by Chenyu Yi | May 12, 2018
This lesson designed to teach children the basic knowledge of Ocean. In this lesson, you will learn a way to learn what your children are interested in and wish to learn. It helps you to prepare for your lesson and to get your children’s...
by Chenyu Yi | May 12, 2018
This lesson designed to teach children the basic knowledge of Ocean. In this lesson, you will learn about how to ask your children questions and to know what your children know about...
by Chenyu Yi | May 12, 2018
This lesson is designed to demonstrate a fun way to teach children about...
by Chenyu Yi | May 11, 2018
This lesson is designed to help children to get involved in group discussions with their peers and to learn the importance of working...
by Jena Simms | Apr 18, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas After moving students have them choose a new team name and handshakes. Building our classroom community with...
by Teach for Life | Apr 17, 2018
Making predictions helps students think about different possibilities and test their critical thinking. Students can practice this by making predictions at the start of a new lesson. The translation and voice-over for this video were created by Learning Matters Pvt....
by Jena Simms | Apr 13, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Students answer questions using prior knowledge. Teachers should give WAIT TIME then allow students to confer about their answer. A scribe writes the answers on a whiteboard. Students get to answer collectively...
by Teach for Life | Apr 11, 2018
I Do, We Do, You Do is a helpful pattern to follow when teaching something new. Through this technique, students are eased from learning about an activity to doing it on their own. The translation and voice-over for this video were created by Learning Matters Pvt....
by Teach for Life | Apr 10, 2018
When a student or group of students encounters a problem, have them use the four-step problem solving method to overcome it. The four steps can be repeated until a solution is found. The translation and voice-over for this video were created by Learning Matters Pvt....
by Jena Simms | Apr 2, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Use whole body chants to get your students attention. Read transcript I find that I have to get my students’ attention hundreds of times a week. Using the same quiet signal sometimes gets a little old. So...
by Jena Simms | Apr 2, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Use different chants and activities when lining up students. Stay calm and focused and model appropriate behaviors for your students. Read transcript Every teacher lines their students up multiple times a day. ...
by Teach for Life | Mar 21, 2018
Kelvigalukku vidai alippadhil maanavargalukku thadumaattram etpattal, aaciriyar cila aalosanaigalaiyum thagaval kurippugalaiyum koduppaar, alladhu sariyaana vidaiyai kandariya avargalai thoonduvaar. Indha kaanoliyil erandu vagaiyaana kurippugalaiyum thadayangalaiyum,...
by Teach for Life | Mar 9, 2018
Udal eyatkam enpathu maanavargalai paadathil eedupadutha oru cerandha valiyaagum. Oru thalaippai kattruththarum podhu seyalil pangetpu enpadhai eppadi payanpadutha vendum endru ingae oru cela valigalil ariyappadugirathu. Physical movement is a great way to get...
by Teach for Life | Mar 8, 2018
Porul unaraamal paadam edupathai vida, andha paadathai maanavargal kelvigalai elupuvathan moolam arivathu ciranthathu. Aanaal andha kelvi paadam sambantham maaga erundhal, maanavargalukku andha paadathai miga aalamaaga puria veikkum. Asking questions during a lesson...
by Teach for Life | Mar 8, 2018
Seyalmurai Vilakkam, engindra “modeling”, maanavargalukku aaciriyargal thankalidam enna edhirpaarkirargal enpadhai puria veipadhatkum, aaciriyargalin vaymoli arivurai padi porutkalai inaittal pondra katpikkum muraiyai thaan indha kaanoliyil kaankirom....
by Teach for Life | Mar 8, 2018
Kooturavu kattral maanavargalukku munnani edukka mattrum ceru kulukkalil vevveru nadavadikkaigal seyyum podhu oruvaridam irundhu mattroruvar kattrukkollavum ookuvikkiradhu. Indha kaanoli kooturavu kattralai eppadi thirampada payanpadutha vendum enpadhai kaatugiradhu....
by Teach for Life | Feb 27, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Build community in your classroom with classroom cheers, such as the 10 Finger Woooo! in this example. Read transcript Using cheers in a classroom is one way to build community between students, and the teacher and...
by Jena Simms | Feb 27, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Send home positive messages to build a positive relationship between teacher and parents. Teach for Life is a global movement of people sharing knowledge to better educate our children and create hope for the world....
by Jena Simms | Feb 27, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Give students the opportunity to interact with their peers in a positive way with team building exercises. Read transcript So in my classroom, I like to change the student seating arrangement about once a month....
by Rebekah Valentine | Feb 26, 2018
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson on reading with children shows how a teacher can use a storybook to reinforce many things the students are learning. The teacher asks about related stories they have read, which helps with...
by Jena Simms | Feb 26, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Pass along your passion for reading through a Dr. Seuss week. Read transcript Dr. Seuss: what an amazing author and illustrator. This week is Dr. Seuss week, and what that means is I’m placing all my Dr. Seuss...
by Heidi Gallagher | Feb 21, 2018
Heidi Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In a classroom management scenario, I like to switch how I pronounce my students names by using letter or sound substitution with the weekly letter of focus and the initial sound of their name. Read...
by Jena Simms | Feb 21, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Use words throughout the day to build understanding of new words. Read transcript In my classroom, every single Monday, I introduce a new vocabulary word. Now that vocabulary word is different each week, and we talk...
by Heidi Gallagher | Feb 21, 2018
Heidi Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Using a technique I like to call the Silent Blast-off, I help my students focus while lining up, then go out the classroom door to the next adventure. Read transcript Sometimes when we have to go from one...
by Jena Simms | Feb 19, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Daily 5 in my...
by Jena Simms | Feb 19, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Play music in the classroom that is calming to help students focus or upbeat music to help students know that it is time to pick up or transition to something new. Read transcript In my classroom music is a big deal....
by Jena Simms | Feb 19, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Students are rewarded for following classroom rules in a Beat the Teacher game where good behavior awards points and, eventually, a classroom reward. Read transcript In my classroom, we play a game called Beat the...
by Chenyu Yi | Feb 4, 2018
Ashlyn | The Independent School | Wichita, Kansas This is a fun classroom game that can apply to any situation. It is a really good way to get students involved from making the game to playing together with their peers. Read transcript This game is Spin the Wheel. The...
by Chenyu Yi | Feb 4, 2018
Sydney Hicks | The Independent School | Wichita, Kansas This is a fun classroom game that can apply to any situation. It is an excellent way to get students involved from making the game to playing together with their peers. Read transcript This game is called Plinko....
by Chenyu Yi | Feb 4, 2018
Shirley Xia | The Independent School | Wichita, Kansas This is a game that can apply to any situation. It teaches children about trust and following directions from their peers or teachers. Read transcript We have this game called Pin the Cherry on the Ice Cream Cone....
by Teach for Life | Jan 26, 2018
Children naturally learn by interaction with objects or living things. The Hands On method can be used to provide an activity that makes a complex idea easier to understand. Read transcript Children naturally learn by exploring and interacting with everything around...
by Jena Simms | Jan 23, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Students can refer to a math strategy wall to help them complete math problems. Read transcript Let’s talk about a math strategy wall. What I mean by a math strategy wall is putting up bulletin board or...
by Jena Simms | Jan 12, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas To celebrate a student’s birthday in the classroom, try making a booklet of cards for the birthday boy or...
by Jena Simms | Jan 12, 2018
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas One method of running Guided Math within a classroom, allowing students to work independently while also having one-on-one time with each student. Read transcript I’d like to talk about how I run my math...
by Colby Patton | Dec 18, 2017
Abby Davis | Oxford Junior/Senior High School | Oxford, Kansas When reading and learning about new topics, especially abstract ones, there are many different strategies you can incorporate to help special ed students learn. Read transcript Hi, I’m Abby Davis,...
by Chastalyn Williams | Dec 14, 2017
Katlyn Avritt | Oxford Senior High | Oxford, Kansas Giving a speech is a vital part of being a teacher and student. Knowing how to give a proper presentation is key. Read Transcript The idea of giving a public speech is something that makes a lot of people nervous....
by Jena Simms | Nov 27, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate | Wichita, Kansas Organize the books in your classroom so that your classroom library is easily accessible to students. You can use designated containers and labels. Read Transcript So, let’s talk about a classroom library. What a...
by Jena Simms | Nov 27, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas One tip for organizing papers is to use mailboxes to file graded papers. Students can easily find their mailbox and take home papers every Friday. Read Transcript As every teacher knows we deal with a lot of...
by Jena Simms | Nov 16, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The Kindness Crew are students who intentionally treat others the way they want to be treated. The students collaborate to learn how to be kind to others. Read Transcript Welcome to the kindness crew. In our...
by Jena Simms | Nov 16, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas How do early finishers know what to do? Use a board with “If your work is finished, then…” and leave room to let them know. Read Transcript Do you have students who finish early? I think every teacher has...
by Jena Simms | Nov 14, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Use posters to manage voice levels in your classroom. This is a great way to cue students as to what their voice levels should be at any given time. Read Transcript In an elementary classroom it’s important that...
by Jena Simms | Nov 14, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Reading stamina is a child’s ability to focus and read independently for a certain period of time. A reading stamina chart can challenge students to improve as a class. Read Transcript Reading Stamina is an...
by Jena Simms | Nov 8, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Provide students with comfy spots around your room. This helps keep them focused and gives them a comfortable space to work on an activity. Read Transcript Students’ love quiet cozy spots to sit while...
by Jena Simms | Nov 7, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Use hand gestures to reinforce classroom rules starting on day one. Continue to revisit your classroom rules repeatedly on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Read Transcript In my classroom I find that...
by Jena Simms | Nov 7, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Students greet their teacher, sign in, and get started with their day in a positive way. This helps cultivate a positive classroom community and teaches good manners. Read Transcript Good morning. How are you...
by Jena Simms | Nov 6, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Alternative seating isn’t just for students on learning plans; every student learns in a different way. Provide different options and find what works best for each student. Read Transcript So, today I’d...
by Jena Simms | Nov 2, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita , Kansas Students receive brag tags for positive behavior. This helps reinforce that behavior and gives students an extra goal to work toward. Read Transcript So, in first grade one thing that we use to reinforce...
by Jena Simms | Nov 2, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The classroom management strategy, Classroom Job Center, allows students to have a job in the classroom each week. Students learn responsibility and also engage in classroom activity. Read Transcript This is my...
by Jena Simms | Nov 2, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita , Kansas Students can keep themselves organized with this two folder system. Each folder stores information and also separates student work to help them stay better organized in the classroom. Read Transcript During our...
by Renee Shofner | Nov 2, 2017
Renee Shofner | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson gives a simple and effective activity to help build an atmosphere of trust in your classroom. Use this activity for team building, and also a fun indoor recess game! Read Transcript When working...
by Teach for Life | Nov 2, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Sometimes, you may want students to think deeply about a question before giving a response. Using wait time gives students the time they need to think before answering. ~*~ Thank you to Sr. Jane...
by Teach for Life | Nov 2, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India As students learn, they build upon the knowledge they already possess. Asking students to demonstrate prior knowledge of a topic can help lay the foundation for a lesson, as well as connect other,...
by Teach for Life | Nov 2, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Cooperative learning encourages students to take the lead and learn from one another when doing different activities in small groups. This video shows how to use cooperative learning...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Summarizing is restating the main ideas of a lesson in as few words as possible. Students will need to practice this often so as not to include too much or too little information in their summary....
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Using sentence starters can help students learn to form complete sentences. The teacher gives the students part of a sentence, and they speak or write the sentence with the missing words added....
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India The rote learning method is useful when students need to memorize small pieces of information. Repetition is used to enable students to recall information quickly at a later time. ~*~ Thank you to...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Retelling is used after students have learned something new. By retelling what they have just learned in their own words to someone else, the lesson is reinforced and the teacher knows what the...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India After a lesson, students may use reflection to reinforce the concepts they have just learned. They may do so verbally, in writing, or by drawing pictures. Reflection lets teachers know that...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Asking questions during a lesson is better than just giving rote information to students. But asking specific types of questions, as shown here, can help students to think more deeply about a...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Making predictions helps students think about different possibilities and test their critical thinking. Students can practice this by making predictions at the start of a new lesson. ~*~ Thank you...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Practice is an integral part of learning skills in any subject area. The three levels of practice can help students get the maximum benefit from a lesson or activity. ~*~ Thank you to Sr. Jane and...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Physical movement is a great way to get students involved in a lesson. Here are a few ways to use active participation when you teach any topic. ~*~ Thank you to Sr. Jane and her class at St....
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India If a student has trouble answering a question, an instructor can use tips, information, or prompting to help them come to the answer on their own. Learn about the two different types of cues and...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Demonstrating, also known as “modeling,” can help students understand what a teacher wants from them. Showing students how to do something should be paired with verbal instruction to teach a new...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Direct Teaching, or “Direct Instruction,” can be used for many different types of lessons. Here is how you can teach students about a new topic by talking to them about it as they listen. ~*~...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India The two types of feedback are praise and suggestions for improvement. Feedback encourages students to succeed with each new lesson and helps them understand how. ~*~ Thank you to Sr. Jane and her...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India Group response, or “choral response,” happens when a teacher asks a question and has the students respond in unison. By using this teaching technique, the teacher knows if material needs to be...
by Teach for Life | Nov 1, 2017
St. Mary’s Convent Junior College of Education | Allahabad, India I Do, We Do, You Do is a helpful pattern to follow when teaching something new. Through this technique, students are eased from learning about an activity to doing it on their own. ~*~ Thank you...
by Teach for Life | Oct 27, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas I Do We Do You Do is a helpful pattern to follow when teaching something new. Through this technique, students are eased from learning about an activity to doing it on their own. Read Transcript I Do We Do You Do is a proven method for...
by Teach for Life | Oct 26, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Physical movement is a great way to get students involved in a lesson. Here are a few ways to use active participation when you teach any topic. Read Transcript Physical movement helps students pay attention and stay focused. There are...
by Teach for Life | Oct 25, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Cooperative learning encourages students to take the lead and learn from one another when doing different activities in small groups. This video shows how to use this method effectively. Read Transcript In Cooperative Learning, the...
by Teach for Life | Oct 24, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas If a student has trouble answering a question, an instructor can use tips, information, or prompting to help them come to the answer on their own. Learn about the two different types of cues and clues and how to use them in a lesson in...
by Teach for Life | Oct 23, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Demonstrating, also known as “modeling,” can help students understand what a teacher wants from them. Showing students how to do something should be paired with verbal instruction to teach a new skill as shown in this video. Read...
by Teach for Life | Oct 19, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Direct Teaching, or Direct Instruction, can be used for many different types of lessons. Here is how you can teach students about a new topic by talking to them about it as they listen. Read transcript In the Direct Teaching method,...
by Teach for Life | Oct 18, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas The two types of feedback are praise and suggestions for improvement. These encourage students to succeed with each new lesson and helps them understand how. Read Transcript Feedback is letting students know what they are doing...
by Teach for Life | Oct 18, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Group response, or “choral response,” happens when a teacher asks a question and has the students respond in unison. By using this teaching technique, the teacher knows if material needs to be retaught so all students will understand...
by Teach for Life | Oct 11, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Practice is an integral part of learning skills in any subject area. The three levels of practice can help students get the maximum benefit from a lesson or activity. Read Transcript We all know the importance of practice to help us...
by Teach for Life | Oct 10, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas As students learn, they build upon the knowledge they already possess. Asking students to demonstrate prior knowledge of a topic can help lay the foundation for a lesson, as well as connect other, related lessons to the subject at...
by Teach for Life | Oct 6, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Samooh pratikriya, ya “koral pratikriya,” tab hota hai jab ek shikshak ek savaal poochhata hai aur chhaatr ekajut hokar javaab dete hain is shikshan takaneek ka istemaal karake, shikshak jaanata hai ki saamagree ko phir se...
by Teach for Life | Oct 6, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Sequencing is a visual organizing tool where students use a chart that puts the main events of a story in order to review the story. This can help them better comprehend and recall the story. Read transcript Sequencing is used when...
by Teach for Life | Oct 5, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Using a Venn Diagram, students identify similarities and differences between two things by listing certain features in a chart containing overlapping circles. Venn Diagrams can be used to summarize, compare, or comprehend information....
by Teach for Life | Oct 4, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas KWL is a visual organizer that can be used to sort information students already Know, information they Want to Know, and information they have already Learned. It can be used in all three parts of a lesson: the Introduction, the New...
by Teach for Life | Oct 3, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Chhaatron ko ye bataen ki unhonne kya kiya aur behatar kaise kiya. Telling students what they did well and how to...
by Teach for Life | Oct 3, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Shikshak baat karake jaanakaaree pradaan karata hai, aur chhaatron ko suna hai The teacher provides information by talking, and the students have to...
by Teach for Life | Oct 3, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas Sometimes, you may want students to think deeply about a question before giving a response. Using wait time gives students the time they need to think before answering. Read Transcript When a teacher asks a question, students tend to...
by Teach for Life | Oct 2, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas The rote learning method is useful when students need to memorize small pieces of information. Repetition is used to enable students to recall information quickly at a later time. Read Transcript When students need to memorize small...
by Teach for Life | Oct 2, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA As children grow, there are some things they can do on their own, others they cannot do on their own yet, and some they can do with support. You can help students with a difficult skill until they are able to succeed on their own....
by Teach for Life | Sep 29, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Pradarshit karna, “modaling” ke roop mein bhee jaana jaata hai, yah samajhane mein chhaatron kee madad kar sakata hai ki ek shikshak unase kya chaahata hai is veediyo mein dikhae gae anusaar ek naya kaushal sikhaane ke...
by Teach for Life | Sep 29, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Summarizing is restating the main ideas of a lesson in as few words as possible. Students will need to practice this often so as not to include too much or too little information in their summary. Read Transcript Summarizing is...
by Teach for Life | Sep 27, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Using sentence starters can help students learn to form complete sentences. The teacher gives the students part of a sentence, and they speak or write the sentence with the missing words added. Read Transcript The “Sentence...
by Teach for Life | Sep 27, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Agar kissi chhatr ko prashan ka utar dene main kathinae hoti hai too, shikshaq yuktiyon, sochanaon ka istemal kar sakta hai ye unhe uttar tak pahunchane main madad kar sakta hai . Do alag alag prakaar ke sanketon aur suraagon ke...
by Teach for Life | Sep 26, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Retelling is used after students have learned something new. By retelling what they have just learned in their own words to someone else, the lesson is reinforced and the teacher knows what the students understand. Read Transcript...
by Teach for Life | Sep 26, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Sahakaaree shiksha chhaatron ko chhote samoohon mein alag-alag gatividhiyon ke dauraan netrtv karane aur ek-doosare se seekhane ke lie protsaahit karatee hai. Yah video dikhaata hai ki miljul ke sekhane ka prabhaavee dhang se...
by Teach for Life | Sep 25, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA After a lesson, students may use reflection to reinforce the concepts they have just learned. They may do so verbally, in writing, or by drawing pictures. This lets teachers know that students understand what has been taught. Read...
by Teach for Life | Sep 25, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA हर पाठ में 3 विशिष्ट भागों हैं: परिचय, नई जानकारी, और समीक्षा। Every lesson has 3 specific parts: the introduction, the new information, and the review. Teach for Life is a global movement of people sharing knowledge to better...
by Teach for Life | Sep 21, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA When a student or group of students encounter a problem, have them use the four-step problem solving method to overcome it. The four steps can be repeated until a solution is found. Read Transcript Problem Solving is a method...
by Katie Holzman | Sep 20, 2017
Katie Holzman | Discovery Place Preschool | Wichita, KS Students learn about the life cycles of living things by examining mealworms in their various stages of...
by Teach for Life | Sep 19, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Shaareerik aandolan chhaatron ko ek sabak mein shaamil karane ka ek shaanadaar tareeka hai. Jab aap kisee bhee vishay ko padhate hain to sakriye bhaageedaaree ka upayog karane ke kuchh tareeke yahaan diye gae hain. Physical...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
Describes what a volcano is, the different types of volcanoes, and how they are...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
What causes an earthquake and how does it affect buildings and people? Learn how the movement of the earth’s plates creates this natural...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
Sing along to this Silly School Songs tune that describes all three forms of matter: solid, liquid and...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
Learn about the three states of matter: solid, liquid and...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
Learn about what a tornado is and how it...
