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Pirate Skills Lesson Plan
Welcome to the fourth of our lesson plans on pirates!
• pirates • pirate lesson plans • navigation • geography • geography lesson plans

The Creative Writer’s Laboratory Book
The Creative Writing Laboratory Book, part one. This is the first of a series of articles which are intended to be printed and used as an actual book, to aid in the teaching and learning of creative writing.
• writing • creative writing • teachers using technology • lesson plans • computer lesson plans

Mock Trials in the Classroom
Mock trials are a wonderful compliment to the US Government or Civics classroom. One excellent resource is the Minnesota Center for Community Legal Education.
• mock trials • us government lesson plans • civics lesson plans • judicial unit lesson plans • social studies simulations

Broom Hockey Daycare Activity
Hockey and soccer activity for toddlers and preschoolers with instructions, procedures, materials list, learning objectives and sample verbal cues.
• broom hockey daycare activity • gross motor lesson plan • preschool lesson plans • daycare lesson plans • physical activities for children

A Writer's Tasks
The second post in the soon-to-be extensive collection towards the "Creative Writer's Laboratory Book".
• creative writing • teachers using technology • teacher technology • lesson plan • computer lesson

Alliteration Lesson Plan
In this lesson, teachers define and show examples of alliteration. Students use alliteration in their own poetry and illustrate a poem to share.
• alliteration lesson • poems that use alliteration • poetic techniques of alliteration • definition and examples of alliteration • tongue twisters using alliteration

Anyone want a Penpal?
This article presents a list of sites to visit in order to establish a penpal or keypal relationship. An excellent way to get students to write and learn a new culture!
• penpals • keypals • writing • culture • internet

Boundless Resources
Internat resources for teachers, parents, and students.
• education • resources • student • parent • teacher

Cardio Dance Lesson Plan Ideas
Debra Bono teaches a dance routine which exudes cultural material. This cardio workout can be a stimulous resource for related activities in the classroom.
• cardio dance lesson plan ideas • dance classroom inspiration • modern classroom dance routine • lesson plan ideas from african dance • classroom fitness through dance

Children Of The World
Children Of The World will help the younger students- 1-4 - how to use the computer to listen to cultural music and watch video clips of other cultures. Perfect for geography and history blocks.
• continents • children of the world • teacher technology • lesson plans • k-5 lesson plan

Civil War Battles: Another Lesson Plan
A lesson plan to help middle school students learn the places of Louisiana's Civil War battles.
• civil war • louisiana • battles • new orleans • baton rouge

Classroom Organization
Determining what goes where is the key to getting and staying organized for both teachers and students alike in the middle school classroom.
• classroom organizaiton • middle school • teachers • homework • seating charts

Color By Numbers to Learn the Computer
Give your students a good start for the year, while you get to assess their computer knowledge and learning style - all in an easy, fun, and non-intimidating way using Microsoft Paint (every PC comes with it!)
• microsoft paint • teacher tutorial • teaching computer • paint-by-numbers • lesson plan

Creepy Classics: Have Some Halloween Fun
Halloween ideas for the music class
• music education • halloween lesson plans

Detecting Air Pollution - Particulates in Your Neighbourhood
With the majority of the population living in large urban areas, the effects of air pollution are becoming more visible and can no longer be ignored. What is air pollution? How is it classified? Answer these questions and learn one way to test the level of air pollution in your area by reading this article.
• ecology • air pollution • environment • lesson plan • education

Easter Lesson Plan: Writing Myths
Middle school Easter lesson plan to teach students how to write a myth.
• easter bunny • origin of the easter bunny • letter from the easter bunny • is the easter bunny real • easter bunny myth

February is Black History Month
African American writers are some of the most renowned for their poignant voice and evocative imagery. This contribution to the world of literacy is one that is easy to focus on within the classroom. This article is dedicated to the African American voice, and how we can share that with our students.
• black history month • african american writers • lesson plans • teacher technology • creative writing

Fizzling Rocks! - A Study on Acid Precipitation
Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects both natural ecosystems and man-made structures. What is an acid? How do different types of materials react? Another practical, easy-to-do experiment can be found in this article.
• lesson plan • science • education • acid rain • ecology

Folklore Lesson Plan - Pied Piper of Hamelin
School starts soon. Prepare a lesson plan.
• piedpiperofhamelin • education • lessonplans • castles • dragons

Global Warming - A Greenhouse Effect Activity
What is global warming and how does it affect our environment? Learn hands-on with this interesting experiment that can be done at home or in the classroom.
• science • lesson plan • ecology • global warming • education

Harry Potter Lesson Plan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming! Celebrate the finale to JK Rowling's seven book phenomenon with poetry and creative writing curriculum!
• harry potter and the deathly hallows • harry potter lesson plan • creative writing • poetry • language arts

Introducing Civil War Battles: A Sample Lesson Plan
Ideas to get you started teaching the Civil War battles in Louisiana to your junior high or middle schoolers. State education benchmarks are included.
• louisiana • civil war • lesson plan • battles

Legos As An Educational Tool
You bought your kids Legos as a toy, but teachers all over have used these little plastic rectangles to demonstrate construction, patterning, logic, math, science and much more!
• legos • homeschool • lesson plans • math • science

Lesson Planning
Teaching requires more than charisma and a genuine interest on the part of the teacher. Dedication, determination and a host of other skills are needed.
• lesson • planning • teaching • english • foriegn

Lesson Plans 2 (Time)
Time. I love it when I have it. I hate it when I don’t have enough of it. And education is one of the most time bound activities humans participate in.
• lesson plans • time • instruction • ld • learning disabilities

