Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sentence Auction

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils participate in a sentence auction activity. Groups of students attempt to purchase as many correct sentences as possible. Each group has $3,000 to spend. The winning group is the one who has bought the most correct sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Friendly Letter to a Leprechaun

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students write a friendly letter to a leprechaun. Students review the parts of a friendly letter then watch the teacher model how to write a friendly letter,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Intro to PowerPoint-with KidPix Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a four sentence creative story by using KidPix software. In this computer technology instructional activity, students use KidPix software to develop slides about themselves, their family, and their house. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars make a sundial. In this time lesson, students determine the time of the day by creating a sundial. They check the time on the sundial, hourly, for one week. Afterward, they explore what happened to the shadows in reference...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

If You Meet a Dinosaur Book

For Teachers K
Students utilize the facts presented in the story, " If You Meet a Dragon," by Joy Cowley to make a dinosaur following the features of a template, track the text of the story, and dramatize its main idea.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lewis and Clark Review

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play games.  In this comprehension and recall lesson, students play Give Me A Break, Bingo and Jeopardy to reinforce the knowledge they've learned about Lewis and Clark.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Descriptive Verbs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a piece of literature and locate the descriptive verbs in the piece. In this descriptive verbs instructional activity, students understand the value of using descriptive verbs. Students rewrite a story they've written with...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

The Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn about the civil rights movement and create a timeline to understand events in chronological order. For this history lesson, students work in groups to choose one activist from the Civil Right era to research. Students then...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story. In this diversity activity, students read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, discuss sharing and uniqueness, and decorate their own scale with information about them using pictures or words.