This lesson plan teaches students about the importance of setting goals both long and short term. Goals are set by students and the steps to reach …
Continue ReadingThis article is meant as a companion to the other articles in this series on the economic crisis. It defines many financial terms and can also be used …
Continue ReadingMake the Christmas season special by doing a read aloud using the beloved Caldecott, Christmas classic, The Polar Express. In this cultural diversity …
Continue ReadingThis lesson plan is part of a series on the current financial crisis. It considers the psychological factors that affect people’s reactions to a …
Continue ReadingThis article discusses what a stock market crash is and how it can lead to a financial crisis. It is meant to be used as a guide for lesson plans on …
Continue ReadingCreate a world is a wonderful, long-term language arts activity that gives students the opportunity to work in a collaborative fashion, use a variety …
Continue ReadingThis lesson plan teaches students about the building, destruction, and rebuilding of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. …
Continue ReadingIn this fun lesson students will recreate or simulate a USO. This requires “famous” speakers, music, dancing, and costumes. This lesson …
Continue ReadingStudents have been learning about trees and seasons in this unit. To teach across the curriculum, a planned social studies lesson about family trees …
Continue ReadingThis research project helps students learn more about the Paralympics, and the athletes and skills they demonstrate during an intense two weeks of …
Continue ReadingCredit is sometimes seen as the easy option for dealing with debt. But it can be a trap, especially for young people who are often unlikely to have …
Continue ReadingThis is the first of a series of articles which will include lesson plans for Labor Day. Here we will include the unit learning objectives, resources, …
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