Lesson Plans 3
How do you make a sandwich? It seems like a simple question - unless you have to write about it and you have a learning disability. Writing can become a daunting task if you have a disability.
• west virginia fourth grade writing rubric • writing • reading • special education • sandwiches

Lesson Plans 4 (Spirals)
The concept of a spiral curriculum has changed the way I teach this year. I suspect thatthe concept will change the way most teachers teach before too much longer. And special needs students will benefit from that.
• spiral curriculum • readiness to learn • everyday math • ld • learning disabilities

Lesson Plans 5 (Swans)
FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and selected other laws on confidentiality make me leery of sharing details about my students. But this story is one I think I can share without giving away any private information...
• ferpa • writing • ld • reading • sex education

Lesson Plans 7 (The Test!)
The time is near when students throughout the country will struggle with pencil and paper to prove whether their school is worth the bricks it's built with...
• adequate yearly progress • mantra • yoga • ayp • special education director

Making a Coat of Arms
Bad weather? Kids stuck inside? Here is a fun and easy project for the kids to do.
• art therapy • coat of arms • kids crafts • childrens craft projects • free kids crafts

Making Synonym Word Banks
Using goal-oriented list-making will give your students a bank of words to draw from as they write and can help students making connections between synonyms, too.
• synonyms • writing lessons • word choice • cooperative learning • group work

Money, Money, Money
Everyone would agree that teaching children about money is important to their future success. Here are some ideas and some great links to help make your child "money savvy".
• money • children • allowance • teacher • lesson plan

National Poetry Month Lesson Plan
Lesson plans that use common nursery rhymes teach students the importance of syntax, connotation, metaphor, and other poetic devices in the writing and analysis of poetry
• national poetry month • april lesson plan • teach poetry • nursery rhyme activities • read poetry

Native Americans Lesson Plan
Native Americans are Indians who first inhabited America. They knew the land very well and lived there for many years. Here is a unit study on Native Americans.
• native americans lesson plan • homeschool native americans • homeschooling unit study • iroquois indians • cherokee indians

Nurturing Creative Learning
Teaching English, like teaching any subject is fraught with challenges as much as it is a rewarding experience at times.
• add • adhd • special • needs • education

Painted Flowerpots
Painting flowerpots is the perfect activity for a language arts unit involving Gnomes.
• craft • gnome • paint • flowerpot • children

Pirate Lesson Plans
Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl are fictitious, but there is much about pirating that is true. It is fun and interesting, so jump in as we begin our Pirate lesson plans!
• pirates • pirate lesson plans • homeschool • homeschooling pirates • homeschool pirate lessons

Pirate Treasure!
Welcome to the second of our Pirate Lesson plans! Step aboard and be lively!
• pirate • pirates • pirate treasure • pirate booty • pirate lesson plans

Pirates of the Cyber-rian
As consumers of the digital age, our students are faced with new terms of ownership that weren't defined in the past - and aren't clearly defined at the present time. The sooner we seize the opportunity to introduce concepts of intellectual property, the more fully the generations will be equipped to deal with its infringement.
• intellectual property • software piracy • information theft • teacher technology • classroom technology

Political Cartoonist
In learning how to analyze political cartoons, and then studying politics to create their own political cartoons, the students use artistic concepts to express their own views of the world.
• politics • political cartoons • technology lesson • lesson plan • teacher's net

Positive Thinking Lesson Plan
Help kids recognize how their feelings are largely determined by their thoughts about an event, and how changing their thoughts can change their feelings.
• rational emotive therapy and kids • positive thinking lesson plan • disputing negative thoughts • positive thinking • managing emotions

Preparing for a Substitute
What to do if you're a music teacher with a non-musical sub!
• music education • lesson plan preparation • substitute teaching

Problem Solving Lesson Plan
Kids often respond impulsively and emotionally to problems. Teach them to slow down and think about the choices they make with this lesson plan on analyzing consequences.
• problem solving and kids • problem solving model • decision making and ids • decision making lesson plan • lesson plans

Reading, Writing, and The Joy of Discussion
First in a three-part series aimed at helping students learn to enjoy their books, share their reading with others, and increase their feelings of reading achievement. Grade Level 3-7.
• reading • writing • discussion • lesson plans • worksheets

Scavenger Hunt for Knowledge
Online Scavenger Hunting will encourage the practice of problem solving, improve reading and comprehension skills, and increase Internet research skills. This article shows you where to find some of these scavenger hunting sites!
• scavenger hunt • research • lesson plans • knowledge • internet

Spring cleaning for Teachers
Here are a few easy tips how to get your classroom organized.
• spring cleaning for teachers • classroom organization • setting goals • lesson planning • classroom management

Stately Pride
In the current affairs of the world, it is surpassingly easy to become focused on world-geography, events, etc. But it is perhaps in this very global society that we need to stress the importance of pride and knowledge in what we have, right out our own back door.
• state history • technology learning • teacher technology • lesson plan

Stressy - Messy
Stressy, messy and time consuming, not to mention expensive. Let's talk about the stress that Art in the classroom can cause. I will discuss long range plans and how they making teaching art more comfortable.
• art • teacher • primary school • curriculm • planning

Suicide in Education
With a stronger economy, South Korea has placed emphasis on education as the key to their overwhelming success. However, at what cost are these new pressures having on the children who have been entrusted with its economy’s future survival?
• play • empathy • tesl • tesol • tefl

Summer Lessons for Teachers
What do teachers do during the summer? Would you believe it: they go to school! Well, a lot of them, anyway. And now is about the time each year that much of it gets plan
• highly qualified • mark warner • lesson plans • continuing education • professional development