Students can research a bill in Congress by typing in a topic. Then I have my students write a letter to their Senator or Representative about the bill they found.
This website has resources for teachers such as activities and lesson plans. It has games for students, and they love them! I set up all of my classes and the students sign up for an account within the first week of school!
Cutting Arts programs can actually cost schools MORE!
While school districts see the answer to their budget crisis as cuts to art
programs, they do not foresee the problems that arise when students have no
creative outlets in the classroom.
Disciplinary staff had to be added to deal with the new problems that had
arisen. In most cases, the additional staff cost more than the art programs
themselves