Lesson Plan for Langston Hughes Short Story "Thank You, M'am"
This lesson plan for Langston Hughes’ classic short story about a young boy desperate enough to start purse-snatching will help your students …
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Teaching "Wringer": Activities and Test for Students
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli is a powerful coming-of-age age book that students will remember long after they read the last page. Here are some ideas for …
Continue ReadingArt Museum Lesson Plans for Field Trips
Good art museum lesson plans are the trick to getting students to engage with the art while visiting the museum. This article provides specific …
Continue ReadingPop Art Lesson Plans With Pizzazz: Hamilton, Lichtenstein, and Warhol
This article provides teachers with an overview of pop art and two possible art project lessons, one on collage art and the other on silk screening. …
Continue ReadingAddress Bullying Between Girls with Anti-Bullying Lesson Plans
A snide remark or an evil sneer can be more than just an isolated incident or a minor conflict among the otherwise fairer sex. Curtail cattiness, …
Continue ReadingFive Research Question Sections to Teach Middle Schoolers About Waves
These research questions introduce students to the basics of waves. Questions on light, sound and liquid waves help students to understand the …
Continue ReadingA Brief Look at the Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms: Old, Middle & New
A unique geographical position helped in the emergence of ancient Egypt kingdoms. Due to the bounty yielded by the Nile River, an ancient civilization …
Continue ReadingA Closer Look at the Daily Life of Ancient Egyptians
A look at the daily life of ancient Egyptians will reveal a very centralized society. The stratification of society in Egypt in those times bears …
Continue ReadingResources and Ideas for a Shakespeare Webquest for Middle School Students
Teaching Shakespeare involves looking at the writer’s sonnets, plays and biography as well as touching on the Globe Theatre. A Shakespeare …
Continue ReadingStudents Explore Ancient Egypt Civilization in This WebQuest
This WebQuest can focus on any number of topics: art, science, history or language, to name a few. Students will enjoy discovering details of the …
Continue ReadingSurrealism Art & Writing Activity: For Middle or High School Art or English Class
These activities would work well in an art class or an English classroom. Surrealism found expression in both the visual arts and literature, making …
Continue ReadingWar of the Roses Lesson Plan, Battles and Timeline
The War of the Roses was a struggle for the throne of England that officially began in 1455 and ended in 1485. This lesson plan helps bring the …
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