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
In this fun animated Science video for young children, learn about magnetism and what a magnetic field looks like with Dr....
by Educator Partner | Sep 14, 2017
Explore shadows and light! Learn all about how shadows are formed with Dr....
by Teach for Life | Sep 11, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Students make predictions about what might happen in the lesson. Read Transcript In the Prediction method, the teacher asks students to make a prediction about what might happen in the lesson. For example, in a lesson about...
by Teach for Life | Sep 11, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Asking questions during a lesson is better than just giving rote information to students. But asking specific types of questions, as shown here, can help students to think more deeply about a...
by Teach for Life | Aug 29, 2017
Todd Flory | Wheatland Elementary School | Wichita, KS During class meetings, the teacher and students use a talking piece. Only the person holding the object can talk, which gives all students a chance to share and practice their listening skills. Read Transcript My...
by Teach for Life | Aug 24, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA The introduction is an essential part of every lesson. However, it is often ignored or left out. When this happens, students sometimes wonder what they are supposed to learn and why it is...
by Teach for Life | Aug 24, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA The new information is the middle part of each lesson. It should take 3/5 of the lesson time. The new information is the main part of the lesson. The emphasis is on acquiring the skills and knowledge that will be taught in the...
by Teach for Life | Aug 24, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA The review phase of the lesson occurs at the end of the lesson. It is the follow up part of the lesson and is where 1/5 of the time is spent. The emphasis is on students applying the skills and knowledge that was taught in the...
by Teach for Life | Aug 4, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA कुछ नया सिखाने के लिए एक पैटर्न | A pattern to follow when teaching something...
by Katie Holzman | Jul 13, 2017
Katie Holzman | Discovery Place Preschool | Wichita, Kansas An exploration of the five senses using varieties of apples to see and feel different sizes and shapes, different tastes and smells, and hear different...
by Teach for Life | Jul 8, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA பொருள்கள் அல்லது உயிரினங்களுடனான தொடர்பு மூலம் குழந்தைகள் இயல்பாகவே கற்றுக்கொள்கிறார்கள். ஹேண்ட்ஸ் முறை ஒரு சிக்கலான யோசனை புரிந்து கொள்ள எளிதாக ஒரு செயல்பாடு வழங்க பயன்படுத்த முடியும். Children naturally learn by interaction with...
by Educator Partner | Jun 26, 2017
Early Literacy Quick Clip: Phonological awareness is a long name for a simple idea: an awareness of the sounds of language. Watch examples of educators playing with language in different...
by Educator Partner | Jun 26, 2017
Early Literacy Quick Clip: Designing your program or home has a major impact on your children. Here are some helpful tips to build a space that promotes early...
by Teach for Life | Jun 6, 2017
Renee Shofner | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas During the reading of a story, the teacher has the students make predictions as to what they think will happen next. The students make adjustments to their predictions as the story is...
by Teach for Life | Jun 6, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses rods of different sizes to teach measurement. The students arrange the rods from the shortest to the longest. Read Transcript Hello again. This is another way that I teach measurement to my...
by Teach for Life | Jun 6, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses ten cubes of different size to teach measurement. The students observe the teacher arranging the cubes by size from the biggest to the smallest. Read Transcript Today I’m going to teach...
by Teach for Life | May 26, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas To help students break down the sounds that make up simple words, the teacher uses objects, or counters, as a visual aid. After stretching the word out and counting the sounds, the students then put the word back...
by Teach for Life | May 26, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students break simple words into two parts, the onset and the rime, then put them back together...
by Teach for Life | May 25, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas To help students learn to find rhyming words, the teacher says three words. Only two of them rhyme. The students identify the two words that...
by Teach for Life | May 25, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher leads an activity that helps students recognize rhyming words by listening for words that end with the same sound. The teacher says two words. If the words rhyme, the students indicate with a thumbs up....
by Teach for Life | May 23, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Word families are made up of words that end in the same sound. In this video, the teacher reviews one way she teaches the -ag and -am word...
by Teach for Life | May 23, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas An example of how different visual aids can be used to teach and review the four layers of the...
by Teach for Life | May 23, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher leads oral activities that give students the opportunity to generate rhyming words. Each activity increases the students’ skill level for making their own...
by Teach for Life | May 23, 2017
DeLynne Osborne | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher begins by using sets of picture cards and having students sound out the words using their fingers. After they have practiced several pairs of words with the same ending sound (bee and tree, bug and...
by Amanda Leger | May 19, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Students learn colors by observing the physical objects around them including crayons, their own clothes, and other items in the room. The teacher says the name of color and repeats it each time an object is...
by Teach for Life | May 19, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses hand movements to put two words together to make a compound...
by Teach for Life | May 18, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher uses counters to help students identify how many words are in a...
by Teach for Life | May 18, 2017
A simple addition lesson, where students can count objects and add...
by Teach for Life | May 18, 2017
Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear sounds and sound patterns within a spoken word. The teacher helps children listen to these sounds carefully and learn to hear the patterns within words. Over time, they learn how different sounds work together to make the...
by Teach for Life | May 16, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas Using a few common objects, students experiment with moving a ball around and learn that they can use the forces of pushing and pulling that they sometimes see in...
by Teach for Life | May 16, 2017
Sumita Ghosh | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas After the teacher discusses the number of sides and corners each shape has, the students do different activities involving circles, squares, and triangles. They can trace the shapes, cut them out of paper, and...
by Teach for Life | May 16, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas Basic food items can form the base for teaching scientific observation. Using things that look similar, but taste different, like flour, sugar, and salt, the teacher has students look, touch, and taste each...
by Amanda Leger | May 16, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas As the school year draws to a close, younger students can get excited about the summer break. During this time, the teacher will need to remind the students that the routines, behaviors, and rules still need...
by Amanda Leger | May 16, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas When the teacher and students work together to create rules for classroom behavior, students have more ownership in how they should act during their school day. Read Transcript Rules and procedures are key to...
by Janet Houk | May 15, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Students use their own and each others’ hands to move from counting by ones to counting by fives. Read Transcript I would like to show you how I teach counting by five to the students in my classroom. To begin...
by Janet Houk | May 15, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Students practice counting by ones, then fives, then tens using their own and each others’ hands. Read Transcript Today I’m going to show you how I would teach counting by tens, to the students in my...
by Teach for Life | May 15, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas There are many ways for students to practice breaking words down into syllables. In this video, the teacher and students focus on the sound made by only one syllable of a...
by Teach for Life | May 11, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas Using figures, toys, or pictures, the teacher and students discuss the ways different animals move: swimming, flying, walking, and running. Then, students practice by sorting each animal into groups by type of...
by Teach for Life | May 11, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas A flashlight and a few different types of paper or material are used to teach young children about light. The teacher and students experiment with ways that light does and does not pass through objects then...
by Teach for Life | May 11, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Each student has four basic shapes cut out of paper: rectangle, square, triangle, circle. The teacher picks one of the shapes and sings a song. Students have to recognize and pick up that shape and then join in the...
by Teach for Life | May 11, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Students practice breaking words down into parts by hopping the number of syllables. When the teacher gives them a word like elephant, they hop three times because the word has three syllables. Using motion helps keep...
by Linda Mitchell | May 8, 2017
Linda Mitchell | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses her hands to break apart words into syllables. When the students put the syllables together, they learn how to pronounce the...
by Teach for Life | May 8, 2017
Blake Burbach | Discovery Place Preschool | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses celery and food coloring as an experiment to introduce the Scientific Method. Each step of the Scientific Method is taught during this...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
P.J. Auchterlonie | Caldwell Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Making it clear when one lesson ends and a new one begins helps students focus, stay engaged, and prepare to learn. Reviewing rules and expectations with the class encourages good habits for transitioning...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas During this activity, the teacher asks students to compare the beginning sounds of two words. If the two words start with the same sound, students hand signal with a thumbs up. If the two words don’t start...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas Through the use of movement, the ending sounds of words are emphasized, making the ending sounds easier to remember. In this exercise, the teacher says a word and emphasizes the ending sound with her voice and by...
by Becky O'Hearn | May 1, 2017
Becky O’Hearn | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and the students play a game with dice. The students learn more, less, equal by counting the dots on the die they roll and then comparing it to the teacher’s roll. The teacher has the...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses their hands to show students how words break down into syllables. Students then join the teacher and break words down...
by Teach for Life | Apr 20, 2017
Blake Burbach | Discovery Place Preschool | Wichita, Kansas The teacher explains “AB” and “ABC” patterns. She creates examples of the patterns using natural materials and then has the students make their own patterns. Read Transcript Patterns...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 17, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Teachers can use countdowns to encourage students to finish one task and prepare to move to the next one. Countdowns can be long or short, slow or fast, or even in different languages. Using them regularly...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 17, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students use a worksheet to learn about a new letter. In this video, the class learns about the letter “x” together, sounding it out, making its shape, and choosing pictures that...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 17, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas There are many benefits to assigning each student to a specific seat in the classroom. Here, the teacher tries to seat them in boy-girl order and makes sure to change the assignments at the beginning of each...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 17, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas To create an atmosphere of caring, the teacher lets students know that she is both in charge of the classroom and their friend. Time is set aside each day for students to share stories about things they are...
by Katie Holzman | Apr 17, 2017
Katie Holzman | Discovery Place Preschool | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students go outside on a sunny day to learn about their shadows. They observe their own shadows as the move around, look for other objects that have shadows, and answer questions about light...
