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Division With Remainders Active-ity
This active-ity will get kids moving as it teaches division with remainders. (Grades 3-6) 08/13/2010
Parts-of-Speech Race
Reinforce nouns, verbs, and adjectives with this fast-paced activity. (Grades 2-8) 08/12/2010
Grab a Story
Grab a setting, character, event, and thing: write a unique story. (Grades 3-12) 08/12/2010
Fall-Leaf Sun Catchers
Use pipe cleaners and tissue paper to make eye-catching fall leaf sun catchers. (Grades K-8) 08/12/2010
Youve Taught Homonyms, Now Teach Heteronyms
Heres plenty of heteronym practice, and a printable work sheet too. (Grades 4-9) 08/11/2010
Collecting Winter Data: Make a Snowperson Glyph
A colorful snowman glyph will reveal how your students feel about winter. (Grades K-6) 08/11/2010
Character Sketch Masks
Make a mask of your favorite book character, then play the role. (Grades K-8) 08/10/2010
Charting Life Expectancy
Compare ages of people in yesterdays obituaries to national life expectancy figures. (Grades 4-12) 08/10/2010
Origins of Common Expressions
Learn the historic origins of 20 common expressions. (Grades 4-12) 08/10/2010
Rockin Fractions
Use Queens rockin beat to teach students how to convert decimals to fractions. (Grades 4-12) 07/21/2010
Writing -- With a Catch!
This writing lesson with a catch will challenge students to write better. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Youve Got Mail
Students create a stamp or postcard representative of a state or country. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Regional BINGO
How well do students know the regions of the United States? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Where in the World Am I Now?
Find a country using latitude and longitude. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Where Are They Today?
Explore the history of Native Peoples of the United States. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
The Life and Times of Old Glory
Create a timeline of the U.S. flag. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
The Lizard List
What does that lizard live? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Tour the Human Body
Can you place that organ? (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Read an Airport Map
Can students find their way around Memphis International Airport? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Graph That Skyscraper
Explore the 100 tallest buildings in the world. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
What Eats What in the Ocean?
Explore the complexity of an ocean food web. (Grades K-12) 07/21/2010
I Am Who I Am
Students explore the qualities that make them who they are. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
The Force of the Wind
How hard does the wind blow? (Grades K-8) 07/21/2010
Poison Alert!
Learn how different poisons affect the human body. (Grades K-12) 07/21/2010
Who Is That First Lady?
Can you guess the famous woman Im describing? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Its Groundhog Day -- Again!
Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Celebrating Our Differences
Explore the pain of discrimination and the beauty of diversity. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
My Food Pyramid for Kids
Whats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? (Grades K-5) 07/21/2010
In the Wake of the Amistad
A timeline of historic events in the fight to end slavery. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Insulation Information
Hands-on activity helps students find the best insulators. (Grades K-8) 07/21/2010
A Thanksgiving Feast
What was on the menu for the first Thanksgiving? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
The Bald Eagle or the Turkey?
Debate the question: Which belongs on the U.S. Great Seal? (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Marshallow Math
Practice reading, writing, counting, and adding numbers 1-8. (Grades K-2) 07/21/2010
Book BINGO
Book BINGO helps students build vocabulary skills. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Musical Books
Musical Chairs introduces students to great books. (Grades K-5) 07/21/2010
A Smoking Bar Graph
When do people start smoking? Read the graph and answer the questions. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Facing Fire Facts
Read graphs and answer questions about fire safety statistics. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Podcast Science
Scripts from episodes of the Earth & Sky radio program make podcasting easy. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
How Do You Describe a Monet?
Identify the similarities and differences in two paintings by Monet. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Going Batty
Use maps to find the answers to questions about bat habitats. (Grades 3-12) 07/21/2010
Getting Started With Essays
Reading an essay about teen issues inspires reflective writing about ones own life. (Grades 6-12)
07/21/2010
Pumpkin Math
Pumpkin predictions and measurement math. (Grades 3-8) 07/21/2010
Come on Down! Game
The Come on Down! game provides practice for math, spelling, vocabulary skills and more. (Grades K-12) 07/21/2010
Venn Diagram of Students: What Do We Three Have in Common?
