Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jewish Assimiliation in Contemporary American Literature

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read a collection of stories and watch videos to learn about the Jewish assimilation in American literature. In this American literature instructional activity, students watch videos about Judaism, read stories from a...
Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: Business Expressions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL business expressions learning exercise, students choose the phrase that best fills in a blank in a sentence. Phrases are business idioms and statements.
Organizer
Curated OER

Separating Fact from Fiction

For Students Higher Ed
In this English grammar worksheet, students study a chart of definitions and pointers.  Students then read 5 explanations as to how to separate fact from fiction.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Compare and Contrast Creation Stories

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast creation stories.  In this Bible studies instructional activity, students work in groups to read and summarize creation myths and share with their peers.  The class goes on to create a chart to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Taking Care of Me

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners brainstorm on the effects of stress on the body. In this health science lesson, students write journals three times a week about how they feel. They determine strategies to cope with stress.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sorting the Loyalist Documents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students organize the Canadian Loyalist primary source documents and add more information to their primary source document concept maps.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chip Challenge School Registration Form

For Students 7th - 9th
In this registration worksheet, information is collected on the school and classes participating in the Chip Challenge. Teachers are provided with Chip Pal responsibilities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slider Template

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify parameters using a slider template. In this precalculus lesson, students relate a slider to a calculator. It provides the students the opportunity to control the perimeter of the equations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TSI: Teen Science Investigations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read an article about a research conducted on teen brain decision making. In this health science activity, students identify the steps in the scientific method. They discuss how this research can benefit them when faced with...
Unit Plan
George Mason University

George Mason University: World History Sources: Personal Accounts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how journals, memoirs, diaries, and autobiographies are important historical sources. Learn how historians use these personal accounts and get other questions answered.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Captain Francis A. Cook's Personal Account of the Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Captain Francis Cook's personal account tells a great deal about the events and battleships involved in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War.
Website
Other

Foundation for a Better Life: Values: Personal and Family Values

For Students 9th - 10th
A range of media and resources--billboards, televised public service announcements, first-person accounts, quotations--that communicate ideas about the meanings of a wide range of essential values, such as ambition, gratitude, respect,...
Primary
University of North Carolina

Unc: First Person Narratives of the American South

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A unique collection of first-person accounts, this concentrates on all the populations of the South, such as ex-slaves, enlisted men, middle-class women, displaced plantation owners. The works are sorted by the author's name. To search...
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
After liberation, many Jewish people had nowhere to go. Displaced Persons Camps served to house these people on a temporary basis. Within these camps, the people formed centers of social, cultural, and educational activity. Read...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Personal Stories and Primary Sources

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Students will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this five-unit...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Adventure on a Hot Air Balloon

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account describes a hot air balloon trip. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: Excerpts From Behind the Scenes

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders explore a tumultuous period in our country's history during which people questioned political decisions, morals, and social norms. This unit presents opportunities for students to examine different perspectives through...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Eyewitness to History: I'm American No Matter What

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] TThis passasge contains a first person account of a child who was rounded up and placed in a Japanese internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
Website
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
You have heard about these famous events; now read about them from the viewpoint of an actual eye witness. Read personal accounts about the Blitzkrieg, the first atomic blast, attack of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and more.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Small Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a hamster and its first person account of what it sees. This passage is to be read aloud and reinforces essential comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Portrait of an Artist

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares a first person account of an artist's life. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: American Government Jury Duty

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account explains the topic of jury duty. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Kings, Queens and Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work featured is Kings, Queens And Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This work is a personal account of her experience as a war correspondent...