Let's Get Along

Divide your class into revision stations (dialogue, conventions, organization), and let the peer editing begin. Young writers pass their papers along, and receive critical feedback that focuses on important aspects of their paper, while...

Don't let your pupils waste another second drawing out lines for your next timeline assignment. Pass out this worksheet and get straight to the main activity!

Here are a few words you don't hear fifth and sixth graders saying every day; nativism, xenophobia, subversive, and chauvinistic nationalism. As they gather around for a rousing discussion about the treatment of Irish immigrants, they'll...

We've all been infected by earworms at one point or another. But don't worry! These aren't creepy crawly critters that live inside our heads. Follow along with this short video as it explores the interesting psychology behind the...

Students explore the concept of discrimination. In this social justice lesson, students read Smoky Night and discuss the civil unrest that takes place in the book. Students use Venn diagrams to draw comparisons between themselves and...

Communication is key. Scholars produce videos to highlight their engineering solutions to the plastic problem in the ninth installment of the series of 10. Feedback from other groups lets them improve the videos.

It's well known that people should get eight hours of sleep each night, but exactly why is that? Follow along with this short video as it investigates the crucial role sleep plays not only in peoples' physical health, but their memory...

Do you ever feel like your conversation partner is just nodding along as you speak? Encourage teenagers to become reflective listeners with a short activity in which they form responses to assertive statements to reflect what the speaker...

Students summarize a selected piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read silently, students read a nonfiction article, highlighting relevant information. They write a summary paragraph using the three step...