by Teach for Life | Apr 13, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This activity introduces students to the ideas of “timbre;” (sound qualities produced by different instruments), and volume. The teacher and students use sticks as percussion instruments, rubbing...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 12, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses end of day routines to end the school day positively. She has the students do two exercises: in the first exercise, students talk about one great and one not so great thing that happened to...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 12, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher provides the students opportunities to make their own choices when presented with options. This gives students ownership for their decisions and make them responsible for their actions. In some...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 12, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Every student has a job in the classroom because they thrive on having responsibility. The teacher changes their jobs weekly during the school year. Read Transcript I feel that jobs are a mandatory...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 12, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher regularly introduces an artist’s work and has the students complete a project that relates to the artwork. In this lesson, the students are creating layered circles within a rectangle that is...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 11, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Over the course of the school year, the teacher compiles a book of the students’ artwork. On the first day she has them draw a self portrait and write their name, and then at the end of year they draw...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 11, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Students are inspired to have a positive attitude and perseverance through difficult situations. When they are struggling and want to quit, the teacher encourages them to ask for help, take more time to think,...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 11, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher shares how important it is to build trust with the students by making an effort to connect with them one-on-one. Read Transcript Every day I welcome my kiddos to school as our school family. So...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 6, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher recognizes the students’ hard work and she coaches them to be proud of their own success. Sometimes she will have all the students celebrate the hard work of a classmate. This builds their...
by Teach for Life | Apr 6, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA Every lesson has three specific parts: the introduction, the new information, and the...
by Teach for Life | Apr 5, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Uses music to teach with pattern and sequencing while encouraging memorization and movement. The lesson uses familiar elements from the children’s environment, which broadens their social knowledge about...
by Heidi Gallagher | Apr 5, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This song helps the teacher and students learn and remember each other’s names. It can be used at the beginning of the school year and repeated until all the names have been learned. Read...
by Heidi Gallagher | Apr 4, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This video shares 4 steps that can be used in setting a routine for cleaning up the classroom. The teacher gives students three “warnings;” about how much time is left before they need to...
by Heidi Gallagher | Apr 4, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher describes how she builds positive relationships with parents by sharing expectations and guidelines at the beginning of the year. For example, she clearly defines a procedure for drop off...
by Amanda Leger | Apr 4, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher talks about the importance of learning students’ names early in the year so they feel valued and secure. The students practice greeting and learning each other’s names. Read Transcript...
by Educator Partner | Mar 30, 2017
When several children are speaking at once, it can be tempting for teachers to raise their voices in order to be heard. In this video, preschool teacher Yotisse Williams describes an alternative strategy he uses to improve children’s listening skills and focus...
by Amanda Leger | Mar 27, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher explains how establishing routines and procedures at the beginning of the year is critical for effective learning. For example, lining up is a procedure that is practiced many times until it...
by Amanda Leger | Mar 27, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher explains how she creates a safe environment for students to ask questions and make mistakes. She uses the letter “L” to remind the students that they can turn their mistakes into...
by Heidi Gallagher | Mar 27, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher coaches the students to practice their manners before receiving their snack. She encourages them to use “please” and “thank you”, and address her by her formal name....
by Heidi Gallagher | Mar 27, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher provides stations for the students to play independently while she takes attendance and prepares. The students immediately begin learning after they enter the classroom. This also provides an...
by Amanda Leger | Mar 24, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher describes how she organizes academically focused activity centers. She designates areas for activities like math, reading, writing, science, engineering, and technology. Read Transcript A center is...
by Heidi Gallagher | Mar 23, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas At the end of the day, the teacher leads students in a goodbye song. This routine indicates that the day is over. It also helps students learn and remember the names of their classmates. Read Transcript...
by Heidi Gallagher | Mar 23, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher gathers all the materials before the lesson begins so she doesn’t have to leave the students and they stay focused. Read Transcript Before you start your lesson, it’s important to have...
by Amanda Leger | Mar 13, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson helps students learn about weather and seasons. A student chosen as the “meteorologist” looks out the window and uses picture cards to show the current weather. The cards depict various...
by Teach for Life | Mar 10, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher and students practice putting syllables together to make a word. The teacher says two syllables of a word one at a time, and uses her fists to represent each syllable. The students...
by Teach for Life | Mar 10, 2017
Sumita Ghosh | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher shows students a glass of water as an example of a liquid, some ice as an example of the solid form, and steam as an example of gas. Then she asks them to color in a sheet that shows these same...
by Janet Houk | Mar 10, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Here is one way to teach subtraction using simple story problems and small objects or “counters” like beans. The teacher tells some stories involving subtracting or “taking away” and uses beans...
by Teach for Life | Mar 10, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Here is a way to get each student to sing on their own so you can hear them. Young children can be shy or fearful about singing in front of others, but using a puppet can help overcome that. In this lesson,...
by Educator Partner | Mar 10, 2017
In this lesson, the teacher says a word and asks students to come up with five words that rhyme with it. She gives the students “think time” — she says a word, then lets the students think about their answers for a few seconds, and then asks for...
by Educator Partner | Mar 10, 2017
In this video, I will tell you all about what project I do, how I accomplish it, and how I use this first art project as an important assessment tool. Read Transcript Hi. It’s Jessica, with the Art of Education, and today I want to share with you a lesson that I do...
by Teach for Life | Mar 10, 2017
Richard Crowson | Wichita, Kansas, USA Every lesson has three specific parts: the introduction, the new information, and the...
by Educator Partner | Mar 10, 2017
This song teaches young students about the sun and planets in our solar system. Each planet is named, and several of its distinctive features are described. Written and performed by A.J. Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. For MP3s, worksheets and much more:...
by Teach for Life | Mar 9, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas Here is a simple way to use visuals to teach about compound words. The teacher uses a picture of a compound word, cuts it in half, and writes the two parts of the compound word on the two halves. She has the students...
by Teach for Life | Mar 9, 2017
Kathy Wagner | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this physical education lesson, the teacher uses simple rhymes to teach students how to throw a ball underhanded — also known as the “tick tock throw.” The students learn to hold the ball...
by Teach for Life | Mar 8, 2017
Tyla Ast | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, the teacher introduces five new sight words — words that have to be memorized because they don’t follow any particular rules for sounding out words. The teacher reads each sight word...
by Teach for Life | Mar 8, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This activity teaches students about sorting objects according to their relatives sizes: small, medium, and large. The teacher gives each student some objects of different sizes and the students sort them into the...
by Teach for Life | Mar 3, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas A rhyming lesson that uses objects and a pretend “monster.” The teacher says the monster wants to eat something, using a nonsense word that rhymes with one of the objects. The students then name the object...
by Heidi Gallagher | Mar 3, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas When a teacher presents a concept or idea to students, she teaches it many times using different techniques and activities. Students like to learn in different ways and repetition helps reinforce the...
by Janet Houk | Mar 3, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher and students practice counting in sequence by using the ten fingers on their two hands. As the teacher puts up each finger the children count from 1 to 10. They can then partner with a...
by Educator Partner | Mar 3, 2017
Have fun learning about rhymes with Poochie, Stinkitty cat and Tails the mouse as they discover words that rhyme with cheese in Poochie’s pizza...
by Junilda Farner | Mar 3, 2017
Junilda Farner | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson about friendship uses a story and an interactive art project to help students learn about the importance of sharing. The story tells of a fish that learns to share its special shiny scales. The...
by Amanda Leger | Mar 2, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This video shows one way to teach letters and sounds, using “x” — a letter that breaks the rules! The students learn that it usually makes the /ks/ sound, but it can also sound like /z/ in...
by Cathy Gray | Mar 1, 2017
Cathy Gray | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This activity teaches children that in subtracting, you start with the bigger number and take away the smaller number. The students practice rolling dice and putting the numbers in the correct order for a...
by Becky O'Hearn | Mar 1, 2017
Becky O’Hearn | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Here is one way to introduce young students to the idea of history. Each student creates a timeline of their own life, with help from parents, grandparents, or other family members. The teacher also...
by Teach for Life | Mar 1, 2017
Jena Simms | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson the teachers demonstrates how to count by twos using a chart of numbers up to one hundred. The students learn to count by 2s from any number. Read Transcript Okay, boys and girls. Today...
by Teach for Life | Feb 28, 2017
Bethany Keefer | CityArts | Wichita, Kansas A visual arts lesson that teaches the students an ancient Japanese art style. The teacher begins by relating this art form as a cultural expression and asks the students if they see examples of cultural express at their own...
by Teach for Life | Feb 28, 2017
A visual art lesson where the teacher engages the students by reading them a story on sharing then has the students do a crafts activity to help drive the point home. The teacher begins by reading the story the rainbow fish and asks the students to think about sharing...
by Teach for Life | Feb 27, 2017
Teach for Life | Wichita, Kansas, USA In this example, the Question and Answer method is used to teach literacy. For more about Question & Answer, watch this...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 24, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas When getting students’ attention, the teacher announces, “hands up,” to the class. Students learn to stop what they are doing, put their hands in the air, and focus on what the teacher asks...
by Teach for Life | Feb 24, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This activity helps students release their extra energy so they can calm down and focus on the lesson. The teacher and students stand, stretch, and move around before sitting down again for the lesson. Read...
by Teach for Life | Feb 24, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This game helps students learn that compound words are made of two separate words. The teacher says a compound word and uses her hands to indicate the two words it is made from. Then she takes away one word...
by Teach for Life | Feb 24, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This game teaches young students about the role of police officers as community helpers. The teacher selects one child to be the “officer,” and gives bits of information describing one of the...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 24, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Sometimes students need a safe place to calm down and process their emotions. Creating an area in the classroom gives students a spot, away from the class, to think. The teacher can direct a student to sit...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 24, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Including quiet time in the class-day gives students a chance to rest, relax, and recharge. Each student chooses an activity to do by themselves at an individual station. Read Transcript In my classroom, we...
by Teach for Life | Feb 24, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This active game called “Rhyme for a Dime” makes practicing rhyming words fun for young students. The whole class sings a song with clapping and motions, then the teacher says a word and asks a...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 24, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this video, a teacher discusses the morning routine she uses in her classroom. Each day, students find the rock with their name on it, wash their hands, and choose whether to greet their teacher with a hug,...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students brainstorm a list of things they can do to be a good citizen. The students can also draw pictures or write sentences about items on the list. The teacher posts the list in the classroom and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas To introduce the idea that sentences are made up of individual words, the teacher uses a visual aid to represent each word as it is said...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher focuses on one letter and the sounds that letter makes. Then, the teacher has the students identify and name some everyday objects. The students must then figure out which items begin with the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students clap, pat, and stomp to help them count the number of syllables in a word. Breaking words into syllables will help students when they are learning to spell later...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses story time and a picture book as the basis for discussing healthy and non healthy food...
