LESSON PLANS
Students learn about the unusual world of the sea horse -- in which the father fish carries and gives birth to the…
Prairie life in the 1800s will come alive for students as they visit historical websites with photographs and…
Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet safety issue. This is an…
Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper. This is a fun arts & crafts activity to…
ACTIVITIES
Use construction paper to create colorful leaf magnets.
Students study a range of defensive strategies used by reptiles and amphibians.
Teach students about Chinese percussion instruments and ensemble performances. Use this music lesson to celebrate Asian…
Students learn to estimate turtle size and age by identifying the parts of the shell, and then measuring and documenting…
In this lesson, students learn why preservation of wildlife is important.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Learn how to incorporate journaling in while teaching Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This article describes successful ways to communicate with the family of a child with ADD. You'll want to develop a…
REFERENCE
Enrichment activities and Internet resources to enhance the teaching of John Hershey's Hiroshima, an account of the…
MENC (now NAfME) collected successful ideas and activities for celebrating Music in Our Schools Month (March).
Virtue ought to be our foremost concern in educating for character. Learn tips on how to teach virtue in the classroom.
Explore multicultural books includes pre-reading ideas and background information for use with grades 1-5.
Use a School Readiness Activity to provide early language thinking experiences for preschool children that will prepare…
Hold a Noun Hunt, make up a riddle for a noun, show how to make rebus puzzles, and provide practice in forming singular…
BOOK GUIDES
Explore teaching activities to be used with The Land and other books by Mildred D. Taylor.
Handout for Perspectives on War Lesson.
Handout for "What is War?" lesson.
WORKSHEETS
Students will love these independent and cooperative learning activities, which feature Curious George, the man with the…
Week 1: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.
Providing one-on-one assistance to a student is perhaps the most demanding adaptation that needs to be made in an…
