Outlines a lesson on the extinction process allowing students to better understand why and how species become endangered before they attempt to take action on this problem. Provides background information and describes several suggested methodologies, evaluation and enrichment ideas, six resources, and two references. (LZ)

Presents two lessons that teach students problem-solving behaviors for the classroom. (SR)

Offers three variations of an activity designed to help teachers turn students on to performance within two weeks. Presents a sample 10-day lesson plan on incorporating drama through storytelling in English classes. (SR)

Presents a unit of lessons in which intermediate grade students improvise fairy tales and learn dramatic techniques. Offers an overview, an implementation schedule with activities, creative activities for fairy tales, and a fairy tales chart. (SR)

According to Pat Choate, Japan's government and corporations are influencing what American youngsters learn in school about Japanese culture and history by showering K-12 educators with expense-paid trips and ready-made, propagandistic lesson plans. Despite Japan Foundation claims to the contrary, several educators returning from two-week trips…

A good lesson plan has an introduction, body, opportunity for questions, and summary. These components are bound together with time cues, media cues, practice and provide-help paragraphs, instructor's notes, and transitions. Motivational principles guiding lesson plan development are relevance, conceptual framework, learning outcome, method,…

Describes a packet of information and instructions for the props manager and crew of a student production. Includes definitions, steps to follow, checklists, and rehearsal tips. (PRA)

The lesson review is described as a tool that will allow language teachers to gain insights into the effectiveness of their lessons. It may help teachers build up complex cognitive schemata on the teaching/learning process. Sample lesson plans and reviews are provided. (Contains 21 references.) (LB)

Describes National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) and National Literacy Strategy (NLS) in England. Presents a lesson plan to discuss pre- and post-NNS. Emphasizes that NNS represents not only a change in pedagogy, but also something of a sea-change in terms of the assumptions about children's learning underpinning traditional mathematics education. (ASK)

Describes the use of lesson starters called Snappies to sharpen numeracy skills. Discusses teachers' views of Snappies, the difficulties of using them, and their impacts on pupils' performance in and perceptions of mathematics. (ASK)

Describes two class activities for moving new words into students' productive vocabulary. (RS)

Describes a demonstration in which a teacher or student can relight a blown out candle from a burning candle held about 2-3 centimeters directly above it. (SAH)

Advocates the teaching of spelling in secondary schools through record keeping of student spelling errors and minilessons based on these errors. (TB)

Presents five lessons designed to help students understand the form and function of the periodic table. (MKR)