
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.
November Freebies
Science and Social Studies Activities for November
Science and Social Studies are my very favorite things to teach!
These resources have made my life so much easier! I hope they do the same for you!
Looking at November
I'm looking at the calendar, and I just can't believe we're approaching November already!
Don't forget Election Day!
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!