University of Oregon
Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Cinquain Poems
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in writing cinquain poems. Examples of cinquain poems are provided. A template is also included as a graphic organizing support for students.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: I've Got the Literacy Blues
Contains plans for two lessons that teach about the theme of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" using blues music, creative writing, and media study. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Creative Activities
Channel your creativity with these writing activities.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 17. Creative Communications
Communication involves listening and speaking as well as reading and writing clearly and creatively, and technology provides opportunities for expressing yourself digitally. In these Quests, students learn about different software...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: November Is National American Indian Herigage Month
ReadWriteThink offers a very thorough lesson plan that encourages students to create their own pourquoi stories. Included are downloadable pdf files needed to incorporate the lesson.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Discovering Similarities Between Writing and Art
Contains plans for three 50-minute lessons that ask students to use the writing process to write about a piece of visual art. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used...
Other
Constructing Critical Literacy Practices Through Technology Tools and Inquiry
This journal article examines how the use of technology has helped to promote critical thinking and creativity. The article includes examples specifically focused on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Randolph Caldecott Classroom Activity
A teacher resource for getting students to understand and appreciate the contribution of Randolph Caldecott in recognition of his birthday. Allows students to be creative and contains lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature
New ways of thinking about text, collaboration with group members, and presentation skills are all developed with this instructional activity which could be applied to almost any novel read in class. Includes student handouts, an online...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Guess the Marbles in the Bag
Students will make their best guesses as to how many marbles are in a bag. After recording 4-5 guesses, the teacher writes the number representing the total on the board, and the students then help sort their guesses into less than,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N Rn and 8 Ns: Calculating the Square Root of 2
Jessica evaluates $\sqrt{2}$ on her calculator which shows a value of $$ 1.4142136. $$ She then writes $$ \sqrt{2} = 1.4142136. $$ Aligns with 8.NS.A.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A rei.c.6: Accurately Weighing Pennies I
For this problem, students will use the number of decimal places in the coefficients to motivate writing and solving a system of equations. Aligns with A-REI.C.6.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Equality Number Sentences
Learners will compare the number of circles in two boxes. If they are equal, they will write a number sentence. Explanations and examples are included.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Comparing Numbers
This task is a fun partner game in which students practice making two-digit numbers, decide which is greater, and write the appropriate comparison symbolically.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A ced.a.2: Throwing a Ball
Using a ball thrown vertically as the real life scenario, this task has a couple of aspects designed to encourage learners to attend to the structure of a given equation and the meaning of the variables in it. Aligns with HSA-CED.A.2.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A ced.a.4: Rewriting Equations
The goal of this task is to manipulate equations in order to solve for a specified variable. Aligns with HSA-CED.A.4.
Braingle
Braingle: Language Brain Teasers
"Manipulate words and letters" with these "language brain teasers" that ask you to think about letters, anagrams, syllables, consonants, rhymes, and other topics that you talk about in English class. Try the brain teasers presented here,...
Library of Congress
Loc: Creating the United States
This resource examines the creativity and inspiration that went into the creation and writing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Rainbow Number Line
The teacher will prepare number lines for the young scholars to trace. These number lines can be taped to the desk to be used for number recognition, sequencing, counting, "number forward", and "number backward" activities. An example is...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Counting Cup
Students will count counters, draw a picture of the counters, and record the number in a booklet. A list of materials and how to put together the booklet is included. This activity is most effective if initially it is done daily with all...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F If.3 Snake on a Plane
In a video game called Snake, a player moves a snake through a square region in the plane, trying to eat the white pellets that appear. This task has students approach a function via both a recursive and an algebraic definition, in the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee,g Sierpinski's Carpet
In this task, 6th graders are presented with a large square divided into 9 squares and the center square is then removed. They are asked to find the area of the 8 remaining squares. Each smaller square is divided in the same way and the...
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