Teaching Science: How Do You Classify a Group of Items?
In science, classification is a common theme found throughout many topics. This lab will give students practice in classifying items.
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Improve Reading Skills by Teaching Reading Skills Lesson Plan
The best way to improve reading skills is by teaching reading skills and giving students a chance to practice them. These lessons facilitate the …
Continue ReadingHamby Mythology for Teens Review
Mythology for Teens: Classic Myths in Today’s World is a great resource for middle school or high school teachers who are teaching classic …
Continue ReadingUsing the Graphing Calculator Lesson Plan
This article outlines a lesson plan in which students are shown how to use a graphing calculator to solve linear and quadratic equations.
Continue ReadingHow Can You Model a Glacier for Your Science Class?
Glaciers have been a feature on our earth for a long time. This lab will help students explore glaciers and their movement.
Continue ReadingA Lesson Plan on Peer Editing To Make it Work
Peer editing is a useful tool, but sometimes it doesn’t seem to work as well as it should. Students get together to edit each other’s …
Continue ReadingIntroductory Lesson Plans for George Orwell's "1984": Part 2
Building upon the first lesson in this series, this lesson introduces students to the idea of being watched constantly and how this could affect …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for Painting Using a Painting/Collage Combination
Artists express ideas in their paintings. Explain to your students how they go about it, by having them create a combined painting/collage work of art …
Continue ReadingTeaching Kids How to Garden in Middle School: Plant a Hummingbird Garden
Planting a classroom garden to attract hummingbirds is a rewarding experience for your middle school classroom. In the process, students learn …
Continue ReadingWorm Composting Science Project: Worm Composting for Kids
A worm composting project or vermiculture is an interesting and exciting way to explore the life cycle of a worm and to introduce recycling concepts. …
Continue ReadingA Teacher's Guide to Dry Ice Experiments in Chemistry
Chemistry students love dry ice! Use this easy-to-obtain substance to ignite student curiosity and teach a few things as well! Teach kinetic theory, …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Teaching Infinitives Gerunds & Participles
This article explains verbal phrases in terms students can understand, and how teachers can approach gerunds, verbals, participles, and infinitives …
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