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Teacher Tips for Writing Behavior Plans for ADHD Students

Margo Dill
Categories : Teaching students with emotional & behavioral disorders

Students with ADHD may have trouble following classroom rules, such as staying in their seats or raising their hands before speaking. If you have ever …

A Lesson Plan on Peer Editing To Make it Work

Margo Dill
Categories : English lesson plans for middle school

Peer editing is a useful tool, but sometimes it doesn’t seem to work as well as it should. Students get together to edit each other’s …

About the Touch Math Teaching Method: Great for Struggling Students

AndreaS
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

How can a teacher work with students who have difficulty retaining basic math facts? Teaching math skills with Touch Math may offer a solution.

Peer Editing Checklist: Learn What to Look For When Peer Editing

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

Peer editing can be a difficult process if you are not sure which corrections need to be made. A peer editing checklist is a helpful tool to have when …

Review of the website MyGradeBook.com

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Would a virtual grade book make teacher’s lives easier? The site My Grade Book offers teachers the opportunity to record grades, list …

Teaching the Writing Process: How to Use Classroom Management Ideas when Getting Started in Writers' Workshop

Margo Dill
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Managing the five pieces of writers’ workshop can be a real nightmare, even for the most organized teacher and students. When I was a writing …

Tips for Communicating With Autistic Children

Kathy Foust
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

Though autism affects the communication skills of the autistic person, there are methods to adapt to this issue. This article explores some of the …

Using Technology for Communication in Autism: Things to Think About

Kathy Foust
Categories : Teaching students with neurological disorders

Autistic children often have problems with verbal communication. There are a number of solutions involving technology to communicate with children …

Using Words in Context: A Vocabulary Game for High School English

Kellie Hayden
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

For this vocabulary game students work in groups to form sentences using target words. Each student will come to the front of the room to help his …

Activities for Teaching the Phases of the Moon

Marlene Gundlach
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

When students look up into the night sky at the moon, do they know what they are really seeing? These fun activities will help introduce your class to …