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Writing a Letter to the Editor
Students examine the structure and elements of a letter to the editor. They identify letter elements, read and discuss newspaper letters, and write and submit a letter to a local newspaper.
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The Abstraction Ladder (Using Examples in Essays)
Students examine and discuss most appropriate format for giving examples in the American discourse style.
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Brainstorming Techniques
Students practice brainstorming techniques. They use pictures to begin the discussion and write the ideas they brainstorm. They also review adjectives.
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Skimming and Scanning
Students practice skimming and scanning an article to determine its main points. They develop their own questions about the article and shares them with the class. They complete a worksheet about the article to end the activity.
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Grade 8 Unit 4
Eighth graders analyze aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation, in terms of its physical landscapes and political divisions, and the territorial expansion of the United States during the terms of the first four presidents.
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Learning to Use the Words Inches, Feet, and Yards
Students use a variety of measuring devices including a ruler, yardstick, and tape measure to accurately measure objects in inches, feet, and yards. They report on these measurements, both orally and in writing.
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Telephone Skills - knowing whether to stay on the line or leave a message
Students listen to a tape of a dialogue of a call to a workplace to determine whether to stay on the line or leave a message. They also practice short dialogues.
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Greater Than and Less Than
Students use cookies to construct sets, prepare greater than less than illustrations and solve simple greater than less than problems.
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Subtraction
Second graders regroup two-digit numbers and solve advanced subtraction problems with regrouping; students use straw and cup manipulatives to demonstrate how to borrow from the tens place in order to solve the problem.
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Table Interpretation
Pupils solve problems using graphs to list and interpret data. Each student construct his or her own graph using art paper and markers. They be given a set of information to apply to their graphs and interpret their findings.
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Looking at Still Life Lesson 1: The Subject and Objects of Still
Students explore and discuss the objects commonly found in still-life paintings. They identify the objects pictured in still lifes indicating which objects are natural and which are man-made.
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Looking at Photography Lesson 2: Why Photographs Are Made
Students analyze the difference between artistic and documentary photography. They discuss why photographers made certain photographers.
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Foundations of the Constitution
Eighth graders explore the Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact.
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Multimedia Morning Mania
Students interact with a morning meeting slideshow. They read, write and watch information that is projected onto a whiteboard.
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CHOREOGRAPHING MATH
Students graph linear equations and choreograph dance moves to demonstrate them.
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A Lesson about Animals for ESL Students: Use or Abuse?
Students discuss animal care using proper phrases of agreement and objection. They role play and make presentations on their animal studies.
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Moon Journal
Fourth graders observe Moon and its features, and record results both in written form and in a drawing on the given template.
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It's All About Word Play
Learners engage in a lesson which focuses on word play through conversational language activities. The lesson helps build confidence and increase proficient language skills for Early English Language Learners.
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Paco's Similes
Young scholars engage in a lesson plan which focuses on using conversational language and music to introduce the concept of similes, building language acquisition and helping create a positive attitude toward knowing and learning more...
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Native American Lesson Plan: Someone's in the Kitchen
Students use vocabulary necessary to complete cooking activities and tell others about the food. They discuss similarities and differences between Native American and other nationalities' foods made in their families.
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Line Jumping: Differenciation of Words
Students participate in a line jumping game in which they have to decide what part of speech the word is. They can practice the difference between adjectives and nouns or nouns and verbs.
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Examine the History of U.S. Immigration
Students investigate the history of immigration in the U.S. and the current debate over illegal immigration. In small groups, they conduct Internet research on an assigned time period, analyze political cartoons, and discuss themes in...
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Small World Project
Students participate in the Small World Project that develops their interest and abilities necessary to find reliable information from the Internet and through global communication. They develop homepages, research topics, and produce a...
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Air Quality
Students determine potential sources of major air pollutants, explain how acid rain is generated and how it affects the environment, discuss global warming, and explore protective role of ozone and cause of ozone layer thinning. Lessons...