Start the Music Strategies: Appendix A list of resources for music teachers of young children.		Bird Bread Create a bird feeder made from bread, and observe birds feeding in their natural environment.
St. Patrick's Day ABCs Children put words in alphabetical order, and then use them to write a story about St....		Frog Life Cycle Booklet In this activity, lower-elementary children create a frog-shaped booklet on the life cycle of a...
Contraction Shamrocks Children practice recognizing contractions in this St. Patrick's Day worksheet.		A Nesting Station Longer days mean birds are getting ready to make their nests. Help them out by giving them some...
Snake and Sight-Words Board Game Students learn sight words while playing a board game.		The Shaped Book This interdisciplinary lesson will allow students to write a book and relate its shape to...
Bollingen Prize in Poetry The Bollingen Prize in Poetry is a $50,000 award, given biennially, from 1949 to present-day.		Science Field Trips/Guest Speakers A great source of ideas to make your science class that much more interesting.
Explore Poetry with Emily Dickinson Students will immerse themselves in the poems of Emily Dickinson by writing, researching,...		Scavenger Hunt The students will go on an adventurous scavenger hunt to find and classify the selected...
A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.		Fall Haiku Students write fall-themed haikus, then decorate paper with beautiful autumn scenes on which...
Nursery Rhyme Collection Thirteen of the most popular nursery rhymes are collected here.		Mother May I? Discover a perfect game to celebrate Mother's Day.
Discover Nursery Rhymes This assortment of activities will help your students to love nursery rhymes.		Mother's Day Writing Ideas Mother's Day writing ideas for older and younger students.
Bug Buffet Set up a bug buffet and observe insects and their favorite foods.		Mother's Day Story An illustrated story about Mother's Day.