Learners research the importance of a healthy diet and the world's nutrition. In this health and diet lesson, students discuss the foods animals and people eat. Learners discuss the food chain and create a food chain. Students create a...

Seventh graders create their own dichotomous key. In this biology instructional activity, 7th graders classify animals based on their observable features. They explain how to use their dichotomous key.

Teachers can scaffold writing instruction with the assistance of Daily Teaching Tools. Persuasive and expository essay graphic organizers are featured on this page.

Contains plans for four lessons that use the short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry to teach about characterization using word maps. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in...

This site explores what graphic organizers are and why they are such valuable instructional tools. Five main types of organizers are addressed: webs, charts, trees, chains, and sketches.

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...

Extensive site for teaching Spanish speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is the directions - An "e-mail" is presented, giving directions to a house party - Interactive exercise follows, asking comprehension questions - A guided writing...

Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to analyze the characters in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis in order to prepare for a press conference. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans...

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides ten ways to incorporate social media to classroom instruction and writing initiatives.

Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...

This power point highlights the main ideas about modern atomic theory from the online textbook "An Introduction to Chemistry". Step by step instructions are given to write electron configurations and draw orbital diagrams. Also includes...