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What is an Aerospace Education Membership?
For $35 or less educators and homeschoolers can access 20 national standards based science education programs, eligibility for $250 grant, and a aerospace awards program.
Exciting Book Report Ideas
Teachers routinely ask students to write book reports. This article presents inventive ways to make book reports fun.
Preschool and Elementary Water Cycle Lesson Plan
Winter is the perfect time to introduce the water cycle to students in preschool through elementary. Bring science to life with books, programs and activities.
The Importance of Teaching Reading Strategies
Students who are behind in reading are not the only children who benefit from being taught specific reading strategies.
Linguistic Categories and Concepts Defined
The many special divisions used in grammar are confusing; this helpful guide with definitions and examples will help teachers and students keep it all straight!
Understanding Freedom of Assembly
The "freedom to peaceably assemble" makes possible the exchange of information and ideas that a democratic society needs to make sound decisions about its own governance.
Understanding Freedom of the Press
Our founders based their commitment to a free press on their knowledge and personal experience with a society that strictly prohibited it.
United Nations Day Lesson Plans
Find United Nations activities and free lesson plans for UN week. Learn the UN flag meaning. Children can understand the Human Rights Council history and objectives.
Understanding Types of Free Speech
There are several major categories of expression that educators and students should understand when evaluating what constitutes "free speech" in the First Amendment.
Understanding Freedom of Speech
The history of the first amendment right of free speech goes back to Colonial America, before it was codified by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in the Bill of Rights.
Understanding Religious Liberty
Despite repeated challenges, the religious clause in the First Amendment continues to stand the test of time.
Understanding the History of the First Amendment
James Madison was informed by the history and experience of his time when he wrote the Bill of Rights, but modern debate about religious liberty is little changed.
Understanding the First Amendment
If the Bill of Rights is the cornerstone of the Constitution, the First Amendment is the keystone to the Bill of Rights.
Understanding the Bill of Rights
The US Constitution wouldn't be the law of the land without the Bill of Rights, and no civic education would be complete with a thorough grasp of the first ten amendments
Understanding the Constitution
The 2008 Election season offers fertile ground for civic education, providing a living laboratory for understanding the US Constitution.
Teach Handwriting to Left-Handers
Many teachers assume that left-handed people can be taught to write using the same techniques that work for right-handed students. This viewpoint is incorrect.
No Child Left Behind: A Review
Pete and Pam Wright of Wrightslaw.com team with Suzanne Heath in this reference to clarify the No Child Left Behind Act.
Learning Basic Math Skills
Kids Success (TM) presents interactive Kids Memory Wizards to teach basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.
Character Study Lesson Plan
Students create books with recipes that reflect the personality and actions of literary characters in a tasty high school writing unit.