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Use of Wii Fit in Schools: What Is Its Place?

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Will the use of Wii fit in schools replace recess? Is the next generation of physical activity going to be individualized? Here we take a look at a …

Using Online Math Programs for Building Math Skills in Students: Live MathBowl / Mathletics in Review

S.A. Coggins
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Using this web-based educational service, kids can learn math in varied levels (from Kindergarten to Grade 8 in Live Math Bowl [USA] and from …

Using Volunteers in the Classroom: Finding, Training, Introducing & Thanking School Volunteers

Julia Bodeeb
Categories : Classroom management tips & methodologies

A teacher will gain invaluable help with a classroom volunteer. Find out how to search for volunteers, get them started, make them feel welcome, train …

Latin Possessive and Reflexive Adjectives

John Garger
Categories : Tips for learning & translating latin

Like English, Latin uses possessive adjectives to indicate the possessor of a person or object. As an inflected language, Latin changes the form of …

Spanish Uno: Language Learning Online Review

Larry M. Lynch
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

For those interested in learning to speak the Spanish language, here is a review of features, costs and caveats of the Spanish Uno website program.

Using SMART Boards in Your Math Lesson Plans

Lila S. Kallstrom
Categories : Lesson plans for high school math, grades 9 12

There are many ways to use the interactive tools of a SMART Board to teach math. Let’s review some of the best ways to leverage this …

Language Arts, Middle School: Lesson on Writing Paragraphs

Margie
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

One of the most important skills a writer needs is the ability to write a solid paragraph. Good paragraph writing is a skill that must be taught, …

Use Springtime Poetry For ESL Activities and Lesson Plans

Rebecca Scudder
Categories : Esl lesson plans for all grade levels

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, poetry month also marks the birth of William Wordsworth, a world-renowned English Romantic …

A Lesson on Teaching Ponzi Schemes to High School Students

Noreen Gunnell
Categories : High school history lesson plans, grades 9 12

Ponzi schemes have been around for a long time–and this unfortunate fact gives social studies, economics, and business teachers the chance to …

Celebrating Student Birthdays in Simple, Yet Fun Ways

Cheryl Gabbert
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

A child’s birthday is probably the most important day of the year to the child who is celebrating it. Teachers can make birthdays even nicer by …