How to Teach Without a Textbook

Teach without a textbook with these 200+ creative, hands-on ideas for math, history, language arts, art, science, and more!

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200+ ways to teach without a textbook

FINE ARTS

30+ Ways to Teach Art Without a Textbook

25 Art Projects Inspired by Post-Impressionism

30+ Ways to Teach Music Without a Textbook

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

History is one of my favorite subjects!

30+ Ways to Teach Geography Without a Textbook

30+ Ways to Teach History Without a Textbook

100+ Historical Books for Kids (with reviews)

50+ Historical Movies for Kids (with reviews)

100+ Historical Movies for Middle and High School under R (with reviews)

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ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

30+ Ways to Teach Language Arts Without a Textbook (coming soon)

30+ Ways to Teach Spelling Without a Textbook

MATH AND SCIENCE

30+ Ways to Teach Math Without a Textbook

30+ Hands-on Ways To Teach Fractions

20+ Hands-on Ways to Teach Multiplication and Division

25+ DIY Math Games for Elementary Students

20+ Hands-on Ways to Teach Addition and Subtraction (coming soon)

20+ Hands-on Ways to Teach Place Value (coming soon)

30+ Ways to Teach Science Without a Textbook

25+ Fun Edible STEM Experiments

25+ Hands-on Rainbow Science Activities

25 Christmas STEM Activities

20+ Hands-on Ways to Teach Earth Science