). These are the five prayers recited daily by Muslims. Worship frames a Muslim's day and these prayers guide the worship. Muslims pray at dawn, noon, midafternoon, sunset and nightfall. All activities are covered in prayer. Muslims pray wherever they find themselves at the appointed time. These daily prayers are similar to Christian devotions. Catholics pray a similar Liturgy of the Hours, also called the Divine Office, including Matins, Lauds, Prime, Vespers and Compline. Many Christians pray in the morning, before meals and at bedtime.
* Zakat (charity). In Christian faiths, almsgiving, tithing and works of charity are part of worship. Almsgiving is one of the three-pronged devotions of Lent. Muslims believe that all things belong to God and that helping others is part of spiritual growth. These acts are especially important during Ramadan.
* Saum (fasting). Islamic tradition calls for abstinence from food, alcohol and sexual relations in marriage during Ramadan. It is part of the purifying process for Muslims. The Bible exhorts Christians to practice similar abstinence especially during penitential seasons.
* Hajj (pilgrimage). Muslims are encouraged to travel to Makkah (Mecca) the holy city. Jewish people make spiritual journeys to the holy city of Jerusalem. In the early Christian church pilgrims would travel to shrines and places where miracles were said to occur. Places like Bethlehem, San Juan Compostela, Canterbury, Lourdes and Fatima were common pilgrimage sites.
Ramadan is a season of prayer, almsgiving and fasting like Advent and Lent. Like these two Christian seasons, Ramadan is followed with celebration. Christmas follows Advent. Easter follows Lent. Eid al Fitr is the celebratory feast that concludes Ramadan. Eid al Fitr begins on July 5 in the eastern world and a day later in North America. Explain in social studies lessons that, like other religious holidays, special foods are prepared and new clothes are purchased for Eid al Fitr. People exchange gifts and sppecial games, like Mheibes mark the holiday. Eid al Fitr is a festive time. To wish someone a happy holiday, say "Ramadan Mubarek."
Free printable US history lessons, social studies activities, homework help
With
4th of July coming, the focus turns to US history. US history lessons are core
subject in middle school and high school. If learning about US history, you'll
love these websites loaded with free printable US history lessons, social studies activities activities,
government and history homework help. Get free printable US history worksheets, maps, social studies
and history based activities, resources, online history lessons, Powerpoint
presentations, virtual US history museums, primary sources and documents, and
much more.
If
you don't enjoy US history, you've come to the right place, too! These sites
offer US history lessons and social studies activities, homework help galore.
You can use free printable social studies activities by downloading or using
online. Use search functions on these websites to get homework help with the
most challenging US history questions.
Free
Government Lessons has free printable US history lessons. The site is overflowing with government
lessons, social studies activities and links that cover all aspects of American
history. Here's a very complete site for US history lessons and free printable social studies materials--The History Channel. Each of the shows and
series on The History Channel has links and free printable social studies
worksheets use in the classroom and American history homework help.
Here's
a site with free printable
American history lesson plans and Powerpoint presentations--Mr. Donn. This site covers
early explorers, native Americans, 13 colonies, revolution, westward expansion,
immigration, industrialization, 20th century, women, civil rights, economics,
documents, symbols, presidents and much more. Mr. Donn is a web guru on American history lessons.
The
Library of Congress is the source for free printable American history primary sources, documents, artifacts, and information on US
history. This institution is itself historic and has always been the guardian
of knowledge in the United States. So this is a natural source to explore for
lessons on US History.
PBS
is the best source for American history homework help. PBS gets access to the best materials
world-wide. There are a multitude of lesson plans for the shows. Look for
"American Experience" and other US history shows.
CNN
is your news history source for pictures and stories. In journalism, stories
and photos are kept in the 'morgue'; a huge clearinghouse of all the
information collected and published by that media. Check out any local or
national news source site for access to it's 'morgue' Select the archives link
for access to 1000's of news articles for social studies activities.
