How Gaming Can Encourage Healthy Habits in Kids
Nearly every kid today plays video games, and most parents believe they play too much. However, gaming can be used to encourage healthy habits, and …
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How to React When Your Child Does Not Like His or Her Teacher: Tips for Parents
There can be a number of reasons why your child may butt heads with his or her teacher. Before completely siding with either party, try to understand …
Continue ReadingFun February Art Project for Middle School: Create an Art Nouveau Valentine
Teach students about the beauty of the Art Nouveau movement by letting them explore their creative side with Valentines.
Continue Reading6th Grade Geometry Assessment on Finding the Area of Various Objects
After completing the lesson plans in this series, test your students knowledge with this assessment.
Continue ReadingCreate Nets of 3 Dimensional Figures to Find the Surface Area: A 6th Grade Geometry Lesson
Students will draw a net for a three-dimensional figure and use the net to find the surface area of the figure.
Continue ReadingFind the Area by Decomposing Polygons: A 6th Grade Math Lesson
Students will investigate the concept of area of polygons by composing or decomposing.
Continue ReadingFind the Side Length of Polygon in a Coordinate Plane: 6th Grade Lesson
Students will find the length of a side of a polygon drawn in a coordinate plane.
Continue ReadingFinding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism: Lesson Plan for 6th Grade
Your 6th grade class will investigate the concept of volume of right rectangular prisms.
Continue Reading6th Grade Math Lesson Plan: Data Collection Methods and Biased Surveys
Encourage your students to view statistics with a critical eye and understand how the methods used to collect data can strongly influence final …
Continue ReadingEvaluating Histogram Shape to Identify Data Distribution: 6th Grade Math Lesson Plan
Give students the tools to view graphed data and recognize distribution patterns. This is a great activity to use when introducing the concept of a …
Continue ReadingIdentifying Statistical Questions and Calculating Median and Range: Math Lesson Plan for 6th Grade
Give your students hands-on experience with asking and evaluating data for statistical questions!
Continue ReadingCreate a Box and Whiskers Plot: 6th Grade Math Lesson Plan
Let students get hands-on experience collecting, recording, and displaying data with box and whisker plots!
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