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Math
Grading math can be tedious—but these creative ideas will help you check math homework more efficiently. Thanks for the tips, Janet Kilgus. |
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Language Arts/English
Writing poetry is a way for students to express themselves while practicing language skills. This poem format is useful for just that—thanks, Pat Potthast! |
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State Standards Testing
Looking for some state standards testing tips to help your students? See what Janet Kilgus has to say. |
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Language Arts/English
Here is a great pre-reading project and rubric for the Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men from Sue McBroom. |
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All subjects:
Here is an annotated bibliography sheet students can use for finding a variety of sources. Adapt this to fit your own school. Courtesy of Gayl Dasher Smith and Jeanette Quetel of Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois. |
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US history
Your students will play the role of real estate agents in this colonization project. Students research colonies and try to convince others in a presentation to live there. This creative project is from Dan Fouts. |
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US history
What is the historical significance of what was in Abraham Lincoln’s pockets the night he was assassinated? This exercise will get your students researching and thinking creatively. Thanks, David Bishop, for the exercise!
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Science
Students need to be reminded of safety procedures in the lab. Thanks, Dave Kilgus, for this lab safety agreement.
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