Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shapes in Art, Shapes in Body

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore body movement.  In this shapes and dance lesson, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes.  Students read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose shapes from the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Daily Life in Kansas

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use 'Read Kansas' cards to learn about the daily life activities of an Osage boy and a pioneer girl. In this similarities and differences activity, 2nd graders write a paragraph and draw a picture comparing...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slang and Dialogue in Bud Not Buddy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the 1930's slang in the novel, Bud, Not Buddy. They compare it to modern slang and rewrite a section of the book using modern slang instead of 1930's slang.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cable in the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students understand how to successfully work in a group. Students create and perform their own autobiographical rap songs. Students conclude how rap music and music in general can help us to deal with emotional issues.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Gift of Life - Day 2: "Cell & Organelle Time to Tell" and "World in Color" (Chapters 2-4)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a cell biology lesson and a color lesson based on The Giver. In this biology and reading comprehension lesson set, students examine cells using microscopes. They look at the organelles and listen to How Much is a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Xeriscaping In Your Community

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a service-learning project. They design landscaping that maximizes water use and utilizes indigenous plant species. Afterward, they advertise and present their xeriscape garden at a school function such as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great Kapok Tree- Teaching About Conflict in Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the plot of a text. In this literature lesson, students listen to the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the problem and solution. A graphic organizer is used to help reinforce the concept.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pollution in the Air and the Water Pollution Solution

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore air pollution. In this ecology and air pollution lesson, students perform an experiment in which a Vaseline coated lid is placed inside and outside the classroom. Students make predictions and then record what they see...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read Aloud Lesson Plan: Water for One, Water for Everyone

For Teachers K
Students listen to a read aloud about African animals as they access a watering hole. They discuss the characteristics of Africa such as the temperature, it distance from the students, and lifestyle of the animals. They talk about how...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read Aloud: "The Bookshop Dog"

For Teachers K
Students listen to the book "The Bookshop Dog" and discuss what happens when there is a change in their lives. They create a class T-chart about changes and feelings, develop a graph related to the story, and define key story vocabulary...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2010)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read an essay and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write an essay based on both passages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2007)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a poem and an excerpt from a memoir and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay using ideas and evidence...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a short story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay using ideas from both passages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2004)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
For this Regents High School Examination Comprehension Examination worksheet, students read an excerpt from a nonfiction work and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay using evidence...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two (2006)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students read a poem and an excerpt from a short story and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then write a unified essay in which they use ideas and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session Two( 2005)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Examination comprehensive Examination in English worksheet, students read an excerpt from a short story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students then compose an essay using...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2008)

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination worksheet, young scholars listen to a first person account and answer comprehension questions.  Students then write a report for a social studies class using details...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination in English Session One (2007)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, students listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regents High School Examination Comprehensive Examination in English Session One (2004)

For Teachers 8th - 10th
For this Regents High School Comprehensive Examination worksheet, learners listen to a passage and answer ten multiple choice questions to check comprehension.  Students then complete an essay response in which they write a feature...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pudd'nhead Wilson: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get your pupils thinking about some of the big ideas present in Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson with this anticipation guide. Learners decided if they believe a series of statements are true or false. A discussion follows.
Lesson Plan
Maine Content Literacy Project

Introduction to the Short Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How should pupils read short stories? Set them up for this unit with an introductory lesson that goes over the main characteristics of a short story and starts learners off reading their first short story of the unit. In order to get a...
Lesson Plan
3
3
Novelinks

Man's Search for Meaning: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prior to reading Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, class members use the provided worksheet to list what they know about the Holocaust, what they want to know, and how they will find the information they seek. After...
Lesson Plan
Novelinks

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Get readers thinking about issues raised by Chapter 5 of Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter with an anticipation guide. Individuals decide whether they agree or disagree with a series of statements and discuss their...
Lesson Plan
Bantam Books

The Tempest: Chalk Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Discussion doesn't always need to be spoken. Before you begin The Tempest by William Shakespeare, have kids connect their ideas and experiences to central questions of the play with a silent discussion activity. Once they have...