Teaching Ideas

Small ideas. Meaningful learning.
Practical lessons and playful activities for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary classrooms.

From the teaching notebook

Try something new in your classroom

Choose a guide for lesson steps, discussion prompts, and ways to adapt the activity.

Reading • Kindergarten–Grade 2

Plan a 15-minute reading lesson with text-evidence questions, drawing responses, and options for shared or independent reading.

Social-emotional learning • Pre-K–K

Use pictures and everyday situations to talk about feelings. Find discussion prompts, a simple lesson sequence, and ways to adapt the task.

Ready when you need them

These links take you to the shop, where you can preview individual resources.

Reading comprehension printables — passages and questions for reading and discussion.
Phonics activities — mini books, word practice, and cut-and-paste resources.
Fall classroom printables — seasonal resources for your next lesson.