TEACHING RESOURCE
Expeditionary Learning is a unique program that emphasizes hands-on, project-based, group learning, where students…
Classical music has been touted as improving memory, emotion, mood, even test scores. Whether or not classical music is…
Centers give teachers the opportunity to focus on specific areas of study. This article describes how you can…
LESSON PLANS
Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in music. They will be…
Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…
REFERENCE
Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical events current in the…
Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of jazz, as well as some of…
Students will explore creating moods with music, analyze a story, and the create a musical composition that reflects and…
Learn how the makers of NECCO Sweetheart Conversation Hearts keep up with the times.
Peer pressure has the potential to be a powerfully positive force. By leading students through self-awareness…
Learn more about the St. Valentine's Day Massacre where Al Capone and his henchman's botched a gangland slaying.
Ultra-organized classrooms seem practically to run themselves. Here are five steps you can follow that include advice on…
Print this handout for your students to refer to while they are creating web pages.
You're a teacher challenged with a difficult student. You've tried being nice and not so nice, going back and forth…
John S. Taylor, Superintendent of the Lancaster County, S.C. School District, compares cavities with standardized test…
WORKSHEETS
Children can read about the inventor Jan E. Matzeliger, and then color in his picture.
Students use websites from communities across the United States to study and compare suburbs.
Margaret, a 12-year-old girl from Boston, tells about her Chinese New Year experiences. This is a great narrative to…
A brief article about opera singer Marian Anderson, the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
A brief article about Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks.
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
This sheet is designed to help students write about and organize their behaviors in a productive, positive manner.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Four weeks' worth of point totals for tracking behavior management are in this printable chart. Use this system with…
