Elementary Matters is an educational blog focused on Elementary grades 1-3. These posts will make an elementary teacher's life easier by sharing information about how the brain learns best. It includes time savers, suggestions for classroom management, hints on effective teaching of reading, writing, and math, and several ideas for squeezing Science and Social Studies into daily instruction. These posts include links to several videos, articles, resources, and plenty of free materials.
Baseball Fun and Learning!
Science and Social Studies for February
Show Your Patriotism!
I'm sitting here watching the annual 4th of July Boston Pops Concert and swelling with pride for my country.
It seems these concerts just keep getting better and better! Back in the old days, we used to drive down to Boston, spend all day saving our spots on the Esplanade, then watch the concert live. The traffic and crowds never bothered us, it was always worth it!
See the image or see here to download this fun resource: Patriotic Brain Breaks!
Learning About New Hampshire!
- The first free public library was established in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
- Tupperware was invented in New Hampshire.
- The alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins in Concord, New Hampshire in 1787.
- Alan Shepard, the first US Astronaut in space, was born in Derry, New Hampshire November 23, 1923.
- Plus, there are some cool pictures on the map page of New Hampshire that give us more information about the state!
- Brain research tells us making connections to the arts help children remember.
- Most teachers have these around their classrooms:
5 Patriotic Options for Veterans Day or Any Patriotic Holiday
We spent a lot of time the last couple of days talking about what a veteran is, and why it's important to honor them.
How do you celebrate Patriotic Days?
Fun for Constitution Day
I love going all out for Constitution Day!
And, of course, I have a couple more Patriotic resources:
Patriotic Holidays!
Here's another fun resource: a variety of writing paper with a USA theme: