Teaching Writing With Picture Books and Predictable Charts: The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins
Students will go outside during this primary science lesson to experience the wind. Teacher reads the picture book, “The Wind Blew,” by, …
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How to Teach Drama Workshop
This is an introductory activity for a drama lesson plan series. It is a good first class exercise for beginner drama students and it will help them …
Continue ReadingCreate a Society Project: Middle School Project on Creating Your Own World
Create a world is a wonderful, long-term language arts activity that gives students the opportunity to work in a collaborative fashion, use a variety …
Continue ReadingVocabulary Lesson Plan Game Using Sticky Notes: Make Middle School Vocabulary Stick!
Passing out a list of vocabulary words and having your middle school students look them up in the dictionary is the worst way for students to broaden …
Continue ReadingFour Steps to Teach Middle Schoolers the Difference Between Tone & Mood
Tone and mood are difficult literary elements for any age group to grasp. With this lesson, you will not only capture the attention of your students, …
Continue ReadingTeaching Measurement by Baking Cookies in Class: Activities & Ideas
Young children can have a difficult time grasping mathematical concepts. Taking math into the kitchen is a visual way to make abstract concepts become …
Continue ReadingThanksgiving Essay & Bulletin Board for Middle School Language Arts Class
This Thanksgiving lesson teaches the students to write an essay on what they are thankful for in life. In addition, each student will make a turkey …
Continue ReadingPractice Research Skills & Teach Proper Citation with a Scavenger Hunt
Don’t wait until your students need to cite references in their next report to hone research skills! Send them off on a scavenger hunt through …
Continue ReadingCreative Writing Lesson Plan on Clustering
Clustering is a great classroom tool for idea organization, writing, and studying. Use it to brainstorm ideas and overcome writer’s block in …
Continue ReadingStudy Skills Strategies: Utilizing Clustering as Part of the Writing Process
Clustering helps students organize concepts and understand any academic subject.
Continue ReadingTeacher Tool: Use Clustering to Help Your Students Understand Plays: Shakespeare's Hamlet, For Example
Learn how to cluster words and break down concepts in order to organize plots and story lines. Your students will enjoy literature much more as they …
Continue ReadingFirst and Third Person Point of View Explained: Use Mnemonics to Help Students Remember Points of View
Article provides an explanation of point of view
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