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How to Market Your Manuscripts About Animals

By AnimalTrails

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Finding markets for your manuscripts written about animals is relatively simple if you follow a few simple steps... more »

How to Meditate With Students

By eHow Education Editor

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Children need to take time out of the day to let their brains rejuvenate. After waking up early for school, rushing out the door, and working at school, students need a breath of fresh air. Let the students create a renewed sense of well-being ... more »

How to memorize Bible passages

By h0wtobem3

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Here you'll find a simple and effective method for memorizing Bible verses. Whether you're just getting started, helping someone else, or adding to your own cache of verses, this article gives you exactly what you need. By following these ... more »

How to Mentor an At-Risk Student

By eHow Education Editor

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Many kids today have the potential to lead happy and productive lives, but they lack a positive role model to show them how. While many adults consider being mentors, they never follow through because they think they lack the skills. To mentor an ... more »

How to Motivate Attention Deficient Students

By eHow Education Editor

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Students coping with attention deficiency can suffer with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder or just transient problems with inattentiveness. The risk for academic failure in this subset of students results from ... more »

How to Observe Hispanic Heritage Month in the Classroom

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Hispanic Heritage Month is observed each year from September 15 to October 15. This month is scheduled to coincide with the days in which Mexico and several other Latin American countries celebrate their independence from Spanish rule. Educators ... more »

How to Observe Law Day in the Classroom

By Martina McKoy

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Law Day began in 1958 by President Eisenhower and is now celebrated every year on May 1st. Creating a lesson plan to celebrate this day is important in the classroom and reinforces structure and order. Follow these steps to incorporate this into ... more »

How to Organize a High School Teacher's Notebook

By eHow Education Editor

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Organize a notebook to keep all the materials important to your classroom and be the most organized teacher on campus. Everyone will be jealous that you can carry one notebook with all your stuff to parent conferences, to department planning ... more »

How to Organize a Student Club

By Gregory Witkowski

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Getting an education is great, but part of what makes that learning fun for students is being involved with activities through the school other than algebra or chemistry. Being active promotes friendship and camaraderie. These are the things that ... more »

How to Organize an Elementary Classroom

By eHow Education Editor

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Classroom organization is key to a successful year as a teacher. Having your classroom up, ready and running when the students come the first day will help them adjust to their new surroundings more easily. It will also help you as the teacher ... more »

How to participate in a Junior Achievement (JA) elementary school program

By kprest74

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The Junior Achievement program is a grade appropriate volunteer program that bring economics lessons to children of all age and grade levels. Becoming a JA volunteer brings these important lessons to your child's school and not only benefits ... more »

How to pass your Praxis II test

By kleighwickham

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Are you in Elementary Education? Do you have to take your Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Praxis II test? Worried about taking it because you think you will fail, don't think that way! All you need to know about the test will be covered ... more »

How to Pick Books for the 100th Day of School

By Amanda Morin Morin

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 for the First Day of School

By Margo Dill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »

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