TeachersFirst's Fathers' Day Resources
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Looking for ways to help your students honor their fathers and learn more about this holiday? This collection of resources offers several informative websites devoted to dad and the celebration of Father's Day. Find ideas for FREE gifts and more.
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All About the Holidays - PBS Learning Media
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): back to school (63), chinese new year (5), christmas (38), cinco de mayo (10), easter (9), elections (76), fathers day (8), fire prevention (16), flag day (6), halloween (31), hanukkah (12), hispanic (28), holidays (142), july 4th (10), kwanzaa (13), labor day (6), martin luther king (40), mothers day (9), new years (5), pi (25), presidents (116), rosh hashanah (8), st patricks day (11), thanksgiving (24), valentines day (11), veterans (20), womens suffrage (36), yom kippur (9)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for teaching material during holidays throughout the year. For each holiday use a bookmarking site such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to organize and share lesson materials, videos, and game sites for your students. Instead of worksheets or written reports, enhance student learning by asking them to create infographics sharing information about any holiday. Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, is a very easy to use tool that includes pre-made templates. Don't keep student learning to yourself, share their knowledge through holiday podcasts for your entire school and community to hear. Anchor, reviewed here, features many kid-friendly tools to get you started with creating and sharing podcasts.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Celebrating the Holidays with a Kid's Heart - Roxie Carroll - A Kids Heart
Grades
K to 4This site includes advertising.
tag(s): christmas (38), earth day (60), fall festival (6), fathers day (8), hanukkah (12), holidays (142), july 4th (10), martin luther king (40), mothers day (9), new years (5), preK (246), rosh hashanah (8), st patricks day (11), thanksgiving (24), valentines day (11), yom kippur (9)
In the Classroom
Need to find quick activities for a special holiday in your class? Find ready-made activities to use during center time, class celebrations, or special reward time on your interactive whiteboard. After school programs can easily use activities for all different interests during holiday times.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Special Occasion Ideas for the Classroom: TeachersFirst Editors' Choices - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): fathers day (8), mothers day (9), parents (60)
In the Classroom
Stretch your students' creative thinking, writing skills, and problem solving skills as they create projects to honor special people on special occasions or just as a surprise "thank you." Create memories for special people as your learners show what they know and how much they care. Share this collection as a link from your class web page for students and parents to use from home or during vacations and holidays.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Happy Father's Day
Grades
K to 8tag(s): fathers day (8)
In the Classroom
Challenge your students to think about the meaning behind the various quotes. Have students create their own quotes about their fathers. Using a picture (or student drawing) use a program such as ThingLink, (reviewed here,) to have students narrate the picture (sharing their quote or a memory).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Father Figure - Lesson to Honor - Education World
Grades
K to 12tag(s): fathers day (8)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of these FREE lesson plans to honor the dads in your students' life.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Father's Day - TeacherVision
Grades
K to 8tag(s): fathers day (8)
In the Classroom
Get your interactive whiteboard ready and take advantage of the free online "father" quizzes. Both are sure to motivate your students to learn more about many famous "fathers".Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Father's Day Activities - DLTK
Grades
K to 3tag(s): fathers day (8)
In the Classroom
Share this link on your class website for families to access over the summer months. Why not suggest something interactive for the students to create, in addition to the paper craft. For example, have students create online books about their fathers using Bookemon (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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