Teach Students How to Write and Evaluate Paragraphs by Having a Competition
Motivate students by tapping into their competitive side.
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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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Buoyancy Formula: Why does an Iron Piece Sink in Water but a Ship Float?
Sometimes kids wonder why does a small iron piece sink when in water, but a huge ship stays afloat? Here is an interesting experiment to learn the …
Continue ReadingWordMaster Helps Middle School Students Prepare for the SAT
The WordMasters Challenge for middle school students is an enjoyable mind-bending classroom competition for the language arts classroom. The purpose …
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Building a Solar Cooker Science Project: Directions for Kids
Alternate forms of energy is a hot topic. A simple and fun activity when at home or in the classroom is building a solar cooker science project! The …
Continue ReadingEarth's Rotation on Its Axis - Lesson Plan Demonstrating its Movement
Students will learn more about the rotation of the Earth’s rotation on its axis by using a raw egg to demonstrate the movement. This fun …
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Oil Spill Clean Up Experiment: Easier in Fresh Water or Salt Water?
This science experiment is perfect for 6th grade environmental science. Students are old enough to study oil spills and discover how hard it can be …
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Chrysanthemum Lesson Plan by Kevin Henkes: A Think Aloud Lesson
Primary teachers use read alouds to teach predictions and summarizations. Let’s demonstrate how to use the book, “Chrysanthemum”, …
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Making Your Bar Graph Lesson Plans Fun for Kids
Take advantage of the passion kids have for their pets to introduce them to the concepts behind creating bar graphs. Students will survey others …
Continue ReadingDemonstration of Earth Rotation Patterns: Lesson and Experiment for Middle School
Using a clay model, students will complete a demonstration of Earth rotation patterns. Axis wobble movement is explained in Part One of a two-day …
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Teaching Patriotism Using Shared Reading Texts to Kindergarten or Primary Students
The beginning of the school year is a great time to teach students about the reason they say The Pledge of Allegiance. Here is an example of teaching …
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