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Using Summarizing Graphic Organizers to Help Students Write Summaries

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

When students are learning to write summaries, it is useful to teach them to organize their thoughts with a graphic organizer.

A Comparison of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: How are They Connected? How are They Different?

R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen
Categories : Science facts & homework help

Are you preparing to delve into cellular respiration and photosynthesis? If so, make this your study guide to learn some key things you need to know …

A Julius Caesar WebQuest

Noreen Gunnell
Categories : Teaching middle school history

Julius Caesar was a pivotal figure in Ancient Roman and World History. Use the webquests in this lesson to introduce your class to one of the most …

A Long Way from Chicago Lesson Plan on the Characters

Kellie Hayden
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Grandma Dowdel makes every year’s visit for Joey and Mary Alice during the Depression memorable. This lesson plan on A Long Way from Chicago …

A Second Grade Lesson Plan on Plants: Includes Journaling & Ecological Benefits

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

This second grade lesson plan can be a unit that will not only teach students about the plant life cycle, but also introduce them to the ecological …

Advantages of Criterion Referenced Tests

Elizabeth Wistrom
Categories : Student assessment tools & principles

Do you like to be judged against others? Most of us prefer to only be judged against ourselves. This is how criterion referenced tests …

Art From Haiti: Lesson Plans: Telling a Story with Symbols

Deidra Alexander
Categories : The arts in middle school

When you see the color red, what comes to mind first? When you see a vibrant purple splashed among a sea of pastels? Color allows artists to express …

Assistive Technology Act: What You Should Know

Lisa Pulsifer
Categories : Special education law ID ea, ieps, 504s, cses & planning

While technology has become more important in people’s everyday lives, it has always been a useful tool to help students with disabilities reach …

Educating Students With Disabilities: A Shift From Special Education to Inclusion

Stephanie Torreno
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Inclusion has moved students with disabilities from separate special education classes into general education environments to learn with their peers. …

Incorporating Differentiation Into Your Classroom Lessons to Meet the Needs of All Students

Jessica Cook
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Would you like to know how to create lessons that will meet the needs of all the students in your classroom? Read on to find out some ways that will …