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EngageNY

Expert Research Groups: How the Traffic Signal and Airplane Met Society’s Needs, Part 2

For Teachers 5th Standards
Ready, set, act! Using the fun resource, pupils patriciate in a vocabulary charades activity to practice key terms from the unit. Next, scholars work in expert research groups to read an article about the invention of the traffic signal...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Expert Research Groups: How the Traffic Signal and Airplane Met Society’s Needs, Part 3

For Teachers 5th Standards
Pupils work in expert research groups, reading an informational article about an invention and completing a note-catcher worksheet. Afterward, scholars work in triads to answer questions based on the text.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing an Expository Paragraph Using Time Order - Ndakinna Wilderness Project

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Teach your class how to camouflage themselves - and how to structure an expository paragraph - after learning about the Ndakinna Wilderness Project. They watch a video about observing nature, then discuss how to camouflage themselves....
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PPT
Curated OER

Six Traits of Writing

For Teachers 5th - 9th
What are the six traits of writing? This cute presentation will show you and your pupils exactly that! For each trait of writing, the creators of this PowerPoint included a quote and bullet points describing the trait. Play this and have...
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PPT
Tech Coach Corner

The Hook

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A fishing hook inspires this presentation about different methods for starting a composition. Have class members take notes or edit current drafts while viewing the slide show. The animation is entertaining, but gets repetitive by the...
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Curated OER

Voyage to the New World

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners take notes as they listen to a segment from Discoverers of the New World, the Darkness of the Sea.  In this Christopher Columbus lesson, students write questions based on the material read and then research the answers. 
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Curated OER

History of Television

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the history of Television by using the Internet.  In this timeline instructional activity, students discuss and take notes on the 10 main events in Television history and create a timeline through education software....
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Printables
Curated OER

Positive and Negative Numbers Notebooking Page

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Take some notes on integers! Learners can use the number line and thermometer provided along the bottom and side of the page to help visualize and understand positive and negative numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comprehension-Note Taking Skills to Supprt Opinions and Panel Discussion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine note taking skills in order to support opinions. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders read several newpaper articles and discuss a current issue. Students explore how to paraphrase so as not to commit plagiarism.
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 2: Early American Civilizations

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders explore early American civilizations in a four-week ELA unit. Every lesson offers an opportunity to read and discuss a selected passage followed by word work that covers vocabulary, grammar, and morphology. Learners write...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reporting from Multiple Sources-The Role of Dogs in Three Societies

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners synthesize information from various resources. In this expository essay writing lesson, students view three video segments and take notes.  Learners analyze notes in peer groups and write an expository essay.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing an Essay -The Circulatory System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders gather facts about the circulatory system and write an essay.  In this circulatory system writing lesson plan, 5th graders read their science book and take notes.  Students organize their notes and write and outline then an...
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Activity
Curated OER

Pretest and Present Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build their own city. In this grammar lesson, students view ads for popular vacation spots. Students take note of the correct capitalization in the ads. Students then create their own city and make a travel brochure for that...
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Curated OER

Eliminate Fragments and Run-ons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Fix fragments and run-ons. Kids practice editing a piece of their own writing, read, and take notes of common examples. They practice connecting independent clauses and then use the information to edit previously written pieces. Note:...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plants: Report Planner

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Introduce your young learners to the basic research project. They explore plants using a three-page note-taking guide. On the first page, they write down things they would like to know about the topic and where they might look to find...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Women's History: Report Planner

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this report planner learning exercise, students write 3 things they would like to learn about women's history, They find resources, take notes, and write the short report on the provided lines.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Expert Research Groups: How the Traffic Signal and Airplane Met Society’s Needs, Part 1

For Teachers 5th Standards
Where would society be without the TV? Working together, scholars complete an anchor chart about the invention of the television. Additionally, pupils complete vocabulary cards for key terms from the unit and organize them on a metal ring. 
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PPT
Curated OER

Writer's Toolbox

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Present the class with a slide show that will give them a great head start in writing expository and narrative texts. The information is highlighted for easy note taking, well organized, and presented in a kid-friendly manner. It...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Mid-Unit Assessment: Analyzing a New Narrative about a Natural Disaster, Part II

For Teachers 5th Standards
See it through my eyes. Scholars complete mid-unit assessment part II by writing an essay describing how the narrator's point of view influences how the story is told in the text In the Middle of the Storm. Pupils also complete a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From the Middle Ages Straight to You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a "letter" from Dr. Suess' Bartholomew Cubbins and note differences between their lives and Bartholomew's. They utilize prewriting strategies to draft a letter of response to Bartholomew.
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Berkshire Museum

Backyard Rocks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
You don't have to travel far to learn about rocks, just step outside, pick up a stone, and begin investigating. After taking a class walk around the school grounds collecting rocks, young scientists practice their skills of observation...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flutter Farm

For Teachers 5th
  Students create their own butterfly garden and follow a participation plan to ensure that everyone will have a hand in the garden.  In this gardening lesson plan, 5th graders log their progress with their garden by taking photos, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Growing Apples

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils complete various activities to investigate growing apples. They examine words related to apple growth and write the words on apple shapes. They also take a vocabulary quiz and complete an apple concentration game. Next, they watch...
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Activity
Curated OER

Lesson Plan 18: Art Project! Design Your Own Book Cover

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Finished your novel? What’s next? Designing the book cover, of course. But how to begin? After examining the covers of published books and noting the common elements of these jackets, young novelists design a front and back cover for...

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