Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Segmenting and Blending with Word Families

For Teachers K
Students sound out CVC words. In this literacy activity, the teacher guides students through the process of sounding out three-letter words with a as the middle vowel using both repetition and movement. Then students complete a worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phoneme Segmentation

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice counting the number of sounds in names and words through the use of a ninja puppet that chops the sounds. The emphasis is on the breaking up of the names with the use of karate chops to increase student participation.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Morning Math

For Students 2nd - 4th
It's never too early for math! Use these morning math problems to get learners reviewing past concepts and staying sharp on newer ones. The 16 warm-ups include skills such as counting by 10, adding in a word problem, decomposing numbers...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Morning Math

For Students 4th - 7th
Rise and shine, mathematicians! These warm-ups will get your class putting on their thinking caps first thing as they recall past concepts and continue practicing newer ones. The problems are segmented and include concepts such as number...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, A Digraph A Word

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Learners view a series of images, then choose digraphs, consonants, and vowels to spell out the object's name on each card.
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Picture Slide

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Here is another fun and engaging way to help youngsters build phonological awareness. In pairs, they use the provided picture cards to sound out segments of words. As they slide the picture together they say a segment of the...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Syllables, Feed the Animals

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
An activity challenges scholars to sort picture cards based on the number of syllables they count as they say the item's name on each card. Depending on how many syllables they count, they place the card in the corresponding box...
Lesson Plan
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Alexander Hamilton and the Roots of Federalism

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the origin of political parties in the United States. Learners work in groups to read and analyze copies of the "Report on Manufactures" written by Alexander Hamilton. Then, they complete a worksheet comparing the Federalists to...
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Teach Engineering

Take Off with Paper Airplanes

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Let's go fly a kite ... oops, a paper airplane! The 13th segment in an aviation unit of 22 relates the parts of an airplane to paper airplanes. Pupils learn the functions of the control surfaces of a plane to really make their knowledge...
Activity
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Teach Engineering

What's Wrong with the Coordinates at the North Pole?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Here is an activity that merges technology with life skills as individuals use Google Earth to explore the differences between coordinate systems and map projections. The self-guided activity is the fourth segment in a nine-part unit....
Interactive
ReadMagazine

William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 12th
Is this an interactive resource I see before me? Fret not. Here's a resource filled with sound, and a bit of fury, sure to engage learners in a study of Shakespeare's Scottish play. User can view an interview with Shakespeare, examine...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Detective Stories

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The truth will always come out. A short performance task has learners considering a witness statement given to a detective. They apply special line segments in triangles and Ceva's Theorem to prove that the witness is actually lying.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's The Idea?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore line segments, rays, parallel, perpendicular and intersecting lines. The teacher discusses, with the class, real life items that represent each geometric idea studied. They use cotton balls, strings and popsicle...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reasoning with Rules

For Students 8th - 9th
In this reasoning with rules worksheet, students solve and complete 12 different problems that include applying various rules to solve the equations given. First, they assume all segments are straight and state the rule used to solve...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Angles of Elevation and Depression

For Students 10th
In this angles of elevation and depression worksheet, 10th graders solve 6 word problems that include finding angles of elevation and depression. They solve each problem, rounding the measures of segments to the nearest hundredth and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of a Parallelogram

For Students 10th
In this area of a parallelogram worksheet, 10th graders determine the measurement of 10 different parallelograms illustrated. First, they multiply the base of the parallelogram times its height to determine the area. Then, students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Arcs and Chords Homework

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geometry worksheet, high schoolers examine a circle with chords and apply formulas to solve for the missing segments or arc. There are 9 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beginning and Ending Sounds

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their letter and word recognition skills. In this initial and final sounds lesson, 1st graders participate in a classroom activity that requires them to blend phonemes into spoken words and sound out multisyllable...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phonemic Segmentation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students shown how to hear and manipulate the sound in words. They isolate the first sound in a word, the last sound in a word, and all the sounds in a word. Students are told that they are going to hear words and they need to take...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Points, Lines, Segments, Rays, and Angles

For Students 5th
In this geometry worksheet, 5th graders label the two figures shown. Worksheet reviews and provides examples of a point, parallel lines, angles, rays, line segments, and perpendicular lines.
Lesson Plan
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Duplicating Segments and Angles

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate geometric construction.  In this geometry lesson, 10th graders explore the procedure for copying an angle and a segment.  The lesson emphasizes the difference between a sketch, a drawing, and a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number of Syllables in a Word - Home/School Links

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word work worksheet, students practice determining how many syllables are in words. They work with a home partner to use a spoon to tap out the syllables in the words that are read to them. There is a place for both the student...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Combining Words with Art

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make an accordion-fold book, review the vocabulary of visual art and are introduced to calligraphy. They plan a story using a sequence of words and sentences.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Clapping the Number of Syllables in a Word - School/Home Links

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word work worksheet, students work with a learning partner to determine the number of syllables in six words that are read to them. They clap once for each syllable they hear. There is a place for both the student and learning...