Teacher Questions, Answered
Practical answers to the questions teachers ask when they plan a lesson, a unit or a whole school year. The answers are sorted by subject, and each one links to the material that goes with it.
- History and Social Studies
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Computer Science
- Music and Art
- ESL and World Languages
- More subjects and planning help
History and Social Studies
- How do I add women's history to a world history course?
- How do I explain timelines to 6- and 7-year-olds?
- How do I keep social studies going when testing takes over the schedule?
- How do I plan a year of 7th grade world history?
- How do I plan a year of elementary social studies when it keeps getting cut?
- How do I teach 'then and now' in first grade?
- How do I teach about U.S. presidents without getting political?
- How do I teach ancient civilizations in middle school without lecturing?
- How do I teach ancient civilizations to elementary students?
- How do I teach ancient Egypt to 3rd graders?
- How do I teach cause and consequence in middle school history?
- How do I teach checks and balances to 7th graders?
- How do I teach climate zones in middle school?
- How do I teach Columbus and the explorers to elementary students?
- How do I teach decolonization in high school?
- How do I teach family history without making it awkward for some students?
- How do I teach feudalism so students actually understand it?
- How do I teach freedom of the press to middle schoolers?
- How do I teach history to first graders who can't read well yet?
- How do I teach inventions that changed the world in 2nd grade?
- How do I teach latitude and longitude in 6th grade?
- How do I teach migration as a history topic in middle school?
- How do I teach Native American history respectfully in elementary school?
- How do I teach primary sources to young children?
- How do I teach source analysis in middle school history?
- How do I teach the Black Death in middle school?
- How do I teach the Cold War in middle school?
- How do I teach the Constitution in middle school?
- How do I teach the I Have a Dream speech in middle school?
- How do I teach the Industrial Revolution to 8th graders?
- How do I teach the Middle Ages to elementary students?
- How do I teach the Stone Age to young students?
- How do I teach the Vikings to kids?
- How do I teach world religions in a public school history class?
- How do I teach World War II to 8th graders?
- How much time should elementary students spend on social studies each week?
- How should I teach the first Thanksgiving accurately?
- What are good activities for comparing school in the past and today?
- What are good knights and castles activities for 2nd grade?
- What are good Presidents' Day activities for different grades?
- What can I teach the week before Thanksgiving break?
- What history activities work for a substitute teacher?
- What history topics should 2nd graders learn?
- What is a good social studies curriculum for a combined 1st–3rd grade class?
- What is the best way to teach a year of middle school history as a new teacher?
- What should 3rd graders learn about pioneers and the frontier?
- What should a 6th grade world history curriculum include?
- What should a middle school civics curriculum cover?
- What should a middle school geography curriculum include?
- What should kids learn about ancient Rome in elementary school?
- What should students learn about Martin Luther King Jr. in 5th grade?
English Language Arts
- How do I help 3rd graders with reading comprehension?
- How do I help a first grader who is behind in reading?
- How do I prepare 3rd graders for the state reading test?
- How do I teach 1984 in high school?
- How do I teach argumentative writing to 7th graders?
- How do I teach characterization in high school?
- How do I teach dystopian literature and media?
- How do I teach editing and revising to 6th graders?
- How do I teach globalization in English class?
- How do I teach grammar in elementary school without boring worksheets?
- How do I teach Macbeth to students who hate Shakespeare?
- How do I teach media literacy in high school English?
- How do I teach morphology in 5th grade?
- How do I teach postcolonial literature in high school?
- How do I teach reading and writing in a multi-grade classroom?
- How do I teach rhetorical analysis of political speeches?
- How do I teach students to analyze memes and social media posts?
- How do I teach students to analyze political cartoons?
- How do I teach theme in middle school?
- How do I teach word study and prefixes in 4th grade?
- How do I teach writing to 2nd graders?
- What literacy practice works for students reading below grade level?
- What should a 3rd grader practice over winter break?
- What should a high school English curriculum cover?
- What should a middle school ELA curriculum include?
- What should first graders practice in phonics?
- When should test prep start in elementary school?
Math
- How do I build an algebra sequence from 6th grade to high school?
- How do I introduce integrals as area under a curve?
- How do I introduce sine and cosine functions?
- How do I move 6th graders from fractions to equations?
- How do I prepare students for Algebra 1?
- How do I review for the state math test in 4th grade?
- How do I teach area and perimeter so kids don't mix them up?
- How do I teach conditional probability with two-way tables?
- How do I teach curve sketching and extreme points?
- How do I teach derivatives for the first time?
- How do I teach fractions to 4th graders who struggle?
- How do I teach functions from linear to exponential?
- How do I teach hypothesis testing in high school?
- How do I teach percentages and interest in middle school?
- How do I teach place value to 3rd graders?
- How do I teach probability in 5th grade?
