Curated OER
The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing
Students view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...
Curated OER
Animal Alphabetizing
Second graders observe a stack of folders, papers, notebooks or other materials that need to be organized. They discuss what the word organize means and then practice alphabetizing books according to first names of students as a class....
Curated OER
Late Bloomers
Young scholars demonstrate an understanding that individuals grow at various rates. In this health lesson, students read Leo, the Late Bloomer and identify ways to be tolerant of others. Young scholars record the height of classmates and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Letter to the Lunch Ladies
This instructional activity really allows readers to express their opinion regarding an issue that affects them - the lunch menu! Young scholars will be guided through the writing process and then will write a convincing opinion piece by...
Other
Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Word Lesson Plan (Mr. President)
In this lesson, students write a persuasive letter to the President of the United States. Students will research the 2000 Presidential election, interview parents, and reflect on their own opinions and experiences to write their letter....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Dress Code and Me
Make learning relevant as learners express their opinion about the school dress code. Students will write an opinion letter to our Superintendent sharing their opinion of the dress code. The guided practice is about the teacher dress...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Need a Pet
This is a fun instructional activity to allow students to try to convince their parents to buy them a pet of their choice in an opinion letter.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Letter to the Editor
"Students will analyze and interpret letters to the editor, and use this information to write their own." Lesson plan indicated for 6th grade, could be adapted for Elementary School.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Newspapers: Facts and Opinions
In order to sharpen a student's understanding of the differences between facts and opinions, this lesson incorporates both the close reading of a newspaper and the writing of a factual article and a letter to the editor.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 14: Who Rocks Your World?
In this lesson, a subject of high interest to students is the vehicle for teaching skills that may be perceived as boring to students. Nominating a performer for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame allows students to recognize...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Who Should Own the Bones?
In this dinosaur WebQuest for Grades 6-8, two college students find fossils in a park and try to sell them, discovering it is against the law. Students will examine the positions of people on opposite sides of the argument over the...