FREE National Ice Cream Month Activities for July

 It's National Ice Cream Month! 

A great way to celebrate this holiday is with an ice cream factory tour by Scholastic:

Now, you are ready to try your hand at making your own homemade ice cream in five minutes:

Finally, finish up with some engaging, fun National Ice Cream Month activities from Educator Helper's Amped Up Learning and TpT storefronts:

Make it your goal to enjoy as many ice cream flavors as possible during National Ice Cream Month.

Enjoy National Ice Cream Month!

Beth, Educator Helper

Annotated Bibliographies--Best Seller FREE Handouts

Surprisingly, one of the most downloaded lessons is Annotated Bibliographies!

While many students will avoid having to ever write annotated bibliographies, there are some courses, such as history, where annotated bibliographies are used extensively. 

Let's start by listening to an Educreation lecture on annotated bibliographies. 

Link https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/annotated-bibliographies/43403633/ 

Ready to write annotated bibliographies? Use the handouts below to get started:

Get the full packet at AUL or TpT.



Make writing an annotated bibliography as easy as possible for students.

Need help citing research sources? 

AUL or TPT to view:

The most fun your students can have learning plagiarism! AUL or TPT to view:

Happy Annotating!
Beth, Educator Helper

Here Comes the Holiday Season! FREE Get Fit Action Story to Get Moving

Here it is--the official How Many Days Till Christmas counter! That means the kickoff to the holiday season is upon us. 

This fun site features other holiday goodies with categories that include Track Santa, Christmas Songs, Christmas Movies, and Christmas Traditions. It's fun for adults and kids alike. 

As you count down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the holiday season and Christmas, take time to get up and get moving with Get Fit Action Stories. These combine sight words with action moves to engage emergent readers and build basic reading, vocabulary and motor skills.

Try the holiday bundle at AUL or TpT to keep students active and engaged during the holiday season:

Try FREE Get Fit Action fun:

Have fun--get up and get fit for the holiday season!

Beth, Educator Helper

National Comic Book Day FREEBIES for September 25

Students love graphic novels!

From inferencing to symbolism to word play, comic books tie together so many reading and writing concepts. But, have you tried a classroom comic book project?

First, begin with a history of comics:

Link: https://youtu.be/qipZ6h4S--c?feature=shared

Next, do a whole group brainstorm of famous comic books and their characters. Then, do small group brainstorming of features found within comic books. 

Watch the artist of The Mask demonstrate his techniques for making a comic book:

Link: https://youtu.be/wb0M81xqTxQ?feature=shared

Now, you are ready to begin your class comic book writing adventure! 

My students made some amazing comic book projects: 

Get started with the easy to follow, step-by-step packet with handouts, guides, templates, resources, examples and much more: 

AUL or https://ampeduplearning.com/comic-book-writing/ 

TpT or https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comic-Book-Writing-112862 

Comic book writing is great for math and science concepts, such as lab instructions or how-to guides, excellent for history and language arts, such as retelling famous events or biographies, and will keep students busy and engaged for many class periods. 

Some teachers asked me to NOT teach comic book writing because it was all students wanted to work on and talk about. It's a project worth highlighting with a school reading and sharing day. Our librarian featured students' comic books with great results! 

Educator Helper offers a full line of comic book writing activities to help you get introduce skills:

Have fun with comic book writing and activities from AUL and TpT!
Beth, Educator Helper

FREE Homecoming Activities

 Friday night lights and homecomings! 

The energy and excitement of homecoming can be felt at last year's parade in Wynnewood, Oklahoma:

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEH1yRKJS8M 

 

Make it fun, make it special, and celebrate your home team with some FREE  activities to incorporate learning into homecoming week:

Click here for more Homecoming Activities Packet fun from Amped Up Learning or TpT!

Support your local teams and enjoy homecoming week!
Beth, Educator Helper

FREE Grandparents Day Activities to Make & Give

 September 7 is National Grandparents Day! 

Take time to celebrate those who serve in the role of grandparents in your and your students' lives with these free activities: 

More Grandparent's Day activities:

Click here to purchase complete packet of activities

Happy Grandparent's Day!
Beth, Educator Helper