by Becky O'Hearn | Feb 23, 2017
Becky O’Hearn | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses a picture book to illustrate the different places where people find drinking water. Then the class discusses the importance of water and where they get their own water from. Read...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 23, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This technique encourages students to pay attention using their whole body. Students know that they listen with their ears, but learn that other parts of their body are just as important when listening. Read...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas A lesson that teaches syllables using a picture of the word. The teacher and students say the word together and the students count the number of syllables with their...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 23, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This technique helps a teacher communicate to students how loud or quiet their voices should be throughout the day. The numbers zero through 3 are used to indicate voice levels from total silence to loud. Read...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This activity teaches students about sorting by showing them beads of different colors and asking how they might sort them. The students discuss and decide that they can be sorted by color. Then the students each sort...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, a teacher and students play a rhyming game called “Silly Simon Says.” The teacher says a nonsense word that rhymes with a part of the body, and the students say the name of the...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 23, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson focuses on Sight Words, commonly used words that don’t follow typical grammar rules. These words can’t be sounded out and have to be memorized. The teacher uses songs, flashcards, and a...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 23, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, the teacher and students learn to create rhymes by breaking up a word into sounds. After sounding out the word, the teacher asks the students to change the beginning sound in order to create a...
by Teach for Life | Feb 23, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher introduces four basic shapes: rectangle, square, triangle, and circle. She uses paper cutouts to show and describe each shape. Then she asks students to find the shape somewhere in the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Noel Lucero | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas A lesson that uses a game to teach rhyming words. The teacher points to a place on their body and instead of the correct word, uses a silly or nonsense word that rhymes. Students then replace the nonsense word...
by Heidi Gallagher | Feb 22, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This fun song with hand motions is used to teach students how to follow instructions. It can also be used to prepare the students to transition from one activity to another. Read Transcript I like, in...
by Janet Houk | Feb 22, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses beans to demonstrate counting. As each bean is placed on the table, it is counted aloud. This shows the students the one to one relationship between the written number and the number of objects....
by Janet Houk | Feb 22, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher and students match written numbers to the number of beans counted. This shows the students how numbers relate to real things. Each day, the class writes and discusses one number, after...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas A game that teaches students about magnets and what is attracted to them and what is not. Using a “fishing pole” and a bag of items that include some metal items and some non-metal items, students learn that...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This lesson uses objects to teach children how to put sounds together to create a word. After reviewing a set of objects, the teacher slowly sounds out a word and asks the students to match it to one of the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Susan Ensz | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Using letter and animal picture cards, the teacher shows one way to teach letters and the sounds they make. This helps children learn to sound out and read simple...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Here is one way a teacher can practice the concepts of less, more, and equal with students. Using a “weather graph board” the class tracks the number of days that are sunny, cloudy, etc., the...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 22, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, students are introduced to the concept of verbs as action words. The teacher uses picture cards and has the students act out the word on the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas A lesson that teaches students how to sort and graph using objects. The students can sort the objects by different characteristics and then graph them on paper. Read Transcript Hi. Today, I’m going to...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 22, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this grammar lesson, the teacher introduces nouns using hand gestures and picture cards. The cards are then graphed to reinforce the categories and concept of nouns as people, animals, places, and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses a visual aid to guide discussion about geography. Students then answer questions where they compare the sizes of different places. Read Transcript Hi. This is one lesson I use to teach geography to my...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas How to teach kids a new song or review an older song using visual aids and physical motions. Read Transcript A very good way to teach kids a new song, especially new, or to review one that you’ve done...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Teaches kids a song using a simple pattern, repetition, color, and pictures. Students also take turns conducting, or leading the...
by Heidi Gallagher | Feb 22, 2017
Heidi Jo Gallagher | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Early childhood lesson about teaching students to recognize the difference between a letter, word, and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, students learn to break down a word into its component sounds. The teacher shows the students an object, has them say the word, then stretch the word out into its parts while counting out each section...
by Junilda Farner | Feb 22, 2017
Junilda Farner | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This activity demonstrates one way to teach children about family and cultural differences. A list is sent home with each student who then works with their family to find the items. They bring these to class...
by Janet Houk | Feb 22, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas An addition lesson where the teacher uses dot cards to teach the children how to “count on” from any given number. The teacher counts each dot on the cards individually with the student so they can see how...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students count a group of objects together, touching each one as they count aloud. The teacher then shows the written number that matches to the number of objects. Read Transcript Hi. I’m...
by Janet Houk | Feb 22, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This activity uses separate cups labeled 0 to 3 to introduce the concept of zero. The teacher adds beans in each cup that match the number on the cup. The students are asked questions about the number of beans in each...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas A visual arts lesson where the teacher mixes the three primary colors to make completely new, secondary, colors. Read Transcript Hi, I’m going to talk to you about how I teach young children about the...
by Becky O'Hearn | Feb 22, 2017
Becky O’Hearn | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson introduces the concept of friendship and how to be a good friend using a story. The teacher also asks the students questions about their own friendship skills. Read Transcript Hi! Today I...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas After the teacher has introduced basic shapes to her students, she has them build each shape out of construction paper or sticks. Read Transcript Hi, today I’m going to talk about one way that I teach shapes to...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Wichita Art Museum | Wichita, Kansas A visual arts lesson that familiarizes the students with a variety of textures. The teacher uses visual aids and objects to teach students about differences in texture. Read Transcript I’m going to talk to you...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 22, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The class practices using adjectives while playing the “I Spy” game. Students use adjectives related to an item’s color, shape, size, and kind to give clues during the...
by Janet Houk | Feb 21, 2017
Janet Houk | Minneha Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, the teacher uses objects and relatable stories to help convey the key concepts of adding to early childhood students. She then asks the students to count the beans so they have a physical example of how...
by Teach for Life | Feb 21, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students use written numbers and glass beads to practice counting from 1-10. The teacher then introduces the concept of odd and even numbers and then reviews them with the class. Read...
by Teach for Life | Feb 21, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teachers uses her arm as a visual aid to demonstrate the three sounds in a simple word. She taps her shoulder as she says the beginning sound, her elbow for the middle sound, and her...
by Teach for Life | Feb 14, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This song helps students learn simple, three-letter words. The teacher and students practice making the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of a word as well as the letters associated with those sounds, then...
by Teach for Life | Feb 14, 2017
Debra Dennill | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, the teacher uses written numbers and bead bars to demonstrate counting by tens. Students take turns placing the correct number of bars to represent 10, 20, 30 and so on until they reach 100....
by Teach for Life | Feb 14, 2017
Sumita Ghosh | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher shows students how to solve written subtraction problems by counting tiles or other small objects. The students also get practice writing the problems, using sheets with the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Peggy Drew | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this game, the students learn about beginning sounds by matching picture cards with a card that represents the beginning sound and letter of the word that is pictured. The teacher begins by demonstrating how...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher uses pre-made shapes to show how the lines of letter are written. In this example, she asks if the lines of the letter “y” are straight, and the students answer that they are...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This game helps students learn and practice recognizing written numbers. The teacher holds up a number and has a student find that number somewhere in the classroom. If a student has trouble reading the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Sumita Ghosh | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher shows students how to solve written addition problems by counting tiles or other small objects. The students also get practice writing the problems, using sheets with the addition...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher gives the beginning sound and the ending sound of a simple word, and the students say the complete word. Then the teacher switches the order, saying the ending sound first and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students sing the “ABC Song” together as the teacher points at the letters. This fun activity helps young children learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet, say the letter...
by Teach for Life | Feb 9, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson the teacher uses a song to teach numbers, rhyming and moving to music. Read Transcript This is a, a song that we did for pirate day, and it just gets the kids kind of moving, but it also means...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 9, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas A teacher can use a daily calendar chart and books to teach about weather. A student is selected to be the “meteorologist.” They look outside to see the weather, and then place pictures on the...
by Teach for Life | Feb 9, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, students learn how to make observations using their sense of touch. The teacher provides several objects for students to touch and hold, and they sort the objects according to whether they...
by Teach for Life | Feb 9, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas This activity teaches students how to make scientific observations with their sense of hearing. The teacher places objects in small boxes that will make different sounds when the box is shaken. The students...
by Teach for Life | Feb 9, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, the teacher uses watercolor paint to teach students about observing colors with their sense of sight. They also observe colors in their classroom and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 8, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson shows how a teacher teaches students to play a simple song on the xylophone. Using a song the students already know and have sung many times, the teacher explains and demonstrates how to play it,...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 8, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas A song that can be used to teach students the months of the year. The teacher points at each month on a chart as they sing the song. Students clap on the current month. The teacher can also use the chart to...
by Amanda Leger | Feb 8, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students use a chart to categorize things as fiction or nonfiction. The teacher explains the difference between fiction (fantasy) and nonfiction (factual) books. Then students find books and...
by Teach for Life | Feb 8, 2017
Noel Lucero | Kensler Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher involves the students in brainstorming needs and wants using a T-chart. The students then draw pictures of needs and wants on their own and share with the class. Read Transcript Hi, today...
by Teach for Life | Feb 7, 2017
Neva Thiessen | Early Childhood Educator | Wichita, Kansas This lesson includes several ways that young students can be taught about types of lines: straight, curvy, zig-zag, etc. Ideas include drawing lines in the air with their finger, using a pipe cleaner or other...
by Teach for Life | Feb 7, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This activity helps students learn to recognize whether words rhyme or not. The teacher reads pairs of words, and the students show a “thumbs up” if the words rhyme or a “thumbs down”...
by Teach for Life | Feb 7, 2017
Cindy Johnson | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas Here is a fun, active way to teach letter sounds. The teacher leads students in learning the sounds the letter “C” makes using song, a rhythmic chant, body motions, and saying the sounds in...
by Educator Partner | Jan 20, 2017
Involving preschool-aged children in creating classroom rules can be a powerful way to help children understand why rules are needed, and to support the development of their self-regulation skills. In this video, public preschool teacher Jennifer Wolff describes how...
by Amanda Leger | Jan 19, 2017
Amanda Leger | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This lesson focuses on teaching students to build simple sentences. Students use flashcards with nouns, adjectives, and verbs to create a silly sentence and practice proper word...
by Teach for Life | Jan 19, 2017
Steve Elmore | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas This activity introduces children to classical music through movement and stories. Read Transcript This is an activity to, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Grieg. It’s a way to introduce...
by Teach for Life | Jan 17, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas This lesson uses a game to teach rhyming skills. The teacher pulls an item out of their mystery bag and, after repeating the word for the object, has students create real or nonsense words that rhyme with...
by Educator Partner | Nov 15, 2016
Watch how Indigenous early childhood educators provide young children with experiences and ways of learning that share cultural knowledge. Visit the Foundations for Success website: http://www.foundationsforsuccess.qld.edu.au/resources to see their guidelines for...
by Educator Partner | Sep 23, 2016
This video describes children’s experience with shapes in their environment and their ability to recognize, name and describe a shape’s attributes. This video is part of a series describing children’s early mathematical development and showing how professionals...
by Educator Partner | Sep 16, 2016
This video describes children’s ability to collect, observe and compare data. Working with data offers children interesting opportunities to gather information to find an answer to a question. This video is part of a series describing children’s early...
by Educator Partner | Sep 8, 2016
This video describes children’s ability to notice the various attributes of objects and to describe their sizes. Adults can introduce measurement of those objects using both standard and nonstandard units. This video is part of a series describing children’s...
by Educator Partner | Aug 24, 2016
Meet the stars of Children Just Like Me, a comprehensive book view of international cultures, exploring diverse backgrounds from Argentina to New Zealand to China to Israel. A favorite in classrooms, libraries, and homes this brand new edition of Children Just Like Me...
by Educator Partner | Aug 19, 2016
Dr. Sudha Swaminathan describes the importance of providing children ample opportunities to manipulate tangible objects while developing counting skills. This foundational understanding eventually leads to their ability to engage in abstract counting. This video is...
by Educator Partner | Jul 21, 2016
This sight word song was specifically written to help children memorize the spellings of some of the most commonly used high-frequency...
by Educator Partner | Jul 21, 2016
This video describes children’s ability to compare two groups and notice if one has more or less. It also provides examples of how early childhood professionals can both explicitly teach this skill and support its development through daily routines and play. This...
by Educator Partner | Jul 19, 2016
The breaking down of food inside our body is known as digestion. There are several organs in the body that help in this process. This video takes children through the system that helps turn food into energy for our...
by Educator Partner | Jul 6, 2016
This video features some simple techniques that teachers can use to help build strong and positive relationships with their...
by Educator Partner | Jun 16, 2016
This video describes children’s recognition of total quantity (cardinality). It also provides examples of how early childhood professionals can both explicitly teach this skill and support its development through daily routines and play. This video is part of a series...
by Educator Partner | Jun 10, 2016
This video for children and toddlers teaches about different musical instrument sounds. The children see an image of each instrument and hear an example of the sound it makes. Instruments: Tuba, French Horn, Electric Guitar, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bell,...
by Educator Partner | May 27, 2016
This video describes children’s understanding of quantity and their development of one-to-one correspondence. It also provides examples of how early childhood professionals can both explicitly teach this skill and support its development through daily routines and...
by Educator Partner | May 19, 2016
This interactive video helps young students learn the words for parts of their bodies. It includes fun physical movement as the children follow the motions of the character in the...
by Educator Partner | May 16, 2016
This video describes children’s understanding of quantity and their development of counting skills from rote to purposeful. It also provides examples of how early childhood professionals can both explicitly teach this skill and support its development through daily...
by Educator Partner | Apr 1, 2016
Learn about community helpers for kids and community jobs for Preschool & Kindergarten! Teach kids about jobs in English and community helpers in English to give your child or student a broader perspective about the community and world around them. Read Transcript...
by Educator Partner | Feb 10, 2016
This silly song explores likes and dislikes by combing foods in strange ways. What funny food combos can you think of? ****** For free resources like coloring sheets, games, flashcards, and worksheets for this song and others, visit:...
by Educator Partner | Feb 1, 2016
This video shares ideas for activities with a balancing scales. Students learn about comparing weights and...
by Educator Partner | Sep 8, 2015
Line is one of the most important elements of art. Teach and learn about lines with this catchy and original song and video! Primary Teaching Points: horizontal lines, vertical lines, diagonal lines Secondary Teaching Points: geometric lines, organic lines, gestural...
by Educator Partner | Aug 24, 2015
Jump Out Words are sight words that show up in reading material with high frequency. Words like “and”, “but”, “me”, “you”, and more. This song on sight words lets children dance and sing along as they learn, memorize and...
by Educator Partner | Jul 16, 2015
This in-service suite shows how to create expectations for classroom behavior that preschool children can learn. It is part of a series of 15-minute in-service suites on Engaging Interactions and Environments. More information is available at...
by Educator Partner | Jul 16, 2015
This video describes five steps teachers can follow to generate meaningful classroom rules and teach them to children. Read Transcript Narrator: Welcome, in this short video, we will highlight the importance of creating and using classroom rules. We will also provide...
by Educator Partner | Jul 16, 2015
Here are three simple ways to introduce emotions to toddlers and preschoolers. MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: How to make a DIY Dry Erase Face:...
by Educator Partner | Jul 3, 2015
Today we are going to learn all of the continents of planet earth! Watch as preschool teacher shows us the name of each continent and teaches us some fun facts about each one! There are 7 continents: Asia Africa Europe North America South America Antarctica Australia...
by Educator Partner | Jun 18, 2015
Children can have fun, sing, dance, roar and learn about rhyming words and word families with Rhymin’ Lion. Word families (also known as phonograms or “chunks”) are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern. They have some of the same...
by Educator Partner | Jun 12, 2015
This video demonstrates an activity for teaching capacity in kindergarten and preschool. Students look at two containers and try to determine which one would hold more liquid. One of the goals in this lesson is to get young students thinking about precise ways to...
by Educator Partner | Jun 10, 2015
Just take some straws and a ruler and you have the materials for some great learning activities about...
by Educator Partner | May 21, 2015
Learn how to teach kids how to sound out words, by covering up parts of the word with your finger, and sounding it out one letter at...
by Educator Partner | May 19, 2015
The Seasons Song is a Science song that teaches the seasons of the year. The Seasons Song teaches the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Download the Science Songs on iTunes – CLICK HERE: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/science-songs/id423354230 Order the...
by Educator Partner | May 7, 2015
This video features activities that can be done with young children outside and focuses on ways to practice balance and stay active. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Make sure to ALWAYS use discretion when deciding appropriate actives and supervise your...
by Educator Partner | Apr 18, 2015
Learn 25 Sight Words with this fun and energetic video. Great for early reading development. Words include: number, no, way, could, people, my, than, first, water, been, called, who, am, it’s, now, find, long, down, day, did, get, come, made, may,...
by Educator Partner | Mar 24, 2015
This lesson, also called Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other, engages students in using their senses and observations to identify and classify objects in the garden classroom. It also introduces language arts and the concept of opposites. Find this and hundreds more...
by Educator Partner | Feb 25, 2015
Children learn about and practice long and short vowel sounds while singing along to the tune of Old MacDonald. ******** “OLD MCDONALD HAD SOME VOWELS SONG LYRICS” Old McDonald had some vowels A-E-I-O-U And on his farm he had an A, AEIOU With an AA here,...
by Educator Partner | Feb 11, 2015
“Yes, I Can!” is a super simple animal song that introduces a bunch of fun animals, action verbs, and the phrases, “Can you___?” and “Yes, I can. / No I can’t.” Music and Lyrics: Copyright 2011 Super Simple Learning® Video:...
by Educator Partner | Jan 27, 2015
‘The World’s Family’ introduces children to various cultures, religion and basic geography concepts. Written by Miranda Paul, Illustrated by Fanny Wen, Narrated by Leisha Daniel, Produced by Artful4.com Read Transcript “The World’s Family,” an embracing culture...
by Educator Partner | Nov 11, 2014
This fun song gives children a chance to practice the short vowel sounds for AEIOU. The song starts off slow but keeps going faster and...
by Educator Partner | Oct 15, 2014
“Sun, Rain, Wind, and Snow” is a fun folk song for children that explains different types of weather. In each verse, the characters explore all the fun things you can do when it’s sunny, rainy, windy, or snowy. This is a great introduction for...
by Educator Partner | Sep 16, 2014
This fun song about Beet and Cherry gives children a chance to practice simple rhythms by tapping and clapping along to the words and music . Read Transcript You made it! Great! I’m here having lunch with my friend beet, and my other friend cherry. Beet and cherry and...
by Educator Partner | Aug 13, 2014
Dance like the animals do with this active kids song “Let’s Go To The Zoo” from the CD and DVD “Super Simple Songs – Animals.” Stomp like elephants, jump like kangaroos, swing like monkeys, waddle like penguins, slither like snakes,...
by Educator Partner | Aug 8, 2014
Children sing along to practice and learn about regular plural nouns and the suffix (-s). ********** One cat, two cats and one dog. One hat, two hats and one dog. Two hats, two cats and one dog. One boy, two boys and one dog. One girl, two girls and one dog. Two boys,...
by Educator Partner | Jul 28, 2014
This animated wild animals from Africa video for children teaches kids the names of 14 different animals. Featuring colorful wild animals that stack up into a pyramid and then they are all knocked down by a huge hippo. © 2014 Organic Learning – Videos for Kids...
by Educator Partner | Jul 28, 2014
This fun and educational song for kids uses puppets and colorful animation to teach the seven continents of our world. Read Transcript “Earth is big. Earth is round. With seven large continents floating around. The land we live in, the land we all share. Seven large...
by Educator Partner | Jul 12, 2014
A song for kids about the 6 rules of the classroom: 1. Raise your hand and wait to speak. 2. Walk in school. 3. Be nice. 4. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. 5. Clean up. 6. Look at the speaker. Read Transcript Hey boys and girls, do you remember the six rules of...
