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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This engaging Day of the Dead, or Día de los muertos, lesson includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a 3D hanging calavera (skull) craft. English and Spanish versions of the reading passage,
Subjects:
Spanish, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
20
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This engaging Halloween lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a 3D haunted house lantern decoration. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Halloween
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
6
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Hanukkah lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a paper dreidel. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration video, student directions with
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
3
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
In this Valentine's Day themed STEM challenge, students design and build a catapult using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a plastic spoon. Then, they test Cupid's catapult by launching candy hearts and measuring the distance they fly. This
Subjects:
Physics, Valentine's Day, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Laboratory, Google Apps
$3.50
5
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Earth Day lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions to create recycled paper wildflower seed bombs that look like little planet Earths. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a
Subjects:
Environment, Holidays/Seasonal, Earth Day
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Google Apps
$3.50
2
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This festive Christmas lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a 3D Christmas tree ornament. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration video,
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
1
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This engaging Thanksgiving lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a Thanksgiving pop up turkey card. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
1
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Kwanzaa lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a hanging kinara candle holder decoration. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration video,
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
2
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Groundhog Day lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a Punxsutawney Phil groundhog cup puppet. This resource includes:teacher directionsa reading passage and 7 short
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
Digital Download PDF (3.09 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This bundle includes 11 reading comprehension passages and simple crafts to teach and celebrate common American holidays. Each resource includes: a reading passage with short answer questions about each holidayan answer keyvideo and print directions
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Close Reading
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Lesson
$38.50
$23.10
Bundle
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This activity walks students through a science lab experiment to grow Borax crystals on a Christmas tree branch. It's a perfect holiday experiment or addition to your rocks and minerals geology unit. This resource includes: teacher suggestions,
Subjects:
Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Projects, Activities, Laboratory
$3.50
2
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This bundle includes 3 resources to teach winter holidays: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Each lesson includes: A short reading passage about the holiday with fill in the blank, short answer questions A holiday themed craft with student
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Holidays/Seasonal
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Cultural Activities
$10.50
$7.35
3
Bundle
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Easter lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a paper Easter basket craft. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration video, student
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Easter
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
1
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
In this Easter themed STEM challenge, students design and construct a paper Easter basket to hold as many Easter eggs as possible. They'll also learn about the history of basket weaving and the different techniques used to weave baskets. This is a
Subjects:
Holidays/Seasonal, Easter, Spring
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Projects, Activities, Laboratory
$3.50
1
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
In this St. Patrick's Day themed STEM challenge, students design and build a trap to catch a leprechaun, using gold to lure him to the trap. Then, they test their trap by placing a heavy object on top of the trap door. This resource includes:teacher
Subjects:
Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Laboratory, Lesson
$3.50
2
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By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This bundle of hands on science activities includes 6 holiday themed STEM challenges including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas (winter), Saint Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, and Easter. Challenges include: Design a Spider Web
Subjects:
Holidays/Seasonal, Engineering
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Projects, Activities, Google Apps
$17.75
$12.43
Bundle
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Valentine's Day lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a valentine card with a tiny envelope inside full of hearts with messages written on them. It also includes
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, Valentine's Day
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
Digital Download PDF (5.23 MB)
By LaFountaine of Knowledge
This Saint Patrick's Day lesson and activity includes a reading comprehension passage about the holiday and directions and materials to create a rainbow pot of gold suncatcher craft. It also includes teacher directions with a link to a demonstration
Subjects:
Reading, Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Worksheets, Projects
$3.50
Digital Download PDF (2.96 MB)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching 4th grade since 2014. Rather than searching through books and online resources for activities and lesson plans for my students, I prefer to create them myself. Throughout the past several years, I have created a plethora of tried and true lessons and games that I am excited to share with other teachers. All of the materials in my store have been tested out on more than one group of students and have proven worthy of sharing with others! Enjoy!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe learning should be authentic. That means creating real life, hands on experiences that promote critical thinking and spark curiosity. In 8 years of teaching 4th grade, I've found that students learn better and remember more when they discover the information first hand. My resources promote problem solving, creativity, and team work. They prompt students to think deeply and explore more to discover the learning objectives for themselves. My goal is to make this type of inquiry based learning more accessible and affordable to teachers and students everywhere.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Board Certified Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2010 with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. I am certified to teach Kindergarten through 6th grade as well as Spanish. I recently became National Board Certified and am very proud of that accomplishment!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am happy to be living, once again, in my old home town and teaching at the Elementary School that I once attended alongside some of my own teachers turned coworkers. Find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest @lafountaineofknowledge or check out my website/blog lafountaineofknowledge.com for more!