4th Grade Holiday Classroom Ideas

One of the most fun group games I have ever played. Once you play, you will agree. Click HERE for details and directions.

Background acrylic paint, glued the inchies on; hearts are cut from painted tissue paper.

Perfect activity for the last day before Christmas break! Have students acknowledge one of their accomplishments from the current year and a goal for the following year!

With students of Year 6 we painted some fans in Oriental style, with colorful watercolors on the background and silhouettes of bamboo p...

Christmas Idea #3 - Minute To Win It Christmas games for a party. You might be feeling a little stressed or overwhelmed if you are a room mo...

I could spell "read" with pumpkins in the library!

16 Kids Spring Crafts Some can easily be incorporated into a story-time craft

Yay! It's my absolute favorite time of the year: that time when I can now listen to Christmas music without getting picked on! My year-round obsession with happy, sparkly holiday music is socially acceptable for the next few weeks. Ah, bliss. So crank up those holiday tunes in your classrooms, teach-peeps, and let's start working on the most important day of the month: your Class Christmas Party. Eek! So exciting :) (Please tell me I am not the only one feeling the joy here!) Over the next…

In my Seasonal File Cabinet, you'll find free printables and teacher resources with active engagement teaching strategies to keep kids on task and learning during special times of the year. Click the folders below to find freebies for each month of the year! Seasonal Activity Packs Seasonal activities add a bit of fun to your … Continue reading "Laura Candler’s Seasonal Teaching Resources"

Valentine coordinate graphing mystery pictures! No prep for the teacher! So cute and so much fun!$

Does it ever seem like classroom parties are fun for your students…but an organizational headache for you? Between wrangling volunteers, planning activities and coping with sugar highs, it’s easy for special occasions to feel more stressful than celebratory. With that […]

Performance Tasks are a great way to assess your students' problem solving and real-life application skills. The tasks require the students to demonstrate a variety of skills in order to complete. The students must implement knowledge of how the Common Core State Standards connect to each other whil...

I love Claude Monet. I love teaching students about him and his art work. I came up with the idea to paint a Monet lily pond from an inspiring post from Painted Paper. First my 4th grade students painted blue apple trays in Monet style using a variety of blue tempera paints, violet, green, white, pearl it and texture it paint mediums. I told them to make sure to paint the whole tray, even the sides! Students then made lily pads with green painted paper, and flowers with tissue paper…

Go through this fascinating Roman story on Cupid, the most important symbol of Valentine's Day, and his mortal Bride Psyche. This interesting tale is a part of Roman mythology.