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10 Fresh Ideas to Get Your Students Writing
Here are some enticing writing ideas that will motivate any student.
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Keeping Students Engaged
Here are some basic tips to keep your students focused and motivated.
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Informative Writing for the Winter Season
Informational writing lessons can be creative and motivating for students.
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Get a Move On!
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Get moving with lesson and activity ideas to encourage and motivate students today!
Illustrative Mathematics
Making S'Mores
Fifth graders will be clamoring for s'more fractions after they finish this one! Motivated by a chocolate bar used for a yummy campfire treat, learners have to decide how to add fractions without like denominators by discovering the...
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Braking Distance
This real-life model of braking distance motivates learners to approach quadratic equations algebraically, numerically, graphically, and descriptively.
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Bennington Battlefield
Pupils explore the characteristics of the area around the battlefield and the groups who participated on both sides of the battle. The relative importance of manpower, motivation, and leadership in the outcome of a military conflict is...
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Memory Game
Students interact with different explorers and their motivations for exploration. They make a deck of memory cards. Students use 20 specific motivational factors in making their cards. They then play their game.
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Themes in Literature - Langston Hughes "Thank You Ma'm"
Eighth graders study Langston Hughes, "Thank You Ma'am" to discover the elements of plot, character motives and reactions. They express the effects of trust and kindness by writing a reflective personal narrative. They illustrate the...
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Storyline Drum Circle
Students perform story songs. In this rhythmic motives lesson, students practice melodies, variations, and accompaniments as they read Peter Seeger's Abiyoyo and create compositions to present it as a story-song.
National First Ladies' Library
The President's Assassin: Motives and Outcomes
Students investigate the assassinations of four American presidents. Through research, groups create a dossier on one of the four men who were the assassins. After presentations of the dossiers, the class looks for common traits in...
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Explore the Motivations of Kurdish Nationalists
Students watch a video showing the viewpoint of Kurdish Nationalists. They take notes during the video on why the Kurds want their own country. They role play a meeting between the Kurds and Iraq's National Assembly.
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"Exploring U.S. Motives Behind WWII Imprisonment and Deportation of German, Japanese, and Italian Latin Americans"
Students research and examine the secret Special War Problems Division program in Latin America and discuss the impact of the program on civil and human rights. They assess the motives for the program and explore various quotes from that...
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Breaking News English: Men Motivated by Co-Worker Salaries
In this English worksheet, students read "Men Motivated by Co-Worker Salaries," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Killing for a Cause
Learners research various international terrorist attacks, looking for the motivation of the perpetrators. They discuss terrorism and ways the international community might respond to discourage future terrorist acts.
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Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students
Young scholars study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson, students learn how to animate using computer programs. Young scholars use animation to learn about the...
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Character Motivation - Sapelo Island Culture
Students write a poem that includes detailed imagery of the Sapelo Island Culture. In this poem lesson plan, students watch a movie about the Sapelo Island and how the citizens live, and then write and read their poem to others.
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Character Worksheet Two
In this character worksheet, students answer questions about themselves and about their motivators and external characteristics. Students answer 22 questions.
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Form, Rhythm, and Melodic Motives: Fiber
Students examine basic song form and 4/4 meter. They sing a song about diet and nutrition while identifying examining the rhythm of the song. They discuss why fruit and fiber are important to health.
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The News Behind the Story
What a fun way to analyze plot, setting, and character. Learners review story elements, read a short fictional story, then turn the events of that story into a headlining news paper article. Not only does this lesson engage critical...
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Setting Goals Project
In this goal-setting worksheet, teachers communicate with parents an effective strategy for achieving success. Teachers, parents and students work together to set personal goals and discuss how they will be accomplished.
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Money Math
Is there a better, and more motivating, math manipulative than money? Kids love to use it, and it's a great teaching tool. Here, there are three good activities using coins. Learners create patterns, sort change, and have a...
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Encouraging Answers
What is the celebration of Columbus Day really about? Older learners use inquiry-based methods to find out who Columbus really was and what motivated his journeys. They take on the roles of town officials who must consider whether or not...
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Alexander And The Wind-Up Mouse
Use drama techniques to recreate the story, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni. They engage in problem-solving as they identify the roles they will fufill in their groups for the performance. This is a motivating way to...
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