Endangered Species Project
7th Grade Life Science » Endangered Species Project Have you ever heard that an animal is an Endangered Species? Do you know what that means?
How to Write a Reverse Poem
The double-back nature of reverse poems plays tricks on their audience. These poems mean one thing when read from top to bottom, but the meaning or sentiment changes when you read each line from bottom to top. Reverse poems can be hard to pull off, but their effect on the reader can be powerful. Reading Reverse Poems
Best Short Stories for Middle Schoolers, As Chosen by Teachers
It can be a challenge to get middle schoolers interested in reading. The thought of tackling a thick novel can be overwhelming, especially during distance learning. Short stories are always a great choice. In addition to requiring less of a time commitment, they are an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres.
How to Teach Poetry When You're Short on Time
Sure... in an ideal world, we would do all kinds of activities with poetry (if not a poetry unit, a poetry slam, or even a poem-of-the-week system). But this year, due to some scheduling issues, I had much less time than usual to celebrate National Poetry Month. Like, a lot less. And worse, my students seemed very anti-poetry, so I had to incorporate some explanation of purpose and an enjoyment factor to convert as many of them as possible.
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The Difference Between The UK, England, And Great Britain
Today I found out the difference between The United Kingdom, England, and Great Britain. The actual name of the sovereign state we are talking about is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). The United Kingdom is made up of the countries England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
22 Ways to Teach and Learn About Poetry With The New York Times
In a March 13 piece, “Broadway Is Closed. Write Poems Instead.,” the playwrite Sarah Ruhl discusses the power of language to heal: During the 1590s plague, when the theaters were shut, William Shakespeare apparently chose to write poems instead. From his “Venus and Adonis,” penned while the playhouses were closed and writers were essentially quarantined, came this somewhat strange compliment: “The plague is banished by thy breath.”
Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press
Welcome to our free eBooks collection, developed for children aged 3 - 11 years old. Help your young child learn to read with The Oxford Reading Tree (featuring our much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper characters), watch your child develop their love of reading with Project X, or simply browse our range of over 200 eBooks for inspiration. All our free eBooks are tablet-friendly. Just register or log in above to start reading. If you'd like to learn more about how to support your child's reading, visit our 'Oxford Reading Tree levels' and 'Phonics made easy' pages.
History, Geography, Facts, & Points of Interest
Wales, constituent unit of the United Kingdom that forms a westward extension of the island of Great Britain. The capital and main commercial and financial centre is Cardiff. Famed for its strikingly rugged landscape, the small nation of Wales—which comprises six distinctive regions—was one of Celtic Europe’s most prominent political and cultural centres, and it retains aspects of culture that are markedly different from those of its English neighbours. The medieval chronicler Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) had topography, history, and current events alike in mind when he observed that Wales is a “country very strongly defended by high mountains, deep valleys, extensive woods, rivers, and marshes; insomuch that from the time the Saxons took possession of the island the remnants of the Britons, retiring into these regions, could never be entirely subdued either by the English or by the Normans.” Get unlimited access to all of Britannica’s trusted content. Land
April is National Poetry Month!
Grades 1 – 3 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses Students write theme poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Theme Poems tool. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson Poetry Portfolios: Using Poetry to Teach Reading
Facts about England
National Symbol and flag England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain.
Create Lifelong Readers During National Poetry Month (enter for a chance to win a copy of the book!)
Georgia Heard is the author of Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core State Standards. She joins EDU to discuss the power of poetry to create lifelong readers. We are giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core State Standards.
The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water - like Cape Town
Image copyright Getty Images Cape Town faces the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to run out of drinking water. However, the plight of the drought-hit South African city is just one extreme example of a problem that experts have long been warning about - water scarcity. Despite covering about 70% of the Earth's surface, water, especially drinking water, is not as plentiful as one might think. Only 3% of it is fresh.
