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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Creating Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the history of tessellations; then use art and geometry to create an original tessellation.
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Whose Voice Do I Hear?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the power of voice in writing by completing a story using words following a particular voice. They take simple nursery rhymes, then attempt to put their own voice to a revised version. An interesting lesson on writing!
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Introduction to Fractions on the Numberline

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use color-cued fraction strips and a color-cued numberline to develop basic fraction concepts and correct sequencing. They complete a worksheet using equivalent fractions to solve the problems.
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Entrepreneurs and the African-American Dream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make a simple graph of labor supply and labor demand in the North and South in the early twentieth century. They conduct research to identify top contemporary African-American entrepreneurs.
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MAPPING THE BLACK ATLANTIC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine the geographic characteristics of Western and Central Africa, the impact of geography on settlement patterns, cultural traits, and trade. They compare political, social, economic, and religious systems of...
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WHERE DO I COME FROM?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties, the social and economic impact of the Great Depression, and the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II United...
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"MONEY FOR SOMETHING:" UNDERSTANDING USURY IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students learn the concept of usury in The Merchant of Venice.
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Tracking the Monster: Ashley Judd and Indie.Arie Confront AIDS in Africa - Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the field of music therapy. They listen to new music and gain a better understanding of the AIDS worldwide epidemic. Small groups develop a music therapy program.
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"Pandemic" A Disease Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use small test tubes with water, salt and a silver nitrate solution to simulate the spread of infectious disease contracted the exchange of bodily fluid. They problem solve to track the original source of infection.
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Disco - Voices of a New Generation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze lyrics of selected Disco songs for content, theme and vocabulary. They write an extended response citing specific lyrics in response to three general themes.
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VH1 AIDS: A Pop Culture History Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres.
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Monster Lesson

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a detailed description of a monster or alien they have created. They e-mail the description to another student, and the e-mail buddy draws the monster based on the descriptive writing.
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Balancing a Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate living expenses for a non-traditional career choice. They examine interest, balancing a checkbook, and financing cars and homes.
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Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a timeline that depicts geologic development and the history of life. They write an interpretive analysis essay that discusses and reflects on their observations.
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Seeing Double

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop an intuitive definition for symmetry after viewing a PBS video. They examine asymmetrical patterns and demonstrate their knowledge by changing them to symmytrical.

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