National Parks Service was
set up to act as caretakers and docents for our nation's historic sites and
artifacts. Each park is a story in itself. Here are American
history lessons. Another government website for you to utilize to get students excited
about history. Free printable American government lessons: Democracy, core democratic values
The
summer patriotic U.S. holidays, beginning with Memorial Day, turn attention to
American government and historyt. America was founded on a democratic
government system. Here are free printable American government lessons on democracy and
core democratic values for teachers and students. PBS Kids free printable American government lessons teach that democracy is a Greek word meaning 'government by the people' ('dem' people + 'cracy'). Check that link
for more free printable Greek words and roots. The people of Ancient Greece were the first to establish the idea of common people ruling
their own country. In Greek democracy, all citizens had a right to participate
in the process of choosing who from amongst their ranks would represent them.
Typically nations were ruled by other forms of "-cracy" or
"-archy." A monarchy refers to a country ruled by one supreme head,
such as a king. "Oligarchy" refers to rule by a few elite people. In
these forms of government, people who were ruled had no say about who their
ruler would be. Leaders came to power by inheritance of a crown or by forced
military take-over. These rulers had absolute power. They made the laws that
the common man must obey. Typically the rules they made did not include
themselves.
Never
before the Greeks had a nation been ruled by a collective of people who voted
to choose representatives. Here are free printable American government lessons
on Greek democracy. Never before had a nation's people been
given a voice over who should make the laws or what those laws would be. Never
before had the rulers of a country had to obey the laws they made. The Greek
experiment with democracy, or rule by the people worked well. Here are free printable Ancient Greece and core
democratic values lesson plans to use for American government lessons.
Along
with a system of democracy and core democratic values, the people of Ancient
Greece taught gave the world philosophy, music, art, literacy, technology,
medicine, science and language. Here is music of Ancient Greece for American government lessons. Here are free printable lesson plans on the medicine of Ancient Greece to use for
American government lessons. Here are free printable Ancient
Greece lesson plans on all those subjects.
When
the founding fathers and mothers in America set out to establish a government,
they looked to the Greek form of democracy as a model. Early Americans had
experienced life under the monarchy of King George III and his predecessors.
They had lived in a colony ruled by another nation across the sea. The American
colonists knew about monarchies and oligarchies. To them, core democratic
values in rule 'by the people of the people and for the people' looked very
attractive. In the First and Second Continental Congress they drafted what a federal constitution and Bill of Rights that would become a model of democracy
outlined core democratic values for other nations as theirs was modeled after
the Greeks.
In a democracy, the
constitution lays out the rights of citizens very clearly. Every citizen has a
voice as to what goes into the constitution. When changes are made to the
constitution citizens must approve those changes. To explore democracy and
American history lessons in an interactive online games, visit Democracy
Game. To experience life in an ancient kingdom, click here for a free
download ofSeven
Kingdoms. Here are free printableFree printable American history lessons: Jamestown, Pocahontas, Virginia Company, Captain John Smith
May
14 commemorates the landing of English colonists to
what would become Jamestown, the first English settlement in the New World, in 1607. Tampa
Bay Times said on May 12 that this marks the 409th anniversary of the Jamestown landing.
Here are free printable American history lessons on the Jamestown settlement and its
settlers. The story starts back in England. The year is 1606. King James I of England grants a charter (document
giving permission to do something) to the Virginia Company. The Virginia Company owned merchant boats that traded with
other nations. The Virginia Company merchants had heard that there were riches
in the New World. The company sponsored (paid for) a group of 104 entrepreneurs
(people who start businesses) to go to the New World to start a settlement for
trade.Visit the links for free printable American history lessons on the Virginia
Compnay and its preservation.
On
May 14, 1607, after a difficult ocean voyage the settlers landed in the
Chesapeake area of North America. They named the establishment they founded Jamestown in honor of King James. Unfortunately most
Virginia Company travelers were men and gentlemen at that. Gentlemen didn't
mean what it means today--really nice guys. It meant they didn't do manual
labor. They were accustomed to having servants do their work. Not only did the
settlers know very little about farming and homesteading, they didn't want to
spend their time doing those boring farm jobs. They wanted to hunt for the gold
and treasure.
