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The Witch of Goingsnake
Students listen to The Ballad of Ira Hayes and write paragraphs about his character. In this The Witch of Goingsnake lesson, students read the verses and chorus of the ballad aloud and make notes about Ira Hayes. Students write a...
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Conflict Resolution
In this listening worksheet, learners listen to their teacher's instructions to draw a picture in the box. Students then grade how well they listened to the instructions.
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Build a Sturdy Wall
Learners read a version of "The Three Little Pigs" and then work in small groups to design a wall. They use Legos to build the wall and subject their design to a strength test.
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Graphic Organizers
Students complete graphic organizers. In this graphic organizer lesson plan, students fill out various graphic organizers in order to better understand a comprehension skill. Eighteen graphic organizers are included.
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Whether or Not to Come to the Aid of One's Countryman
Students examine a scenario and make decisions about how people would be likely to act in that situation, how people should act in that situation, and how difficult it would be to take certain actions in that situation.
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Helping Each Other, Near and Far
First graders examine their knowledge of the world as a larger place than just their immediate environment. They examine how people in Africa are fighting malaria and other issues. During the lesson they listen to a story about the use...
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Research Project
High schoolers identify the components of the Results section of the project and technical paper.They also identify appropriate ways of presenting data and write the Results section of the technical paper.
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Workers Told "No Smoking" Lesson Plan
Middle schoolers discuss the theme of work-related restrictions. They read an article and answer questions related to it. They discuss their answers as a class.
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Mrs. Portillo
Students view a film about the importance of working together. They idenitfy different people's roles in the community. They participate in activities in which they practice Spanish vocabulary.
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Creating A Story
Second graders practice the necessary steps that should be taken in order to create a story from scratch. They brainstorm as a class in order to come up with different ideas. Students write a story that includes a plot, characters, and...
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Communication -- Part Two
Students practice on becoming an effective listener and speaking clearly. They experiment with one another in which only one student of a pair can speak.
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Play Me a Story - Sorcerer's Apprentice
Young scholars explore the story taht accompanies the musical composition, The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Using the 5W-how questions, they explain what is happening in the story as they listen to the musical.
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An Opening Time Line Project
Students create a time line of their life starting at birth and each year after that up to their current age. They write and illustrate one important thing for each year, and place their time lines on poster board.
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Buy Nothing Day
Young scholars discuss the concept behind "Buy Nothing Day". They practice reading articles and viewing pictures related to the event. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Infomercial
Students use the Internet to research a topic for an infomercial presentation. Using the research gathered, students design the layout of a brochure. Next, students use Microsoft Publisher to create a brochure that combines images and...
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RoundRobin
Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...
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Creating A Document With A Table, Chart, and Watermark
High schoolers demonstrate to instructor how to add a border and shading to a paragraph. They also insert a section break and create a header different from a previous header.
Students design a poster showing characters formatted using...
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Reading Picnic
Students fill in the amount of minutes read nightly and any new words they come across. At the end of the month they have a "Reading Picnic." students bring their favorite book, snack, drink, and sheet.
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A Sore Sight for Eyes
Learners consider 'visual blights', including technology-related ones, in their communities.
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Historical Fiction - Based on facts or purely fiction?
Students, after reading an Accelerated Reader historical fiction book, research the actual historical time period portrayed in the book. Then, working in a cooperative learning group, they create a HyperStudio presentation.
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Note Study of the Giver
Students, after reading The Giver, create a PowerPoint presentation, a Web page, and a newsletter or brochure demonstrating their understanding of the novel?
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Epidemiology 1: What's My Hypothesis?
Students demonstrate how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. They utilize handouts imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Working With Parents
Student teachers learn the importance of understanding the family dynamics of their students to effectively communicate academic and behavioral concerns.
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Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?
Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.