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Some Activities That Use Patterns to Teach Math

Kathy Foust
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

Give your students some freedom of expression by using these math activities with patterns to help them practice their pattern identifying and pattern …

Teaching Point of View: High School English Lesson Plan

Jessica Cook
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

This lesson plan for high school English uses Norman Mailer’s “The Death of Benny Paret” to teach point of view (POV) and …

Teaching World History: Ideas for Your World History Curriculum

Noreen Gunnell
Categories : Teaching middle school history

Social studies teachers know how difficult it is to include everything in a world history curriculum that covers thousands of years, and calls for …

Three Fun Candy Corn Crafts for the Preschool Class

Finn Orfano
Categories : Preschool crafts and activities for hands on learning

Oh how sweet it is! Candy Corn is the much loved treat of autumn. Enrich this holiday season with these candy corn crafts for preschool. Continue the …

Two Math Activities - Plus a Brain Teaser - to Make the Christmas Season Fun For Your Grade School Class

Kathy Foust
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 1 & 2

Use these Christmas math activities to practice basic math skills such as odds and evens or patterns, and there’s a math brainteaser. Have fun …

Two Sound Experiments for Young Learners: Experiement with the Science of Sound

Reeja Mathew
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Show your students how sound is produced with a simple experiment. Your elementary students will have fun learning more about the science of sound …

Use These Hints For Essay Writing

Margie
Categories : Help with writing assignments paragraphs, essays, outlines & more

Writing better essays usually means getting better grades, and who doesn’t want a better GPA? Continue reading for seven hints for essay writing that …

Writing a Descriptive Essay: Key to the Five-Paragraph Descriptive Essay

Margie
Categories : Help with writing assignments paragraphs, essays, outlines & more

The secret to writing descriptively is to show, not tell. By using the five senses, a descriptive essay uses words to paint pictures for readers.

Addressing Parent Concerns About Preschool

Carole Bruzzano
Categories : Preschool teaching strategies, advice & tips

Some parents are unsure of what to expect when they send their children off to preschool, particularly if the experience of communicating with a …

Fall Preschool Books for Preschoolers and Toddlers

AlyssaAst
Categories : Preschool lesson plans, worksheets & themes for year round learning

There are many great toddler and preschool book titles for fall to read in class to teach young children about this season. Sharing books is a great …