Explaining the Winter Solstice
In this activity, children draw a diagram to explain what happens during the winter solstice.Grade Levels: 3 - 5
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2008 Presidential Election Resources
Get your students involved in the presidential-election process by focusing on the 2008 race. We have plenty of resources about voting, elections, and the current candidates to help you structure your classroom discussion and lesson plans.
2009 Educators' Calendar
There's something worth celebrating every day! Find fun and educationally relevant holidays, events, and celebrations for each day of the year.
Green Classroom Practices
Go green in your classroom with environmentally friendly tips that will save you and your school district money! Plus, educate students about ways they can go green with these activities focused on saving the environment.
Daily Printables
Add a TeacherVision widget to your blog, personalized homepage (such as iGoogle or Pageflakes), or social networking sites (such as Facebook). Our widgets feature a different fifth-grade language arts printable or fourth-grade math printable for each day of the year.
October Events
Find educational resources for every day in October. Fill your October lessons with activities for Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), Columbus Day (Oct. 13), National Chemistry Week (Oct. 19–25), School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 20–24), and Halloween (Oct. 31).
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