Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gesture and Chance

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the role of chance in creating Dada art and analyze the idea of gesture. For this art analysis lesson, students consider gesture in drawings and the role of chance in Dada art. Students complete image based discussion....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Window Skills: Make Your Own Wallpaper

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create wallpaper for their computer screen. In this technology lesson, students use KidPix or Paint to design a picture which will be used as the wallpaper on their computer.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Online Art Sites

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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 lesson, students use KidPix software to develop slides about themselves, their family, and their house. Students illustrate each...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading + Keyboarding= Success

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing lesson, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tessellations in Excel

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math lesson, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Students use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Materials and Process: Plastics

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the development of plastics in the twentieth century. In this plastics lesson, students complete image based discussion activities for the pictures and methods of polymers. Students create an object timeline...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create a Storybook in KidPix

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners create a storybook by using KidPix software. In this technology lesson, students write creative short stories and publish them on KidPix. Learners illustrate the stories using Kid Pix tools.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Teach Geography with KidPix II

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use the computer program KidPix II to color a map of the world. In this world map lesson plan, students fill in different colors for different continents that are told to them on the program KidPix II.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Print Homework-Email It!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology lesson, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their teacher.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy Consumption

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the power consumption of household objects by using a classification sheet.  In this energy conservation lesson plan, students read through a list of household items and tools and organize them by predicting...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solving Equations with Addition and Subtraction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students solve equations using addition and subtraction. In this algebra lesson, students write word problems as equations and simplify the equations. They solve for the unknown using addition and subtraction.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Point of View and Mentor Relationships

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders  analyze the role of mentors, point of view, and prejudice using the texts of To Kill a Mockingbird and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. For this literature analysis lesson, 10th graders review Scout's...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chemistry Unit on Compounds, Formulas, and Equations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students perform a review assignment in 3 portions to review chemistry compounds, formulas, and equations. The assignment consists of several different portions that can be used as assessments. The majority of the lesson plan is composed...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stephen Crane - Surrealism and the Antihero

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the work of Stephen Crane as a instructional activity on surrealism and an antihero. In this surrealism instructional activity, students complete discuss activities for the topic. Students then analyze Crane's poetry,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Portraiture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare portraits focusing on the artists' choices in medium, composition, and meaning. In this portrait analysis activity, students analyze the art pieces for their medium, composition, and meaning. Students create a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Take a Seat: Exploring Chair Design

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze chair design for its art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students analyze the art in the designs of chairs. Students complete image based discussion. Students complete three related projects.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design That Makes a Difference: Focus on Shelters and Water

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze three different types of temporary shelters and their designs for environmental factors. In this shelter design lesson, students analyze how designers address environmental problems for homeless or refugees. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scavenger Hunt: Simulating Natural Selection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate natural selection using pinto beans. In this biology lesson, students identify the factors affecting organism evolution. They record data from the experiment and formulate a conclusion.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Functions of Portraiture

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the functions of portraiture and create their own portraits. In this portraiture lesson plan, students read an excerpt from Portraiture, by Shearer West, to discover the ways in which portraits can be used. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102 Belshazzar's Feast (1931)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the musical composition of William Walton. In this listening exercise lesson, students answer the questions that are based upon the influences of the composition of the piece of music, Belshazzar's Feast.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning Styles in Math

For Teachers K
Students discover which learning style works best for them in a math setting. In this math comprehension lesson plan, students create different combinations of numbers that equal the sum of 11. Students determine if they are better...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carson McCullers: Loneliness and Frustrated Love

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine the themes of loneliness and frustrated love in the work of Carson McCullers. In this theme analysis lesson, students complete a comparison of patterns in the novels of McCullers as a part of a theme analysis.

Other popular searches