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Pennsylvania Department of Education

6 Traits: Word Choice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore language arts by participating in a vocabulary usage activity. In this word choice lesson, students read examples of great word usage in literature and discuss with the class why some words appear stronger than others....
Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

6 Traits: Sentence Fluency

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students practice writing with sentence fluency in order to make the story more enjoyable for the reader. In this sentence fluency lesson plan, students focus on rhythm and flow.
Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

6 Traits: conventions

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students watch a video and write using conventions. In this conventions lesson plan, students edit their writing for the correct spelling, grammar, and paragraph usage.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Character Traits

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the story elements in stories. In this story element lesson, 1st graders read The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter and they identify the characters, character traits, setting, problem, and solution. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 6: Rhyme and Reason

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the poem "Shapes" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Traits that Foster Success

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students generate list of traits that facilitate success (tolerance, respect, integrity, etc.), and identify traits portrayed by characters in literature.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Genome: The Secret of How Life Works

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
What do you have in common with a fruit fly? About 60 percent of your DNA. The resource, divided into two units, is intended for grades four to eight and another for high schoolers. Both units include eight lessons covering the...
Unit Plan
Columbus City Schools

Diversity of Living Things

For Teachers 8th Standards
Here's a topic classes can really dig—the fossil record. Use the well-organized and thoughtful road map to take eighth graders back in time to unearth the answer. Learn how our climate has changed, and how organisms have...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Ingredients of a Relationship Recipe

For Teachers 6th Standards
An eye-catching hook makes a smart analogy between ingredients for a food recipe and ingredients for quality relationships. Scholars discuss and list qualities they feel contribute to positive interactions. Pupils create a recipe card...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Men of Steel

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore early 20th century steel making.  For this U.S. history steel making lesson, students view and describe a postcard and a picture depicting exaggerated aspects of the steel industry.  Students listen to a poem...
Worksheet
Talking with Trees

What is Responsibility?

For Students K - 5th
Encourage responsible behavior with a worksheet that challenges scholars to read four scenarios, identify the level of responsibility, and brainstorm consequences of the actions taken.  
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Karen Hesse's Witness; Tolerance and Non-Discrimination

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a graphic organizer depicting character views regarding African Americans during the early 20th century in America. In this graphic organizer of views lesson, students read the book Witness and become familiarized with...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Dogs

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this worksheet about dogs, students fill in the blanks with adjectives, answer reading comprehension questions, and tell characteristics of special dogs. Students write ten answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Experience of Diary Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read sections of Mackenzie King's diary. King was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII. They relate the importance of keeping a diary.
Lesson Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

How Novel Icefish Genes Can Improve Human Health

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Designed to accompany the 13-minute video The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes, this handout serves as both a viewing guide during the video and an analysis of how the adaptations of the icefish might help treat...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Are You Balanced?

For Teachers 5th Standards
Balance scales create a strong visual of how an individual prioritizes one's self alongside their commitments to the community, school, and home. Scholars complete a graphic organizer then discuss their findings with their peers. A...
Writing
Brigham Young University

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Biopoem

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Conclude your novel study of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi with this biopoem activity. Get an in-depth look into the personal interests of the poem's subject including feelings, needs, fears, and more!  
Lesson Plan
Macmillan Education

Networking and Effective Communication

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
What makes a great networker? Learners explore valuable life skills and interpersonal character traits, and consider how to present oneself in the most effective way during an opportunity to network. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Following Their Footsteps

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research and create a book report on a famous person. In this character education activity, students examine the positive traits exemplified by a famous person and present an oral presentation for their classmates.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A PLAY ON WORDS

For Teachers 7th - 9th
After making predictions about Janell Cannon's story Verdi, middle schoolers read through the book and make a new list of descriptions, personality traits, etc. They select an animal and write a narrative story about the animal, paying...
Worksheet
Novelinks

The Dark Is Rising: Biopoem

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
How well do your learners really know the characters in Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising? A biopoem activity prompts readers to investigate the characters and their traits. Line by line, writers add the characters'...
Interactive
Curated OER

Sayings Quiz: Mixed 2

For Students 4th - 6th
This online, interactive quiz highlights 10 English sayings. The adage is bolded, and learners must choose one of three options that correctly highlight the adage's meaning. What's great is that the user can access immediate feedback by...
Lesson Plan
Novelinks

The Good Earth: Biopoem Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
To gain a better understanding of characters in Pearl Buck's The Good Earth, kids create a biopoem for one of her characters.
Lesson Plan
August House

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Read the story The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain by Margaret Read MacDonald and choose from multiple activities to learn about the tale's theme—kindness. With so many options, your kind kids will...

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