Kristina Gavigan
I am a stay at home mom to two boys. Before having children, I was an elementary school teacher. I have also worked as a nanny, a child care director, and a childcare teacher.
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Christmas Party with School-Aged KidsThis is a winter party I did with my son's 2nd grade class that revolves around a snow theme.
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Overcoming Selective Mutism (SM)This is the third personal article I have written about the journey we've made with our son and his Selective Mutism. -
Family Thematic Unit for Primary StudentsThis is a framework or outline for a Thematic Unit on Family developed for first grade students. It is helpful guide in developing a unit for primary grade students and gives rationale for developing the unit.
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Classroom Adaptations for Developmentally Delayed StudentsIf you have a student that is mentally disabled or developmentally delayed, possibly years behind most of the students' abilities in all areas, you might find some or all of these ideas helpful!
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History Lesson Plan: Ancient Civilizations - EgyptThis lesson plan is designed for middle school students. It involves technology and utilization of a graphic organizer.
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Classroom Adaptations for Students with Cerebral PalsyThis article is for classroom teachers that have students with cerebral palsy. These adaptations are fairly simple to apply in the general classroom setting.
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Classroom Adaptations for Students with Hearing ImpairmentsThis article provides some basic ideas to help teachers in a regular classroom setting with some simple adaptations to help students with hearing impairments.
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Classroom Adaptations for Students with ADHDThese are some general ideas that can be used by classroom teachers to help students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. These are ideas I developed when working on a Theme Unit on Family for Primary grade students.
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"A Colonial Family and Community " Inquiry Lesson PlanThis lesson plan is designed to help show primary students that not all families are alike. It is a historical lesson that also integrates technology. -
Primary Grades Lesson: What is a Family?This lesson was designed to help students learn more about diversity amongst family units as well as helping them define the concept of family. This is a cooperative group lesson. -
Basketball Skill Lesson PlanThis lesson plan is for anyone teaching physical education to students. Help your students play basketball better by helping them watch other players and knowing where they'll move.
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Physical Education Lesson on DanceThis lesson is designed for upper elementary or middle school students. Students have to create a dance using effort concepts and tell a story through their movements. -
NTeQ Lesson Plan Integrating Technology and ScienceThis is a science lesson for 3rd grade that integrates technology. Students will collect data and enter it into the computer to create a graph and spreadsheet and answer a specified problem.
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Physical Education Lesson for Children: CatchingThis lesson is for intermediate students. It will help to teach your students to reach for the ball when playing sports such as baseball. -
Science Lesson Plan on PermeabilityThis is a concept attainment lesson plan to help students learn a new concept: permeable. Using examples and non-examples of permeable items, students will discover on their own the concept. -
Physical Education Lesson PlanThis physical education lesson plan is for elementary age students to learn more about levels, control, and utilization while learning how to throw at a target.
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Direct Reading: Thinking Activity (DR-TA)The DR-TA is used to build comprehension skills by making predictions. This lesson will also help students understand their history better. Great lesson for Black History Month!
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Human Body Systems - The Nervous SystemThe purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with a new concept: the nervous system. This lesson will allow students to generate analogies and compare and contrast using a learning tool called Synectics. -
Cut Paper Mural Art Lesson - Ocean ThemeThis is an art lesson to use with intermediate age students and is a wonderful lesson to incorporate with literature and science lessons revolved around ocean life. -
Limerick Poem ActivityThis is an activity you can do with upper elementary students during a poetry unit. It can be used in a poetry unit and you can integrate it with other subjects as well, such as art.
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Teaching Students to Be Physically FitThis lesson is for Physical Education teachers or any teacher wanting to teach students about Cardiovascular Efficiency and the importance of being physically fit. -
Sounds of Poetry Lesson PlanThis lesson will help your intermediate students learn and understand the concept of onomatopoeia. This lesson was created for a fifth grade language arts class. Poetry lessons should precede this lesson.
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Proud to Be an American LessonThe focus of this lesson is patriotism and American symbols. Students will get to create their own symbol showing to the class what America and patriotism means to them.
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Animal Guessing GameThis game is a preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school favorite! I played this game with kids in daycare, kids I babysat, and students I taught and every time it was a hit. It can also be used with older kids and is a wonderful ice breaker game.