by Educator Partner | Jul 6, 2014
Lessons with the program “Development of Emotional Intelligence in Children” The program is developed around these core values — understanding emotions and feelings, realizing and accepting their presence, managing them productively, and controlling...
by Educator Partner | Jul 1, 2014
An important money skill to teach children is the difference between needs and wants. But for children, that can be tricky. Put simply, a need is something you must have to survive, like food, water and a home. A want is something that’s nice to have, but you...
by Educator Partner | Jun 19, 2014
Where Are You From? is a simple song for kids to learn countries. This video includes Canada, Korea, Italy, China, America, Australia, Japan, India, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Philippines, Brazil, Sweden, New Zealand, Thailand, Peru, Greece, Turkey, Jamaica, Poland and...
by Teach for Life | May 12, 2014
One of the most important things about discipline is that it has to be consistent. Read Transcript Hello, my name is Tiffany Overton, and I am the founding partner of Eldridge-Overton Educational Programs. Toda I’m going to talk about various methods you can use to...
by Educator Partner | May 2, 2014
SDE presenter and teacher-favorite, Dr. Jean Feldman shares some of her time-tested favorite activities and songs to help jump-start the fun and learning of your early elementary classroom. Watch to discover practical and easy tips to help get your students...
by Educator Partner | Mar 27, 2014
This video features a song that reviews good classroom behavior. To get the teacher’s attention, participate in positive conduct and productive activities. Read Transript If you want the teacher’s attention, let them catch you being good. If you want to get the...
by Educator Partner | Mar 26, 2014
This song features examples of common compound words and encourages children to sing along and...
by Educator Partner | Mar 11, 2014
In this activity, the teacher supports students in investigating rocks and sorting them by their attributes, such as size and...
by Educator Partner | Mar 11, 2014
In this science experiment, preschool students mix together water, cornstarch and food coloring. Watch as they see what happens when the different materials and colors mix...
by Educator Partner | Mar 10, 2014
An idea for teaching the five food groups to first graders includes engaging students in a sorting activity. Expert: Miriam Cook Bio: Miriam Cook is a certified Family and Consumer Science teacher and freelance writer who has taught children from preschool to high...
by Educator Partner | Feb 21, 2014
Dr. Kathryn Castle explains how engaging children in thinking and talking about rules make them more likely to understand and follow rules, and learn self-regulation. This interview appears in Guiding Young Children’s Behavior, which can be viewed at...
by Educator Partner | Feb 4, 2014
“Clap Your Hands” is a fun action song that helps children learn to follow directions. It also teaches them the parts of the body. CONTACT: littlestorybug@gmail.com Read Transcript Hi. This is Miss. Tracey, and we are going to do an action song called:...
by Educator Partner | Jan 10, 2014
http://ABCmouse.com/LearnMore “My Body” (See below for lyrics) The original children’s song “My Body” helps children learn basic body parts and motor skills, set to the tune of the classic “My Bonnie.” This song helps teach...
by Educator Partner | Dec 23, 2013
This video features all the topics that can be taught while sharing a meal together. The teacher and students discuss the taste, texture, and color of the food as well as nutritional benefits and portion size. See more videos about teaching childhood nutrition at:...
by Educator Partner | Dec 10, 2013
Sing along with little ladybugs and learn the 5 W’s of storytelling: Who, What, Where, When, and...
by Educator Partner | Nov 4, 2013
After searching their classroom for objects that are the same size as their hand, preschool students discuss their findings. View more at:...
by Educator Partner | Oct 30, 2013
There are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Learn about what causes the different seasons, and what’s special about each one. Seasons Guide: Louise McCartney Director: Michael Harrison Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison Artwork by...
by Educator Partner | Oct 23, 2013
For the 2013 Healthy Kids, Healthy West Virginia Awareness Week, Mandy Curry and Ashley Alford visited West Teays Elementary School’s 2nd Grade classroom for a sugary drink demonstration. https://www.facebook.com/GenerationPutnam...
by Educator Partner | Oct 12, 2013
This fun sing-along song combines singing and movement and helps students learn about opposites. Read Transcript Class: “Open, shut them, open, shut them. Give a little clap, clap, clap. Open, shut them, open, shut them. Put them in your lap, lap, lap. Big then small,...
by Educator Partner | Oct 9, 2013
An original (and very silly) food song for teaching how to express food likes and dislikes, and asking and answering “Do you like _______?” questions. This song is a lot of fun to use with Pre-K students, young ESL and EFL students, and children with...
by Educator Partner | Sep 26, 2013
Making timelines is a great way to help students track their progress as they advance through the school year. Get ideas on making timelines for both the classroom and individual students in this video. Expert: Steve Brostowitz Bio: Steve Brostowitz teaches...
by Educator Partner | Sep 18, 2013
Dance ‘n Beats is a research-based movement program with step by step training videos and dance choreography for early childhood educators and dance instructors to use with young children. Can You Plant a Bean Dance is from the Dancing Down on the Farm DVD. The...
by Educator Partner | Sep 5, 2013
Let’s take a walk in the jungle! “Walking In The Jungle” teaches jungle animals and actions (walking, stomping, jumping, skipping) with some creative play. Music & Lyrics: Copyright 2011 Super Simple Learning® Video: Copyright 2013 Super Simple...
by Educator Partner | Aug 29, 2013
Understand the Basic School Rules with this WonderGrove Kids animation with sign language by Signing Savvy. WonderGrove Kids animations are for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade and offers classroom lesson plans aligned to the Common Core Standards. The...
by Educator Partner | Aug 27, 2013
Here is a song for children about feelings and emotions. This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123. More free videos, MP3s, and worksheets available here: http://www.KidsTV123.com Guitar chords: Capo 2nd fret G C G D G C G C D G C G C D C...
by Educator Partner | Aug 25, 2013
Sponge printing for kindergarten art activities will require tempura paints and a few other choice items. Learn about sponge printing for kindergarten art activities with help from an artist and educator in this free video clip. Expert: Samantha Kelly Read Transcript...
by Educator Partner | Aug 25, 2013
“Farm animals for children” is designed to introduce toddlers and young children to farm animals, and help slightly older kids and non-native English speakers (ESL) learn how to spell them. The video features old-time/bluegrass music, live video footage,...
by Educator Partner | Aug 22, 2013
Kindergarten games on sounding out words are a great way to start developing a sense of grammar within those students. Find out about kindergarten games on sounding out words with help from a professional educator in this video. Steve Brostowitz teaches kindergarten...
by Educator Partner | Aug 9, 2013
Children will learn to recognize colors with this play along activity song that makes learning fun. Our song about colors enhances word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, memory and recall. Colors From the CD, Preschool Learning Fun By The Learning Station...
by Educator Partner | Aug 6, 2013
A catchy song about shadows, great for early...
by Educator Partner | Jul 11, 2013
Learn 25 Sight Words with this video from ELF Learning! Great for early reading development. Words include: will, up, other, about, out, any, then, them, these, so, some, her, would, like, make, him, into, time, has, look, two, more, write, go,...
by Educator Partner | Jul 9, 2013
Learn how to make a flower-print bookmark out of flowers and plants you find in your garden. Read Transcript Hi. I’m John Fisher from the Life Lab Garden Classroom, and today I’m going to share an activity from: “the book of Gardening Projects for kids,” called the...
by Educator Partner | Jul 4, 2013
Learn 25 Sight Words for Kindergarten with this video. It is perfect for the kindergarten and preschool classroom. Words include: or, one, had, by, words, but, not, what, all, were, we, when, your, can, said, there, use, an, each, which, she, do, how, their,...
by Linda Mitchell | Jul 3, 2013
This alphabet song leads children through the sounds and shapes of letters in preparation for writing. Based on Montessori method, presenting the sounds and motions needed to write the most-used letters–lower case. If students don’t have printed cards,...
by Educator Partner | Jun 20, 2013
This video helps kindergarten students learn and practice 25 sight words. Words include: the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you, that, it, he, was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they, I, at, be, this, have,...
by Educator Partner | May 21, 2013
A syllable is “how many beats are in a word.” The teacher and students use motions and their whole bodies to figure out how many syllables are in a word. As they go through the exercise, the students count syllables without the teacher’s help, and...
by Educator Partner | May 16, 2013
Blending onset and rime using several different gestures, songs, and chants. Note- letter displacement and word manipulation is being done predominantly in small group based on Words Their Way. I keep these questions fairly lower-level for whole group fast-paced...
by Educator Partner | May 15, 2013
Early childhood educators demonstrate different ways to use cell phones and digital cameras in the classroom, incorporating them into language-rich play activities. Technology can be a great educational tool, and it doesn’t have to be...
by Educator Partner | Apr 26, 2013
This video shares many ideas for how preschool children can engage in learning activities while investigating insects, worms, gardening, and other aspects of nature. Read more about the Investigations curriculum used by the Center for Early Childhood Education at...
by Educator Partner | Apr 19, 2013
Zach and Reggie love all four seasons. Spring! Summer! Autumn! Winter! A fun, upbeat, and original Pancake Manor song for kids. Music, Puppets, Voices, and Art by Billy Reid There are four seasons that happen in a year Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter Spring, Summer,...
by Educator Partner | Mar 26, 2013
How’s the Weather Song is a fun, simple song for preschool, kindergarten kids and the ESL / EFL classroom to learn the weather. ——————————————————–...
by Educator Partner | Feb 1, 2013
Research shows that active play is very important for children’s social and emotional development. During active play, children form relationships with their peers, gain confidence in their abilities, learn to express emotions, and develop the “mastery motivation”...
by Educator Partner | Feb 1, 2013
Active play promotes children’s learning. Research has shown that children are much more attentive right after they have engaged in active motor play. In addition, children learn through movement. Adults can integrate movement into daily routines and planned...
by Educator Partner | Jan 19, 2013
Planting fast-growing seeds is a great activity for preschoolers. Tessa Giordano, longtime director of a successful nationally accredited early childhood program, discusses options for planting seeds that produce quick, easy to see results. More information at:...
