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Teach Young Students How to Help the Environment: 3 Lesson Plans for Earth Day

AlyssaAst
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Earth Day is a wonderful opportunity to teach young children the importance and value of giving something back to the planet. Students can help the …

Teaching Young Kids to Measure: Teaching Units

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

This lesson plan on unit measuring introduces the concept of measurements using various items. In this lesson plan, the focus is not on the item used …

Tips for Developing Your Oral Presentation Skills

SForsyth
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Before your oral presentation, use this guide. You’ll learn more and you won’t feel like scraping your eyelids with a fork.

Who Am I?: Elementary School Activities

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

We are never too young to start exploring the question, “Who Am I?” Interactive lessons, allowing the child to work independently, create individual, …

A Memorable Way for Introducing and Teaching Contractions Using Comics

Elizabeth Porter
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

In this article you will learn how to make teaching contractions a fun experience for your students. We introduce what contractions are, their …

An Easy Homemade Phonics Game for Primary Students

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

What can you make with tag board, a marker, some cut-outs and a little fun? A phonics game that will reinforce skills you are teaching in class!

Create a World Clock: Fun Classroom Project to Learn About Time Zones

Susan
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

It’s two pm here but what is it in Auckland, New Zealand? Build this craft with your class and learn about different time zones.

E-Tools for Kids: E-learning for Children Offers Online Courses and Curriculum for Free

Laurie Patsalides
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

E-learning for kids is an excellent classroom resource and tool for teachers. The site offers entire courses that will actually reinforce classroom …

How Close Are the Portuguese and Spanish Languages?

Larry Gordon
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

The assumption Portuguese speakers can speak Spanish, but Spanish speakers cannot speak Portuguese without formal study rings as a half-truth. …

How to Handle the Stress of Awaiting College Acceptance Letters

Julia Bodeeb
Categories : Advice for parents of teens

These are tips for parents who want to help their teens that are high school seniors to manage the stress of awaiting college acceptance letters. …