So you want to have an elementary school play, but how do you choose who gets each part. Since elementary students are quite a bit different from middle and high school students here are some ideas that you might find helpful in choosing parts. First the students need to want to do it enough to give up some of their time. So schedule tryouts during recess or lunch time. If the student is willing to give up their recess or lunch then they really . More »

Many of us adore children, but can you handle a large group of them at one time?  If you want to pursue a career in education, you must be passionate about children and teaching.  Demonstrating patience and understanding is crucial to becoming a successful teacher.  Still interested?  With a rewarding career such as this one, you should ask yourself, “is this the right career for me?” 

 A four-year bachelor’s degree in primary education is needed, and involves instruction in Children’s Psychology, Teaching Strategies and other specific . More »

Elementary school teachers perform an important job in public and private educational institutions and work with individual students to guide and direct attitudes and practices aimed at success. They teach and facilitate the learning of children ranging in age from four to 12 years in Kindergarten to Grade 6.These days many elementary school teachers work with school administrators and aid in preparing the study plans appropriate to elementary classes and individuals. In general, elementary school teachers:

Adopt-A-Classroom is a nonprofit organization with a program that has effectively helped teachers across the United States secure elementary school grants.  The program is accredited by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving program.  There are twenty standards that have to be met by a charity organization in order to be accredited. The Adopt-A-Classroom program complies with all twenty of these standards and enjoys one of the highest scores possible amongst charity organizations. Adopt-A-Classroom first started helping teachers get elementary school grants through private and commercial donor . More »

Adopt-A-Classroom has generated a lot of appreciation for the program’s fundraising platform for schools. A number of philanthropic foundations, civic groups, businesses, teachers, parents and other individuals have praised the program for its innovative program which allows donors to contribute financially to a certain elementary school classroom in order to improve the educational resources available to the students. Elementary schools in this country differ vastly in quality of education mostly due to these schools’ resource allocation and budgetary concerns. Often times, a lot of classrooms in . More »

If you've thought about becoming a teacher, one of the most important decisions you may have to make is which level of teaching suits you the best. Elementary, secondary, and post-secondary teaching all have very different characteristics and requirements, and shifting tracks once you get started would be likely to require that you go back to school. Therefore, your career path may be smoother if you choose carefully at the beginning, and focus your educational preparation accordingly.

Suppose you are interested in teaching very young children. . More »

If you have children, there is the inevitable chance that you will encounter an elementary school fundraiser. It comes with the territory of putting kids through either public or private school. Fundraising can be a great way for parents to help support local schools, expand their child's educational well-being, and increase their child's social skills. There never seems to be adequate funding available for educational purposes. Holding a fundraiser can help bring in extra revenue so schools can offer additional programs and activities for kids of all . More »

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Elementary schools are big supporters of outside, educational programs like Read-A-Thons.  Designed to encourage children to excel, prizes like custom lapel pins instill a sense of pride in participants.  No matter what their own personal goal may be, students work diligently to exceed a certain number of books or pages to read.

Teachers and parents serve as mentors to the children and can measure their progress with a chart or worksheet.  The students that meet or exceed their goals are . More »

Using Chess to Teach Math in Elementary Schools

Frank Ho

Founder of Ho Math and Chess™ Learning Centre, Vancouver

Canada certified math teacher

Chess has been heralded as a miracle to help children develop their math skills. How true is it? After my over 10 years of research and teaching of math, I think the answer is not a simple yes or no, rather it depends on how chess instruction is delivered. If chess is delivered as a pure game and taught . More »

Elementary school graduation speeches should reflect the age of the students. For that reason they should be short, have a touch of humour and be very easy to understand.

Elementary School speeches need to have the personal touch. They should refer to events and happenings during the school life of the students in question. It might be about a trip abroad or about an important volleyball match they played.  If the speaker is a teacher he or she should speak of adventures shared together over their time . More »

Remember the days when you were anxiously awaiting the first day of school.  You couldn’t wait to go to the store and purchase your elementary school supplies.  You looked at the list with eager anticipation.   You were so full of hope of the things you might learn that year.  You always seemed to feel so special with your elementary school supplies in tow.  The list always included scissors, glue, markers and “Big Chief Tablet”.  Then there were the optional items such as Kleenex.  It always made . More »

Anyone interested about elementary school basketball plays will surely consider the news which this article will reveal to be surprising if not downright shocking. What if you were to learn that a basketball player at any level can take their game to a whole new level of play in less than 30 days, without the grueling training process, and endless practices.

You're probably saying to yourself, "yeah, right," but hear me out - it is more than wishful thinking, it has already assisted countless young . More »