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Creativity Trumps Analytical Skills in New Economy, Expert Says
In an ever growing trend towards teaching 21st-century skills, it is more and more evident that creative thinking skills are as important as ever in the workplace. This article discusses the role of arts education must have in the...
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Children's Music Workshop: Twelve Benefits of Music Education
The benefits of music education are revealed in many studies. This article briefly lists 12 benefits of the value of music education, some of which relate to 21st century skills. In addition, users have access to a list of other music...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Novel and Picture Book Ideas (Lesson Plans)
Novels and picture books are great ways to teach across the curriculum. This site lists about 75 novels and picture books around which CanTeach has constructed lesson ideas and plans. All grade levels indicated.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colonial, Federal and Modern England
This site is a detailed lesson plans for teachers who want to teach their students about the changing images of childhood in America. It talks about the Colonial, Federal and Modern England periods.
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Introduce Vocabulary: My School's a Zoo
A unique and flexible way to introduce vocabulary. The instructor introduces three new words to the class, then as the book My School's a Zoo by Stu Smith, is read, the students raise their hands when they hear the new words. The...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Readers' Theatre for Kapiti Plain
This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Paolo Uccello
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'St. George and the Dragon' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Touring Partnership Exhibition
Five paintings and their artists are discussed in these notes. Also included are some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery: Primary Teachers' Notes: W. Hogarth: The Graham Children [Pdf]
Notes provide useful background information about the group portrait of the Graham children painted by Hogarth in 1742. Includes ideas to extend the study of the painting to other disciplines.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Degas
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'Beach Scene' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Canaletto
These notes are based on the painting 'The Stonemaster's Yard.' They provide some helpful background information on the painting and then suggest ways to introduce and discuss the work in the classroom. Great cross curricular ideas are...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Claude
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba' and the artist as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes John Constable
These notes provide useful background information about the featured painting 'The Hay Wain' and the artist, John Constable, as well as some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and...
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Fed Stats: Mapstats for Kids Color Scheme
Mapstats is a unique cross-curricular site that uses maps to teach about monochromatic color.
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Tikatok: Imagine a Story: Create a Book
Tikatok is a tool for creating storybooks using your own text and images. It is free to join, but there are fees when you order a completed book. E-books can be downloaded fairly cheaply. Printed copies cost more. The value in the site...
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Tikatok: Imagine a Story: Create a Book
Tikatok is a tool for creating storybooks using your own text and images. It is free to join, but there are fees when you order a completed book. E-books can be downloaded fairly cheaply. Printed copies cost more. The value in the site...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: I Wonder: Writing Scientific Explanations With Students
Students choose a question to explore, research it using a variety of resources, organize their information on a TCF chart, and then collaboratively write a class scientific explanation.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: 'The Enchanted Castle'
See an example of how one teacher used this painting to teach a writing lesson. You can read an excerpt from a student's writing and read about the painting.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: 'The Fighting Temeraire'
See examples of ways other teachers have used the painting 'The Fighting Temeraire' to teach a variety of subjects in their classroom.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Amazing Animals
Great lesson plan for a mixed level ESL class that teaches vocabulary for animals. Activity downloads, a bibliography, and related links provide the teacher with a number of valuable resources.
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