History Lesson Plan: What is the Underground Railroad
This history lesson plan serves as an introduction to the underground railroad. Take your students on a journey in their minds as they learn about …
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Stereotype Activities: Why do Authors Stereotype Characters?
Literary stereotypes serve two functions: they help readers make quick assumptions; they can also prejudice readers one way or another against a …
Continue ReadingEdgar Allan Poe Webquest: Great Questions for an Edgar Allan Poe Research Project
This Edgar Allan Poe webquest can be done as part of a project or web research assignment. It incorporates three websites and is suitable for middle …
Continue ReadingMarble Making History Lesson Plan a Pioneer Craft
This history lesson plan is as fun as it is educational. American history students will enjoy exploring the pioneer world using a hands-on method of …
Continue ReadingTeaching the Metric System: Modeling Typical Measurements and Conversion Lesson Plan
Everyday objects in the United States are measured in feet, inches, yards and miles. The global world uses the ‘metric’ system . In this …
Continue ReadingHistory Lesson Plan on Pioneer Homes
American history students may be surprised to learn how the pioneers lived. This history lesson plan reviews the homes of the pioneers and there is an …
Continue ReadingPioneer Foods History Lesson Plan
This history lesson plan explores the various foods that were eaten by those who lived in the pioneer world. History students will enjoy learning …
Continue ReadingEasy Flower Watercolor Art Project for Mother's Day: For Grades First Through Eighth
Another easy watercolor painting project of flowers on a watercolor background for children in grades 1-8. The methods are simple but can be adapted …
Continue ReadingMath Lesson Plans: Using the General Quadratic Form to Solve Polynomial Equations
This article contains a lesson plan that explains how to solve polynomial equations with the general quadratic model y = ax2 + bx + c.
Continue ReadingBe Smart Using Your SMART Board to Teach Science Lessons
SMART Board technology can be used to make exciting science lessons. This article describes games, pictures and multimedia tools to use the …
Continue ReadingLanguage Arts, Middle School: Lesson on Writing Paragraphs
One of the most important skills a writer needs is the ability to write a solid paragraph. Good paragraph writing is a skill that must be taught, …
Continue ReadingPea Plant Experiment in the Classroom: A Science Lesson about Pea Plant Growth Rate
This pea plant experiment complements Our Worms Ate Our Garbage, the first article in this series. In this lesson plan, students will use worm …
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