How Differentiated Instruction Works: Why Louder & Slower Does Not
Differentiated instruction is a buzzword that won’t be going away anytime soon. As an instructor it is one of the best things you can do to make …
Continue ReadingThe Common Core Math Standards: 8 Foundational Practices
Are you ready to implement the Common Core math standards in your classroom? Although content has not changed greatly, methods of teaching have. Learn …
Continue ReadingFive Methods of Getting Students to Class on Time: Win the Tardy Battle
It can be tempting to ignore the problem of late students. After all, aren’t we always told to choose our battles wisely? However, if you fail to …
Continue ReadingPoetic Conventions Storyboard Activity with Songs: a Student-Driven Introduction to Poetry
Lyric poetry (aka songs) is one way for you to get your students interested and excited to study poetry. This activity has students analyzing songs as …
Continue ReadingSubtract From 10: A Lesson Plan for Kindergarten
The farmer had ten apples and the horse ate one. How many are left? Young students who are in the early stages of learning the concept of subtraction …
Continue ReadingTeaching "Among the Hidden": Discussion Questions, Pre & Post-Reading Activities & Culiminating Projects
“Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a compelling work of fiction for students in Middle School. This lesson includes …
Continue ReadingExplaining the Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem: Eighth Grade Math Lesson
Students will explore areas of three similar shapes constructed on the sides of a right triangle. They will discover the sum of the area of the …
Continue ReadingPlaying a Video Game Using the Pythagorean Theorem: Eighth Grade Lesson Plan
Students will practice the Pythagorean Theorem through the scenario of playing a video game. Have your students find the distance between their …
Continue ReadingPractice Using the Pythagorean Theorem to Find Missing Sides of Right Triangles: Grade 8 Lesson Plan
Students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing lengths of the sides of right triangles.
Continue ReadingProtect Your Castle Using the Pythagorean Theorem: Eighth Grade Math Lesson
In order to protect their castle, students will use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing lengths of the sides of right triangles. This will …
Continue ReadingSend Your Students on a Treasure Hunt Using the Pythagorean Theorem: Eighth Grade Math Lesson
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to hunt for buried treasure! Students will find the distance between two points plotted on a coordinate grid.
Continue ReadingExploring the Sense of Touch & Feeling with Kindergarteners
It’s hot in here! That itches! Oh, this blanket is so soft. Ouch, I stepped on a rock! All of these things are felt because of our sense of touch. …
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