Freedom Quilts, Cotton Gins: Invite Historical Understanding with Hands-On Activities
Contributor: Deana Swanson | Length : 7 | File type : Video
Slavery. The births of Argentina and Brazil. The Industrial Revolution.Are your students' eyes glazed over yet? Studying the past can involve a wearying barrage of names, dates, and far-away force... Read More
Planning Ahead for Art
Contributor: Becky Sue Kreider | File type : Curricular
When should I start planning ahead for my art classes?
A. Plan ahead before school startsGet enough art ideas together for most of the year.Make an example of each one.
Note any pre... Read More
Anatomy of a Research Project
Contributor: Jason Beachy | File type : Curricular
These guidelines describe an annual science or history fair for Grades 4-12. Each grade has a general topic (science, history, Bible, etc). Projects include a research report, an oral report (typica... Read More
Research Fair Grading Form
Contributor: Jason Beachy | File type : Curricular
Use this rubric to grade students' oral reports and exhibits at science or history fairs.Download this document or read it below.... Read More
A Pet Alternative
Contributor: Anna Zehr | File type : Blog Post
Perhaps you, like me, would like to be one of those noble teachers with a classroom pet. You've heard the student say, “Well last year Miss Miller had a rabbit/gerbil/parrot/goose and we got to na... Read More
How We Built a Little House
Contributor: Darrell Hershberger | Length : 9 | File type : Video
Darrell wanted his high school boys to learn the basics of trades. How better to do it than to build a tiny house? Best of all, the class decided, would be to build a house for someone in need.I... Read More
Poster Template
Contributor: Anna Zehr | File type : Curricular
Inspired by Scholastic Poster Reports, Anna Zehr created this template for her students.Download this document now or read it below.Read Anna's description of her poster project:
https://... Read More
Spontaneous Activity in Education
Contributor: Maria Montessori | File type : Book
The author of The Montessori Method offers an extended treatise of child development and the educational system of her time. Topics include attention, will, emotion, and intelligence.
Courtesy Projec... Read More