However
there was work to be done. The Jamestown settlers needed to find a safe place
to set up camp. The Jamestown settlers needed to build shelter from the harsh
weather and wild animals. They had to learn about local wildlife, to hunt and
forage for survival. They had to plant crops for food. The Jamestown settlers
were pretty much clueless about how to do any of those things. They also had do
deal with unpleasant things like being shot at by Spanish ships. They were
attacked by Algonquin Native
American Indians who saw them as a
threat. The Jamestown settlers weren't farmers nor soldiers. They were
helpless.
Imagine
the headaches for their leader Captain John Smith! Here are free printable American history lessons showing all the things the Jamestown settlers
had to deal with. In fairness to everyone in the Jamestown settlement, Captain John Smith made a rule; "If a man will not work,
he will not eat." You can play a settlement simulation game using the free
printable American history lessons at National Geographic Kids to learn how
Captain John Smith organized the work. Finally, the settlers managed to build a
small small fort surrounded by a wooden palisade (wall). It helped that thePowhatan Indians helped the Jamestown settlers by trading
food for tools and beads. Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas befriended
Captain John Smith and brought the settlers food. But when Captain John Smith
returned to England in 1609 for treatment of a leg injury, Pocahontas ceased to
visit. The Jamestown settlement suffered through the "Starving Time" that
winter. Only 60 of the original settlers survived. When Captain John Smith
returned on 38 of the 104 were left. Visit the links for free printable
American history lessons on the Jamestown settlers' relationships with various
native American Indian groups.
Free printable American history lesson plans on Benjamin Franklin, colonial America
Early
summer is a time when the United States turns its attention to American
History. Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July all focus on famous people and
events in American history. One of the most famous was Benjamin Franklin.
Students study his life and works extensively in school. Who was Benjamin Franklin? He was many things--statesman, diplomat,
inventor and leader. Here are free printable lesson plans on Benjamin Franklin to explore this
enigmatic character. Born January 17, 1706,Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of
Josiah Franklin's 17 children. His parents were poor working class people.
Franklin's grandparents had been blacksmith, farmer and indentured servant.
Despite these humble beginnings, Benjamin Franklin has been called a polymath
or Renaissance Man. A Renaissance Man is a "jack of all trades," a
universal man. Most were ancients like Leonardo da Vinci and
Cicero and Imhotep who fell into it by birth.Benjamin Franklin is one of a very few people to earn this
title of Renaissance Man in modern times. Visit these links for free printable
lesson plans on the Renaissance Man.
Why
is Benjamin Franklin a Renaissance Man? Franklin was in his lifetime, an author, printer,
satirist (political humorist), political thinker, politician, scientist,
inventor, statesman, diplomat, soldier and citizen activist. Benjamin Franklin
was one of the founding fathers of America. He was one of the "committee
of five" to draft the Declaration of Independence. Franklin traveled to
England as an ambassador (person who seeks good will between nations). Franklin
met many times with King George III. As one of the Sons of Liberty, Franklin
published pamphlets educating people about problems with England. He worked
against the Intolerable Acts and heavy tariffs. Here are free printable
American history lesson plans about Benjamin Franklin and the many hats he wore.
Benjamin
Franklin lived what he wrote about: common sense, hard work, community,
education and thrift. Benjamin Franklin's book "Poor Richard's
Almanack" was a mini encyclopedia for practical information. Franklin The
Pennsylvania Gazette, an early newspapers in the colonies. He was the first
postmaster general. Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity and invented the
lightening rod. He invented bifocal (double vision) glasses and the Franklin
pot belly stove. Franklin began the first public lending library and fire
department. He established the American Philosophical Society, was the first governor
of Pennsylvania and help found the University of Pennsylvania. Benjamin
Franklin worked hard right up to the end of his life. He fought against
slavery, tyranny and injustice. Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790.
