Curated OER
Social Studies and Children's Literature
Students write a journal in response to literature. The story that is read is about prairies. The subject of prairies becomes an object for research. The culminating activity is the making of a map where prairies exist in the United States.
Curated OER
Battle of New Orleans
Students use the Internet, encyclopedias, and other library resources to discover basic facts about the Battle of New Orleans and the 1768 revolt by French colonists in Spanish Louisiana. They examine two websites that give information...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poetry From Prose
This lesson teaches students to create an original poem based on select words and phrases from a prose piece. Also encourages students to model poetic forms after found poems.
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Beowulf" [Pdf]
Ideas for each section of the poem, discussion questions, project suggestions and other resources can be found in this 13 page .pdf guide.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher stuff.com: 100th Day of School
How can you plan an exciting and educational 100th day of school for your students? The answers can be found in this comprehensive resource. This site features activities, lesson plans, songs, poems and more.