Here is some advice to help children feel comfortable asking an adult for help.

An innovative initiative is taking place in Brazil where researchers are employing mosquitos to help prevent the spread of deadly mosquito-spread diseases. Understand the study taking place.

Learning to identify and express feelings in a positive way helps kids develop the skills they need to manage them effectively. Here are some tips on how to encourage your child to express their feelings.

Is the underlined verb the main verb in the sentence, or is it helping the main verb?

There are ways to help your child cope with teasing, bullying, or mean gossip, and lessen its lasting impact. And even if bullying isn't an issue in your class right now, it's important to discuss it so your kids will be prepared if it...

A module to practice skills that will identify how characterization helps the development of theme in a literary work.

The author, a professor of cognitive psychology, notes, "It's true that knowledge gives students something to think about, but knowledge does much more than just help students hone their thinking skills, it actually makes learning...

One of the key aspects of the design thinking process is to be able to identify needs and opportunities for design endeavors. Students need to investigate, explore and critique needs, opportunities, and information in order to define the...

This library resource offers homework help for elementary school students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Topics include geology, literacy, art, music, world culture, current events and many others.

Are you interested in exploring a career in the fine arts? The Artist Help Network helps individuals investigate career resources to take control of their art career.

Letters by African Americans seeking help to leave the South. They explore issues including identity, family, community, and the struggles induced by the need to migrate north.

A quick guide for students for helping with waste management through reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Students can find out what can to do to help preserve our forests.

Do you know how to use the diversity in your classroom to help your newcomers develop pride in their native languages and cultures? This resource presents ideas for ESL teachers.

Can you design and build a device that will let you grab and drop objects from at least two feet away? Give it a try!

Birds protect their young in some cool ways! See how our national bird cares for its chicks. Students will read a National Geographic article about Eagles becoming extinct, and will watch a video on Iowa Bald Eagle cameras. Students will...

Article examines suicide prevention efforts in Greenland, the country with the highest suicide rate in the world.

In this article, see how Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood continues the longstanding tradition of sharing an important message to children: "You are special."

This in-depth article analyzes how teachers can effectively teach students that written language does not always correspond to spoken language. Sample lesson ideas are included. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1,...

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of visual aids. Students will be able to communicate their need for assistance with the signs included on these pages.

A set of lecture notes on the events leading to WWI and their impact on the United States. Although this site covers WWI, its main focus is the war in relation to America, and why they joined the war.

A great discussion on taxation is found here. Explains what a "good tax" is, the two principles of taxation, the three types of taxes, and taxes as a source of revenue.

This site chronicles the life of Eliot Elisofon, famed photojournalist for Life Magazine. There is a timeline of his life, images from his lifetime of work and even a chicken recipe that sounds great.

This is a site full of information about various microscopes and the objects and processes scientists study with them. Includes timelines and interactive simulations.