- How do I teach probability with dice experiments in middle school?
- How do I teach quadratic functions and parabolas?
- How do I teach simple interest and discounts with real examples?
- How do I teach slope and y-intercept so it sticks?
- How do I teach solving equations to 7th graders?
- How do I teach systems of equations by substitution and elimination?
- How do I teach the Pythagorean theorem in 8th grade?
- How do I teach vectors in high school?
- How do I use math warm-ups in elementary school?
- What are engaging statistics activities for high school?
- What are good algebra bell ringers?
- What is a good elementary math curriculum for grades 3–5?
- What math and reading should a first grader practice at home?
- What should 2nd graders know by the end of the year in reading and math?
- What should a 3rd grade homeschool day look like?
- What should students know before pre-calculus?
Science
- How do I run a fair test experiment with plants?
- How do I teach buoyancy and Archimedes' principle?
- How do I teach climate change in biology class?
- How do I teach climate change with real data?
- How do I teach environmental science without a textbook?
- How do I teach evolution in high school?
- How do I teach food webs and ecosystems in elementary school?
- How do I teach forces and motion to 4th graders?
- How do I teach intermolecular forces?
- How do I teach Le Chatelier's principle?
- How do I teach levers and pulleys?
- How do I teach light and shadows in 4th grade?
- How do I teach motion graphs to 8th graders?
- How do I teach Newton's laws in middle school?
- How do I teach photosynthesis in high school biology?
- How do I teach pollination to elementary students?
- How do I teach quantum physics in high school?
- How do I teach science in elementary school without a lab?
- How do I teach simple circuits to elementary students?
- How do I teach special relativity to high school students?
- How do I teach the water cycle to 3rd graders?
- How do I teach weather in elementary school?
- What are good bird lessons for 3rd grade?
- What is a good STEM curriculum for middle school?
- What should a middle school chemistry curriculum include?
- What should a middle school life science curriculum include?
- What should a physics curriculum include from middle to high school?
Computer Science
- Can I teach computer science without computers?
- How do I explain how the internet works to students?
- How do I teach about cyberbullying?
- How do I teach AI literacy in middle school?
- How do I teach coding when I have no coding experience?
- How do I teach digital citizenship in middle school?
- How do I teach encryption to middle schoolers?
- How do I teach filter bubbles and recommendation algorithms?
- How do I teach prompt writing for AI tools in class?
- How do I teach Python to middle schoolers?
- How do I teach students to spot phishing?
- What should a middle school computer science course cover?
Music and Art
- How do I teach art history in high school?
- How do I teach Frida Kahlo and self-portraits?
- How do I teach music as a classroom teacher with no music background?
- How do I teach music history in high school?
- How do I teach rhythm to elementary students?
- How do I teach students to analyze a painting?
- What are calming art activities for an elementary classroom?
- What can I do on the first day of school in kindergarten to 4th grade?
- What crafts can I do the week before winter break?
- What should a middle school art curriculum include?
- What should a middle school general music curriculum include?
ESL and World Languages
- How do I teach directions and places in town to ESL students?
- How do I teach English vocabulary to young learners?
- How do I teach the simple past to English learners?
- What are good beginner German lessons for middle school?
- What are good ESL activities for 1st grade?
- What do I do when a student who speaks no English joins my class?
- What should newcomer ESL students learn first?
More subjects and planning help
- How can parents help with 3rd grade math at home?
- How can teachers cut planning time?
- How do I avoid burnout in my first year of teaching?
- How do I lead a class discussion on fairness and justice?
- How do I make sub plans fast when I'm sick?
- How do I prepare high schoolers for job interviews?
- How do I run an escape room in the classroom?
- How do I start a personal finance class?
- How do I teach about diabetes and obesity sensitively?
- How do I teach budgeting and debt to teenagers?
- How do I teach ethics in middle school?
- How do I teach existentialism in high school?
- How do I teach interest rates and credit to high schoolers?
- How do I teach journal entries in high school accounting?
- How do I teach Kant and utilitarianism to high schoolers?
- How do I teach Kohlberg's stages of moral development?
- How do I teach macronutrients and metabolism?
- How do I teach moral courage to middle schoolers?
- How do I teach my child to read at home?
- How do I teach nutrition in high school health class?
- How do I teach professional email writing to high schoolers?
- How do I teach resume and cover letter writing?
- How do I teach SMART financial goals to high schoolers?
- How do I teach socialization and Mead's theory of self?
- How do I teach supply and demand in high school?
- How do I teach the income statement and balance sheet?
- How do I teach theories of aggression in psychology class?
- What can I do on the last day before winter break?
- What do long-term subs need on day one?
- What is a good all-in-one homeschool curriculum for grades 3–6?
- What should a high school philosophy course cover?
- What should be in an emergency sub plan?
- What should my child do during a snow day or school closure?
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