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Try Playing Cooperative Games with your Class Instead of Competitive Games

tstyles
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

If you’re looking for a great resource on taking the competition out of games and sport activities read the book “Everyone Wins” by …

A Case Study of How Two Teachers Approach Inclusion

Barbara
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Gina and Anne are 9th grade LA (Language Arts) teachers who have different attitudes towards the inclusion of students with special needs in their …

Multisensory Teaching Methods and Activities in the Inclusive Classroom

Rose Kivi
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Multisensory instruction is an affective teaching method in the inclusive classroom. General education and special education students can all benefit …

Oil Spill Clean Up Experiment: Easier in Fresh Water or Salt Water?

Alicia
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school science

This science experiment is perfect for 6th grade environmental science. Students are old enough to study oil spills and discover how hard it can be …

Outdoor Technology: Activities for Using Digital Technology Outdoors with Elementary Students

Susan Carter
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Are your students suffering from nature deprivation? Have you canceled recess to provide more instructional time? Teachers want to prepare students …

Sound Experiments for First or Second Graders as a Science Experiment

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

Sound occurs by vibration, or when an object moves back and forth rapidly. Second grade children are old enough to begin understanding this concept. …

What is Co-Teaching and How Can it Benefit My Special Education Class?

goldwriter
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

What is co-teaching and what are the different styles of co-teaching? This article will discuss co-teaching and co-teaching styles and the benefits …

A Teacher's Guide to Financial Success: How to Get Rich While Teaching at a Public School.

Trent Lorcher
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

I’m tired of hearing poor people’s excuses that they’re only paid a teacher’s salary. We’re well educated. We work hard. …

How to Hold a Successful Middle School Open House

Kellie Hayden
Categories : Classroom management tips & methodologies

An open house can be counted a success when parents, teachers and students walk away smiling. However, there are many pitfalls in staging an open …

Make Your Classroom's Open House a Success With These Top 10 Tips

Susan Carter
Categories : Classroom management tips & methodologies

Start the year off right in your K-12 classroom with an effective, informative and engaging Curriculum Night. Follow these ten tips to make your Open …