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Basic strategies for assigning homework: Suggestions for establishing homework assignments and policies.; By Kathleen Casson.

Comparing and contrasting careers: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.9; This lesson for grade six will help students understand comparing and contrasting. Students will conduct career surveys with adults and will use the results to create Venn diagrams.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Persuasive writing: A classroom model: In Arts of persuasion, page 4; A plan for modeling persuasive writing with middle school students, using homework as the topic.; By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.

The First Year: Essays on the author's experiences in her first year of teaching: the mistakes she made, what she learned from them, and how she used them to become a better teacher — and how other first-year teachers can, too.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Making connections between concepts: In The First Year, page 2.3; To help students connect what they're learning, make your expectations clear and ask them what they understand and what isn't working.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Phi: The divine proportion: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.5; The "divine ratio" is valued by designers, artists, and architects because of its interesting and and unique properties. In this lesson for grade six, students learn about this ratio and use it to create a work of art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.

Two school boys ask a woman tourist in Hue to help them with English homework: Two school boys ask a woman tourist visiting Hué to help them with their English homework. All three wear white T-shirts and are sitting in white plastic chairs on a tiled veranda outside a cafe or hotel. The foreign tourist wears dark sunglasses and her...; Format: image/photograph

Who's holding the pencil? And did anybody learn?: In The First Year, page 3.4; Demonstrations can be useful, but be aware of what students are doing and thinking while you're holding the pencil.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Graphing quadratic equations: This lesson will help students quickly graph a quadratic equation. It will also help them to understand the purpose of completing the square.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Mathematics); By Kathy Schadt.

International Space Station scenario: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.6; In this lesson for grade 6, students will learn about the International Space Station and will explore the many careers associated with it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Math in the White House: This plan uses an online tour of the White House to reinforce the concept of tallying.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics); By Bunnie R. Brewer, Missy Colborn, Kathy Hale, Kim Roberson, and Emily White.

Autobiographical expression: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.2; This lesson for grade 6 introduces students to the theory of multiple intelligences. Students consider what their personal strengths are according to this theory.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Ruth Roberts.Adapted by Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Identifying oily foods: Discovering healthy snacks: Using a drop of water and a drop of oil for comparison, students do food rubs to detect oily content in foods. The lesson culminates with a cookbook of healthy snacks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living); By Janie Bourbina.

Using reference materials: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.1; In this lesson for grade 6, students gain an understanding of how classified ads are used to search for jobs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Building a catapult: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.7; In this lesson for grade seven, students review simple machines and explore how they're used in various careers. Students work in groups to design, construct, and test catapults.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science); By Emma Couch.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.

Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally: Students will learn and practice the correct order of operations. The lesson will begin with a motivational group-art activity. Students will then take notes and do a "pass the paper" activity for practice. This will be followed by students creating their own problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Shirley Powell.

Decisions, decisions: A career exploration: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.10; In this lesson for grade seven, students complete personality profiles to explore career options, then conduct internet research to learn about specific careers. Students write evaluative essays about the careers they choose.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Helping parents understand: In Math for multiple intelligences, page 5; The more ongoing, positive communication you have with parents, the more they'll be willing to work with you.; By Gretchen Buher.

Our geometric world: The students will use newspaper and magazine pictures to recognize geometric figures within the real world. They will make a collage of pictures showing various geometric shapes. They will write a summary of the shapes that are represented in their collage.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); By Robin Ward.

Mathematical translations: This lesson develops knowledge of algebraic expressions and their verbal equivalents. Students will establish a foundation for future Algebra I tasks by identifying mathematical symbols and expressions through group work and individual tasks. This lesson contains modifications for the novice high English Language Learner (ELL).; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 English Language Development and Mathematics); By Seth Beale and Wendy Sumner.

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