Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Making Connections to Text

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Making connections to text is an important skill that students can practice in fun and motivating ways.
Worksheet
Curated OER

A Pumpkin Surprise: Connect-the-Dots Game

For Students K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students count from 1 to 50 as they connect the dots in a Halloween picture of a cat and Jack O'Lantern. Students color their picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sailboat Connect-the-Dots Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students practice counting from 1 to 40 as they connect the dots to make a picture of a sailboat on the ocean. Students color the picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dragon Connect-the-Dots Game

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students practice counting to 50 as they connect the dots to create a fantasy picture of a dragon. Students color the picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fireworks Connect-the-Dots Game

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math and art worksheet, students connect the dots by counting from 1 to 20. Students color the picture of the fireworks that are ready to be lit.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Complex Sentences Oval Connect

For Students 4th - 5th
In this complex sentences worksheet, students read through the various ovals that contain parts of sentences. Students then connect the ovals to create complex sentences.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Connections

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on their experiences and interest in volunteer service. They develop service plans for communities in need around the world and connect them to virtual volunteers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sweet Treats at the Carnival: Connect-the-Dots Game

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this math worksheet, learners connect the dots from 1 to 10 to finish a picture of a child eating a sweet treat at a carnival. Students color the picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cupid Connect-the-Dots Activity for Valentine's Day

For Teachers K - 1st
In this math worksheet, students practice counting to 25 by connecting the dots on this Valentine's Day page. Students may color the cupid picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earth Connections

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of the planet Earth and its connection to the Native American traditional beliefs of 'Mother Earth.' Students describe and illustrate the Native American beliefs for 'Mother Earth.' Students interpret words...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guided Reading with Elizabeti's Doll

For Teachers K - 2nd
Practice reading strategies using Elizabeti's Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen. Readers utilize decoding and comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading the story. A detailed list of text features, high frequency words,...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Comparative Mythology and the Common Core

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Use comparative mythology to make myths relevant for readers and help prepare them for rigorous Common Core texts.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Synthesizing Research: How Colonists Were Interdependent

For Teachers 4th Standards
Following the formative assessment of this unit, young scholars present the information they gathered on their specific colonial trade to the rest of the class. Working in groups, learners create posters describing the particular job...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Putting History in its Place

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Examine ways in which historic places and landmarks represent significant themes and events in American history. Then create theme-based travel guides for related historic locations. This activity requires informational reference...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Getting Hot in Here

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Discover the environmental and economic impact of global warming. After reading an article, emerging environmentalists identify how different countries are responding to the Kyoto Protocol. They research emission laws and write a news...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecuadorian Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have your class talk about the importance of the rainforest and the products that come from it. Learners watch a video showing the path of chocolate from the rainforest to the supermarket. They discuss how the rainforest and...
Lesson Plan
Ahisma Summer Institute

The Power of One - Math in a Different Angle

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
In this 2-day activity focused on exponents, middle schoolers will cross the curriculum by engaging in science, history and language arts activities. Exponential growth will be explored using grains of rice on a chess board. Exponential...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weaving a Story of Cooperation: The Goat in the Rug

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Weaving is an important part of Navajo culture. Read The Goat in the Rug to your fourth and fifth graders, and give them a glimpse into the process of rug making from the point of view of a goat! They will learn new vocabulary words and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Greed is Good?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
From Mr. Merdle to Mr. Madoff? A viewing of the PBS adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Little Dorrit” launches an examination of greedy characters in literature and a study of greed, unfairness, and economic hardship today. The richly...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Curated OER

Unforgettable...

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Middle and high schoolers remember their most memorable experiences, and then connect their own narrative with an exposition about the topic associated with their experience. This New York Times lesson would be a great addition to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music in Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Your class can build strong, well-represented opinions about the music they hear. They listen to, and share thoughts about, a piece of classical music. Then they write a piece of music or a poem, and analyze their peers' work and their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Duck's Bill on Capitol Hill?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Use a list of environmentally related words to engage learners in a discussion about ecosystem conservation legislation. As a class, read "Aware of Political Ecosystem, Property Rights Advocate Embraces Conservation Plan." Then, present...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Traditions and Languages of Three Native Cultures: Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the connections between tradition and language. They examine the environment, history and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota and Cherokee tribes and identify the importance of maintaining languages for oral traditions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heat, Temperature, and Transfer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Physical science scholars discover an array of heat sources. They experiment to connect radiation to heat. They begin to understand thermal equilibrium. Then, they test to see if mass affects the rate of temperature change. Choose a few,...

Other popular searches