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Literature/Math Crossover Lesson Plan - Word Problems
First graders, after listening to the story I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! think of a word problem of their own. They do this at their desks in their pre-assigned learning groups.
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Lizards
Fourth graders recall lizards from the text and report their important traits. The teacher adds the information to the map. They watch the map expand while it organizes all of the lizards and their characteristics.
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Insurance Introduction: Types of Insurance
Students explore the various kinds of insurance and why it is important in everyday life. They discuss different coverage that is available to cover risk to which they be exposed in their lives.
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Seeking a Balance in International Trade: Pacific Rim Import-Export Transactions Activity
Twelfth graders explain the concepts of marketing, comparative advantage and the uses of monetary policy to affect markets.
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My Beating Heart
Students watch a video over the functions of the heart. They follow along on a website to see how the heart pumps blood.
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Heart Beating Exercise
Students examine video clips and websites that explore the heart. They find and take their pulse while at rest and after exercising. They discuss foods which are good and bad for heart health.
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Fun With Imogene: Let's Use Our Imagination!
Students research animal characteristics and use their imaginations to tell about what it would be like to wake up one morning and find that they have some animal characteristic. They read Imogene's Antlers by David Small.
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Know Yourself!
Deaf students view segments about autobiographies. They are to answer questions about themselves and write their own autobiography.
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Ancient Greeks Olympics and Olympians
Young scholars examine the Ancient Greek Olympics and some of the important Olympians. They complete a word search puzzle and a quiz about the material taught in the lesson.
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Bridge Design
Students use "Interactive Physics Program" to develop a bridge similar to their physical model. They may choose to redesign their bridges completely. They design a simulation that test the amount of stress their bridge can withstand.
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Courageous People
Fourth graders research a courageous person by reading a biography and using educational software to locate information. They make a puppet of the person to use while making an oral presentation. They write a report to be used for the...
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Hydrogen- The Fuel of the Future
Students research the importance of Hydrogen as a potential fuel source. They work in groups to used the internet in order to research this topic. They participate in an electrolysis experiment and a power point presentation in order...
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Meiji Modernization
Students analyze the significance of imperialism on the country of Japan. In groups, they use the internet to introduce themselves to the various Meiji leaders and their plans for the country of Japan. They describe the effects of...
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The Dream Getaway
Students observe images of amazing places, either real, or imagined by Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, and Ansel Adams. They think about a time when they wanted to escape and where they wanted to go. They draw their getaway and then...
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Superlative Form
Students examine how to correctly use and form the superlative form. They practice writing and speaking Spanish words using the correct superlative form. Students complete a worksheet using the superlative form of words correctly.
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Ways to Prevent the Spread of Pathogens
Fifth graders discuss the ways to prevent the spread of pathogens. In groups, they use the internet to research the ways to prevent disease from spreading. They use this information to create a poster and share the information with the...
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Food Chain Pyramid
Second graders examine how a food chain functions. They define what a food chain is, and act out a food chain with the students acting as different animals. Students then sing the song "I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," and...
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Alliteration
Third graders explore the use of alliteration. They discuss alliteration and examine various examples of alliteration in various stories. Students discuss the examples of alliteration and create their own examples of alliteration using...
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Volleyball
Students observe and demonstrate the key skills of volleyball. They discuss the game and rules of volleyball, and in two teams play a modified game of volleyball using a beach ball. Students keep score and try to keep the beach ball in...
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Love, Kindness, and Friendship
Students explore the goal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They find pictures from magazines that show love, kindness, and friendship and other things that would make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. happy. Students discuss why they selected...
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Snowflakes
Students use their listening skills in order to follow diretions to create a paper snowflake. They listen as the directions are read, use their scissors and create a snowflake using a cofffee filter. Students practice using their fine...
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Responsibility
Second graders explore the concept of responsibility and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in their school and community. They brainstorm about the word responsibility, develop a list of how people make friends, and make a...
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"The Story of Ruby Bridges"
Third graders examine the role of Ruby Bridges in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. They listen to the teacher read the book "The Story of Ruby Bridges" by Robert Coles, identify what is fact or opinion in the story, and sequence events in...
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Diamante Poems
Third graders discuss what diamante stands for in English. They discover the elements of a Diamante poem by observing the teacher writing a poem. Using their journals, 3rd graders create their poem using different parts of speech and...