Teaching Methods and Strategies Lesson Plans

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of skills in the realm of teaching strategies needed for Social Studies. They participate in delivering content using several strategies that are demonstrated by the teacher.

Learners 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.

This lesson has students utilize simulation methods and other teaching strategies within elementary-level social studies classrooms. They identify methods of delivering social studies content that enables learners with special needs to learn from and fully participate in the classroom experience.

8th graders teach Grade 3s. They exercise their potential to be role models for younger 8th graders 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 8th graders.

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 engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's Theater teaching strategy.

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.

This lesson has 7th graders identify and classify trees from their communities by using many different teaching strategies.

In this lesson learners create an ocean museum. They work in partners to create their own exhibit. Each exhibit must have an interactive computer placard containing their information. The exhibits must also have a hands-on component.

Learners examine where one develops his or her views about health and ways in which teen-agers exhibit these influences, focusing particularly on the rising trend of anabolic steroid use in teen-age girls.