Nearly 20,000 people from many lands attended Franklin's funeral. For more on
Benjamin Franklin, please click on any of the links listed here. For more free
printable American history lessons, visit Free Printable Lesson Plans and Free Lesson Plans 4U. You can find
help with your American history homework here, too.
Free printable Cinco de Mayo activities, Mexican crafts, games, lesson plans
Cinco
de Mayo, or Fifth of May, celebrates the victory of the smaller
Mexican army over the mighty French juggernaut, in the Battle of Puebla, 1862.
Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day, but many Latino Americans
celebrate it. Here are free printable Cinco de Mayo coloring pages and Mexican crafts
Apples
4 the Teacher offers free printable Cinco
de Mayo coloring activities, games, crafts, puzzles and lesson plans to explore Mexican
geography, culture and history.
Preschool
Coloring Book has free printable Cinco de Mayo coloring pages of a sombrero, pinata, serape and fiesta.
Kiddy
House provides free Cinco de Mayo coloring printables linked on from the Cinco de Mayo homepage.
Color Mexican children in traditional costumes, maps and flag of Mexico, plus fiesta coloring
pages.
Surf
Net Kids has free printable Cinco
de Mayo coloring pages,
including some whimsical chili peppers in sombreros as well as a Mexican couple
in ceremonial and traditional dress.
DL-TK
is your one-stop source for free printable Cinco de Mayo crafts, coloring pages, games, Mexican history and
social studies lessons, booklets and more. Create a complete classroom or
homeschool unit to explore Cinco de Mayo and Mexican history and traditions.
Here's the page onMexico coloring pages, lesson plans and activities. Color some for
Cinco de Mayo greeting cards and party decorations.
About
Family Crafts lists a gajillion free Cinco de Mayo printables including Mexican games, crafts, puzzles,
greeting cards and more.
Free printable archaeology lessons: Fossils, caves, bats, geology, paleontology
Archaeology is
one of the most fascinating branches of science and caves are one of
nature's most alluring geological landforms to explore. Caves are a separate
biome all their own. They've been used as habitats by animals and people. Bats
are cave dwellers and dinosaurs dwelt in caves. Mystics have sought divine
enlightenment living as hermits in caves. Ancient people left hieroglyphics on
walls of caves, like those at Lascaux, France. Caves yield up a treasure trove
of fossils and teach valuable lessons in archaeology and paleontology. Teachers
and homeschool families, if you're planning a unit on caves (and you really
should) here are free printable lesson plans on cave-related subjects of fossils, bats,
archaeology, paleontology, habitats, geology, spelunking and earth science.
The National Parks Service has free printable lessons on the U.S. national park at Carlsbad Cavernsin New Mexico. There's curriculum for elementary school in the free printable booklet About Bats, Caves and Deserts. For middle school students, the NPS Carlsbad Caverns website features free printable archaeology lessons on Caves, Canyons, Cactus and Critters. High school students explore geology, spelunking, Global Positioning Systems and orienteering in the Chihuahuan Desert Lab school. Materials are designed to be used with interpretive visits but some may be used as stand-alone lessons in class. Check out the cool activities on fossils, bats, paleontology and other cave phenomena.
Also
from the NPS, are free printable materials on Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. There are free coloring
pages, word games, puzzles and lesson plans in the Junior Ranger section. Kids
will love the printable Trog Tour booklet (trog is short for super cool fossils
called troglodytes) The Making Connections series from Mammoth Cave National
Park features books for grades K-3, 4-5 and 6-8. There are 83 pages of free printable
paleontology lesson plans for teachers and homeschool parents. And be sure
not to let young archaeology students miss the free printable Fossil
Identification Guide with
coloring pages of fossils to label.
Lascaux
Culture has interactive lesson
plans on Lascaux cave drawings. Explore paleontology and archaeology with the prehistoric
paintings, There are cave maps, images, videos and timelines. The website has
interpretive information detailing the images, their purpose and their
significance. You can access the site in several languages including English,
but the educational "resources" link is available only in French.
