John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor Read about the invention of the steamboat while teaching your students about note-taking.		I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Have your students study different concepts in the writing of Maya Angelou's, I Know Why the...
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...		Designing a Quilt Pattern Students will create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon the regular hexagon. This...
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Reading and Defining Poetry By exploring a variety of poems, students will learn poetic techniques in this two-day lesson.
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...		Jose Garcia Villa Students will read and analyze a poem and then read the poet's analysis of the same poem.
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Shakespeare's Plays The dates of publication, genre, and titles of plays by William Shakespeare are given in this...
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...		Shakespeare – Teacher Resources We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson...
Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is...		Lesson Planning Center Let us help you create innovative plans quickly with our large inventory of ideas and...
Women Following Washington's Army Learn about the women who followed Washington's army. Practice writing hypotheses.		Behavior Management Resources Use our behavior management resources to establish effective classroom discipline. Learn how to...
Exploring Suffragists Students will do research to learn about suffragists, those who fought for the right of women...		Substitute Teacher Resources Substitute teacher resources will help keep your classroom organized in your absence. Use these...
Lee Yick: Fighting Racism Students learn about a case that made it to the U.S. Supreme Court concerning racism towards...		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Enrichment Activities The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's classic about humor, loyalty,...