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Label Tree Parts with an Interactive Science Bulletin Board

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

This lesson can stand alone or be used in a series about trees and seasons. Have your students learn about tree parts and practice labeling the parts …

Lesson Plans on Trees: Adopt a Tree in Autumn for Science Observation

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school science

Continuing in our series of seasons and trees, we teach about fall (autumn) trees. Here you will find a lesson plan of how to teach the season with …

Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plans: Banish Classroom Slackers

Trent Lorcher
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Admit it. You have a few students you really want to banish. Now you can with this interactive Romeo and Juliet assignment.

Winter Tree Lesson Plan For Grade School: Dormancy Observation

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school science

This lesson plan is all about a tree in the winter. As part of a unit about trees and the seasons, students will learn about a winter tree and its …

A Bee Snack for Students with a Unit on Bees

Alicia
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Students will enjoy a break from their workday to make this fun bumblebee snack using peanut butter and chocolate - the same combination that made …

Animal, Plant, and Fungi Phylogeny: A Surprising Relationship in Eukaryota Phylogeny

Robyn Broyles
Categories : Science facts & homework help

Fungi and plants may look similar, but they are not closely related. In fact, fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants.

Assessment Test for Math: Assessing Addition Using CGI

Elizabeth Wistrom
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school math

Using these addition problems as a basic assessment test for math will give you a better idea of what mathematical knowledge your students already …

Cognitively Guided Instruction for Math Story Problems Using CGI Math

Elizabeth Wistrom
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school math

Many students struggle with word problems. Use the theory of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) to help your students grasp these types of math …

Edward's Eyes Book Summary

tstyles
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

This heartfelt book by the author of Sarah Plain and Tall is a good story for a classroom read aloud or for book group studies. Here we discuss the …

Effective Vocabulary Instruction: Etymology, Analyzing Word Parts, Using Context Clues, Using Language Structure Clues, Using Word Maps

Trent Lorcher
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Building vocabulary takes more than jotting down a list of words, copying the definitions, and throwing the paper in the garbage can after failing a …