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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.
Election Day Options for Little Learners
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!
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?
Hooray for the USA!
We have three patriotic holidays coming up! Yep, that's 3!
Music in the Classroom
I also like to play music connected to what's going on in the world, or connected to what we're learning.
Around every patriotic holiday, I play patriotic music. I have loads of great music for those days!
When I was celebrating the Olympics, this CD came in handy. The children loved listening to the National Anthems of other countries. Of course, when our own national anthem played, we always stood up, no matter what we were doing!
I play this around St. Patrick's Day.
I play this around Cinco de Mayo.
Music helps make a real connection to whatever children are learning.
What music do you play in your classroom?