Increasing Student Participation & Rewarding Students Without Using Candy
Have you ever bought candy with your hard earned cash, just to give it away to your students in an effort to reward and/or motivate them? This is an …
Continue ReadingPower vs. Authority in Your Classroom: How Often Should a Teacher Call for Back-Up?
How often should you call in for back-up when you have misbehaving students? Do it too often, and it will quickly lose it’s significance for …
Continue ReadingProject Based Learning Assessment for "The Pearl": Student Created Playlists for the Book
Are you becoming increasingly frustrated with your students’ unwillingness to put away those personal electronic devices? In this activity, …
Continue ReadingStudent Created Multiple-Choice Questions: Lesson for "Bridge to Terabithia"
Enhance novel comprehension and test-taking skills all in one lesson by having students create their own multiple choice questions.
Continue ReadingUse of Figurative Language in "Bridge to Terabithia" Lesson Plan for Elementary Students
Have your class explore the rich use of figurative language in “Bridge to Terabithia” with this lesson plan.
Continue ReadingChange in Weather & Seasons: Kindergarten Science Lesson
Looking for a way to ease students from the concept of weather to seasons? Well, this article will show you how to take what students already know …
Continue ReadingDeveloping Number Sense of Sets of Two, Three & Four: A Two-Day Kindergarten Lesson
Here is a two-day lesson plan to use with young students to help develop their number sense. You will find related books, homework, assessment …
Continue ReadingName That Fish: Science Lab Activity With Dichotomous Keys for Middle School
Ever wonder how scientists identify fish by their scientific name? It has to with many physical traits such as the number and shape of their fins, …
Continue ReadingReview of BigUniverse.Com eBook Sharing Site for Grades K-8
Read about Big Universe, an ebook sharing platform for grades K-8. How well does the program work? Is it a fit for your class?
Continue ReadingTeaching the Final Chapters of "The Giver" by Lowis Lowry: Chapters 19-23
This lesson provides vocabulary words, discussion and comprehension questions for your Middle School students. Teach your class about making difficult …
Continue ReadingIntroduction to Existentialism: Thinkers and Writers
Existentialism can be best defined by going straight to the root of the word: exist. The philosophy is about human existence and our choices. It …
Continue ReadingSalem Witch Trials Webquest: A Project Based Lesson to Introduce 'The Crucible' by Arthur Miller
While “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller is a riveting drama and a staple in high school classes, lecturing students about two separate but …
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