Students select what they believe to be the most important word in a text that they have read and justify their choice using examples from the text.
This resource provides a list of considerations for students to help them choose the best post-secondary institution for them.
There are two lessons in this group. The first lesson is a lab activity that illustrates the importance of hand washing as a way to prevent the spread disease. The second lesson includes discussion of various careers in the health field and allows students to explore careers utilizing various resources.
Working in engineering project teams, students evaluate sites for the construction of a pyramid. They base their decision on site features as provided by a surveyor's report; distance from the quarry, river and palace; and other factors they deem important to the project based on their team's values and priorities.
Students explore how active and passive voices are appropriate to different audiences. They examine online resources, and then draw conclusions about verb use, which they apply to their own writing.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about choosing the correct unit with liters or milliliters.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about choosing the multiples of a given number up to 12.
Students make purposeful choices for their reading materials, thinking about their reasons for reading a book and using strategies to match books to their abilities.
This task suggests methods of introducing and continuing choral counting in the classroom.
Teachers (and then students) lead the class in chanting numbers from 1 to 120.
An interactive applet and associated web page that demonstrate a chord of a circle. The applet shows a circle and two draggable points on its periphery, with the chord drawn between them. A command button turns on the perpendicular bisector of the chord. As you drag the chord about, you can see that the perpendicular bisector always passes through the center of the circle. Applet can be enlarged to full screen size for use with a classroom projector. This resource is a component of the Math Open Reference Interactive Geometry textbook project at http://www.mathopenref.com.
Hank introduces us to ourselves by taking us on a journey through the fascinatingly diverse phyla known as chordata. And the next time someone asks you who you are, you can give them the facts: you're a mammalian amniotic tetrapodal sarcopterygian osteichthyen gnathostomal vertebrate cranial chordate.
In which John Green teaches you about the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened considerably later than you may have been told. While the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians in 476 CE, the Byzantines in Constantinople continued the Eastern Empire nicely, calling themselves Romans for a further 1000 years. Find out what Justinian and the rest of the Byzantine emperors were up to over there, and how the Roman Empire dragged out its famous Decline well into medieval times. In addition to all this, you'll learn about ancient sports riots and hipster barbarians, too.
The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 7.
These Christmas seasonal pages will provide you with great resources for the Christmas holiday season. Ideas within this section include: journal activities, ornaments, craft ideas, word searches, word scrambles, recipes, colouring pages, bulletin board ideas, lesson plans, and more.
Find out how Christmas Traditions and how Christmas is celebrated in lots of different countries and cultures around the world!
The story follows the journey of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who despises the joy and warmth of Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his selfishness. Throughout the night, Scrooge is visited by three spirits: the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These spirits show him his past, present, and future, revealing the impact of his actions on others. The experiences lead Scrooge to transform into a kinder, more generous person who rediscovers the true meaning of Christmas: love, compassion, and the importance of helping others.
Educational Resources to Teach Your Students about Christmas
The Christmas season is a wonderful time to expose your young students to traditions in other cultures. While it is a religious holiday, it also embodies many cultural customs. This is a wonderful opportunity to expose your students to how other people celebrate. And of course putting a picture Santa or presents on any worksheet or activity helps children get excited and engaged. That's where a handy list of printables and clip art can become extremely useful.
Our list of resources also includes songs, a variety of lesson plans, worksheets and a complete list of teacher resources. This year, help your children embrace the true meaning of Christmas. Teach them about tradition, expose them to a variety of cultures, and use the holiday to make all your lessons fun.
Christmas is a time for sharing, singing, decorating, and enjoying the season. Experience the joy with your students, using these Christmas lesson plans, activities, printables, and skill builders. There are free worksheets, bulletin board ideas, printable art activities, literature units, and more! They will also enjoy Christmas games that you will find educational as well. You can discuss the religious and cultural meaning behind Christmas in your social studies class, create holiday crafts and decorations for art class, incorporate the seasonal theme into your math class, and read Christmas books in reading class. There is so much for your students to enjoy!
"'Tis the season for fun writing prompts! Because we all know getting students to write can be a challenge! So why not summon the inspiration of ugly Christmas sweaters, snowmen, and Santa's elves? These 18 holiday-themed prompts will engage your writers all season long!"