STANDARD: National Content Standards in Economics (National Council for Economic Education) Standard 7 (K-4): Markets—Price and Quantity Determination. Markets exist when buyers and sellers interact. This interaction determines market prices and thereby allocates scarce goods and services. LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this article, students will learn about: • This holiday season’s hottest toy. • What makes a toy popular with children and ...

What it is: HippoCampus is a website with incredible vision. The goal is to provide high-quality multimedia content on general subjects to high school and college students free of charge. Subjects on HippoCampus include algebra, American government, biology, calculus, environmental science, physics, psychology, religions, statistics, and US history. Each of the subject has a large library of multimedia content from students ...

Marzano and Associates are the leaders in the teaching of vocabulary and their work has appeared in the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. The Tennessee Academic Vocabulary Project covers how to teach vocabulary and provides lists of roughly thirty essential terms in the four major subjects: English, Social Studies, Science, and Math for all grades. Vocabulary instruction addresses gaps in ...

Download poster for classroom use about the word "Appreciation." Preview materials below. Save PDF, zoom in or out by moving mouse over preview window.

Standard: National Content Standards in Economics (National Council for Economic Education) Standard 16: Role of Government: Most state and local government revenues come from sales taxes, grants from the federal government, personal income taxes, and property taxes. The bulk of state and local government revenue is spent for education, public welfare, road construction and repair, and public safety. LEARNING OBJECTIVES In ...

Download 6 pages of colorful pictures and names of fairy tale characters for a word wall. Preview materials below. Save PDF, zoom in or out by moving mouse over preview window.

Download 7 pages full of shape activities for Pre-K through 1st grade. Preview materials below. Save PDF, zoom in or out by moving mouse over preview window.

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Download this help poster for your computer class or to explain your technology teaching. Step by step directions for students to create mini offices. Poster for classroom use about the word "Appreciation."

What it is: Picture Book Maker is a fun little online picture book creator (bet you couldn’t have guessed that from the name!). What makes this picture book creator unique is the great illustration elements that students can use in their story. The illustrations look hand drawn with crayon and can be adjusted to fit the story. Each picture has actions, ...

Combine the study of science, art, and culture with this dynamic thematic unit about kites. Have students investigate cultural importance of kites around the world and the development of flight. Teach students how to retell kite legends and stories from various cultures. This unit can be taught to students over a wide range of grade and English language ability levels. The ...

Objective: Students will write a fictional story creating a conflict and resolution, applying sequential writing, using action verbs, descriptive language, and onomatopoeia, in a comic book format with original artwork and/or technology. Directions: Before the project begins, have students bring in comic books, daily comics, and Sunday comics. Read them aloud. Ask the students why comic books have never lost popularity. ...

Explore educational resources and activities from PBS with our library of Activity Packs. Each one focuses on a curricular theme and includes links to great PBS resources and supplemental activities.

Combine science, language arts, and math with an apple theme for Fall. This is an excellent unit for mixed level ESL classes and can be taught to students of a wide variety of ages and abilities. In many parts of the United States apples are a sign of Fall. We go apple picking and drink fresh apple cider. We eat apple ...

For many teachers, the last day of school can be worse than the first. All of the worksheets are done, grading is finished, and the students are anxious to start their summer vacations. Any hope of getting in a last-minute lesson is dashed when you see your students' anxious glances at the clock. However, there are still some things that you ...

h4. Learning outcomes * “Enlightenment is infinite acceptance of all things past, infinite responsibility for all things present, and infinite service for all things future.” —Zen definition of Nirvana h4. Students will: demonstrate accurate analysis of audience through appropriate choices in diction, motive support, point support, and non-print textual support. demonstrate knowledge of the concept of character qualities and reflect positive ...

This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. By students learning to recognize that society impacts the themes within art and literature, students then take this knowledge base and interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and oral presentation. h4. Learning outcomes h4. Students will: 1. research and analyze historical events. ...