Teaching Volume through Cooking in the Classroom or Kitchen: Lesson Idea
This simple lesson will help you teach the concept of volume to your students using simple materials that you can find in the kitchen. Plus your …
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Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8
Showing guides and explainers filed under Teaching Middle School: Grades 6-8.
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The Psychology of Investing: Lesson Plan on the Financial Crisis
This lesson plan is part of a series on the current financial crisis. It considers the psychological factors that affect people’s reactions to a …
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7th Grade Science Projects on Greasy Foods and Fat Intake
This is the fourth in a series of seventh grade science projects. Students will explore whether one type of potato chip contains more grease than …
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Stock Market Crash Lesson Plan: Stock Market Bubbles and Crashes
This article discusses what a stock market crash is and how it can lead to a financial crisis. It is meant to be used as a guide for lesson plans on …
Continue ReadingActivities for Literature Groups: How to Use Literature Circle Groups and Book Talks with Reading Workshop
Some teachers will run literature circle groups to go along with reading workshop. With literature circle groups, four or five students are reading …
Continue ReadingDrama Activity Lesson Plan: Working with Emotions
Drama Game to help teach drama students to show, not tell, their characters’ emotions while responding to surroundings and events. Strategies …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Using Technology, MySpace and Facebook for Author Study
Middle school teachers, listen up! Tired of the boring, stale methods of teaching an author’s background to your students? Captivate their …
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Reading Workshop Mini-Lessons: Teaching Reading Skills
Reading workshop allows students to read books on their levels that fit with their interests. But how do you check for comprehension? How do you meet …
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Teaching Writing With Picture Books and Predictable Charts: The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins
Students will go outside during this primary science lesson to experience the wind. Teacher reads the picture book, “The Wind Blew,” by, …
Continue ReadingHow to Teach Drama Workshop
This is an introductory activity for a drama lesson plan series. It is a good first class exercise for beginner drama students and it will help them …
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