NEW this week! Sharon Watson brings a special summer writing unit to SchoolhouseTeachers.com. Join Sharon for an upper grade study of the technique of compare and contrast. You do it every day in life—but can you do it effectively in your writing? This is the important skill Sharon will explain to your students this summer.

This month, Cathy Diez-Luckie continues her journey through Historic Heroes and Heroines in her Figures in History class and introduces us to Francis of Assisi. Make a standing cutout, have fun with a coloring page, complete the conversation, and create your own work of art from an historic painting of this famous individual. I look

Step back in time to the Middle Ages and host your own Renaissance Festival! Let Inger Koppenhaver and Ditch the Desk show you how! You’ll start with crafts and make your own shield and flower head pieces. Next, you’ll plan your menu! From trenchers to caprese, Inger will talk you through your Renaissance feast (and

Just so you know, I’m not the “let’s grow a garden” type. However, something you might not know about me is that I graduated from college with a degree in Landscape Architecture; so I do like plants. My only suggestion when growing a garden is to . . . GROW BIG!!!! Nothing is as awesome

This month, Matthew Glavach brings you part one of his three-part series of lessons on how to enjoy summer reading with struggling readers. This month, Matt introduces his method of repeated reading that can help many readers, including those struggling with dyslexia, to read without frustration. Join Matt this summer and learn methods for helping

Have you checked out Dr. Peter Price’s weekly Elementary Math lessons? Every week Dr. Price shares videos and worksheets based on more than thirty years of experience as an educator in Australia. His desire is to help students understand the “why” of math and not just rote facts. Let Peter help you help your children