Amazing, Bending Wood Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.		Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts...
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.		Sequencing Your students can use this graphic organizer to identify the sequence of events in a story or a...
Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...		Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Use this graphic organizer to help students write in a journalistic fashion. This printable is...
Candle Decoration Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts...		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Story Map Graphic Organizer Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or...
Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.