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Renaissance Poetry Jigsaw Lesson: Introducing Students to the Renaissance Poets

Kellie Hayden
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

In this lesson students will learn all about Renaissance Poetry by Ben Johnson, Andrew Marvell, Richard Lovelace, John Milton, Robert Herrick and …

Shakespearean Sonnet Lesson: Metaphors, Similes and Multiple Intelligences

Kellie Hayden
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Using Multiple Intelligences, students will study Shakespeare’s sonnets 29, 116, and 130. Students will focus on metaphor, simile, mood, end …

Thanksgiving Foods Lesson Plan: How Thanksgiving Menu Choices Fit Into the Basic Food Groups

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for pre k and k

Teach students about the foods that were available at the first Thanksgiving and compare them to some of the foods that Americans enjoy at …

Winter Holiday Diversity - A Lesson Plan on Christmas in Germany With an Advent Wreath Craft

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

This lesson in a series on winter holidays celebrated throughout the world looks at how Christmas is celebrated in Germany. Teach your class some …

A Gingerbread Unit Using Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

Making friends can be difficult for young students. This is a lesson plan to reflect upon some of the situations that children face when trying to …

A Useful Book for How to Organize a Classroom: Classroom Management in Photographs

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Classroom management tips & methodologies

A wonderful tool for teachers to keep the classroom organized and establish routines for the school year.

Interactive Food Guide My Plate Bulletin Board: Teaching Food Groups and Choices

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school science

Teach students about the my plate food guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture. Create an interactive bulletin board for the …

Kids Create Art From Recycled Materials in This Eco-Friendly Project

AmandakShannon
Categories : The arts in middle school

As adults, we are constantly being clued in about the state of our environment. We know what’s wrong and why we are in trouble. Yet, are we …

Make a Gingerbread Mini Book on Story Paper with Your Class

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

Last in the unit about the Gingerbread Man. Today students will use their experience baking gingerbread cookies, in the last gingerbread lesson plan …

Monitoring the Behavior of High School Students: Ideas and Methods

goldwriter
Categories : Classroom management tips & methodologies

Just how do you keep track of inappropriate behavior, like talking, tardies, or insubordination for high school students? Keep a behavior notebook.