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A Close Reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address provides the text for a series of close reading exercises that model for instructors how carefully crafted guiding questions can help readers think critically about what they read, thus developing...
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School-Home Links elling, self-to-text connections, writing lists, author
Engage families in at-home practice using this 100-page worksheet packet for elementary school English Language Arts practice. Each worksheet briefly explains the objective to parents so they can guide their child through the activity....
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Early Childhood: Five Themes of Geography
Any preschool teacher would be thrilled to have a resource like this one. It includes activity ideas, discussion leads, book suggestions, and a glossary for learners ages 2 - 5. The entire booklet focuses on ways to teach young children...
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U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Kindergarten Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 kindergarten activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: First Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 first grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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U.s. Dept. Of Education: Compact for Reading: Third Grade Activities (Spanish)
Links to 100 third grade activities arranged by skill set and designed to improve reading and writing. All activities are in PDF format and are ready to print and use. They can be downloaded individually, according to skill set, or as...
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Reaching All Families Creating Family Friendly Schools
Reaching All Families, Creating Family-Friendly Schools, is the online version of the booklet published in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Education. The site presents accumulated knowledge and fresh ideas on school outreach strategies --...
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Us Department of Education: Blueprint for Education Reform [Pdf]
A description of the education reforms the Obama Administration planned to put in place. (March 2010)
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Us Department of Education: Esea as Amended by Iasa Guidance
This site is provided by the US Department of Education. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) to improve our public education system.
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Usde: Getting Ready for College Early
The U.S. Department of Education provides a Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years to help them to prepare for college.
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Usde: Helping Your Students With Homework
Do you need some lesson resources to give your homework assignments a boost? The Department of Education has developed homework resource acitivities to make learning more meaningful.
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Helping Your Child Learn Geography
This parent guide helps you to teach your child geography. The site features a section on each of the five themes of geography and how to specifically teach a child to learn and be able to apply each theme. Although published in 1996, it...
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Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math for the Fun of It
This compilation of math activities engages parents and children in the use of math whenever they are at home. Packed with concise, high interest activities, related illustrations, detailed "parent pointers," and easy to following...
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Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math at the Grocery Store
Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...
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Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
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U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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U.s. Dept of Education: Preparing Your Child for College
Are you looking for a resource for parents on preparing for college? The U.S. Department of Education has created an in-depth parent resource book for preparing their child for college. An online resource for career and college planning...
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Nces Kids' Zone: Dare to Compare
Find questions for any subject and grade level and let the computer generate an online and interactive quiz testing you or your students.
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U.s. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: Glossary
A glossary of words commonly encountered when reading about educational research. Either scroll through the complete list or go to a specific letter, then click on the word and a definition will be provided.
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National Institute for Literacy: A Child Becomes a Reader [Pdf]
An excellent 48-page booklet, entirely available online, that lists activities that parents and children can do at home to assure successful reading skills. Parents can also check their child's development by looking at "What children...
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National Center for Educational Statistics: Naep Questions Tool V4.0
To begin your search, decide which assessment to explore (main or long-term trend) and then select a subject. On the next screen, you will be able to refine your search results and use My Workspace to assemble and print questions,...