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The Perfect Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

One of my favorite Thanksgiving books is Eileen Spinelli's The Perfect Thanksgiving. JoAnn Adinolfi illustrated it with bright colors and primitive drawings with mixed media collage. It is the story of two different Than…
Sketchup Lesson Plans: Visual-Spatial Skills

We've been playing with Google SketchUp a lot, recently. If you've learned how to use SketchUp and shared it with your students, you'll want to use it more, so you can get the most out of your investment of time and effo…
Writing Lesson Plans: Integrating Math and Writing

Doritoritta asked about integrating math and writing.Integrating writing into math lessons, and vice versa, can be challenging. After all, the main point of equations is to avoid having to put complex things into words.…
Political Action Lesson Plan: Create a Petition

This year's election campaign is being interesting, whichever candidate you support. We'll all be studying voting and elections in the fall, but that isn't all there is to American political life. How about an active les…
The Emperor's New Clothes Lesson Plans

"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a story by Hans Christian Andersen. Here is another translation, with more challenging vocabulary. Here is a simpler one. You can hear it read aloud here. At that last site, there is a cho…
Technology Lesson Plan: Lolcats in the Classroom

We have lots of frameworks requiring the use of computers. There are access issues and time issues, but for today, let's imagine that we don't have any logistical problems. We have a computer for every few kids, reliable…
Foolish Jack Lesson Plans

"Lazy Jack," or "Foolish Jack," is a "noodlehead tale" found in many different countries. The basic story is of Jack, a foolish and lazy fellow who goes out to find work. He is paid each day in various goods. When he is…
John Alden, Priscilla Mullins, and Miles Standish

The story of John Alden, Priscilla Mullins, and Miles Standish is one of the favorite Thanksgiving stories, right up there with Squanto and the fish. It is found most completely in "The Courtship of Miles Standish," a l…
Veterans' Day Lesson Ideas

If you're in school today, you may need some last-minute ideas for Veterans' Day. Here are some you can pull out of your hat:Blend technology and writing with a poetry prewriting lesson for poetry honoring our veterans. …
Prehistoric Art Lesson Plans

When you study prehistoric humans, you must include art in your study. We can't hear prehistoric music or see prehistoric dance, but we can have a good look at prehistoric graphic arts.We can never really know what preh…