We hope one thing noticeably missing from our website and lesson plans, or at least used sparingly, are the words “easy” and “simple” (we’re not big fans of exclamation points either!!!!!). Those two words tend to be overused, and in most cases all they do is exaggerate a claim. If you’ve ever had trouble assembling something that the directions said to just “simply” do, then you understand where we’re coming from.
The other reason we try to avoid the words “easy” and “simple” is that there’s nothing particularly easy and simple about a well-done lesson. An "easy" and "simple" lesson would amount to giving students a worksheet or pushing “play” on the vcr. But guiding 30 students on a 45 minute journey through a topic in which everyone in the room learns something meaningful is actually pretty hard to do.
That's what each of our lessons accomplishes. Students are active, and so are you. Check out our
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