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Peanut butter & jelly and order of operations
Students will discover the need for order of operations by giving step-by-step instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Melissa Everhart.
An integrated poetry unit
My students have always disliked poetry. The different ways in which this lesson approaches poetry and the connection it makes to their "March Madness" studies seems to make poetry more enjoyable, fun, and relevant for my students. In order to integrate with the sixth grade math and social studies teachers, I teach this unit during the ACC tournament to coincide with the "March Madness" unit that is covered in the math classes.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
By Nancy Guthrie.

Resources on the web

Memory
"Memory, a major exhibition at the Exploratorium, ran from May 22, 1998 through January 10, 1999. (The online exhibit will run indefinitely.) More than 40 new exhibits grouped into six broad areas guided visitors through the labyrinth of memory from personal,... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: The Exploratorium

A technique used to help remember or memorize names or concepts. Mnemonics take a variety of forms, including acronyms, sentences, rhymes or songs.

Examples and resources

One persistent example of a mnemonic is “Roy G. Biv,” used to memorize colors in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet).

The University of Texas at Austin’s UT Learning Center publishes "Mnemonic Techniques and Specific Memory ‘Tricks’" on its website. This feature outlines various mnemonic strategies, including acronyms, acrostics, rhymes, and chunking.