A 3-circle Venn diagram connects students; explore other cross-curricular uses for the diagram. (Grades 3-12) 07/20/2010
Alpha-bod
Students exercises their bodies and imaginations as they create a human alphabet. (Grades K-12) 07/20/2010
Pick a Penny Research Project
Pick a penny, then research important events that took place the year that penny was minted. (Grades 4-12) 07/20/2010
Biography Acrostic
A perfect culminating activity for your biography, history, or literature unit. (Grades 3-12) 07/20/2010
Ones, Tens, Hundreds: A Place-Value Game
By the process of elimination, students figure out the secret 3-digit number. (Grades 4-8) 07/19/2010
Giving Thanks: A Compare-and-Contrast Lesson
A powerful video challenges students to reflect on their lives compared to others. (Grades 4-12) 07/19/2010
Beanbag Math
Use this simple game to reinforce math facts and other math skills. (Grades K-5) 07/19/2010
Picturing Weird Animals: A Lesson in Writing Good, Clear Descriptions
A strong, clearly written description is key when it comes to drawing the imaginary animals their classmates have created. (Grades 3-12) 07/09/2010
High and Low Temperatures (A Monthly Bulletin Board)
Plot daily high/low temps on this bulletin board. Follow-up activities included. (Grades K-12) 07/08/2010
Fraction Card Games
Four different card games provide fraction practice and reinforcement. (Grades 3-12) 07/09/2010
Sight Word Spelling Bee
Kids will love this hands-on technology sight word spelling bee. (Grades K-3) 07/08/2010
5-Minute Mug Cake (An Easy Chocolate Gift)
An easy recipe makes a great holiday gift for kids to give. Best of all, its chocolate! (Grades K-12) 07/08/2010
2-Syllable Adjective Contest
Plan a contest to reinforce parts of speech and syllables. Contest forms provided. (Grades 3-12) 07/08/2010
The Secret Card
This simple game reinforces the concepts of greater than and less than. (Grades K-6) 07/08/2010
Balloon Volleyball
Stuck indoors? Set up a net, blow up a balloon, and play balloon volleyball. (Grades 3-12) 07/08/2010
Bury Those Negative Thoughts
This powerful activity will help bury students I cant thoughts and build perseverance. (Grades K-12) 07/08/2010
The Pumpkin in the Jar -- A Riddle Story from the Philippines
Solve the riddle in this cause-and-effect folktale from the Philippines. (Grades 3-8) 07/08/2010
Synonym Match Game
Challenge students to find the matching synonyms. Synonym list included. (Grades 3-12) 07/08/2010
Where in the World?
Find the country names that match the latitude and longitude points, solve the riddle. (Grades 3-12) 07/06/2010
The Story of Louis Braille
Learn about Louis Brailles system for the blind. Use an online Braille translator. (Grades 3-8) 07/02/2010
Taking Stock in the Stock Market
Track the ups and downs of the stock market -- and the reasons for those fluctuations too. (Grades 4-12) 07/02/2010
What Is Your B-estimate? (Making Best Estimates)
Estimate the number of kernels on an ear of corn. Plus more estimating challenges! (Grades 2-12) 07/02/2010
Capital Ideas (for Teaching State Capitals)
Ideas and resources for teaching state capital names and locations. (Grades K-12) 06/30/2010
Speed State-ing
Tons of fun resources for teaching students U.S. states names and locations. (Grades K-12) 06/30/2010
Riddle BINGO
A fun game for exercising students higher-level thinking skills. (Grades 3-8) 06/30/2010
U.S. Presidents: How Do They Measure Up?
Is the history of our presidents height a short story or a tall tale? (Grades 3-12) 06/30/2010
Math on the Move
Reinforce any math skill. Get kids moving with this math active-ity. (Grades K-12) 06/27/2010
Heads Up for Open House
Create a fun display for Open House Night. (Grades K-8) 06/27/2010
Sybil Ludington: The Other Paul Revere
Learn about Sybil Ludington, a young girl who is often called the other Paul Revere. (Grades 3-8) 06/22/2010
Penny Power
Pennies can be used for everything from teaching probability to challenging students creativity. (Grades 3-12) 06/25/2010
Comparing Temperatures: Summer Vs. Winter
Calculate the difference between average summer and winter temperatures for 15 locations around the world. (Grades 3-12) 06/25/2010
Nouns Around the World
Use online translators to explore nouns and foreign languages. (Grades 3-8) 06/24/2010
Think Twice for Rice: A Grammar and Vocabulary Game
This game offers fun and learning as it helps to feed hungry people around the world. (Grades 3-12)
Hot Plate for the Holidays
A student-designed hot plate makes a nice gift for Mothers Day. (Grades 2-12)
5-Minute Writing: A Daily Activity
Use a daily 5-Minute Writing period to help build better writers. (Grades 3-12)
Oink! -- A Math Game
Students aim to hog all the cards as they practice math skills. (Grades K-12)
Parts of Speech Game
Students win this game by matching words on the teachers list. (Grades 2-12) 06/12/2010
Sum of the Square
Practice adding a column of numbers. (Grades 3-5) 06/21/2010
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