An article about the US and Canadian zoos using apps to teach apes is a springboard for this creative activity. Pre-reading questions, the article from Reuters, and follow-up summary in addition to grammar exercises make up a complete...

Bootstrap is free open-source software that is popular for developing websites and web apps. It offers a framework for working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Here you will find an introductory tutorial in how to use Bootstrap that was...

In this article, a teacher explains how she taught kindergarten students to take photographs. They were then shown how to open an iPad app called Skitch and add words to accompany their pictures. This was followed by a Math activity...

This article reviews six learning tools and apps that teachers and students will find very useful. Includes two more tagged under 'honorable mention.' (Published January 7, 2020)

This lesson plan will help students understand that the legislative process of enacting federal income tax laws involves formal procedures based on the Constitution and informal procedures that blend and balance various interests.

This lesson plan will help learners understand the rights of taxpayers and the procedures the IRS uses to process tax returns.

This lesson plan will give learners an overview of the role and purpose of taxes in American history.

This lesson plan will help students understand how and why a federal income tax was implemented by Congress during the Civil War and in 1913.

This very complete lesson plan explains the history of the Social Security Act of 1935, its history and importance to the elderly during the Great Depression, and its importance today. Everything necessary to teach the lesson and assess...

This lesson plan will help learners understand the history and purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935 and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).

This lesson plan will help young scholars understand the role of taxes in the market economy.

This lesson plan will help students understand that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups.

This lesson plan will help young scholars understand that people have difficulty agreeing on a fair tax because of different values and priorities.

This lesson plan will help students understand that taxation involves a compromise of conflicting goals and that people who have the same income may not pay the same amount in taxes.

This lesson plan will help young scholars understand that a tax levied on one person or group may ultimately be paid by others.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. Successful navigation of the site take knowledge of the GPO's navigation code. An important hint for when looking up a specific...

This tutorial focuses on the 8 parts of speech and how they function in sentences. It offers a YouTube video of students rapping the 8 parts of speech, a slide show of the 8 parts of speech, examples, and how they function in sentences,...

This video lesson focuses on the rules for using colons. Includes a multiple choice quiz to check for understanding. [2:28] L.9-10.2b Colons

This lesson focuses on the six main types of reading comprehension questions: main idea, purpose, tone, inference, detail, and definition. It explains each type and offers examples in text and in audio formats.

This lesson uses text and an accompanying audio to discuss diction including its definition, what it includes, and an explanation and an example of how word choice, word order, and phrasing can change the tone of writing.

Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the 7 functions of the bone straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson.

This is a biographical tutorial of Geoffrey Chaucer and his most famous work, "The Canterbury Tales." It starts with a slide show of the life of Chaucer and key information about "The Canterbury Tales." It offers an article by Jonathan...

This tutorial focuses on metaphors using a PowerPoint presentation which offers definitions, examples, and various types of metaphors, as well as, similes for comparison. It provides two YouTube videos: the first includes popular songs...

Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing test taking strategies straight to your fingertips. Learn and explore the various ways to overcome the stressors of test taking.