Teaching First Graders How to Be a Good Friend
If you are like most teachers, you know that the middle of the school year often brings a calendar crunch. This is the time when first grade social studies goals like Being a Good Friend seem to get pushed to the margins of our busy days. Whether you are in Sacramento... read moreTeaching High School Algebra 1 Functions and Graphing
Balancing the demands of a high school mathematics curriculum often means finding resources that teach essential standards efficiently. Teachers must help students visualize the relationship between symbolic equations and their graphical representations to ensure... read more
Teaching the Judicial Branch in Twelfth Grade Government
A parent once asked me, “Why do judges get to hold their seats for life instead of being voted out like everyone else?” It is a fair question, and it is the exact type of inquiry that keeps students engaged during twelfth grade government. Most of our... read more