PBS
Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Basics of Budgeting
Explore the basics of budgeting and get tips for personal money management. View a video segment that shows how one woman is achieving her goals of financial independence by learning to set priorities. Includes a classroom guide and...
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Math Den
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website is geared mainly towards students age 12-18, but the Math Challenge problems are great for some elementary students also.
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Newspapers in Education
Ni Eonline: Cartoons for the Classroom: Cartoon Analysis Worksheet [Pdf]
Newspapers in Education and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists developed this worksheet as a classroom handout to aid lessons in dissecting the visual and verbal messages of political cartoons.
PBS
Pbs: Creating Great Images (Of People) for Video (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for teaching basic concepts--lighting, compositional balance, camera stability, minimizing distrations, etc.--in order to produce professional-looking videos (or films) when people are your subject.
PBS
Pbs: Putting It Together (A Lesson Plan for Making Great Video Diaries)
A lesson on producing how to produce video diaries with high production value and content quality.
Other
The Benefits of Art Education
As research continues to show, art education is beneficial to the academic success of students. This short but concise article points out why art education is essential in todays world.
Other
Childdrama: Creative Drama Lesson Plans
Many lesson plans with ideas for teachers and students, sorted by age and by type! Wonderful for thematic approaches.
Other
What Works: Personal Characteristics of Leaders [Pdf]
Personal characteristics of leaders determine whether you are a good or bad leader. In this short essay, you will find six key characteristics that define a good leader.
Other
What Are Good Leadership Skills: Leadership: Eight Key Indicators
Take a self-assessment of leadership abilities to decide if you would make a good leader. Links to a more comprehensive assessment with immediate feedback. Download in PDF format or take directly online. Also read and learn about the...
Other
What Are Good Leadership Skills: Leadership Styles
Because there has never been a proven "right" way of leading, many experts have broken leadership down into various styles and ideas. Learn about these various schools of thought and decide which is the best personal fit in this site.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Understanding the Bush Tax Cut Plan (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plans that requires young scholars to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact...
Other
The Arts a Lifetime of Learning
Read why Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee believes the arts are vital to our education. Some of the key points of the article are academic, social and civil development, economic development and quality of life.
Other
Petals Around the Rose
Logic puzzle involving dice. A person must figure out a number based on which dice are rolled.
Other
Livestrong.com: Definition of Aerobic Fitness
A detailed definition of the word "aerobic" and how it can be applied to healthy living.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Make a Yo Yo From Recycled Stuff
This activity explains how to use materials that might otherwise be recycled in order to create a yo-yo.
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Activity Logs: Finding Out How You Really Spend Your Time
Learn to manage your time more wisely by using an activity log. This article explains the benefits of keeping a log and provides a template to begin one.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Challenge
Have you ever imagined going on an actual archaeological dig, climbing aboard a NASA spacecraft, or collecting insects in remote rain forests? This NASA site is your chance to join Discovery School winners on their exciting science...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Learning Colors
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart starts off with identifying colors and then moves into patterns, alphabet song and cheer, handwriting practice, sensory words and books.
Tom Richey
Slideshare: Creative Brainstorming
This slide presentation provides a background of why the process of brainstorming is important as well as elements and tools you can use to get your creative juices flowing.
PBS
Pbs: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Reality Television (Lesson Plan)
A lesson to help students understand the basic legal and ethical responsibilities involved in making reality videos. Requires access to an episode from "American High," the documentary aired on PBS about high school students from Chicago.
Other
Leadership Lessons From Nature: The Lesson of the Geese
There are many things we can learn from nature. This slideshow shows what geese have to teach us about successful leadership.
Other
District Administration: Without Boundaries
Technology is becoming more and more of an integral part of arts education. This article discusses how technology can enhance arts education by helping students explore their own creative talents.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Usgs Education
Help your students with age-appropriate science activities with the links to these pages.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: American Revolutionary War Power Point Presentation
This fabulous site provides a lesson plan in which the pupils create a PowerPoint presentation.