The six instructional shifts in this workshop definitely move math and science teachers' understanding of instruction. The workshop, 13th out of a series of 15, asks participants to examine sample tests and to look at how the six...

Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...

This case study uses information from the Disney company to reinforce knowledge about corporation income statements. Additional activities in this case require Internet research.

Nice brief visual summary of the parts of speech - clear and concise - followed by an interactive practice quiz to reinforce concepts - great for ELL - has links to more in-depth explanations.

This site has a nice discussion on the nature and use of reinforcement in learning theory. Describes the four major types of reinforcement and also the use of reinforcement schedules.

Thinking creatively about written language is an important communication skill developed by this lesson, which can be used with passages from any book being read by students. Includes student handout and evaluation rubric.

This social listening exercise reinforces the importance of taking turns when conversing and of initiating social conversations. Students listen to audio clips of typical greetings and farewells and then choose an appropriate response.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on activities that reinforce language skills such as vocabulary, handwriting as well as alphabet cheer, songs, and poems.

Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...

This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...

Students will learn and reinforce skills for creating, applying and analyzing pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs.

Help Grade 1s reinforce their understanding of the spelling skills with the exercises in this 128-page workbook. This spelling practice workbook is designed to supplement the story words found in the Grade 1 Treasures collection.

Help second graders reinforce their understanding of spelling skills with the exercises in this 128-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 2 Treasures.

Help third graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, phonemic awareness, and sight words with the pages in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 3...

Help fourth graders reinforce their understanding of spelling skills with exercises in this 200-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 4 Treasures.

Help fifth graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, and phonics with the exercises in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 5 Treasures.

Help fifth graders reinforce their understanding of spelling skills with exercises in this 200-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 5 Treasures.

Help sixth graders reinforce their understanding of reading skills, vocabulary acquisition, fluency, and phonics with the exercises in this 230-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 6 Treasures.

HyperHistory Online houses a collection of timelines that graphically displays 3,000 years of world history. Uses charts, images, maps, and color-coded text to reinforce the relationships among important persons and significant events in...

Help sixth graders reinforce their understanding of spelling skills with exercises in this 200-page workbook. This workbook is designed to supplement the stories from Grade 6 Treasures.

Used in the preschool or lower elementary grades, this dance can reinforce the concepts of moving in a low, medium and high level as well as practicing movements to the right and left.

A Classic Psychological work by Edward Tolman from 1948. His experiments with rats led to discussion of cognitive maps in man.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades K-2 in using creativity and innovation in a project, and can be used to assess their performance. This rubric is aligned with CCSS, but also can be...

Young scholars work in groups to develop an understanding of the size and shape of an object hidden beneath a plywood board, asking questions, testing their reasoning, and drawing conclusions, as scientists do. Students are never...