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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whose Rock Is This Anyway?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners will seek to understand the events at Pipestone Quarry and what may have caused them. Pipestone Quarry in Pipestone, Minnesota, bears the mythic red Sioux quartzite called Pipestone or Catlinite.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Artifacts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners will develop a greater awareness of the things surrounding them and will be able to build a bridge between their own material culture and that of an imaginary figure from the past. This lesson focuses on the significance of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inside Catlin's Head

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will develop a variety of skills that include spatial, body kinesthetic, and communication skills. They create journal entries about the artist George Caitlin and a script for a theatrical skit.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Theatre: Oral Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate cultural traditions. In this multi-cultural lesson, students discuss various cultures and research their traditions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Practice-Grade 5

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this grade 5 language worksheet, students complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions, reading short passages and completing questions. An answer key is included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Folktale Unit

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners read different types of folktales. They participate in many activities in which they examine characters found in the tales. They create their own folktales and shares them with the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: Alphabears: An ABC Book

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore English by reading an alphabet book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Alphabears: An ABC Book and discuss the uses of specific vocabulary words. Learners define the selected vocabulary...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Tall Tales: Read, Write, Draw and Sing

For Teachers 2nd
Students get to know the characters and events that shaped American folktales through writing, drawing and singing activities. Handouts and worksheets are included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You See It?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils discuss how to visualize while reading. They read The Thanksgiving Day Parade and Old Yeller. Students relax and picture their favorite place. They share what they saw and discuss the concept of visualization. Pupils visualize...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading: Home on the Range

For Students 4th - 5th
Students read a verse from the song, "Home on the Range," and determine if 7 statements about the verse are true or false. An interesting activity using this classic song.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Camping Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary learning exercise, learners examine a word bank pertaining to camping. Students study the 24 words. There are no directions on the page, but learners could use this as a tool in writing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snap a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. While completing a read aloud of a selected poem, the instructor models visualizing images from the poem. Independently, students read a chapter from a...
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Primary
Other

Stories for Scouts: Tall Tales and Campfire Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Goofy stories and larger-than-life adventures populate this list of tall tales.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: A World of Stories: The Ghost With the One Black Eye /Le Fantome Avec Un Oeil Au Beurre Noir

For Students K - 1st Standards
Storyteller Priscilla Howe tells a funny/scary campfire tale about a baby who wants her apple juice. One at a time, the family goes down to the cellar to get the juice, only to be confronted by a ghost. The story is available in English...