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Learners prepare for student-led parent conferences. In this communication lesson, students collect data to build portfolios for use during parent conferences. Learners practice their presentations in preparation for the actual conferences.
Fifth graders complete activities to learn about giving and receiving compliments. In this compliment lesson, 5th graders receive compliments from their teacher. Students receive tickets when they get a compliment and then give a compliment with the ticket to someone else. Students read the names on the tickets to learn how many classmates have given compliments.
Students make a book to learn about judging fairly and practicing fairness. In this judgment lesson, students discuss judgment and fairness by defining the words. Students assemble a book for the terms.
Students are provided an avenue to express his/her understanding of the life skills being taught and connect the life and times of Harry Truman to the life skills being taught for the purpose of adding relevance for each student.
Students study a variety of math concepts in the context of cooking up a meal. For this math lesson, students calculate surface area and volume. They draw and interpret different types of graphs.
Green Eggs and Ham are served up! In this cooking lesson, young chefs read the book Green Eggs and Ham and make some of their own. They follow directions, make connections to real-life, and write a story about their cooking experience. An inventive and tasty lesson!
There is no more useful life skill to learn, than budgeting and setting financial goals. It's math that is used by every person, everyday. Learners examine the responsibilities and costs involved in family economics. Through a series of interviews, problem-solving activities, and research assignments they'll understand how to set goals and create a family budget.
Go comparison shopping for an eHealth Insurance plan that works! Learners compare and contrast several health insurance plans to determine which would provide the most coverage at the best price. They discuss and work through deductibles, premiums, and co-insurance prices.
Many learners conjure up images of how great their first apartment will be. Give those kids a reality check with a lesson plan on financial planing and literacy. They'll create a room-by-room first apartment collage using magazine images. Then they look up the price of each item and create a tally of how much it would cost to furnish their apartments they way they have envisioned. Tip: Discuss alternatives, such as buying form the thrift shop.
Young readers will read the story Poppleton to work on comprehension skills as well as understanding parts of a book. They will work in groups to read a book, answer questions, and watch a PowerPoint to help review the story. In groups, learners will take on different roles: illustrator, author, reader, etc.