Teaching Methods and Strategies Lesson Plans

Eighth graders teach Grade 3s. They exercise their potential to be role models for younger students and begin to understand the importance of building self-esteem in themselves and others. They speak publicly, share knowledge and learn actual teaching strategies. They participate in active evaluation of their own work and the work of the Grade 3 students.

Students are introduced to teaching strategies for meeting the needs of students with disabilities in general education settings. Teachers become familiar with the various modifications, interventions, accommodations and strategies that help teach students with disabilities in general education.

Students research Eakins' teaching methods. They incorporate research to prepare and present a verbal argument. They understand and articulate a perspective and develop their own opinion.

Students view the film Fog of War and discuss the most striking elements of the film. They focus on chosen lessons from robert McNamara's life such as: empathy, rationality and proportionality.

Students reflect on a new concept by having the teacher prompt them with a specific question. They use their science handbook to look up keywords within the topic question asked. Students use this only as a rerence to gain knowledge on a specific topic.

Help your class prepare for the 21st Century. They will research topics relevant to the reaction of various fabrics and textiles to weather conditions. Students research quils and the quilting process. They are provided with sample quilt square or quilt blocks, completed quilts, and pictures and samples of quilt varieties.

Students define national identity, explain importance of having national identity, describe America's national identity, work together and formulate class vision of what America's national identity is, identify United States symbols and explain how they express national identity of country, interpret documents and other artifacts for their contributions to national identity, and identify historical and modern day heroes who personify America's identity.

Students focus on a way to help with the alienation they feel during adolescence. In groups, they view a variety of art and read different pieces of literature. As a class, they reflect on the art and literature and how it relates to their own feelings. They write an essay to end the instructional activity.

Students create a definition for family that is applicable to the African American. The make a collage made up of family pictures and present it to the class giving a brief explanation of the family members present in the collage. They interview a relative or family friend who has migrated from a Southern rural town.

Seventh graders identify and classify trees from their communities by using many different teaching strategies.