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Lesson Plan on Writing Rhyming Couplets for Teaching Couplets

Kellie Hayden
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Use this couplets activity to start a fun poetry unit. Poetry does not have to be somber and serious. It can be quite fun and cute.

Teaching How to Write a Setset and Sestets Poems

Kellie Hayden
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Poems have stanzas, and a sestet is one such type. Try this lesson that teaches students how to write a sestet and focuses on rhyme pattern or rhyme …

Teaching Tips on Collaborative Learning in Inclusive Classrooms

S.A. Coggins
Categories : Inclusion strategies for mainstreamed classrooms

Collaborative learning is known to have positive effects on students - with or without special needs. This article covers some useful tips for …

Using Graphic Organizers as Visual Aids for Students with Vision Impairments

Barbara
Categories : Teaching students with visual impairments

In most classrooms, visual aids are posted everywhere in the classroom. Teachers use visual aids to enhance the learning experience for all students. …

An Explanation of Permutation Theory & Formulas

Suvo
Categories : Help with math homework

If you have a set of 52 playing cards, how many different possible arrangements are there with all of the cards? This is where the Permutation theory …

Introductory Playwriting Lesson Plan for Young Students Exploring Sibling Relations and Diversity

S.S. Caine
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

This lesson plan introduces very young students to the unique format for playwriting while encouraging meditation on the relationship between …

Learn About the German Modal Verbs

Peter Boysen
Categories : German language study guides & tips

How to conjugate the seven modal verbs in German. The modal verb chart can be downloaded from the Media Gallery in the Language Learning channel.

Subjunctive I in German - Explained and with Examples

Peter Boysen
Categories : German language study guides & tips

What we normally consider the “subjunctive” mood in German is covered by the Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II). Subjunctive I has to do with …

Teaching Students to Use Addition to Solve Subtraction Problems in Elementary Math

tstyles
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

This article reviews a subtraction strategy that provides children with an understanding of basic approaches to calculating subtraction problems by …

Teaching the 'Breaking it Down' Math Subtraction Strategy to Young Students

tstyles
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

There are many ways to teach subtraction to young elementary students that do not require the memorization of an algorithm. This example uses a …