Conversation Skills/Techniques Teacher Resources

Third graders read excepts from the story, Thank You, Mr. Falker in order to gain practice in understanding an unfamiliar story by focusing on the details. They use a worksheet, embedded in the plan, which directs them to certain...

Nothing aids in comprehension more than an explanation and understanding of why things are done. Address why the Common Core requires the reading percentages that it established and analyze how this affects your readers. Learners read...

Here is a fairly basic video that uses three equations, each written in slope-intercept form, to determine whether the lines are parallel. Sal graphs each equation on the same coordinate plane to show how their slopes compare. The video...

While music lyrics are often used to teach literary elements, the richness of this resource comes from the wealth of exercises, activities, and support materials provided in the packet.  Although designed for gifted learners, the...

Discover the fascinating history of the Equal Rights Amendment and discuss the major implications and considerations associated with it today. Here you will find background information on the topic, a graphic organizer summarizing...

What is the difference between money and bartering, and how is money valued when considering inflation? Delve into the correlation between these fundamental components of economics with this detailed resource, which consists of...

The deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, and the protests that followed the 2014 shootings, are the focus of a current-events activity that asks class members to brainstorm and research possible strategies to address the...

The solar energy industry in the United States added more jobs in 2015 than the oil and gas extraction and pipeline industries combined. With the field growing so rapidly, it's essential to understand what solar energy is and how it...

This production, the second installment in a series of circles, demonstrates the process of finding the area of a circle. It is effective as an introductory tool. However, it needs to explain the reasoning behind the formula because that...

Here is an equation in which the first step is to use the distributive property to remove the parenthesis. Then, it is solved for the variables. Since variables are on both sides of the equation, it is important to verify the answer by...

The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 231. What is the largest integer? See how to unpack this word problem, set up an equation, and solve for the variable.

This video contains additional scientific notation examples, continuing from the previous presentation. Viewers can see Sal work through several more problems using the techniques he has outlined throughout the pre-algebra video series.

Starting with a set of values for the x and y variables, this video shows how to tell whether these points determine a linear or non-linear function. Sal first defines linear functions in terms of the change in y over the change in x,...

Delving into proof that the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other, this lecture evaluates the angles and sides of this figure. It would serve as a great test preparation activity.

This video examines a simple rate problem. The listener must compute whether four trains traveling different distances over different amounts of time are moving at the same constant rate. This problem reinforces one's basic understanding...