Teacher Resources

Teaching Tip: April Lesson Plan Ideas
By: Christy Snider McCormick, Secondary Mathematics
Here are some April lesson ideas for your class.
1. Earth Month- Relate the Earth to something you see everyday.
2. National Humor Month- Make subject related jokes.
3. National Poetry Month- Write a love poem to Earth.
4. National Youth Sports Safety Month- Calculate the speed of collisions in a local sport.
5. National Frog Month- Write as if you were a frog.
6. April Fools´ Day- Convince students they are going on a crazy field trips.
7. Income Tax Day- You win a big prize. How much does Uncle Sam let you have?
This Week in History
- 1858: A Pencil with an attached eraser patented.
- 1918: Daylight savings time is first observed in the US.
Teacher Inspiration and Humor

Inspiring Quote
“Teach a child how to think, not what to think.”
— Sidney Sugarman
Jokes You Can Tell in Class
What did one mountain say to the other mountain?
Let´s meet in the valley.