Curated OER
Needs & Wants
Second graders determine the definitions of needs and wants. They write the definitions down and make a personal list explaining their own wants and needs. They cut out pictures from magazines showing their wants and needs which they...
EngageNY
Synthesizing Information: Writing an Apprentice Wanted Ad
Fourth graders view examples of help-wanted ads as they plan and create their own writing in the fourteenth instructional activity of this unit on colonial trade. The engagement of the class is captured when the teacher shares an actual...
PLS 3rd Learning
Monthly Budget & Operating Costs
What teenager wouldn't want a car? But before they make that big purchase, this exercise helps them to understand the costs involved. It includes a worksheet to calculate expenses like taxes and fees, maintenance, gas and insurance, as...
Curated OER
M & M Madness
M&M's are always a great manipulative to use when teaching math. In this graphing lesson plan, learners predict how many of each color of M & M's there are. They count up each color and plug the data into a graph using the...
Curated OER
I & M Canal: Technological, Economic
Students read about and discuss the reasons European countries were interested in the Ohio Valley. They complete a puzzle to review vocabulary and watch a video on the Illinois Prairie and the I & M Canal. They rewrite the historical...
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
A Deliberate, Palpable and Dangerous Exercise of Other Powers: James Madison & Homeland Security
This resource uses primary source documents to explore the First Amendment. After reviewing key events of the 1790s, government or US history classes explore Madison's letter to Jefferson regarding the Alien and Sedition Acts. They then...
Curated OER
Resources & Review, Day 2: Summary Session
Review all the concepts covered in your special education class related to sexual health and safety. High schoolers answer what they learned, what they liked, and what they'd like to learn in the future regarding health and safety. They...
Curated OER
Short & Long-Term Goal Setting
Getting ready for the real word can start with understanding what you want to do when you grow up. Upper graders use the provided worksheets to consider what they'd most like to do as they leave school and enter the workforce. They...
Curated OER
Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names
Advertisers want us to believe we would be accepted if we wore the right clothes or owned the right stuff. This assumption forms the heart of an exploration of the impact of advertising on teenagers. A safe classroom environment would...
Bright Hub Education
How to Outline, Plan & Write a Memoir
Get to know each individual through a memoir project. The instructional activity outlined here is a bit vague, but has some promising ideas for graphic organizers to help writers prepare their work. In order to succeed with the...
Curated OER
Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns
There is a wealth of information provided here about direct and indirect object pronouns. Consider breaking these complex grammatical concepts into smaller chunks so that your Spanish language learners do not become overwhelmed. The At a...
Curated OER
Louisiana Riches
Introduce your class to the concept of economics, resources, and the interaction between consumers and producers. This slide show presents simple definitions of each concept to build vocabulary. Note: This presentation focuses on goods...
Curated OER
Touching Spirit Bear: Chapters 24 & 25
In this Touching Spirit Bear comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 29 short answer questions covering chapters 24 and 25 of Touching Spirit Bear in order to help them better understand the chapters and the novel.
Curated OER
Comparing Fractions
Master fractions and mixed numbers. Third graders study pairs of fractions and mixed numbers, then circle the largest of the two. In the second section, fractions are represented by shaded shapes. Excellent for assisting learners who...
Curated OER
TSA Chapter Team (Written & Oral)
Students identify and describe how technology is how humans modify the world around them to meet their needs and wants or to solve problems and extend their capability. They also identify how communication, electrical, fluid,...
Curated OER
Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers: The World of Physical Science
Challenge your class with these physical science puzzlers, twisters, and teasers. Each individual responds to a series of riddle-style questions that are related to scientific terminology. While this has little educational value, it...
Discovery Education
Sonar & Echolocation
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
Curated OER
Toot & Puddle: Puddle's ABC Lesson Plan
Young scholars familiarize themselves with the sounds of the alphabet by creating an alphabet book. In this early childhood language arts lesson plan, students identify uppercase and lowercase letters, recognize sounds, and review the...
Curated OER
All The Bell & Whistles
Young adults are so eager to get that first cell phone. And, cell phones have so many cool extras! Learners conduct real-life research to determine which cell phone carrier offers the best deals on things like wall paper, ringtones, and...
Facing History and Ourselves
Exit Cards
Everyone wants to feel heard and valued. Provide learners with an opportunity to share their thoughts and have them heard with this closing routine. Participants use an exit card to share their response to prompts that ask them to share...
Curated OER
Back to School (Secondary)
Welcome your class back to school! They will participate in a character education lesson plan in order to build community at the school. First they identify needs of new students by putting themselves in their shoes and create welcome...
King Country
Lesson 28: Resources & Review - Day 2: Summary Session
To conclude the unit on family life and sexual health (FLASH), class members review the unit topics and reflect on what the have learned and accomplished.
Scholastic
Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9
Here is a must-have resource for studying fairy tales, myths, and folktales with your class! It includes instructional ideas, activities, and materials to support a month-long review of these three unique genres of writing.
Key Stage Fun
Squeebles Addition & Subtraction
The math monster is at it again, this time stealing all the cars and drivers that were to take part in the cart race. If their addition and subtraction facts are up to the challenge, young mathematicians can win the drivers' freedom and...