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Back to School Books for All
Start the year off strong with reading that inspires, engages, and
entertains.
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Lesson Plans To Promote Writing
Getting students interested in writing may seem daunting at times, but the right lesson plans can make it easy.
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Time to Hang Out
Students create a timeline and reinforce the concepts of past, present and future as well as scale.
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Applying Letter Writing to Daily Life
Here are some ideas to get your students writing letters with a purpose.
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How To Connect Writing To Students' Interests
Connecting writing to students' personal lives can help lead the way to effective instruction.
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Literature Response Lesson Plans
Literature responses are a meaningful way to strengthen student comprehension.
Really Good Stuff
New-Teacher Classroom Set-Up Guide
Packed with teaching tips and best practice ideas from veterans, this 16-page packet is a real boon to new teachers, as well as a great resources for those more experienced professionals. Ideas about how to set up your classroom physical...
Center for Civic Education
The Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and Today
Discover the fascinating history of the Equal Rights Amendment and discuss the major implications and considerations associated with it today. Here you will find background information on the topic, a graphic organizer summarizing...
Mathalicious
XBOX Xpotential
Touchdown! This is an exponentially insightful lesson that explores the growth of football games with different video game consoles. Class members discuss whether the increase of mergahertz can be described as linear or exponential....
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Math in English Skills II Exercise Book: Multiplication and Division
You could use this fantastic set of elementary multiplication and division worksheets in so many ways. The set is intended to support learners who require remediation or extra support in making the connection between multiplication and...
Global Oneness Project
Exploring Cultural Sustainability
Small groups learn about a present-day nomadic culture in Mongolia and the threats to its existence by exploring a photo essay. The resource includes thoughtful discussion and writing prompts about cultural sustainability, the...
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Peer Review Meets D.I.Y.: Publishing a Student Science Journal
Peer review of science laboratory reports? You bet! First, learners work in pairs to review a scientific article. Then they trade lab reports for peer review. The end result is the publication of a classroom scientific journal!
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On Your Mark
With many factors leading to a great athlete, does height make Usain Bolt unfairly fast? Middle schoolers conduct analysis to change the running distance of the Olympic races to be proportional to the height of the participants. They...
PBS
Making Change: Revolutionary Tactics of the Civil Rights Movement
The film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs introduces viewers to the differing philosophies of and strategies employed by 1960s civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the debate over...
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PATTERNS IN TIME
Students build a realistic sense of geological time, seek clues of transition fossils and find them. In this investigative lesson students complete several activities and worksheets on fossils.
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Times Marches On
In this PowerPoint, students learn to distinguish between the terms "ancient" and "modern." The presentation gives visual and and written definitions of these words. Students respond to 5 questions that require them to decipher...
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Time
For this ESL worksheet, students answer 16 questions about time. For example, "When do people in your country spend time together as a family?"
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Same-Sex Schools Gain Ground
Students examine the issue of having same-sex classes. Using the internet, they research how this program is working around the country. They interview local education experts and determine how they view the issue. They include an...
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A New Year’s Celebration
You can reflect on the past and celebrate the future with these motivating activities.
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School Life Today and in the Past at Freyberger School
Students compare and contrast school life today with that of Pennsylvania in the 1900's. In this school life lesson plan students create a description of a typical one-room schoolhouse. They think critically about attending school in a...
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Using Planning Time Effectively
Effective time management strategies for your planning time.
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The Museum Idea
Students evaluate and record the various types of museum careers. For this The Museum Idea lesson, students create a bicentennial time capsule, design a Museum of me, and make a classroom mini museum. In addition students visit a local...
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Class Time Capsule
Students record and graph information about themselves and the class. They put the information in a time capsule that they reopen at the end of the year.
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Using an Observation Log to enhance studies in biology
Young scholars choose a subject or setting that be suitable for them to observe for the entire school year. They are encouraged to pick a site that they have ready access to and that they believe be interested in.