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AP Central College Board: Using English Vertical Teams to Help you Teach

Pauline H. Gill
Categories : Tips for effectively teaching high school students

The world of English consists of writing, reading, grammar, and speaking. Language Arts is so diversified that teachers may find it overwhelming. What …

Basic Strategy to Learn A Foreign Language, With the Example of Turkish

Finn Orfano
Categories : Software reviews & second language acquisition ideas

For a native English speaker, the Turkish language first seems like an impassable mountain. It looks strange, it sounds strange and the grammar …

Christmas Circle Time Activity: Your Kindergarten Class Can Count Down the Days

Sandy Fleming
Categories : Fun activities & crafts for grade school

Follow these instructions to take a common Christmas craft and add educational depth and value year round. A basic paper chain becomes a teaching …

Christmas in Germany: Marzipan, Sankt Nikolaus and Adventskalender: Three German Customs

Finn Orfano
Categories : Social studies help cultures, governments & more

Learn about three typically German customs, particularly enjoyed by children. We look at marzipan, a delicious treat, The visit of Sankt Nikolaus, …

Compensating Clues for Second Language Learners

Bright Hub Education Writer
Categories : Software reviews & second language acquisition ideas

When you’re adrift in a sea of Second Language, you have to get the drift and guess the meaning. Grasp straws in the contextual wind and then …

Emergent Literacy through Oral Language and Sound Acquisition and Exploration

stadams
Categories : Tips & strategies for teaching grade school

This is the 4th installment of a four part series. The purpose of this series is to remind teachers that literacy and learning to read needs to be an …

Fine Motor Skills: Activities for Teaching Hand Skills to Special Needs Students

Anne Vize
Categories : Teaching students with physical disabilities

This article shows teachers how to build fine motor skills for young children in the special needs classroom. These fun hand skills activities can be …

History Review Games and Study Skills Activites: Reviewing for a History Test Using Fortune Cookies

Alicia
Categories : Lesson plans & worksheets for grades 3 to 5

A fun way for teachers to review for a history test with their students. This fortune cookie review method is recommended for second grade through …

How to Look Up Adjectives in a Latin Dictionary

John Garger
Categories : Tips for learning & translating latin

Latin adjectives, like nouns, are declined using their respective declension. An adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, but …

How to Look Up Latin Verbs in a Dictionary

John Garger
Categories : Tips for learning & translating latin

As Latin is an inflected language, Latin verbs give the beginning student trouble in forming all the possible combinations of verb usage. The Latin …