by Educator Partner | Jan 7, 2013
Getting to know every student in your class can be difficult, especially if that class is large. Learn how to know each individual child in a preschool classroom with help from Tressa Giordano, longtime director of a successful nationally accredited early childhood...
by Educator Partner | Dec 1, 2012
This video shows students how to sound out words by pronouncing each letter from left to right. It can be used to help students practice sounding out...
by Educator Partner | Oct 17, 2012
Mark Taylor, director of Rhythmically Speaking, prepares a primary school class for Samba ensemble work with a simple rhythm game. Read Transcript Listening, understanding, and responding to what is said is crucial to a child’s success in school. Songs that give...
by Educator Partner | Oct 16, 2012
Discussing concerns about a child’s development or behavior can be difficult. This video will present tips for communicating with families. Read Transcript Hello, and Welcome to Included Together Instructional Video Series. I’m your host, Rebecca Tolan. In this...
by Educator Partner | Oct 2, 2012
This video discusses the benefits of music and movement for young children. Songs that feature actions and parts of the body not only help children learn left and right and develop fine motor skills, but also promote literacy...
by Educator Partner | Jul 23, 2012
In this lessons the students learn about animals by looking at images, feeling figures of animals, and making animal...
by Educator Partner | May 12, 2012
A fun song for kids to practice hobbies and verbs. Great for preschool, kindergarten and the ESL classroom. What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What do you like to do? What do you like to do? Ride a bike....
by Educator Partner | Apr 10, 2012
Students use age-appropriate vocabulary to describe, analyze, interpret, and make judgments about shape, lines, and colors in flower prints by various artists. Students create a monoprint after analyzing various artists’ styles. Read Transcript Robynn Golden has...
by Educator Partner | Jan 30, 2012
Sign along with Sesame Street and OK Go! and learn about the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. For more fun games and videos for your preschooler in a safe, child-friendly environment, visit us at http://www.sesamestreet.org Sesame Street is a production of...
by Educator Partner | Dec 26, 2011
Everybody has a body! This is the official music video for “Body Parts” from Spaghetti Eddie! http://www.thespaghettieddie.com LYRICS: Copyright Brendan Parker Music Everybody has a body Everybody has body parts, body parts You have 10 fingers You have 10...
by Educator Partner | Dec 13, 2011
Download CD at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mapleleaflearning A silly video to introduce some weather...
by Educator Partner | Dec 6, 2011
Students learn about community helpers in this fun interactive game. They also build a variety of language and literacy skills as they discuss the identity of other students who are dressed up as community helpers. Read Transcript Teacher: “Some people are dressed up...
by Educator Partner | Dec 1, 2011
This song helps children learn the typical structure of most stories by giving examples in a fun and easy call and response format. In addition to teaching the concepts of “beginning,” “middle,” and “end,” it teaches the vocabulary...
by Educator Partner | Nov 29, 2011
Reggie has been sitting for too long, so Zach suggests some exercise in the form of a “Shake Break.” An original song by Billy Reid for kids and toddlers. Enjoy this kids song / baby song from Pancake Manor! Song © Billy Reid Facebook :...
by Educator Partner | Nov 28, 2011
By analyzing compound words and their roots, students discover a strategy for understanding new vocabulary and improving their spelling. In this lesson, the students practice combining two short words into a new, longer, single word. For more information go to full...
by Educator Partner | Nov 28, 2011
To help students learn sight words, the teacher has them breakdown words into tall and short letters, and count the number of letters in each word. Then, she uses shape boxes to help children visualize the words. She also focuses on a small number of sight words each...
by Educator Partner | Nov 27, 2011
Using students’ names in a game format is a fun way to reinforce concepts like syllables and...
by Educator Partner | Nov 27, 2011
The teacher covers up the name of a student and shows it one letter at a time. Students try to guess whose name is hidden as each letter is...
by Educator Partner | Nov 25, 2011
Students review the five senses with pictures then move to an activity where they identify and describe objects using their five senses. This is also good practice for developing strong beginning descriptive language skills. For more information and full lesson plan...
by Educator Partner | Nov 25, 2011
In this fun kindergarten game about letter-sound association, after practicing letter sounds, students identify picture cards and place them under the letter that corresponds to the beginning sound of the...
by Educator Partner | Nov 11, 2011
What’s A Cloud? Learn about what clouds are made of, how they form, and what part they play in the weather...
by Educator Partner | Oct 27, 2011
Head, shoulders, knees & toes – Warms up the body and increases body and movement awareness Lily pad jumping – Improves jumping skills Obstacle course – Improves climbing ability, co-ordination and balance skills Skittles – Develops...
by Educator Partner | Oct 27, 2011
Warm up – Prepares the body for movement Obstacle course – Improves climbing ability, co-ordination and balance skills Catching balls – Develops hand/eye co-ordination Target throwing – develops ability to release and throw a ball in...
by Educator Partner | Oct 13, 2011
This song highlights the many things that make up the natural world that surrounds us. Enjoy singing along and seeing pictures of nature’s...
by Educator Partner | Aug 22, 2011
This is a fun “responsive singing” activity listing important times to wash your hands while enjoying a fun march around the room. These videos demonstrate how day care workers can use 8 fun songs and free classroom activities to encourage children and...
by Educator Partner | Aug 22, 2011
Kids love this song as they catch “pretend sneezes” in tissues or elbows. These videos demonstrate how day care workers can use 8 fun songs and free classroom activities to encourage children and workers to practice better hand washing habits. Free MP3...
by Educator Partner | Aug 22, 2011
Even when hands or toys look clean, they can be covered with invisible germs. These videos demonstrate how day care workers can use 8 fun songs and free classroom activities to encourage children and workers to practice better hand washing habits. Free MP3 files,...
by Educator Partner | Jun 16, 2011
Being able to name the letters in the alphabet is one of the critical predictors of reading success. Most people like to start with the alphabet song, but there are several different activities that you can use to teach your child the alphabet. I always like to use...
by Educator Partner | Jun 14, 2011
This lesson shares ideas for teaching sight words — common words that have to be memorized because they can’t be sounded out like other...
by Educator Partner | May 21, 2011
Here is a phonics reading machine to help students practice sounding out words. You can turn the volume down and let your children make the sounds themselves, when they are ready. For MP3s, videos, worksheets and much more:...
by Educator Partner | Apr 24, 2011
In this activity, young children place simple, three-letter words into blanks to create silly sentences. This gives them a chance to practice phonics, sounding out simple words, and reading. ***** Ideas for early learning and teaching preschool children....
by Educator Partner | Apr 23, 2011
A step-by-step look at how to create a color wheel and how it’s useful. Read Transcript Meet Joe. Joe wants to be an artist, but first Joe must learn about the color wheel. Let’s start with the wheel. How many pieces do you see? Correct, there are six pieces in...
by Educator Partner | Dec 9, 2010
This song is a super circle time addition to increase body and senses awareness, as well as greetings and participation. I hear with my ears and I smell with my nose. I taste with my tongue feel with fingers and toes. I see with my two eyes a very nice you. You-hoo,...
by Educator Partner | Nov 18, 2010
We love our families. Let’s sing about it! This song was written from the heart to share our love to our families. It’s got a nice melody and also happens to be a pretty good learning song for EFL/ESL learners. Read Transcript Mommy and daddy. Sister and...
by Educator Partner | Jun 16, 2010
Explore nature by matching up different color shades with objects in the outdoors. Children get physical exercise, practice motor skills, explore outside, and learn about colors. You can play indoors on a rainy day. Read Transcript Nature color hunt an activity...
by Educator Partner | Jun 15, 2010
In this science activity, preschool students plant and grow grass seeds in a can. Students create faces on their cans and observe the seeds as they grow. The grass eventually becomes the hair of their “grass man.” Find more preschool science activities at:...
by Educator Partner | Apr 14, 2010
Collage Art for Kids —————————– In this lesson, the teacher uses papers she has carefully torn to create a beautiful and harmonious collage of vertical shapes. She demonstrates how to select and position...
by Educator Partner | Jan 26, 2010
This matching activity gives students a chance to practice spelling words that have similar vowel sounds. Using cut-outs and pipe cleaners, students sort words spelled with -au, -aw, -ou, -ow. ***** Teaching idea from...
by Educator Partner | Jan 19, 2010
This video will walk you through the steps of making tiny pots out of recycled newspaper that can be used to start a seed’s growing...
by Educator Partner | Nov 25, 2009
Learn how to teach a variety of fun physical education activities with preschool children using scarves. Learn ideas on how to integrate scarves into different parts of a preschool fitness workout. For more free ideas and information on the KID-FIT curriculum, please...
by Educator Partner | Nov 7, 2009
Learn how to teach a variety of fun physical education activities with preschool children using hoops. See how to integrate hoops into different parts of a preschool fitness...
by Educator Partner | Jul 7, 2009
The teacher uses stick puppets to discuss facial expressions and emotions with her preschool students. They also learn to verbalize their feelings by creating sentences about emotions and behaviors. Patterns can be found at: bit.ly/1XBEzln For more preschool learning...
by Educator Partner | Jun 14, 2009
This fun activity for young children uses simple materials to help students learn about community helpers. Read Transcript Here’s a little game that we made, that I made for teaching some our community helpers. Here are a few that we learned together so far. And these...
by Educator Partner | May 23, 2009
Let’s learn Hand washing with this jingle! Lyrics: It’s fun to wash your hands And I know you understand So we washy washy clean, scrub scrub We start with washing palm to palm Between each finger let us rub Now the back of the hands, its such a simple...
by Educator Partner | May 16, 2008
Join teacher Emily as she shows the Art House gang how to draw a fish using basic shapes! Read Transcript Now that we’ve learned our basic shapes, let’s get out a new piece of paper and I’ll teach you how to draw this fish. First, we’re going to draw an oval for the...
by Jeffrey Faus | Feb 4, 2008
Watch veteran Whole Brain Teacher Andrea Schindler demonstrate a variety of lively teaching techniques while reviewing classroom rules. For 100s of pages of free downloads, go to WholeBrainTeaching.com Read Transcript Teacher: “Class.” Class: “Yes.” Teacher: “Hands in...
