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Jellyfish Art Project & Ideas for an Under the Sea Theme for Elementary Students

Anne Vize
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Most young children are fascinated by the ‘under the sea’ theme and this easy to do jellyfish project is a great introduction to the …

Rubistar for Teachers: Rubistar Rubric Maker Review

Trent Lorcher
Categories : Teaching methods, tips & strategies

Rubrics help teachers help students. Rubistar helps teachers make rubrics that help teachers help students.

St. Patrick's Day Lessons and Activities: Bring the Luck of the Irish to Your Students

Jacqueline Chinappi
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Here are some fun Ireland activities to help incorporate St. Patrick’s Day into the classroom on March 17th. Use them with St. Patrick’s …

Task Analysis in Special Education: Break Down Complex Tasks into Managable Chunks to Aid Students with Disabilities

AndreaS
Categories : Teaching students with learning disabilities

When most of us have a job to complete, we break it down into smaller steps. This is known as task analysis and can be used in the special education …

Teaching About Strangers: Lessons in Safety for Children

Jacqueline Chinappi
Categories : Lesson plans for middle school social studies

Teaching lessons about strangers is not easy but it can be very beneficial for your students in the long run.

The Four Square Method for Teaching Vocabulary Words From a Novel: Lesson Plan

Lenzi Hart
Categories : High school english lesson plans grades 9 12

Teaching vocabulary from the novels we read is very important, but often teachers stick to one mode of vocabulary instruction: looking up the word in …

Gifted Children with Learning Disabilities: Dual Exceptionalities

Mayflor Markusic
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching the gifted student

Not all gifted children can demonstrate high academic performance. This is because these special children have learning disabilities. How can a …

Interactive Vocabulary Lessons: Fun with Words

Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

Elementary students are constantly learning new vocabulary. Teaching interactive vocabulary lessons that requires the students to participate by …

Learn the Cyrillic Alphabet for Written Russian: Pronunciation and Etymology

allychevalier
Categories : Miscellaneous languages

The Cyrillic alphabet often proves to be a major impediment in learning Russian and other Slavic languages, but it isn’t all that difficult to …

Preparing for a Title I Reading Program Audit from the Beginning of the School Year: The Legal Issues

Margo Dill
Categories : Special education law ID ea, ieps, 504s, cses & planning

If you are a Title I teacher of a Title I Reading program, there are several pieces of information that you need to organize and keep throughout the …