February Lesson Plan Ideas

February Lesson Plan Ideas
Looking for some great ideas to include the theme of February in your lessons? We have a bunch.

1. February is African American History Month. Here are some lesson ideas.

2. February 4th is Rosa Park's birthday.

3. February 11th is National Inventors' Day. Perfect time for a science fair.

4. National Weatherman's Day. Why not have students predict and track the weather? Then compare to the actual results. This can be a writing or a scientific method activity.

5. Valentine's Day - We have 60 lesson ideas for you on that one.

6. Presidents' Day - We have a ton of ideas in our Presidents' Day guide.

7. Feb. is Love Your Pets Month - Have students write a thank you letter to their pets. More ideas can be found here.

8. Superbowl Sunday - include a football themed game to review your content. Each correct answer is worth 10 yards. An incorrect answer is a turn over. Make 10 slots on your board and break the class into 2 teams.

 

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February Lesson Plan Ideas

February Lesson Plan Ideas
By: Teachnology Staff

Here are some February events you are going to want to include in your class.

1. The Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Take Place - A great opportunity to work on measurement, graphing and data table skills.
2. Ground Hog Day- Time to poll the entire grade level and graph the expected outcome.
3. Weatherman's Day- Discuss and write: how would your life change if we were not able to predict the weather?
4. National Inventors' Day- Two words: Science fair.
5. Get a Different Name Day- What would you change your name to and why? Write a story.
6. Valentine's Day- Check out our Valentine's Day theme for tons of ideas.
7. World Thinking Day- Ask a simple question: "What can you do to change the world?"
8. President's Day- Visit our President's Day theme for all kinds of ideas.
9. Super Bowl Sunday- A great compare and contrast opportunity.
10. African American History Month - Create an ABC book. Use each letter of the alphabet to commemorate a person, event, or idea.
11. Love Your Pet Day - Have students write a "Thank You" card to their pets.

This Week in History

1789: George Washington and John Adams are elected the president and vice president of the United States.

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