Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Camp Newspaper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write newspaper articles about Camp Campbell. They discuss the vocabulary of news stories, read examples, brainstorm ideas, and choose a topic before writing the article. After editing the articles, they word process them...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

THE HUMBLE Beginnings of the Hamburger

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to numerous claims concerning the hamburger's origins and then compose an original tall tale on the subject. Students name some tall tales they have heard or read about. Students make books that feature tall tales...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lousia May Alcott

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the life of Louisa May Alcott. Using the Internet, they examine the types of books and plays she wrote. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of covers used on the various publishing's. They design and color...
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

Leeches and Spiders and Toads, Oh, My! The Emergence of Modern Medicine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the basic ideas and beliefs about medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries. They write a news account to be published in a "medical journal" developed by the class. Each "article" in the journal should be dated...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Process of Writing a Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders generate a written paragraph by following the 5-step writing process. In this paragraph writing lesson, 3rd graders practice brainstorming, prewriting, revising, creating final drafts, and publishing an original paragraph.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Digital Blogging Books

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students observe geometric shapes in their everyday lives.  In this middle school/high school mathematics instructional activity, students use their cell phone to record and publish their observations about the geometric shapes they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing a Query Letter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore query letters. In this letter writing lesson, students plan a short story that they would like to write and then locate a magazine publisher that might be interested in the story. Learners write a query letter.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

As the Sun Burns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers test commercial sunscreens or sunglasses for accuracy of their Sun Protection Factor. They devise a method for testing UV beads with a visual clues which they publish as research. They investigate occupations such as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Evaluating an Olympic Sport

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write topic sentences. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders construct a paragraph consisting of a topic sentence and 2-4 additional sentences. Students analyze their writing and publish a final copy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Community Connections

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders with a number of disabilities visit people and places in their community while using digital cameras to record their visits. They take digital pictures which they include in books, posters, and other publications which...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living History- An Intergenerational Philanthropy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gather information from a senior friend to write a biography. For this living history books lesson, students organize information to complete a book about their senior friend. Detailed teacher instructions for completing the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Pill with a View

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners brainstorm a list of potential uses for micro-video technologies. After reading an article, they analyze the development of a new pill-sized camera. In groups, they create a children's book that shows them the various systems of...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Baylor College

Crossing the Synaptic Gap

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
As part of a unit on the chemistry of the brain, thinkers learn how chemicals work to transmit messages between individual neurons and how controlled substances impact the synaptic cleft. They do so by playing a dice-and-card game in...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Baylor College

What Is a Neuron?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your class won't get on your nerves while doing this modeling activity! After teaching the structure and function of a neuron using the included diagrams, give individuals some clay and chenille stems so that they can make their own...
Lesson Plan
3
3
Baylor College

Pre-Assessment: The Brain

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Break your class in to the general structure and function of the brain. Brainiacs discuss what they know about it and create personalized brain development timelines. They also take a true-false, pre-assessment quiz to get them thinking...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Baylor College

Neurotransmitters Contain Chemicals

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Human body systems young scholars play a card game, "Locks & Keys" in order to learn that neurotransmitters carry a message from one neuron to another by fitting into a receptor site on the receiving nerve cell. While this activity...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Baylor College

Drugs, Risks and the Nervous System

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In cooperative groups, middle schoolers contemplate the probability of 18 different situations occurring. After they make predictions, they compare them to the actual risk factors. This eye-opening exercise demonstrates that the odds of...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Baylor College

Neural Network Signals

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Using a simple circuit with the battery representing the brain, future physiologists test to see which solutions conduct electrical "nerve impulses." Enlighten learners with plentiful information on electric signals in the nervous system...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Homophone Cartoons

For Teachers 5th - 7th
A terrific lesson on homophones awaits your youngsters. First, pupils access a website that contains lists of homophones. Then, it's time to get creative! Everyone gets a piece of poster board and they create a homophone cartoon -...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cat in the Hat is 50!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have your class react to a number of statements about The Cat in the Hat, then read a news article about a special event honoring the birthday of the popular book. The teacher introduces an article with a discussion and vocabulary...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Magazine Production

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Analyze magazines as a class, looking carefully for the target audience, advertisements, and topics presented. Small groups then work as a publication team and receive a magazine that they have to "sell." Each individual has a different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Choice of Voice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Team work can produce great results. Your class will analyze the design, news content, and demographic profiles of local alternative newsweeklies. They then design and write articles for their own community working together as editorial...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Yellow Pages Ad-dition

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students determine the revenue generated by sample pages from the Yellow Pages. They discuss the value of advertising a business in this venue. They use the local telephone directory and some fictitious ad rates to lead their inquiry.

Other popular searches