+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vacancy: Habitats Available!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders pick a native animal and write a classified housing ad to match the animal's habitat requirements, paste it on posterboard and then try to match each habitat with the animal it represents.
+
Lesson Plan
University of North Carolina

Roles & Powers of the President

For Teachers 8th Standards
Here is a fantastic, comprehensive resource on the roles and powers assigned to the president of the United States. It includes several critical thinking exercises and engaging activities, from cartoon analysis and the opportunity to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Help Wanted: President of the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students consider qualities and United States president should have. In this government lesson, students research the responsibilities of the president and use that information to create an advertisement that describes the job and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sarah Plain and Tall

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars read the story, dividing it into chapters per day until complete. They respond to the ad, just as Sarah, Plain and Tall did and use the correct parts of a letter used including a return address, greeting, body, closing and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cool Stuff I've Done!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders reflect on the life experiences they have had and discover how those experiences may be classified on a resume. They begin brainstorming their life experiences and writing each one on a sticky note. At end of brainstorming...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking for Work #2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars review new vocabulary from a previous instructional activity dealing with work. They practice speaking work-related phrases as a class. They read a story and answer questions. They use the classified ads to write their own...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Newspaper to Teach Division and Time Conversion

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use classified ads to select a career. In this math activity, students convert the listed salary to an hourly, yearly, weekly and monthly rate. Students explain the process they used to find the various rates.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Newspaper

For Students 5th - 6th
In this journalism worksheet, students use a copy of their local newspaper to complete this page. Students answer questions about the publisher and staff of the paper, the weather, TV programming, comics and classified sections. There...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Many Stars in the Milky Way?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students perform an experiment in which they will use a statistical method called `sampling' to count to a billion (and beyond). Students practice sampling by estimating the number of characters on a page from the classified section of a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The President: Politician in Chieft

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the role of the U.S. President and the media coverage in presidential elections. They discuss what it means to be informed, the issues they consider most important, and reflect on what they learned from their interviews....
+
Activity
Jackson Public Schools

Summer Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th Standards
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Is That Camera in the Window?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students classify cameras by type and price. Analyzing newspaper ads, magazines, and catalogs, students compare kinds and brands of cameras. Excellent links and resources are also provided.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conscientious Catalyst

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers access prior knowledge to list careers working with the environment. In this environmental careers lesson, students create a want ad for environmental jobs. Middle schoolers complete job applications for specific...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Employer - Employee Expectations

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students role play for job expectations. In this job planning lesson, students work in groups to write a help wanted ad. They discuss the expectations of the employer and the employee.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preparing for a Job Interview

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the process of preparing for a job interview from the classified search to the actual interview. Lists of potential questions to be asked and answered are prepared and shared with the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Romeo and Juliet Newspaper

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design a newspaper after reading the play "Romeo and Juliet." They include an appropriate title, wedding announcement, an advice column, an obituary and classified advertisements.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Furnishing an Apartment

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the components that comprise the formation of a budget. Sales brochures advertising apartment furnishings are used to assist students in this task.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Research

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research a career they are interested in. They explore print and online want ads for job prospects, interview a person currently in that career, and make a class presentation about the career.
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Identification and Classification Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore and understand your world with taxonomy.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: Community Posters As Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine posters as art and create their own examples featuring locations or events from their community. They display their works in their schools and discuss their cities and school environments in a live chat setting with...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mathematical Magazines

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students classify and tabulate the type of advertisements found in a collection of magazines. Determination is made on what percent of the total number of ads each type represents. They present their results orally and in a graph.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Help Wanted!

For Students 6th - 7th
In this plant part worksheet, learners read the classified advertisements and match each of the plant parts to the job descriptions provided.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Special Planet Earth

For Teachers K
Students explore what is special about our planet. They explore the various climates that are found on the planet Earth. Students create an advertisement to convince people why their favorite environment would be the best place to visit.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating the Food Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how the food pyramid is an important nutritional tool. They classify foods and compare the number of servings per group that are necessary for maintaining good health by placing empty food containers in grocery bags.

Other popular searches