http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/56918.aspxMon, 23 Nov 2009 04:40:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:56918rojaroseChildren have enjoyed the brilliant display of rainbows. Usually they wonder what is the source of these seven colors in rainbows. Read on for light lesson plans to introduce the Newton’s disco and the splitting of white light into seven composite colors. Introduction Elementary class students are more curious than their elder siblings mostly...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/34641.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:58:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:34641NoreenA lesson plan on World War II revolving around a quote from a U.S. soldier regarding shells that turned out to be duds. The lesson has students examine the use of forced verses voluntary labor during the war. It's common knowledge that the American homefront was a vital part of the war effort during World War II. Manufacturers of consumer goods bec...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/53865.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:46:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53865bettymalone444In this science lesson plan for grades 4-6, students will explore the basic foundation of chemistry through the study of the basic forms of matter and by conducting experiments on the properties of matter - in this case, solids. Students will also learn about the Friedrich Moh Hardness Scale. Objectives and Goals . Goals: 1. Students will acquire a...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/53857.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:23:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:53857rojaroseElementary class students are always curious to find answer to phenomenon around them. They love to experiment with magnets and to find how magnets work. This lesson plan on magnetism describes activities to satisfy the curiosity of elementary class students. Introduction A child in elementary class knows what is a magnet. But they are ignorant of ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7358.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:7358EPorterThis article is the fifth article in a series that will show how to use all of the multiple intelligences in a literature unit. Each article is dedicated to one of the multiple intelligence using a particular book as an example. The lesson can be adapted for any grade level, and for any book. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence This article contains a ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/37116.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 14:19:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:37116jessecreationsUse this free poetry lesson plan to enhance the instruction in your high school English classroom. Using song lyrics and the text of a poem, students will explore the idea of a central purpose in poetry and how that purpose can change mid-poem. Introduction to Lesson I can't teach poetry without using music. Maybe it's because I come from a musical...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/52450.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 18:17:08 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:52450StrongmindA lesson plan is instructional material designed for teachers to explore innovative methods of teaching a subject to the students. Here is a complete guideline on ways to prepare interesting lesson plans for life science 7th grade and the benefits that a good lesson plan has! Lesson plan: How is it important? A lesson plan is instructio...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28021.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 00:34:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28021SallyFd'An Inspector Calls' is a popular play to study in English Literature classrooms. The dominant theme of social responsibility pervades the text and its characters. Here is a lesson plan to prepare students to give oral presentations on the individual characters in the play. Analyzing a Character and Analyzing Theme J.B Priestley's drama 'An...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/28026.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 20:54:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:28026SallyFd'The Merchant of Venice' is a fascinating text. Although this play may not be the most popular of Shakespeare's dramas to study in the classroom, many interesting themes and ideas are explored in this play which students find engaging and make the play a relevant one to read and analyze. Set in Venice, this play revolves around the life...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/19403.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 10:44:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19403jkg0679Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January. This lesson plan introduces children to Martin Luther King Jr. and the idea and importance of equal rights. Before the Lesson Before you go ahead with this lesson, send a note home to parents explaining what you will be doing and to contact you if they have any quest...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/30763.aspxFri, 18 Sep 2009 19:16:38 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:30763SallyFdDue to the demands of the curriculum, teachers often have to teach texts from a variety of genres. Two popular yet also challenging texts in the high school classrooms are 'The Outsider' by Albert Camus and 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka. This series will focus on making teaching them easy. Teaching Literary Genres: Existential ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18640.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 02:31:09 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18640WillaThis lesson plan is part of a series on Life Under the Sea for Kindergarten through third grade. The focus is on the conservation and protection of the ocean environment and marine life. Activities in art, math, phonics and music are implemented throughout the lesson. Circle Time Introduce new words, such as environment, gulf, marine life and conse...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/11440.aspxMon, 07 Sep 2009 18:53:47 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11440JuliaBodeebWhiteDelight the elders of the family with a letter writing project. Get a journal and pass it back and forth between the Grandparents and teenagers in the family. This lesson will help build high school students’ writing skills and also give them practice with sharing their feelings. High school students too often keep their feelings bottled up inside....http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/12319.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:30:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12319lenzihartPassing out a list of vocabulary words and having the students look them up in the dictionary is the worst way for students to broaden their vocabulary bank. In this lesson, you will learn a creative and fun way for students to make their vocabulary lessons "stick'. Sticky Note Vocabulary Lesson Plan Students today are used to being enterta...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/14675.aspxMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:25:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:14675maryharlinThe following activity is intended to be a review, used after you have taught some specific grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling rules and strategies. Thanks to the advent of texting, instant messaging, and spell check, teachers face an uphill battle when it comes to teaching their students the rules of correct grammar, punctuation, and spelli...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/media/p/47566.aspxSun, 30 Aug 2009 21:37:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:47566NoreenVocabulary and definitions to be used with Halloween Lesson Plan:Mummies, Tombs, and Other Creepy Stuff - http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/8558.aspxhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/13497.aspxSat, 29 Aug 2009 21:09:53 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:13497lenzihartWith this lesson plan, students will not only be able to distinguish the difference between the two terms, they will have them tied to their own name! Teaching Denotation and Connotation Students often confuse denotation and connotation, not distinguishing that denotation is the literal, dictionary definition of a word, while its counterpart, c...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9564.aspxSat, 29 Aug 2009 21:07:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9564cjclarkWhen students have become comfortable with some of the places and events that take place in Homer's Odyssey it is time to give them a project. A fun activity I used in my classroom was to make a travel brochure featuring some of the locations and characters Odysseus had encountered. Some of the activities I remember the most from my own high sc...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/18441.aspxSun, 23 Aug 2009 07:26:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18441BetdenisLesson plan to nurture an appreciation for and understanding of still life drawings and paintings. Appreciation Children should be exposed to the great artists. In a perfect world, all schools would have regular field trips to museums. Fortunately, there are other ways that teachers can expose and educate elementary school children about great art ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/2971.aspxThu, 20 Aug 2009 14:02:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2971AJFAStudents will relate decimal numbers and fractions using models and pictures. Needed Materials 4 blank hundreds grids per student crayons or colored pencils Description of Activity: On one hundreds grid, ask students to color one horizontal or vertical stripe. Write the decimal number and fraction which show how much of the total grid is covere...