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Download this help poster for your computer class or to explain your technology teaching. Step by step directions for students to create mini offices. Poster for classroom use about the word "Appreciation."

What it is: Picture Book Maker is a fun little online picture book creator (bet you couldn’t have guessed that from the name!). What makes this picture book creator unique is the great illustration elements that students can use in their story. The illustrations look hand drawn with crayon and can be adjusted to fit the story. Each picture has actions, ...

Combine the study of science, art, and culture with this dynamic thematic unit about kites. Have students investigate cultural importance of kites around the world and the development of flight. Teach students how to retell kite legends and stories from various cultures. This unit can be taught to students over a wide range of grade and English language ability levels. The ...

Objective: Students will write a fictional story creating a conflict and resolution, applying sequential writing, using action verbs, descriptive language, and onomatopoeia, in a comic book format with original artwork and/or technology. Directions: Before the project begins, have students bring in comic books, daily comics, and Sunday comics. Read them aloud. Ask the students why comic books have never lost popularity. ...

Crown Heights/ Fires in the Mirror Identity, Bias, and Found Text 90 Minute class period 12th Grade Acting Students Standards Addressed: National Theatre Standard 2: Students will act in formal or informal presentations.  National Theatre Standard 8: Students will relate theater arts to cultures, times, and places.  Diversity/ Multicultural.   Unit Goal(s): Students will understand how theater reflects on society.  Students ...

  High School Juniors 90 Minute Class Period Theatre Arts:  Shakespeare’s World   Objective:  Students will gain an understanding of social constructs of Shakespeare’s time by using quotes from Shakespeare and his contemporaries and cross-referencing with historical information.  Students will use this information to construct a short scene which will express the viewpoints of the characters.  This lesson is used ...

Explore educational resources and activities from PBS with our library of Activity Packs. Each one focuses on a curricular theme and includes links to great PBS resources and supplemental activities.

It's never too late to learn mnemonics and this can be applied to almost all levels of education.  Sometimes students forget or it does not occur to them that they know mnemonics.  I also like to go over this with my freshmen as they need to find creative ways to build upon their study skills.  This is very simple to grasp ...

Combine science, language arts, and math with an apple theme for Fall. This is an excellent unit for mixed level ESL classes and can be taught to students of a wide variety of ages and abilities. In many parts of the United States apples are a sign of Fall. We go apple picking and drink fresh apple cider. We eat apple ...

Plan the Project[photo:48969]1.Define the Subject 2. Brainstorm 3. What do you know? 4. Think of similar ideas 5. Write down key words and phrases 6. Decide how you want to search for information 7. Gather the tools needed for the searchSearch for Information[photo:48972]1. Use the library card catalog 2. Search encyclopedias, newspapers, and magazines 3. Interview experts in the field 4. ...

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process widely being adopted by schools all across the country as school systems improve the ways they help their struggling learners. DayOne Publishing is proud to present this concise summary of RTI as a indispensable resource for all teachers. Click below for product and ordering information. http://www.dayonepublishing.com/Educational/welcome_cec_rti.html

For many teachers, the last day of school can be worse than the first. All of the worksheets are done, grading is finished, and the students are anxious to start their summer vacations. Any hope of getting in a last-minute lesson is dashed when you see your students' anxious glances at the clock. However, there are still some things that you ...

Upon graduation [from college], I wanted to teach. When a position opened at Princeton (New Jersey) High School, I went for it. I had no idea what I was getting into or how it could help shape my life. I was to teach English and reading, including one remedial class. No one told me that the previous teacher had been ...

h4. Learning outcomes * “Enlightenment is infinite acceptance of all things past, infinite responsibility for all things present, and infinite service for all things future.” —Zen definition of Nirvana h4. Students will: demonstrate accurate analysis of audience through appropriate choices in diction, motive support, point support, and non-print textual support. demonstrate knowledge of the concept of character qualities and reflect positive ...

WHERE are we going? WHAT is expected? WHY?[photo:48921]WHERE are we going? We are going to answer the question that wakes you up in the middle of the night sweating. What does the representation of Zombies teach us about modern society? WHAT is expected?(CA W. 2.3 ) Just in case we don't make it we are going to write an essay that ...

This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. By students learning to recognize that society impacts the themes within art and literature, students then take this knowledge base and interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and oral presentation. h4. Learning outcomes h4. Students will: 1. research and analyze historical events. ...

h4. Learning outcomes Students will: 1. identify reasons people come to America. 2. identify personal goals in relation to the American dream. 3. create a product which expresses the American dream or the dream in general. == == Related Links == == Not the lesson you were looking for? Search more. == == Connect with information to help make you a ...

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Students will listen to Bubbles Bubbles by Mercer Mayer and a bubble poem before exploring the joys of bubble blowing. Students will observe bubbles, discuss their observations and create illustrations and stories to share. A lesson plan for Kindergarten English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science Students will learn that: * bubbles are pockets of air that is surrounded by a thin ...

The students will listen to stories from different cultures. They will participate in directed discussion, followed by a related art activity. *_A lesson plan for Grades K–1 English Language Arts, Guidance and Social Studies_* h4. Learning outcomes * Students will begin to develop a tolerance and appreciation for people from other cultures. * Students will listen to folk tales or legends ...