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Lesson Plan: Oceans and Ocean LifeThis is a great list of ideas that revolve around one theme: Oceans and Ocean Life utilizing various types of activities related to different styles of learning. -
Rhythm Lesson Plan for KindergartenThis lesson is for teachers of young students. It is a lesson rhythm. The lesson utilizes the farm song "Bingo" and would work well with a farm or animals theme unit. There are additional ideas given to compliment the lesson.
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My Sister, My FriendThis is a short essay I wrote describing how I felt when my sister got married and left home. My sister is not only a relative, but my friend and I am thankful for the wonderful relationship we have even to this day.
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Volleying Lesson PlanThis is an easy to follow lesson plan for elementary physical education teachers or those doing physical education with their students. It involves the skill of "volleying" and teaching students control and varying utilization levels.
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Primary Literacy Lesson PlanThis lesson plan will help provide students with a strategy that supports their individual comprehension and that will enhance their understanding of a story.
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Family Totem Pole Art ProjectGreat art activity to do with students when learning about Native Americans.
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Wycinanki (Paper Cutouts)This is a paper art project that would be appropriate for Elementary or Middle grade students to complete. A wonderful craft to utilize when learning about different countries/cultures.
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin Vocabulary Lesson Plan for Primary Grade ClassesThis is a vocabulary lesson that utilizes a popular children's book. It involves a before reading strategy called TVC or Teaching Vocabulary in Context, which can help students to better comprehend a word's meaning.
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A Revolting Alphabet: American Revolution Project for Intermediate GradesThis is a fun way to get your students to learn more about the American Revolution, while also incorporating their research and writing skills.
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Barter System Lesson Plan for Intermediate Social Studies ClassesThis lesson introduces students to pioneer life and the system of bartering by which they lived. It is a hands-on, cooperative, and engaging activity that will help students to grasp the meaning of "barter".
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Preamble to the Constitution Lesson PlanThis project will help your students gain a more deep-seated understanding of the Preamble. This is a cooperative group lesson that integrates Social Studies, art, and language arts. I did this with a fifth grade class and they loved it!
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Traditions Around the World Group ProjectThis is a creative group project that will help students to work together cooperatively while learning new information. It integrates social studies, language arts, art, and more.
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10 Resourceful Scrapbook WebsitesThis is a list of my favorite sites to find quotes, poems, titles and more for scrapbook pages. It is very extensive and each of these sites is a wonderful resource that every cropper should utilize!
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Still in Silence: Struggling with Selective MutismThis is a follow up story on my previous article on my son's personal struggle with Selective Mutism. It describes what we are currently doing to help him.
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How to Break the Ice at Large Group MeetingsThis article gives several ideas for ice breaker games that can be used at moms group meetings, bible study groups, work meetings, etc. to help people feel more relaxed and get to know one another better.
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20 Turkey Time Crafts and GamesThis article shares 10 crafts and 10 games that all involve turkeys as the theme. They would be great for teachers, parents, and anyone having a thanksgiving party.
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Using Crafts to TeachYour Preschooler About ThanksgivingThis article gives creative suggestions for teaching your preschooler about the meaning of Thanksgiving and about being thankful through various craft projects.
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My Child Won't Speak at School: He Suffers from Selective Mutism Not ShynessThis article shares my personal expeerience with a child who has Selective Mutism, an anxiety disorder, and how we have dealt with it. I share advice and resources.
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Creating Scrapbooks: How to Get Started and Lots of Page IdeasThis article gives an abundance of ideas for various pages you can include in your child's scrapbook albums. It will help get you started as well as motivate you to work on these precious memoirs for your child.
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A Lesson on Weather for Primary Students, Integrating Creative WritingThis lesson will help students to learn more about clouds while helping them to utilize creative writing skills and word processing skills.
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Biography Banners: a Creative Way to Have Students Complete a Book ReportThis is a plan teachers can use with students to complete biography reports. It gives all the details that will be given to students to complete the report as well as how to score it.
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How to Make More Time for God in Your LifeThis article gives simple things we can do to make more time for and with God in our lives.
