Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe. “Now, I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas,” the [...]
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Students will participate in a group brainstorming and discussion session about teenage consumers and their spending habits. They will then collect data about their own spending habits for comparison purposes. Oral Language, Mathematics, Data Analysis and Probability Grade 5- 8 DOWNLOAD FREE WORKSHEET Objective Students will participate in a group brainstorming and discussion session about [...]
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Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the availability of a preparedness guide designed to assist small businesses in planning for the possibility of an H1N1 flu outbreak this fall. During a call with reporters Mills made clear the importance of flu preparedness for small businesses. “Small [...]
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The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of more than $12.4 million in Foreign Language Assistance Program grants to local and state school systems in 24 states and the District of Columbia, aimed at promoting the instruction of foreign languages critical to national security. The funds will be used in elementary and secondary schools [...]
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Due to the potentially serious widespread H1N1 “swine flu” threat this fall/winter in the U.S., with children, youth and young adults especially at risk, the Obama Administration has provided health information to states and local school districts, and the U.S. Department of Education has provided “Continuity of Learning” guidance to the nation’s educators. In case [...]
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This month, our featured Teaching Safari Experience highlights the fabulous Chicago Northside. Students who embark on this Safari will experience the unique American history, art, architecture and landscaping that is prominent throughout this area. The students will begin their day being picked up in a clean bus and are transported to the historically rich Chicago’s [...]
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Charleston, WV resident Kelli Davis was in for a surprise when her daughter brought home some routine paperwork at the start of school this fall. Davis signed the form and then handed it to her daughter for the eighth-grader’s signature. “I just assumed she knew how to do it, but I have a piece of [...]
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About a year ago, we decided to involve Chicago School Supply with an organization called DonorsChoose.org, an online charity to support teachers who are in need of classroom materials. With our readers support, we helped raise enough funds for a local classroom to purchase materials needed to hold their science fair! This year, the need [...]
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Tucked away in an $87 billion higher education bill that passed the House last week was a broad new federal initiative aimed not at benefiting college students, but at raising quality in the early learning and care programs that serve children from birth through age 5. The initiative, the Early Learning Challenge Fund, would channel [...]
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Students learn about decimal arithmetic and multiplication. Measurement (includes Time), Operations (+, -, x, /, etc.), Problem Solving Grade 4- 6 DOWNLOAD FREE WORKSHEET Objective Students learn about decimal arithmetic and multiplication. Directions Facts to Know You often hear commercials about savings at stores. Sometimes, the announcer will say in the same breath, “We’re having [...]
Filed under: Lesson Plans, Lesson Plans- Math, Uncategorized on September 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
