How does phonics contribute to reading success? Use this informative resource to learn more about phonics and how the alphabetic principle fits into this model.

In this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook, you read about the influence of the military in choosing four emperors in one year.

Daily Teaching Tools provides a collection of classroom activities posters for the teacher to refer to and tell them what they need to do in that activity to be successful.

The strength of the organization of the Roman army was the key to its success. Read about the composition of the army, Roman military strategy, and weaponry. The road system allowed the army to reach every part of Italy easily.

Background about the National Endowment for the Arts. Also includes information about direct funding programs, Challenge America grants, state partnerships, federal partnerships and public-private partnerships. Research and success...

Students groups act as aerospace engineering teams competing to create linear equations to guide space shuttles safely through obstacles generated by a modeling game in level-based rounds. Each round provides a different configuration of...

Students discover the mathematical constant phi, the golden ratio, through hands-on activities. They measure dimensions of "natural objects"--a star, a nautilus shell and human hand bones--and calculate ratios of the measured values,...

Students practice their multiplication skills using robots with wheels built from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. They brainstorm distance travelled by the robots without physically measuring distance and then apply their math skills to...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Research analysis of the overall effects of 29 widely implemented models of comprehensive school reform, or CSR. Models include direct instruction, accelerated schools, montessori, and America's Choice programs.

Read an essay outlining Michael Bennett's Broadway career and highlighting the success of "A Chorus Line". Very detailed. Includes photos of the original cast.

In 2009, a Virginia Department of Education stakeholder group on parent involvement in public schools disseminated a questionnaire to over 1000 parents, teachers, and school administrators across Virginia. Recipients were asked to share...

The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.

Build a virtual Rube Goldberg machine, and try to create a successful path for the ball. Requires Adobe Flash.

I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag' by Country Joe McDonald has been played with great success in classrooms for over twenty years. While it conveys literary elements such as theme, point of view, and irony, it also functions as an...

The President of the United States is the elected commander-in-chief who has many responsibilities that are crucial to in the safety and success of America. This informational text by USHistory.org discusses the duties of the President,...

What four arrangements would result in the successful lighting of a lightbulb? And more importantly, what does each of the four arrangements have in common that would lead to an understanding of the two requirements of an electric...

In this tutorial, preconceived ideas regarding the nature of charge flow and the role of a battery in a circuit are addressed. In many instances, these preconceived notions about charge flow and batteries are incorrect ideas and are...

The pinnacle of Yayoi Kusama's success is the art installation "Narcissus Garden" where she staged stage 1,500 mass-produced plastic silver globes on the lawn outside the Italian Pavilion. View pictures and read the symbolism behind...

Take a Trip: Food Groups Jr is a learning activity that challenges children to carefully move the hungry ant through the picnic table maze to the food at the end of the table. Children will be introduced to the different food groups...

The internet provides educators with a great tool for teaching young people, communicating with others, and sharing successes with the wider community. In order to make the most out social media, technology and the internet, we have put...

Take an interactive quiz over ecological problems affecting the environment. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.

Teachers can use a NewsHour report on the removal of the bald eagle from the endangered species list as source material for teaching about the successful comeback of this species. Includes a downloadable worksheet of discussion...

A very brief overview of the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, its successes and failures into the 1960s, and a prediction of despair in the 1970s.