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Children's Birthday Party Venues in Memphis, TennesseeThis article gives ideas for various party venues for children's birthdays. It includes prices and what is included to allow parents opportunity to compare.
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Our Favorite Pumpkin Patches in the MidsouthThis article is a review and description of our two favorite pumpkin patches to visit each year.
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How to Celebrate Veterans Day With Your PreschoolerThis article will help parents of preschoolers and preschool teachers to teach their children more about Veterans Day as well as offer ideas for how to celebrate this special occasion.
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Tips for Making an Alphabet ScrapbookThis article will help anyone wanting to make an abc album get started as well as find ideas for each letter.
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Why I Love Bible Study FellowshipThis is an in depth overview of Bible Study Fellowship. It tells the readers what BSF is and what it has to offer. My hope is to share this wonderful opportunity with others.
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How to Host a Simple Halloween Party for PreschoolersThis article will provide preschool parents and teachers with ideas to host a halloween party, including games, crafts, and food ideas; as well as, important tips.
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Beanpot Multiplication: A Hands on Math Lesson Using Calculators for 4th GradersThis lesson was created to make learning to use calculators fun. It also encourages working together and of course, practicing the skill of multiplication.
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Jelly Bean Investigation: A Problem Solving/Math Lesson for Intermediate GradesThis lesson will help 4th and 5th grade students use their problem solving skills as well as demonstrate their knowledge of math skills such as fractions, addition, multiplication, and measurement.
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Procedures to Utilize in the Classroom to Help Your Class Run Smoothly and EfficientlyThis article serves as an example for teachers to develop classroom procedures that will help them run their classes more effectively.
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Lesson Plan for Teaching Students How to Write Realistic Fiction Book ReportsHere is a book report format you can use with 4th or 5th grade students. It includes a break down of paragraphs and a scoring guide.
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Taste Buds Lesson Plan: Identifying TastesThis lesson plan was written to coordinate with a literature lesson . . . reading of the story "Sugaring Time" by Kathryn Lasky. Students will learn to identify taste areas on their tongues.
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How to Develop a Classroom Discipline Plan that Will WorkThis article is a tool to help classroom teachers in developing a classroom discipline plan that will help them to maintain control in their classroom. A good plan involving students and parents works best!
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A Teacher's Guide on How to Prevent Cheating and How to Discipline After the FactThis article lists a multitude of suggestions teachers can use in their classrooms to prevent cheating from occurring and to find ways to solve the problem after it occurs. It contains lots of great ideas!
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Page by Page - Creating a Scrapbook for Baby's 1st YearThis article will help beginner scrapbookers as well as others just looking for fresh ideas.
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Totally Awesome Activities for Your Well-Rounded Mom's GroupThis article provides many suggestions for moms groups to utilize for activities to make their groups more fun, more involved, and more creative!
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Story Bags Creative Writing LessonThis lesson plan will help teachers to provide an activity that will enrich creative thinking and writing for their 3rd through 6th grade students; as well as, encourage cooperative teamwork.
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Social Studies - Learning About the ConstitutionThis lesson will help your intermediate students to learn the preamble and be able to retain what they learn through a creative hands on activity.
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Creative Writing Lesson Plan: MemoriesThis is a great lesson plan to help your students increase their creative writing skills and prepare them for standardized testing.
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50 Fun Activities to Entertain Your Preschool ChildKeeping your preschool child entertained, busy, while trying to provide good, quality, educational activities is not an easy task. Here is a list of activities I have compiled that are simple, can be used anytime, and don't require a lot of materials.
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Sample Classroom Management PlanThis is a complete classroom management plan that can be adapted and used by elementary school teachers.
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How to Throw a Fun-themed Party for Your PreschoolerPlanning a party is not easy and can be very expensive. Here are simple plans for a fun-filled party on a low cost budget.
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Primary Literature/Creative Writing Lesson Integrating ScienceThis lesson plan is a wonderful example of how you can incorporate other subject areas, in this case, Science into your literature/creative writing lessons.
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Moms Need Playgroups Too!Becoming a mom can turn your world upside down . . . the world you once knew changes from "It's all about me!" to "It's all about them!" Now, don't get me wrong. Nothing wrong with that, but it can be scary and hard if you go at it alone.