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Subjects Health Mental Health Our Bodies Grades Brief Description This lesson teaches about stress and how to cope with its effects. Objectives Students identify situations that cause feelings of stress. determine and discuss positive/healthy ways to cope with stressful situations.

Kathie Nunley teaches how to use Layered Curriculum. She also provides insight on some of the hot topics in psychology and neuroscience. We can relate much of this information to the students we teach.

This is an article about how to use Moodle in your school. This two part article shares 1) district use tips and 2) practical tips for enhancing Moodle for K-12 district use. Sounds very interesting if you can get everyone to use it.

Students will Learn how descriptive words make stories clearer and more interesting. Write stories using descriptive words Have your students close their eyes and listen as you describe a familiar object in the classroom. Ask students to raise their hands if they think they know what the object is.

Since writing is a huge part of the common core this would be helpful to get those students writing!

Sioux Falls just bought Chromebooks for all their students- I wish we could do a pilot here in Rapid! I just bought a 200.00 Acer Chromebook for myself as I have never had my own laptop. I didn't know what to expect but so far so good and can't beat the price! This site will help me learn how to use it more effectively. ( I hope (: )

Lori Jones HS Art Students will use recycled materials to create waerable art and have a fashion show

Great information on how to create a lesson using recycled goods! - Stephanie Jones HS Art

This is a great site talking about how to help students visualize and write about their own lives.

A great writing activity for kids 8 and older.

Writing is being pushed very hard at my school this year. This is a good article to read. Stacy Smith

This is an article describing how to raise student interest in reading for fun or leisure.

Despite schools focus on reading, many students still are not reading independently or for pleasure. A program developed by a college professor stresses hooking students on reading by introducing them to challenging subject matter that interests them. Included: A description of a comprehensive reading program.

How often do we ask ourselves, "What is the right thing to do?" and wonder if we are forcing our sense of what is right on other people? Nationally-known ethicist Bruce Weinstein offers five principles everyone can use in ethical decision-making. Included: Tips for helping students learn to analyze ethical issues.

Order our Launching Young Readers PBS series Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

This lesson combines a hands-on activity (making a model of a Viking ship), internet skills (web searches), and cooperative learning/discussions to study the ancient Vikings. The boat building activity will also draw students in with the good-natured competition of sailing their models and rating how they did. Journal entries and guided discussions and research add to the involvement of the students with the subject.

Two veteran educators from Fairfax County, V.A. are in the process of writing a book using anecdotal data from their experiences on how they believe the introduction of smart phones has severely decreased critical thinking and engaged learning in their respective classrooms. Joe Clement and Matt Miles "say the free periods that are part of their school schedule have deteriorated from lively talk among students and teachers to silent screen reading, each student in a little world," according to The Washington Post.

This article provides some information and resources on how to use the best practices available for math instruction.

No one likes a bully. Find out how to handle them in this article for kids.

LIteracy people take note!

Blog about Teaching Novels

Ideas and tutorials on how to use iPads in the classroom.

Great information and ideas for iPad use in the classroom!