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Articles For Educators, from the creator of Fifteen Minutes Of Fiction and the Anti Spam Site, provides free lesson plans, classroom activities, field trip ideas, and other resources for teachers. Collect ideas in a wide variety of subject areas, from mathematics to listening skills, and from music to strategy games.

Mathematics


	Competition Division Fun With Numbers Geometry Number Theory Probability and Statistics Sequences And Series Miscellaneous

Language Arts


	Children's Literature Listening Skills Writing Miscellaneous

Social Studies


	US History World History

Fine Arts


	Music

Science & Tech.


	WebQuests Computers Physics Space Miscellaneous

General


	Study Skills Assessment Miscellaneous

Games


	Number Games Strategy Miscellaneous

Field Trips


	Canada United States

Christian Ed.


	Christian Schools Preaching Miscellaneous

Other Categories


	Homeschool Learning Disabilities

Each article posted on this site is carefully reviewed by the Site Editor, so you don't have to wade through useless information in order to find something of value to use in your classroom. In addition, our article rating system helps to filter the most relevant and useful articles to the top of the directory listings, to help ensure that you find the information you need.

What You Will Find

While you are browsing the articles you will find various menus on the right hand side of the page, including membership options (you can join the site for free, which allows you to post comments and questions about articles, as well as submit your own articles for publication) and resource options (related products you can purchase at Amazon.com, occasionally including works by authors who have posted on this site).

Some of the articles you will find here provide information useful to parents and teachers of preschoolers, such as How to Turn Tough Times Into Fun Times. Others are useful for elementary teachers, such as Anne of Green Gables in the Classroom. High School teachers will also find a great deal of useful information, including lesson plans such as Angle Trisection With A Tomahawk, and more theoretical articles, like Standardized Testing vs. Standards Based Testing.

Several field trip ideas are available, including field trips in Canada and field trips in the United States.

There is also a newly added section on Christian Education, for pastors, Sunday School teachers, and teachers in private Christian schools. Check back soon for an all new section on homeschooling!

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If you have experience in the classroom, experience as a homeschooling parent, or you have worked in any other capacity in the educational field, you probably have great ideas you would like to share. Although we have several published authors who contribute articles to this site, you do not have to be previously published in order to post your helpful ideas and lesson plans. If you are interested in posting a lesson plan or other article, begin by joining the site and logging in, then follow the link to post a new article.

If you have an idea for an article you would like to write, but are not sure your article will meet our publication guidelines, please ask! You can find the Editor's contact information on the contact page.

Published Authors

Several published authors have used this site as a way of helping to promote their books. We encourage this, with two stipulations. First, your article must not be simply an advertisement for your book. Articles like this will not even be considered for publication. Second, your article must provide useful and valuable content regardless of whether the readers purchase your book. If your article (which could be simply an excerpted section from your book) meets these requirements, you are welcome to submit it for publication here. For more information, please click here: Promoting Educational Products or Services

Recently Published Articles

The following is a list of the some of our most recently published articles on this site. Click here if you would like to view the most popular educational articles.


	It's About the Quality, not Grades! This article explores the need to focus our educational efforts on promoting quality instruction, rather than an over-emphasis on evaluation. Physical Science Field Trip - Mountain Exploration Physical Science Field Trip idea: recognizing mountains, lakes, rock types, trees, wildlife, erosion, and weathering Physics Field Trip - Power, Work, Energy and Gravity A Physics Field Trip concept - this is the student handout for a field trip involving study of power, work, energy and gravity Scale Model of the Solar System - Science Lesson Plan Students create scale models of the solar system: planet orbits to scale, planet sizes to scale, and everything to scale Discovering the Wonder of the Universe: Science Lesson Plan Teach students about the wonder of the universe with fun facts about the solar system, the planets, and the sun. Physical science/space science lesson Mnemonics - Learning and Memory Tools Tips on helping your students memorize important information using mnemonics and other memory tools Binary Number System : Conversion to and from Decimal System Comparison of Decimal (base 10) number system and Binary (base 2) number system, how to convert from one to the other Divisibility Rules for Prime Divisors Studying methods that can be used to determine whether a number is evenly divisible by other numbers is an important topic in elementary number theory Modular Arithmetic (Congruences) Of Elementary Number Theory Number theory topic: Modular Arithmetic, the arithmetic of remainders, and congruneces Steps to Solve Algebra Word Problems Solving Algebra Word Problems - steps and examples for solving word problems in Algebra Using Assessment Data to Improve Teaching and Learning Using Assessment Data: ten ways assessment data can be used by teachers to improve teaching and learning 5 Ways To Help Your Child Get Ready For A Test Getting Ready For Tests through systematic material skimming, flashcards, study sheets, quizzes and homework 10 Ways to Make Homework Productive Make Homework Productive: Homework can be viewed in two different ways: a useful tool, or a waste of time. How kinesthetic folks learn Math Different kinds of people learn math differently. Kinesthetic learners need a different style of teaching 11 tips for building a strong Math foundation for kids Building A Strong Math Foundation For Kids - 11 Ways to help students succeed in mathematics 10 ways to get wild about Math 10 Ways To Get Wild About Math: Helpful suggestions to get yourself and others excited about mathematics Discovering Your Writing Voice Writing Voice: Don't let second-guessing, editing, and the quest for exactly the right word destroy your writing voice. How Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) Diagnosed? How Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) Diagnosed? Shapes: Arrange the preschool room for math shapes Promote grouping and organizing skills. Children work together to verbalize and classify I Have Emotions - Preschool activity and emotions Preschool activity explores emotions - includes painting, facial expressions, reading, motivation, and more

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