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Curated OER

Beginning Daily Activities Unit

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Begin each day with a warm-up that has ELLs focusing their minds on a skill that will be taught that day. Focusing on verbs, each daily lesson reinforces study and self-management skills, helps learners become proficient in working with...
Lesson Plan
National Wildlife Federation

It's a Green Revolution: An Introduction to Eco-Schools USA

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Eco-schools is a project of the National Wildlife Federation and empowers schools to manage their schools with a green focus. Scholars work to define environment and sustainability and springboard this into learning the eight...
Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Abraham Lincoln Reading Comprehension—The Presidential Years (Part 2)

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
How does a president save a country from itself? Readers learn how the Civil War began and how Lincoln managed it with a reading comprehension passage. They then demonstrate their understanding with multiple choice questions that...
Lesson Plan
The Holler

Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Does your class understand the importance of peaceful conflict resolution? Middle schoolers share conflict stories, then collaborate to resolve simulated conflicts during an engaging instructional activity. The teacher's guide contains...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2015 AP® Psychology Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
To what extent is hyperactivity related to sugary treats at a birthday party, and to what extent is it caused by other factors? What goes into a person's adjustment to a new home? Case studies explore questions like these and offer...
Lesson Plan
Literacy Design Collaborative

Rethinking Ophelia

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
How can a gender theoretical lens shape the way Ophelia is perceived in Hamlet? That is the question writers must answer in an explanatory essay to conclude their study of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy.
Professional Doc
Transforming Education

Self-Efficacy Strategies

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Scholars with high levels of self-efficacy perform better in school. Instructors review a list of strategies for enhancing self-efficacy skills. They discover how to teach learners to appropriately define success, celebrate progress, and...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Other Changes (Life-Changing Events Outside of the Family)

For Teachers K Standards
Change is inevitable. Kindergarteners discuss coping skills to properly manage changes that can occur outside the family.  Scholars reflect on their life changes after starting kindergarten. They discuss their feelings and draw a...
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

Put Yourself in Check

For Teachers 8th
The final lesson in a four-part unit on conflict resolution offers middle schoolers strategies for how to keep themselves in check when involved in conflicts. A role-play activity and a reflective journal stress the importance of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number Stories (Part 4): Presentation

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe a model classroom where children are using clip art to add to a number story. After viewing the video, students discuss methods of teaching technology skills. They explore how the room arrangement affects the students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holidays: Often Happy, Sometimes Sad

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine holiday stress. In this current events lesson, students read the provided article "Holiday Stories from Street Corner and Coffee Shop." Students respond to the provided discussion questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ownership of Lands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the levels of forest ownership and how each are managed.  In this land ownership lesson students research timber companies and complete a writing assignment. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Caring for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study soil management and issues relating to agriculture and the environment. For this agriculture and environment lesson, students define the terms farmer, environmentalist, and activist. Learners use a Venn diagram to compare...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timber Harvesting: A Civic Debate

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze and identify the importance of our forests and how to manage them properly.  In this tree instructional activity students read forestry material and come up with different alternatives to the identified...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timber Harvesting: A Civic Debate, Day 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders develop an understanding of the strategies used in the sustainability of forests.  In this timber harvesting lesson students identify and analyze the importance of forests and their management techniques. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL How Many of Your Classmates... IV Survey

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL classroom survey worksheet, students determine how many of their classmate like or do the listed things. They ask classmates 8 questions such as: do they like pizza, go to school by bus, or go in-line skating.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Organization: Look at What I Organized!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore organization by participating in an object sorting activity. In this indexing instructional activity, students examine their classroom and identify materials that should be organized in order to make the room more...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rounding And Estimating

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate various types of problems using whole numbers and decimals. They use a discussion format while working example problems to help create a baseline for further independent practice. The lesson also includes praise for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Natural Resource Management Course Outline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Gain skills in ecosystem evaluation including chemical, biological, and physical qualities. Learners write a report on a local ecosystem.
Lesson Plan
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Cable in the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students understand how to successfully work in a group. Students create and perform their own autobiographical rap songs. Students conclude how rap music and music in general can help us to deal with emotional issues.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environment: The River Classroom

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders engage in hands-on experiments and activities dealing with rivers and greenways. They also observe lectures and demonstrations by experts in water and river restoration. Students and teachers participate in canoe trips...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Taking Aim at the Tucson Shootings

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the Tuscon 2011 shootings and respond to 3 talking point questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Oil Spill Perspectives

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the BP oil spill and respond to 3 talking point questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Spinning off of Eyjafjallajökul

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about the eruption of Eyjafjallajökul and respond to 3 talking point questions.

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