Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Follow the Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a confusing poem about baseball. In this clear writing lesson plan, students write a set of directions for a game.  Students rewrite their directions until they are clearly understood.   Students make a game...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paul Revere's Ride

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and discuss the selection "Paul Revere's Ride" (included with the lesson). Students imagine they live in one of the villages that Paul Revere stopped. They are awakened by his knock on the door. Students write an essay...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ionic Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th
In this compounds instructional activity, students review the structure and properties of ionic compounds, their formulas and nomenclature, and molecular mass and percentage composition. This instructional activity has 4 short answer...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Letters Using Appleworks

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how to write letters using Appleworks. Following a demonstration by the teacher, they compose rough drafts of their letters. Working independently, students correct their drafts and type the final versions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Composition from a Visual Model

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view image of famous artwork, collectively create story about what they see in image, discuss how color and texture could be used to paint picture with music, view second image, and write individual short stories about picture. ...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Organizing Writing/Composing a First Draft

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders access an organizer from an earlier instructional activity and transition sentences to begin a new essay.  In this organization and composing instructional activity, 7th graders work in small groups to create a draft...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Match Shapes in Compositions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw shapes that are congruent with each other and identify other congruent shapes. In this congruency lesson plan, 3rd graders also apply specific colors from the color wheel in their shapes.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Organizational Strategies for First Year Composition Writers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Identify and analyze deductive reasoning through genuine texts. Compare cultural practices and beliefs about national ID cards. Look for another example of a deductive argument and prepare a brief paragraph analyzing the audience,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eva's Code

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students understand the importance of punctuation in a sentence. In this codes lesson, students write a pen pal letter using codes for the punctuation. Students send a key to break the code if needed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reporting from the Front Lines

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the battle of Gettysburg as they write news articles. In this Battle of Gettysburg lesson, students become familiar with the job of the news reporter as they report on the events of the Battle of Gettysburg as they...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Dive into the Common Core with Opinion Pieces

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Build your confidence in implementing Common Core State Standards with this CC-based approach to an important writing standard.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Music in Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Your class can build strong, well-represented opinions about the music they hear. They listen to, and share thoughts about, a piece of classical music. Then they write a piece of music or a poem, and analyze their peers' work and their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Digging Up Dino Data

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the Internet to research a specific dinosaur. They work in pairs and individually to browse dinosaur websites, take notes on pertinent information, write, edit and illustrate reports. They post their work.
Study Guide
Scholastic

A Reading Guide to A Wrinkle in Time

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Accompany a reading of Madeleine L'Engle's classic tale, A Wrinkle in Time, with a detailed guide equipped with 15 informative and useful chapters. Scholars discover who the author is, why she wrote the book, and crucial story elements...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build an Indoor Compost Bin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write an essay to describe the contents of a compost bin.  In this composting lesson plan, students create a compost bin. Students examine soil for its contents and explains in an essay the impact of the soil on the...
Lesson Plan
Film English

If At First You Don't Succeed

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
When faced with a challenge, how do your pupils respond? Starting with character analyses, learners participate in a lesson about appearances and perseverance. They watch a short film, talk about common English expressions, and write a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fitness Walking Class

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The Fitness Walking Class unit is well-organized, and you could use the skeleton of this unit to organize your own Fitness Walking Class. Use pedometers to keep track of steps, write in journals, and get other people to walk with you....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Collection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a journal exercise that relates to pets. They collect information from each other in order to practice making and interpreting bar graphs. They Continue building different kinds of graphs with the group.
Unit Plan
Ms. Effie's Lifesavers

Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man in the Spotlight

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is the most frequently cited novel for the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Open Response Question. Those new to using the book and and veterans as well will find the teaching strategies, the...
Writing
Starfall

Starting Something New

For Students K - 2nd
Students write a short composition about learning something new that is hard to do after reviewing the nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, and conjunctions in a picture-word bank.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Designing the Future of Technology

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Conduct research focused on improving a current technology by having young scholars work in groups to investigate improvements that could be made to a particular piece of technology. They list the current problems and attempt to develop...
Lesson Plan
2
2
Museum of Tolerance

Immigration Journeys

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Through the journey of four stories of immigration, scholars complete graphic organizers and apply knowledge to create a visual representation of their findings on a large poster. Third and fourth readers write a letter to their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rachel's Life is in a Hole

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore how lack of access to water impacts peoples' lives in poor countries. Through text reading and discussion, middle schoolers are presented with the story of a young girl who lives and functions with limited water resources. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Invented English Anyway?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In these English lesson plans, students use video, the Internet and non-fiction essays to research the history of the English language. They write a short research paper and design a PowerPoint presentation showcasing their findings.

Other popular searches