Whenever we have a family gathering (like Fourth of July that’s coming up!), I like to have something for the kids to do. Whether it’s a craft, new game, something to color or an educational page worth a candy, I don’t feel prepared unless I have something planned in case they don’t find something to entertain themselves. Check out this page. It’s super simple: just color the fireworks based on if they’re even or odd.
Download the PDF: Firework Numbers
A friend of mine plays patriotic songs in her classroom all year long. After all, appreciation for your country shouldn’t just happen on holidays. Whether it’s during clean up time, line up time or as a reward, her kids LOVE LOVE LOVE hearing these songs! Most of the kids have even learned the words too! How great would it be if the rising generation could regain the fire of patriotism of the past?!
Here’s her list of songs/video links to help get you started:
A Salute to all 5 military branches (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force & Coast Guard)
Air Force Off We Go (lyrics)
America The Beautiful (lyrics)
Anchors Away (lyrics)
Anchors Away no lyrics
Caissons Go Rolling no lyrics
Caissons Go Rolling (lyrics)
Coast Guard Marching Song (lyrics)
Fifty Nifty United States
God Bless America (lyrics)
God Bless the USA (lyrics)
Marine’s Hymn (lyrics)
My Country Tis of Thee (lyrics)
Off We Go
Star Spangled Banner (lyrics)
This is My Country
This Land is Your Land
What’s More American
This Land is your land Simple
You’re a Grand Old Flag
Kids crack me up. They say, write and do the silliest things! Here’s another opportunity to capture all that creativity. This writing activity asks kids to apply to be one of Santa’s elves. Be sure to give kids an opportunity to share their application with other students. Maybe have the kids collect “endorsements” from classmates (Have students write their name on the back of a classmate’s paper to indicate that the student shared it with them). Merry Christmas!
Click here for the free printable PDF: Santa’s Elf Application
Last year, I posted a Holiday Number Matching worksheet. I received a request to make a blank one for teachers to write their own numbers and specify what they wanted their students to match it to. Fractions, decimals, percents, fact families! There are infinite possibilities of number conversions!
Click here for the free PDF: Holiday Equivalents Matching BLANK FOR TEACHERS
Pump-kin. Spi-der. There are tons of easy Halloween words you can use to teach or practice syllables. Here’s a free printable Halloween worksheet for you all about syllables!
Download the full size printable: Halloween Syllables [PDF]
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Check out this cool Halloween decoration idea submitted by a reader! She purchased a cheap spider web (the wad of web in a bag for a few bucks) and then stretched it out around the legs of student desks. Have your own cool idea! Send it to me at squareheadteachers at gmail dot com!
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