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SMART Board Activities: How to Create a Cheap Promethean Board

stadams
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Are you still waiting for your school to shell out the $3000+ to buy your class a Promethean board? While you’re waiting try out this cheap fix. …

Teach Your Classroom Grades 5-8: How Christmas in Colombia Is Celebrated: Foods, Festivities, and Families

Gustavo Lequerica-Calvo
Categories : Social studies help cultures, governments & more

The Catholic Church has a strong presence in the country of Columbia, meaning the observance of Christmas has a very religious approach rather than a …

Teaching Measurement by Baking Cookies in Class: Activities & Ideas

Donna Cosmato
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school math

Young children can have a difficult time grasping mathematical concepts. Taking math into the kitchen is a visual way to make abstract concepts become …

Thanksgiving Essay & Bulletin Board for Middle School Language Arts Class

Kellie Hayden
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

This Thanksgiving lesson teaches the students to write an essay on what they are thankful for in life. In addition, each student will make a turkey …

Understanding Title 1 Students: Student Motivation

Sarah Malburg
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Finding ways to motivate Title 1 students can be a daunting task. Title 1 students face daily struggles just to survive. However, teachers must use …

Administering/Proctoring Standardized Tests: Four Useful Pointers

goldwriter
Categories : Student assessment tools & principles

During your teaching career, you may be called upon to proctor or administer a standardized test. Here are some general suggestions for this task.

An Overview of the Charlotte Mason Method of Homeschooling With Pros & Cons

Leah Witmond
Categories : Homeschooling methodologies

“I Am, I Can, I Ought, I Will;” “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life;” “Education is the science of …

How to Manage Reading Workshop Activities

Margo Dill
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

Reading workshop is similar to writing workshop. Nancie Atwell has written several books about this concept. With reading workshop, each student is …

The Classical Education Method of Homeschooling: What It Entails, and the Pros & Cons of a Latin-Centered Curriculum

Leah Witmond
Categories : Homeschooling methodologies

Seeking to emulate and recreate the educational system that has been used for over 2000 years and produced some of the world’s greatest …

Tips to Modify Spelling Activities and Spelling Tests

Margo Dill
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

All students can have their own spelling lists each week with their own number of words at their own levels. With these lists, students can do …