While observing in a school not too long ago, I watched how one teacher made sure all of her young children visited (and stayed in) their assigned centers at the correct time. Upon arrival, each child was given a large, brightly colored “necklace” to wear. These were blue, red, green, yellow, and brown circles. At [...]

Even though teachers tend to use August or September as the start of the school year, I always tried to use January as a new beginning, too. I reflected on what had been accomplished, considered any changes I had to make, and prepared myself for the tasks ahead. Think about how you can relate/connect your [...]

Thank you National Wildlife Federation for providing these great photos as we highlight Ding Darling in this week’s Weekly Activity Packet.  Didn’t receive your FREE activity?  Sign on today.

Many of you are stepping back in to the classroom today!  We at Maggie’s Earth Adventures wish you a healthy and happy 2013!  Together we hope to help thousands of teachers and students around the globe achieve their goals.

We here at Maggie’s Earth Adventures wish you all a happy holidays.  Take time to relax and recharge!

It is with a heavy heart we come to you this week in the wake of the unspeakable tragedy in Newtown. Our prayers go out to the fallen angels and those left behind. Nos dirigimos a ustedes con gran tristeza esta semana a raíz de la indescriptible tragedia de Newtown. Nuestras oraciones están con los ángeles caídos [...]

When you stop and consider that www.missmaggie.org has been serving our teachers and children on the internet since 1999, approximately four years prior to the launch of Facebook and six years before the first Tweet, you can only imagine just how much has changed.   And like smart phones, everything keeps shrinking, including our Weekly Activity [...]

Celebrate the Anniversary of Pearl Harbor.  Thank a veteran for her/his service!

For those of you using this week’s Weekly Activity Packet, “Up, Up and Away!” here is an idea for creating a SMART activity: In constructing the SMART activity, begin with the usual Maggie offering. Break it into pieces as you consider your students’ step by-step process of thinking through these science facts. In the SMART [...]

Yesterday’s Washington Post Kids Section posted an article which simplifies the fiscal cliff.  We found it helpful too!

This week we offered a great activity about the Mississippi.  This iconic river has been in the news recently because of the drought which has affected water levels.  Our activity discussed the rich history and habitat of the Mississippi.   You might want to extend this activity by discussing how commerce is affected by the current low [...]

Maggie’s Earth Adventures wishes you all a blessed Thanksgiving.  May you be safe, healthy and surrounded by friends and family.

Given the US President’s recent trip to Cambodia we thought we would re-run our activity about a school in Cambodia. Children will read an article about a typical school in Cambodia. They are asked to complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast their school with the details in the article. Several extension activities are [...]

This week you received a fun, Thanksgiving, language arts activity about Plymouth, England.  If you’ve exhausted all your pre-holiday fare and are looking for more here is a Thanksgiving freebie from Maggie’s Earth Adventures. Students will read an article about wild turkeys. They will use the facts in the article to solve a puzzle about [...]

As we prepare to commemorate Veteran’s Day this Sunday, November 11th, I am reminded that today we are also voting for the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces. This summer our Executive Producer, Mason, and her family visited the Normandy Beaches in France.  Her three kids, typical bored teenagers, were so engaged by [...]

We’ve got lots of great stuff but let’s face it, we do not have the corner on the market for trick-or-treating material and we’re all being inundated right about now.  Which made me think, what observance or event do you feel is being under represented as we head into the holiday season?  We pride ourselves [...]

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As we wrote this week’s activity, we realized it contained many words that are likely beyond your sight word (or even phonics) list for this time of year. Why not use this activity as a fluency exercise for nonfiction reading? I always liked to remind my university students that fluency means more than speed. Too [...]

In looking back over past WAPs, I marveled at the many ways you could package activities from our Archive. I tried my hand at this during the summer and came up with just a few ideas. This “packaging” can be done using a variety of criteria. You could find WAPs that relate in topic. This [...]

I suspect many of us are just about over the upcoming presidential election!  I too am looking forward to radio and talk show hosts discussing something other than the campaign. But as educators, let’s not forget the big picture and that is that United  States’ citizens most hallowed right is the right to vote. So [...]