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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