Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Swift Response

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how matters of national security affect the press' ability to practice free speech. They read and discuss an article regarding the Swift program, discuss opinions about patriotism and the press, and write a letter to the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Angle?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine The New York Times' coverage of immigrants' rights in order to gain an understanding of how different news angles function. They assess the angles of different news media outlets, such as television, radio, and Internet...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Able Am I

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read the article "Disabled Skier Designs His Way to Be a Daredevil." They discuss using the questions on the lesson plan. Students create large sized baseball cards featuring competitive, disabled athletes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All the President's Men and Women

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research responsibilities, programs and government departments of leaders that make up the presidential cabinet, in the form of a Web Exploration, after reading "Dueling Power Centers" from The New York Times.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

- Making Metaphors with Munchies

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students brainstorm independently first, then ask their best friend on the team, or seat partners, depending on the year & student mix, to add to their list of personal characteristics and/or to name three words they think of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Two-Digit Addition Problems With Regrouping

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students solve two-digit addition problems with regrouping. The worksheet includes a number line to help students solve the problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view video clips to define service learning. In this civics lesson, students read quotes, take a survey, and define altruism. Students view video clips and evaluate the motivation and impact of those who perform community...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the value in helping others.  For this ethics lesson, students use videos, worksheets, Internet articles and group discussion to develop a personal perspective on what it means to help others.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect on the events that lead up to the Cuban Missile Crisis in the early 1960s.  In this history lesson plan, students explore the conflicts between the United States and the Soviet Union revolving around missiles in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Grammar Reviewing Using A Sentence Auction

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in an auction game in which they buy as many correct sentences as they can with an imaginary $3000.  In this grammar activity, students determine which sentences are correct and buy as many sentences as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Happy Ending?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore different perspectives on withdrawing troops from Iraq. They examine the endings and consequences of other major conflicts in modern history to gain further insight into the situation in Iraq and its uncertain end date.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Being Done?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of animal welfare. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine legislation that supports animals in their state as well as the role of the  American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Tongue-Twisting Language Arts Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover enunciation and alliteration by reading tongue twisters in class.  In this language arts lesson, students listen and repeat some of the classic childhood tongue twisters along with their teacher.  Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wetland Welfare

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research wetlands in the United States and create visual aids for use in oral presentations that make recommendations on preserving or restoring wetland welfare.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shakespeare by Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the most important elements in a scene.  In this editing a scene lesson plan, students decide what elements are absolutely necessary to a scene.  Learners discuss the main criteria for editing or cutting a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Two Sources of Story Ideas for Our Paper

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students research and identify story ideas for the school newspaper. In this story ideas lesson, students pitch story ideas to their teacher on a weekly basis using a specific format. Students find the majority of their ideas from print...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparative and Superlative Forms

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice identifying the comparative and superlative forms of language. The second phase of the lesson focuses on using the comparative and superlative forms actively in small group conversation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teacher Lesson Plans - Absolute Beginner English - 20 Point Program

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars who are at the beginning level of acquiring English benefit from this series of worksheets that address the very basics of learning how to use conversational English.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integrating Past Continuous

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students recognize the situations in which the use of the past continuous would be beneficial in writing. They focus on the use of the past continuous as a descriptive tense when something important occurred.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Minimal Pair Pronunciation Lesson

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students distinguish minor differences between English vowel sounds.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Election Cartoons

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the history of political cartoons and examine both historical and modern examples. They analyze a cartoon that expresses an opinion about a current event different than their own and develop an original cartoon...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading - Identifying Skill Requirement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the different types of reading styles. They are then given situations in which they are to assign it a reading style.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Political Culture: A Self-Evaluation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of popular culture. In this popular culture lesson, students take the provided survey on their opinions of political culture and beliefs. Students graph the survey results and discuss them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Knew What When?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students define words of relevance to the stock market and fair trading. They explore the significant events surrounding the charges brought against Martha Stewart as a means of learning how the stock market is governed.