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Scaffolding in the Classroom: Reading and Literacy

Jacqueline Chinappi
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Scaffolding helps students to not only keep up with the rest of the class, but to also master different activities he or she may not be able to master …

Vocabulary Lesson Plan: Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

Trent Lorcher
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Having your students copy the definition of a word out of the dictionary, study it, and take a quiz on it doesn’t work now and didn’t work …

A 2008 Study Showed Standardized Test Performance Scores Improved by Using the Study Island Program (ARCHIVE)

Kellie Hayden
Categories : Student assessment tools & principles

Need help with state indicators and achievement tests? Study Island is a web-based computer program that allows students to practice state standards …

Build a Community in Your Elementary Classroom: Ideas to Start the Year out Right

tstyles
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

In my experience, your school year will go much smoother if you begin the year focused on building community in your classroom. The following ideas …

Definition of Time Management & Advice For Teachers on Time Management

Trent Lorcher
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Too much to do and too little time? Maybe you’re doing something wrong? Take this time management advice: start managing time before it …

How to Teach Subject-Verb Agreement in Spanish

Eric W. Vogt
Categories : Spanish lesson plans for secondary grades 6 12

If you’re a teacher, you’ve written admonitions about this on many a quiz. If you’re a student of Spanish, you may have wondered …

Pre Reading Activities To Improve Reading Comprehension

Margie
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

To improve reading comprehension, students should be encouraged to complete pre-reading activities before reading text. Familiarity with the text …

Teach Students How to Write and Evaluate Paragraphs by Having a Competition

Trent Lorcher
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Motivate students by tapping into their competitive side.

Using 'ir + a + infinitive' in Spanish to Express 'going to'

Eric W. Vogt
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

This lesson shows how to say what someone is going to do or what is going to happen. A periphrastic tense is simply a compound verb construction, a …

Buoyancy Formula: Why does an Iron Piece Sink in Water but a Ship Float?

Ricky
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school science

Sometimes kids wonder why does a small iron piece sink when in water, but a huge ship stays afloat? Here is an interesting experiment to learn the …