Activity
Education Development Center

Finding Parallelogram Vertices

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Four is the perfect number—if you're talking about parallelograms. Scholars determine a possible fourth vertex of a parallelogram in the coordinate plane given the coordinates of three vertices. They read a conversation...
Activity
Education Development Center

Extending Patterns with Exponents

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Don't think negatively about exponents. Young mathematicians dissect a fictional conversation between pupils trying to evaluate an expression with a negative exponent. This allows them to understand the meaning of negative exponents.
Activity
Education Development Center

Sum of Rational and Irrational is Irrational

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
Sometimes the indirect path is best. Scholars determine whether the sum of a rational number and an irrational number is irrational. Reading a transcript of a conversation between classmates leads to an indirect proof of this concept.
Activity
Education Development Center

Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Three heads are better than one. After reading a conversation between three friends about how to compare fractions, scholars analyze and discuss each presented strategy. These include using unit fractions, using benchmark fractions,...
Activity
Education Development Center

Word Problem with Rational Numbers—Balancing Bars of Soap

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Here's a resource teachers won't want to wash their hands of. Given a task where a full bar of soap is on one side of a balance and 3/4 of a bar of soup and a 3/4-ounce weight is on the other side, young mathematicians must determine the...
Activity
Education Development Center

Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
If the fractions don't have a common denominator, make them have one. Learners first read and analyze a conversation of pupils trying to add 2/5 and 1/2. They compare the process of adding fractions to the process of adding quantities...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alexander And The Wind-Up Mouse

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Use drama techniques to recreate the story, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni. They engage in problem-solving as they identify the roles they will fufill in their groups for the performance. This is a motivating way to...
Lesson Plan
Education Oasis

Creative Writing Unit: Analyzing, Interpreting, Discussing and Writing Various Genres of African-American Literature

For Teachers 10th - 12th
A six-week unit takes high schoolers through various works of African-American literature, including poems, plays, and short stories. The lesson plan format includes a week-by-week description of activities, goals, materials, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puppet Show

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars create a puppet show for a play. They choose the puppet characters they wish to enact the play and develop scenarios.
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Controversial Issues in Practice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Wow! This resource provides three related lessons on the First Amendment that challenge US government students to explore their personal opinion on the separation of church and state. Each lesson can be adjusted in length, but is...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Literary Devices

For Teachers 8th Standards
Eighth graders identify figurative language and poetry in this literary analysis lesson. Using Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll and a YouTube video for "The Walrus and the Carpenter," young readers complete a literary device...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Interrupting and Disagreeing Politely

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore communication by completing argument related worksheets. Learners discuss appropriate ways to communicate with someone they are having a disagreement with and what techniques are not polite. Students read example arguments and...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Linking Writing to Creativity

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
In a GATE classroom, the key to producing creative writing is tapping into students' innate storytelling abilities.
PPT
Curated OER

Elements of Drama: Vocabulary

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Introduce your young thespians to the elements of drama! Key vocabulary helps them through their first week of class. The presentation outlines parts of a script, stage direction, and strategies for reading a script. Tip: The strategies...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Blending, What's My Word?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
At a listening station, learners listen to a pre-recorded script; they follow the directions and number each picture on their picture chart corresponding to the segmented phonemes they hear.
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolating, Final Phoneme Find

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This phonics activity engages listening skills and concentration. Young scholars listen to a teacher-made recording and use the provided worksheet to number the final phonemes they hear.
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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

“Tell Me a Story”: Moving from Reading to Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Narrative essay writing is the focus of a series of exercises that model for learners how to not only read a narrative, but how to also examine the techniques fiction writers use to create a setting, develop their characters, represent...
Lesson Plan
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Characters from a Box

For Teachers 5th
Character analysis is a skill we use when we read literary works or want to write a good story. Learners will use drama to practice character analysis while focusing on the details that make characters act the way they do. They'll each...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Teach your class the basics of narrative writing! The resource first describes the Common Core standard for narrative writing in-depth, and then moves into how to apply the standard. Show your class the example essay and quiz them...
App
Hello-Hello

Portuguese – Learn Portuguese

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
Marcos and Paulo have just met Ana. Watch as they use Portuguese to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Language learners then complete a series of activities designed to help them master each brief conversation.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Heroes: Challenge Activities (Theme 5)

For Teachers 4th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Gloria Estefan, Lou Gehrig. A biography, a civil rights quilt, inspiration poetry. This packet of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on heroes, contains enrichment activities...
PPT
Plainfield Public School District

Mood and Tone

For Students 10th Standards
"It was a dark and stormy night. Perfect for making Christmas cookies." Distinguishing between the mood of a piece and the tone can be tricky, but with the help of this presentation viewers quickly see and are able to identify the...
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Brown University

Considering the Role of Values in Public Policy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Strong opinions come from deeply held values. Young citizens explore the values that are most important to them in a class discussion and activity. As they prioritize a list of values cards that include freedom,...
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Star Wars in the Classroom

"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Days 13 and 14

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How important are sound effects in films? In stage plays? In radio programs? To gain an understanding of the impact of these special effects, class members watch a short video spoof of the sound in a scene from Star...

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