Easy
Fun School has free cave diorama
lesson plan. The diorama is
easy to make and uses cheap, household materials.has free printable animal
habitat coloring pages. Students can research which animals live or hibernate
in caves. This site has other free printable habitats dioramas. Crayola offers a free craft template to show interior cave rock formations.
Cave
stalactites grow downward from the ceiling. The word comes from the Greek
"to drip" (stalactites resemble icicles). Stalagmites grow up from
the cave floor and look like upside down icicles. In Greek, the word means
"trickling." Use these activities to demonstrate how stalactites and
stalagmites grow. Crystal Cave in Wisconsin offers tours and family activities
to explore this famous cave. Here are free printable geology lesson plans on archaeology, paleontology, bats, and
fossils.
Free printable biology science activities: Botany, flowers, plant biology
Biology
science activities naturally focus on living things. Teach students about
botany and plant biology in spring science activities. As students watch nature
awakening all around, they observe plant biology and plant structure--seeds,
roots, stems, buds, leaves, flowers and fruit--first hand. Teach kids about
botany for Earth Month in April. In May and June, students can explore flowers
and more mature plant structure. Here are links and websites with hundreds of
free printable spring science activities on botany, plants, trees, plant
biology and flowers. Get free printable spring science coloring pages,
worksheets, charts and diagrams.
The
Teacher's Corner has free printable biology science activities and botany lesson plans. Plants and trees
cover enormous area to study that you will want to check out these websites and
see which have materials specific to what you need. Activities cover edible
plants, medicinal plants, toxic and unsafe plants, plant biology, finding and
naming plants native to your area, biomes and much more. Visit Enchanted
Learning's science homepage for general biology, spring science activities and free printable lesson plans on trees, plants, botany and plant
biology.
Lesson
Plans Central has free printable science lesson plans and spring science activities. Instead of
linking to the page on plants, visit the general science activities page for
more extended spring science lesson plans. Edupics is always a superior
internet resource for free printable realistic coloring pages. Edupics has
many coloring pages of
trees, plants and botany coloring pages for spring science. Primary Games has lots
of free printable flowers and plants coloring
pages. Biology Junction
has gobs more free printable plant
biology lessons and
general biology activities.
Free printable Math Curse lesson plans, Science Verse learning activities
Read
Write Think has free printable Math
Curse lesson plans.
Then for Earth Day, that same site has free printable Science
Verse learning activities on earth science. Here are more free printable Math
Curse lesson plans from The Teacher's Corner. Ethemes has other free printable lesson plansfrom Math Curse. Global Classroom has free Math Curse learning activities too. Check out this site for free printable Science
Verse lesson plans. Here's
a packet of free printable Science Verse learning activities. Probably the best lesson plans on both books
are to have children write their own math and science verses or learning
activities. Use Science Verse as poem templates or poetry frames. Use the
learning activities in Math Curse to create your own math story problems.
Free printable Pi Day activities, Sir Cumference geometry, math lesson plans
Children's literature author Cindy Neuschwander, with illustrator
Wayne Geehan has written a math adventure series that is perfect for Pi Day on March 14. In the books, Sir Cumference, Lady Di of Ameter and
their son Radius solve math problems, geometry puzzles and medieval mysteries. The name puns are only the
beginning of the fun. Children learn about geometry, measurement, counting,
algebra, formulas and math lesson plans in charming medieval fairy tales. The
Sir Cumference books include:
--Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure)
(1997) Lady Di of Ameter and her son Radius help Sir Cumference figure out the
most user-friendly shape for the table to seat his knights for their meetings.
Great exploratory book for understanding shapes, angles and geometry.
--Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure) (1999)
It's Radius and Lady Di of Ameter off to the rescue again to save Sir
Cumference who has been eaten by the Dragon of Pi. By visiting the cooks in the
kitchen Radius learns how the Greek term Pi works in geometry and uses it to
solve this math riddle. Use this one for Pi Day!
--Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland (A Math
Adventure) (2001) Radius goes off on a quest with Sir D'Grees to battle a Pair
of Lells (dragons). In clever geometrical exploits, they teach math lesson
plans on angles and measurement.
--Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone (A Math Adventure)
(2003) Again brave Radius, assisted by his friend Vertex learn about geometric
solids and how to pull out the famous sword Edgecaliber from the cone. There
are solid math lesson plans in this fun adventure.
--Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter (A Math Adventure) (2006)
Radius must help his cousin Per face down dragons and learn about geometry in a
game called Inners and Edges, so that Per can rescue her kingdom and become Per
of Immeter. Lady Di of Ameter and Sir Cumference lend a hand.
--Sir Cumference and All the Kings Tens (A Math Adventure) (2009)
Sir Cumference and his Lady Di of Ameter discover that when planning a birthday
party for the King that using a base 10 counting system (or metric system) is
the only way to count this growing crowd of guests.
Here are some free
printable math lesson plans based on Cindy Neuschwander
books. Teacher Vision has free printable Sir Cumference math lesson plans for Pi Day. Check Education World for a complete unit of free printable Pi Day activities, geometry worksheets and
math lesson plans from Sir Cumference geometry books. Then, head over to lesson
plans for a bunch of free printable Sir Cumference
geometry worksheets. Lesson Planet has many free printable geometry worksheetsthat are specific to Sir
Cumference and the Dragon of Pi for Pi Day.
Free printable Holi Festival of Colors activities, Hindu Indian crafts, lesson plans
Holi
is the Hindu Festival of Colors and is celebrated on
March 24 in 2016. People in Indian celebrate by tossing colored powder or
spraying each other with colored liquid. Holi iscelebrated on the full moon,
called Phalgun Purnima or Pooranmash. Holi begins with the Holika
Dahan--ceremonial bonfires which purge evil spirits, which are lit one day
before Holi. Holi comes in the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun. Holi falls in
late March to early April in the western calendar. Here are free printable Holi Indian crafts, greeting cards and lessons to help kids
understand the Indian Holi Festival of Colors. Teachers, use these free
printable Holi activities for social studies lessons. Homeschool parents, why
not explore Holi Festival of Colors with kids?
Got
Free Cards has free printable Holi
greeting cards and Indian crafts. Holi is a happy holiday, so sending cards would be appropriate.
It celebrates the triumph of Prahlada (with the help of Lord Vishnu) over
Prahlada's jealous father Hiranyakashipu, king of the demons. The Rig Veda--the
oldest of the four Hindu Vedic texts--tells how Prahlada loved Lord Vishnu and
was made to sit with his demon sister Holika. Holika was consumed and Prahlada
was saved. So bonfires are built at Holi to ward of Holika's wrath.
Craftionary
has free printable Holi
greeting cards in bright colors.
They show images of fireworks, colored chalks and powders and other Holi
images. These cheerful messages help spread the Holi Festival of Colors joy.
Click "black and white" or "black ink cartridge" or
"print in grayscale" on your printer preferences menu. Then children
can use cards as coloring pages, too. The Color has free printable Hindu Holi coloring pages, featuring bonfires, people spraying each
other, as well as Indian Holi foods like balushahi, Printable Colouring Pages
has challenging free printable Holi festival of colors Indian
crafts andcoloring pages. Several could be used as Holi greeting cards, place mats or
party decorations.
The
University of Texas has a free printable Holi
lessons and Inidan crafts unit with vocabulary, history, Indian crafts, geography,
literature and social studies extensions. Mr. Donn has free printable Holi lessons, worksheets, book connections, Indian crafts
and kids activities to help children celebrate the Holi Festival of Colors.
This website is always a good place to get well-researched, child-friendly
age-appropriate content, especially for world holidays. BBC has free printable Holi
activities, materials, lessons,
worksheets and discussions on Holi. Perfect for history and world religions
teachers. Use for units on Hinduism. There are Hindu Diwali materials to
explore another popular Indian holiday.
To
make your own Holi spray, mix food coloring and water or dissolved gelatin and
water. This way it won't stain. To wish someone a good Holi, say "Holi
Hai!" But watch out for the colored spritzer!
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