Lessons and Ideas

Students may encounter a bit of difficulty when learning about integers and absolute value, especially when dealing with negative numbers. Enter the “number line,” a straightforward visual representation of integers. Number lines can help students to better comprehend positive and negative numbers, and are particularly useful for adding and subtracting integers. Number lines are great for students trying to move past the pencil and paper to solve math problems, and may prove beneficial for visual learners. This lesson includes kinesthetic learning to teach the number line.

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution. So what is the 19th Amendment? It says: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Until this was added to the Constitution, women could only vote in fifteen of the forty-eight states. But they couldn't vote nationwide. The 19th Amendment changed all that. Nowadays, the idea of stopping women from voting clearly seems unjust.…

Review the Biggest Buzzwords of the Week! When you follow national and worldwide affairs, you get access to dead and then un-dead ex-leaders, policy changes, new technology and more. Each week, we highlight the top buzzwords or terms that your students might not have known or even heard until now. All these words are featured in the most recent edition of The Week in Rap. And once students beef up their vocab, the news will make a lot more sense. THIS WEEK contradict (verb) -- to say the opposite of a statement made my someone, or deny the truth of something…

Review the Biggest Buzzwords of the Week! When you follow national and worldwide affairs, you get access to royal celebrations, government bans, acclaimed sci-fi writers and more. Each week, we highlight the top buzzwords or terms that your students might not have known or even heard until now. All these words are featured in the most recent edition of The Week in Rap. And once students beef up their vocab, the news will make a lot more sense. THIS WEEK nanny state (noun) -- a term that shows a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering too much…