Curated OER
One Person CAN Make a Difference
Students illustrate how the actions of one person can make a difference. They identify school and community issues to address and complete group projects and action plans for making changes in the school or community.
Curated OER
Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days- Lesson 7
Students review a book. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students take a vocabulary and comprehension test. Students complete a book review activity of the book Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days, complete a...
Curated OER
Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Students read a chapter in a book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete a...
Curated OER
Independent Living Skills : Using The Computer To Make Personalized Greeting Cards
Students participate in the creation of greeting cards withe aid of a computer. They experiment with software and identify the different parts of the computer. They decide on what type of greeting card to create and manipulate files in...
Curated OER
Computers: Get Plugged In!
Students examine the significance of learning to use the computer and the Internet. They watch and discuss a video, conduct Internet research on a celebrity or historical figure, and teach a lesson to a person about navigating the Internet.
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Introduction to Computers and Computer-Related Tasks
Students identify the parts of a computer workstation and conjugate simple past and present tenses of various verbs. They view computer flash cards, complete a worksheet, and identify nouns, verbs, articles, and personal pronouns in...
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Introduction to Computers and Understanding Commands
Students conjugate the simple past and present tenses of various verbs, and respond to computer commands. They view computer flashcards, and complete a verb conjugation worksheet.
Curated OER
Introduction to Computers and Computer-Related Tasks
Students identify the different parts of a computer workstation. They identify the parts of sentences dealing with the workstation and conjugate verbs. They practice using the new vocabulary
Curated OER
Introduction to Computers and Understanding Commands
Students identify the different parts of a sentence. They practice conjugating verbs. They follow the commands of the teacher when using the computer.
California Department of Education
What Occupation Interests Me?
Is the secret to success turning an interest into a career? Eleventh graders explore the occupation-interest connection in a career education lesson. Individuals first take an interest inventory and then create a presentation about a...
Curated OER
Picture Yourself in Time
A super lesson that integrates technology and career exploration! High schoolers use graphic organizers and brainstorming to first analyze Time Magazine covers, then they think about what they want to be doing in 10 years. They research...
NPR
Young And Brave Lesson Plan
Honor brave young women with a lesson that showcases 30 individuals who's achievements made a lasting impression on our country's history. Here, scholars randomly choose a person to examine from an interactive myseum exhibit then share...
California Department of Education
What Matters to Me?
Whether you're a self-starting entrepreneur or a cubicle commando, finding a career that suits your personality is a must! The second instructional activity in a series of five career and college lesson plans focuses on work ethic and...
Curated OER
The Ultimate Survivor Using Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
What items would you need to survive if you were stranded in a remote place? Using chapter 10 of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, middle-schoolers work through a Six Trait writing activity to create a story about their own survival in a similar...
Curated OER
Making Words
Young writers identify and generate words using the strategies of phonics on the Making Words computer program. Words are typed instead of having to use tiles or paper. Extension activities such as playing the memory game, drawing...
Curated OER
All About Me: Measuring Height and Weight
Students take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health lesson, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Students record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical activity.
Curated OER
Creepy Read Week
Here's a clever technology twist to writing in the round. Participants rotate through a series of computers adding to stories and editing by keystroke and mouse click. "Locked" forms prevent the loss of stories filled with suspense and...
Curated OER
Book It to Pizza Hut
Students participate in reading a story and writing a book report on the computer. They engage in computer skills such as, saving and printing their reports. They read their reports to the teacher and class.
Curated OER
Getting Started With Java-Background
Learners study the history of computers including hardware and software, binary representation of data and examine the beginnings of programming languages. They investigate the development of software and the fundamentals of...
Curated OER
Installing a Hard Drive
High schoolers practice installing a hard drive in a computer. They are to determine which pieces are missing and follow instructions for installing the drive. They make sure the new drive works with the computer.
Chicago Botanic Garden
Personal Choices and the Planet
The last activity in the series of four has individuals determine steps they can take to reduce their carbon footprints and then analyze their schools' recycling programs. Through a sustainability audit, they identify how and where their...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment, Part 1: Drafting the Experience or Event of the Narrative
Don't be tone deaf. Scholars study two photographs to better understand the concept of tone, so they can incorporate the literary device into their writing. Additionally, they draft the experience or event portion of their personal...
Judicial Learning Center
Your Day in Court: Criminal Justice
When a person goes on trial for a crime, what options does a court have to render justice? Who are the key players in the legal system? Interested legal scholars answer the inquiries and more using an Internet-based activity, chart, and...
Curated OER
Up Close With The Author
Pupils listen to the teacher read a book entitled, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. In groups, students create KWL charts concerning the book, the author, and the author's writing style. In groups, pupils research topics about the book and its...