K-12 For Educators

How to Pick Books for the 100th Day of School

By Amanda Morin

0 comments

The 100th Day of School is upon you! You're halfway through the year with this class of kids and today is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate that feat (while sneaking in some teaching, too). If you're like most elementary school teachers, you ... more »

How to Plan a Field Trip for American History Students

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

0 comments

You can plan a field trip for American history students to help reinforce what you teach in the classroom and help your pupils get a real feel for events and venues. Organizing a trip is fairly easy, although there are some administrative details ... more »

How to Plan a Lesson Unit

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Teachers know that lesson plans make any day of teaching run much smoother. With a lesson unit for each major topic, the entire year can be much less stressful. Lesson units can give a course direction and can make it easier to plan activities on ... more »

How to Plan a Pop Quiz

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

A pop quiz is the perfect way to assess student knowledge and understanding. After students are assigned an at home reading, a quiz can help you determine who actually completes the assigned work. Just be sure to plan the details of the quiz. ... more »

How to Plan a Trivia Quiz

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Assessment is a very important part of any lesson plan. A trivia quiz can serve as a quick and simple way to test knowledge gained over the course of a lesson. A trivia quiz will also serve as study motivation, helping students prepare for exams ... more »

How to Plan Back to School Teaching Activities

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Many teachers and students stress about starting a new school year. Teachers worry about how the students will interact with each other and the students are anxious about meeting new people. Teachers who use back-to-school activities help calm ... more »

How to Plan Circle Time Activities

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Circle time provides children an opportunity during the school day to gather as a group. It is a way to teach them to share, express themselves and respect others. If you have enough children to form a circle, you can hold your own circle time in ... more »

How to Plan for the First Day of School

By Margo Dill

0 comments

Summer is over, and the first day of school is here once again. Except this time, you are the teacher. What are some activities you can do to establish rules and routines and to provide a nurturing environment? It's simpler than you think, and ... more »

How to Plan Group Projects for Large Classes

By eHow Careers & Work Editor

0 comments

Executing group projects in large classes may require more forethought and organization than doing so in small classrooms. However, with some careful planning and experimenting, group projects can be successfully incorporated into the large ... more »

How to Play Dead Fish

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Kids love playing the game Dead Fish because just about anyone can play. It doesn't require much physical activity, skill or strategy—just a large open space and a clean floor or ground on which they can lie down. Teachers like this game too for ... more »

How to Practice Adaptive Teaching

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

One of the biggest challenges teachers face is how to best connect with and teach their students. We all learn in different ways, have our own problems with understanding certain topics and sometimes have a hard time relating to our teachers. ... more »

How to Prepare for a First Teaching Assignment

By Gregory Witkowski

0 comments

You made your way through college and graduate school and now you’re offered your first teaching job. Exciting to say the least. If you are preparing for any higher education teaching job, make your first day memorable for you and your students ... more »

How to Prepare Lesson Plans for Gifted Students

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Lesson plans for gifted students differ from lesson plans for regular students, because you must take into account the different ways that gifted students learn. Gifted students are more than just smart kids. They are kids who thrive on ... more »

How to Prepare Students for an Exam

By Gregory Witkowski

0 comments

The most rewarding experience for a teacher is when his or her students do well on exams. Good exam grades reinforce a few points: the students are excited about continuing to learn, they are learning so your classroom environment must be safe ... more »

How to Prepare Students for Campus Life

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Heading off to live on a university campus is a rite of passage for many graduating high school students. But no matter how independent they may be or how much they're anticipating college life, taking steps to prepare for the transition can make ... more »

How to Prepare Students for College

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Reality seems to strike youngsters once they go off to college. It is here that they learn independence and begin to prepare for a career. Preparing students for college is just as important as the college experience itself. Students need to ... more »

How to Prepare Students for Getting a Job

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

As a teacher you want your students to do well in the real world. No matter what subject you teach, your lessons should help prepare your students for getting a job after they leave school. It's relatively easy to work life lessons into ... more »

How to Prepare Your School for a Major Crisis

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Use these guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education to safeguard your school system against potential emergencies and develop a crisis plan that may save lives. These precautions will help your school respond appropriately in case of ... more »

How to Present Learning Objectives Effectively

By lynnmargaret

0 comments

Learning in a classroom environment can be hard for some students, especially if they lack direction or focus. Teachers can help students concentrate on the day's lesson by posting learning objectives in clear and easy-to-understand language... more »

How to Raise Students' Self-Esteem

By Margo Dill

0 comments

A teacher's job in the classroom is not just to teach students reading, writing, and arithmetic. In today's schools, teachers also teach values, manners, and life lessons. Teachers must provide a nurturing and caring environment where every child ... more »

How to Reboot Education

By roundtuit

0 comments

Technology and progress demand change in curriculun, teaching style, tools, and setting if we hope to reach the next generation of student... more »

How to Recognize Student Learning Styles

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

A good teacher realizes that students all learn in different ways. Recognizing the learning styles of your students can help you ensure that all students get the education they deserve. The learning styles that are most common are auditory, ... more »

How to Redecorate a Classroom

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Classroom teachers may feel the need to redecorate their own classroom when they are starting out in their profession. It is nice to make the classroom feel like your own, rather than the previous teacher's. Some teachers enjoy redecorating their ... more »

How to Reduce Noise Level in a Classroom

By eHow Education Editor

0 comments

Noisy classrooms aren't just irritating, they're also downright detrimental to learning. Reducing classroom noise isn't just vital to enhancing the learning of hearing-impaired students, it also protects teacher vocal cords and improves learning ... more »

How to Reinforce Learning Through Hands-on Activities

By energizerbunny

0 comments

Do you know there are children who cannot sit in a class, listen and comprehend without a visual picture? There are many who are not auditory learners and must have a visual image to comprehend what they are reading about or hearing about. Read ... more »

Check Out All Categories

Articles in K-12 For Educators