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The Writing Process
Fifth graders analyze well written and poorly written essays and define the four steps in the writing process. For this writing lesson plan, 5th graders edit poorly written essays.
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Communication Collaboration with Technology Tools
Introduce your class to technology tools that allow them to communicate with other classes. Using the Internet, they will send pictures of their class along with the school website to another class. To end the lesson, they practice using...
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Keynote Digital Parts of Speech
Students create a parts of speech digital presentation. In this parts of speech lesson, students create a slide show with audio, pictures, movies, and text. They combine their slides to project the entire project.
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Computer Applications - 3
Students become familiar with the web-based projects underway during the school year. They determine what their own interests are in respect to participating in the web-based projects.
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Let There Be Peace On Earth
Learners discuss the concept of peace and brainstorm ways to show peace. They read "Sadako & the Thousand paper Cranes" and discuss the theme of the story. After watching a video of "A Thousand Paper Cranes peace Project 1977,"...
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V.I.P.
Students complete interviews of their classmates. Throughout the school year each student is interviewed by the teacher and their peers. Answers to interview questions are complied along with a photograph and placed in a PowerPoint...
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Leyendas and Children's Literature
Learners in high school read books to elementary students. They also examine cultural writings and legends from Latin America. They complete projects over the information they have found and give one of them to the elementary student.
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Global Story Book
Students work with a school in another country to produce a Global Story Book. They write stories and design pictures that describe both cultures.
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Topic Research
Learners identify Internet and library resources which can be used for researching a project. They utilize available library resources and Internet resources to conduct research for it.
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English Novel: Fallen Angels
Students identify a character in Fallen Angels and discuss the changes that occur in that character throughout the Vietnam war. In this Fallen Angels lesson, students participate in literary circles in which each student has a...
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Email Around the World
Learners send and receive e-mail messages and find the location of each of the messages on a map. Students then write a description and trivia facts about their school to send to others.
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A Lewin
Learners create a Lewin, which is an anthology of their writing. They create any type of writing they choose. They publish the writings and distributed to all schools participating in this project.
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The Odyssey Plan
Ninth graders read and analyze The Odyssey. They apply note-taking skills to identify enemy, type of enemy, and traits demonstrated throughout the book. Students create a storyboard that illustrates the selected episode from the book...
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Beginning Research
Students begin the research portion of their project after they have chosen a topic. Using their peers, they provide feedback to others to help them stay on track. They compare old research papers with new ones to show student progress.
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Successful Deaf Leaders in Government
Students create a "Who's Who" compilation of local, state, national and international leaders that advocate, introduce legislation, and lobby for the deaf. They use internet research to create a catalog of biographies and then conduct a...
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Essay Exchange Unit: Final Drafts
Pupils develop final versions of their position papers and add them to the school's web pages for review and feedback.
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B is for Bowling Green
Third graders identify important places in Bowling Green and list facts about those places. They write complete, varied sentences using capitals and punctuation correctly and also use the Writing Process. As a final project, a...
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Marsville
Sixth graders use the Internet and other media to locate and collect information about Mars and build a database of information. They listen and participate in demonstrations presented by Eglin Air Force Base professionals. They then are...
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Linking Rembrandt and The Odyssey
Learners apply knowledge of the style and techniques of Rembrandt to illustrate characters from The Odysey. They respond critically to a variety of works in the arts.
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Postcards from the Net
Students take a closer examine the world just outside their doors and share their experiences with their classmates, near and far. They create postcards of their community and email them to pen pals in other school districts.
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Winnie the Pooh Loves to Read, Too
Second graders engage in a lesson which provides a purpose for reading, writing, and technology. It also instills a sense of pride in students as they create birthday cards for a reading project in the community called, "Happy Birthday,...
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Moose Traveler
Students collaborate and write a story about a Moose that travels across country. The adventure would take place in their state and each chapter would include information about the state. Other schools across the states could participate...
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Chinese Shadow Puppets
Students explore the art of Chinese shadow puppetry. They create puppets, develop and rehearse scripts and perform a show in front of the class.
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Knights and Castles and Kings Galore
Fifth graders create a fairy tale story with emphasis on castles. After reading various texts featuring castles and their residents, 5th graders complete a book report project. The book report serves as a springboard to the writing...