Curated OER
Eating your Energy's Worth
Students calculate the amount of electrical energy used in a week in food units. They create ways to reduce energy use. Students discuss the different forms and sources of energy. They discuss how people use electrical energy to power...
Curated OER
Snakes and Scarves
Second graders explore linear patterns using snakes as the context. During the week we examine, construct and record snakes of different patterns. We also put scarves on our snakes and ask others to predict what is hidden.
Curated OER
Brian's Pegboard I
Third graders focus on developing a systematic approach to problem solving while working on a problem that requires them to determine possible outcomes. They use a pegboard as a manipulative in this problem.
Curated OER
Ws and Worms
Young scholars explore problem solving strategies. Given real life problems, students examine the sum of consecutive strings of whole numbers. Young scholars use diagrams and sequencing to solve problems. Students justify their...
Curated OER
Brian's Pegboard II
Young scholars are able to assess a problem and use systematic methods to solve the problem. They also find out all the possible outcomes for a sequence of events using tree diagrams.
Curated OER
Woman Walks into a Bar
Students create an imaginative response to a book title as a way to anticipate what the book is going to be about. They explore the use of humour to make a serious point. Students are asked what they think that statement 'Woman walks...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: The Bell Jar
This lesson discusses Sylvia Plath's works including The Bell Jar. It has students look at biographic information and commentaries about Plath. As students read the novel, they complete response logs and write essays. They debate topics...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: C. Bronte: The Professor
The text of Charlotte Bronte's first novel, "The Professor." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Survival of the Fittest
Students will gather, select, record, interpret, and present information on survivors and their survival strategies gained from reading the novel Hatchet and true life survival biographies. They will produce a piece of comparative...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: To Kill a Mockingbird
In this unit students begin by connecting to the story To Kill A Mockingbird through quotes taken from the text; they explore the background information about the author and the Civil Rights Movement. After reading, they plan and develop...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Novels for Growing Readers
Come and check out this informative resource featuring novels for growing readers. This site lists several appropriate books for students ranging from grades three through six.
Tech4Learning
Tech4 Learning: Creative Educator: Character Scrapbook
When we read novels, authors provide details about the main character through descriptive sentences, events that directly involve the character, and what other characters think and say about the main character. To show what you know...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Catch 22
This lesson plan designed around Heller's novel includes a research component for collaborative work with a librarian, comprehension questions, extension activities, vocabulary, some suggested reading, a few web links, and correlation to...
Other
Nanowrimo: National Novel Writing Month for Young Writers (November)
This is a young writers program offering information and resources for young writers and educators.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Great Gatsby
Very detailed lesson plans for teaching the novel. Includes audio links for the pronunciation of vocabulary words, discussion questions, and classroom activities.
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: Let's Do Lunch! [Pdf]
The purpose of this project is to teach students the life skills they need when dining in public. The project begins with a discussion of eating out and the students are polled as to how often, if ever, they eat in a restaurant with...
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: read.gov: Educators
Parents and teaches can encourage reading with these author webcasts and links to teaching resources for novels, poetry, writing contests, and more.
Other
The Secret Origin of Good Readers [Pdf]
This downloadable .pdf explains the research on graphic novels (comic books) as well as offering practical suggestions for classroom lessons and other resources. This is a large file, so it may take a few moments for this to load.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: William Golding
This site from SwissEDUC, packed with video and audio clips, pays homage to William Golding (1911-1993 CE) and his award winning novel, "Lord of the Flies." Content includes parts of Golding's Novel lecture, press releases related to...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: James Weldon Johnson
The complete text of James Weldon Johnson's novel, "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man," and his lyrics, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 format. In addition, each...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go
Find stories, novels, and poems from more than one hundred authors. Download select works as MP3 files or read or listen to them online. Available selections span a wide range of literature, from nursery rhymes to the philosophy of...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: N. Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
The complete text of Hawthorne's classic novel, "The Scarlet Letter." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: James Fenimore Cooper: Jack Tier
The text of one of Cooper's lesser known novels, "Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which...
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre
The complete text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 format. Teaching support material also available.