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Don't Throw Away That Junk Mail!
Fourth graders study junk mail to learn the techniques that advertisers use to attract and hold a person's attention.
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Poetry Book
Pupils study the following terms and concepts: word choice, dialect, invented words, concrete terms, abstract terms, figurative and sensory language. In cooperative groups, they select three of the terms, research them, and pick poems...
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News Poetry
Third graders select a small item in a newspaper and then dramatize it in a well-constructed poem. They share their poems with the class.
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Crayola and the Internet: Rename Indian Red
Students use the internet to practice their internet searching skills. They use their newly acquired skills to enter a contest through crayola to rename one of their colors. They can also play their games on the website.
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Exploring the History of Canyon De Chelly: The Navajos
Students are introduced to the novel Sing Down The Moon written by Scott O'Dell. Throughout the book, after each chapter is read, class discussions and journal writing is incorporated into the unit.
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Loud and Clear
Students brainstorm various forms of protest, examine the context for President George W. Bush's visit to Britain, and research protests throughout history. Students use the information gathered to create informative posters and diary...
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Quidditch Sports Report
The students pretend they are the school newspaper's sports reporter, they write an article on quidditch. Students create a newspaper layout for the story that includes headings, newspaper branding and logos, advertising and accompanying...
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Dinosaur Designs
Second graders examine facts that can be found in nonfiction books. They listen to a read aloud of Patrick's Dinosaur, with time before the end for student predictions. They make dinosaur t-shirts using facts from the book.
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Acting on the Farm
Second graders are assigned reading and acting parts by drawing out pieces of paper with an animal. They find their group by making the sound of the animal once everyone has drawn a paper. They then read and choose parts within their...
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Social Studies: Native american Tribal Sovereignty
Students examine the issue of tribal sovereignty for Native Americans. Following a mock trial simulation based on the case of Johnson v. McIntosh, they write opinion papers based on the results of the Supreme Court decision in 1823.
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Enhancing Social Skills and Vocabulary through Photography
Students in a special education classroom identify pictures of various living things. In groups, they role-play different roles to help them with their social and communication skills. To end the instructional activity, they take...
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All aboard the "Quiet Train"
Students identify and define that an orderly line means straight, one student behind the next, and facing forward. Then they practice boarding the quiet train where the teacher is the train captain and that if he/she hears anyone...
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Blubber: Discussion Guide
Students read Blubber by Judy Blume. In this Blubber discussion lesson, students answer pre-, during, and post- reading of the novel to assist them with comprehension. Themes addressed are problem solving, perspectives, leadership, and...
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