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Lesson Plan for Teaching Order of Operations Problems

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

Can you get to work before you drive your car? No, there are steps you need to take. The same goes for teaching order of operations problems; …

Swinging Ideas for a Fun Monkey Webquest

Pam Cannon
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

Use a webquest on monkeys to hone research skills, and to find out which monkey species are endangered and what is being done to help them. Watch a …

Symbolism in "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle": An Analysis

Kellie Hayden
Categories : Literature study guides and chapter summaries

In the novel, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, a thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder and changes from a full-skirt wearing …

Teaching Language Arts: A Lesson Plan Using Back-to-School Poems

Kellie Hayden
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Inspiring students to write back-to-school poems in the classroom can be a fun opening activity during the first days or weeks of the school year. For …

Teaching Strategies for Students With Developmental Delays: Tips for Teachers

Lisa Pulsifer
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

As a teacher, you will need to provide special teaching accommodations to students with a developmental delay. Some instructional strategies that help …

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Lesson Plans and Activities

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

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson is a fun and popular book for third and fourth graders. The Herdmans, a very interesting family in …

The Special Needs Child: Computer Games Available on 8 Websites

Janelle Martel
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Children love playing on the computer. For students with special needs, this kind of activity can be especially beneficial. Read on to learn about …

Three Preschool Winter Holiday Craft Ideas: Adapt for Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanzaa

Tania Cowling
Categories : Preschool crafts and activities for hands on learning

Since there are three main holidays in December, you want to be sensitive to having the children make crafts that will be part of their own …

Trail of Tears Webquest: The Indian Removal Act

Pamela Martin
Categories : Teaching middle school history

Learn about a sad era of American history with this Trail of Tears webquest. Encourage your students to work together to design a striking memorial to …

Beginning Level ESL Lessons: Irregular Past Tense

Jessica Ocheltree
Categories : Esl lesson plans for all grade levels

Need some ideas for ESL lessons for beginners? Here’s one that covers the irregular past tense verbs, one of those tricky grammar points …