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Roman Numerals Lesson
Students need to be able to understand, read, and write Roman numerals. Get this free lesson and a link to a Roman numeral generator.
Free Resources for Teaching Study Skills
Teachers frequently are shocked by their students’ lack of study skills. Some teachers assume that most study skills are simply common sense and do not need…
Free Resources for Test Preparation
Find relevant articles, free resources, and teaching tips for test preparation in this collection from the Pennington Publishing Blog. Also get test-proven strategies for SAT/ACT success.
Educational Fads
Teaching is, by its very nature, experimental. We teachers are just as susceptible to snake-oil sales pitches, fads, and cultural pressures as any professionals. Educational fads…
How to Take Notes
Some teachers seem to feel that knowing how to take notes is simply a matter of common sense. However, this is simply not true. Taking effective…
How to Memorize Using the This Old Man Technique
Who would think that a simple nursery rhyme, “This Old Man,” could help you memorize ten completely unrelated items in perfect order. Useful for test study…
How to Memorize Using the Location Memory Technique
Location! Location! Location! The real estate professionals haven’t cornered the market on this strategy. Developed by the ancient Greeks, using familiar locations to memorize many ideas…
How to Memorize Using the Grouping Technique
The grouping (or chunking) memory technique will help students organize notes and study for tests. Not only does the grouping memory technique help convert short-term memory…