EL Education
El Education: Blueprints With Four Drafts
These four drafts of architectural blueprints were created by a 5th/6th grade student from Shutesbury Elementary School, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a Learning expedition on Architecture.
EL Education
El Education: Testing the Waters
Students tested water at several sites in a local creek and write a scientific paper showing their testing and results. Scientific papers include an abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion including recommendations...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Facial Expressions
Are facial expressions learned or innate? [2:58]
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Strategies for Complex Texts
A nine-part learning module on reading strategies including links to videos, images, websites, and activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Reading Strategies
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a creative flipchart to enhance reading strategies for all readers who are reading to learn that can be used on a daily basis. It allows students to receive BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER reading...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Subjects and Predicates
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides many opportunities to identify subjects and predicates.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dialogue
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the rules of writing dialogue and allows students the opportunity to interact with the Activboard and elements of dialogue. Includes practice worksheets.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Writing a Cooperative Class Story
In this lesson plan, students will write a cooperative class story, using brainstorming and editing skills. Lesson plan indicated for 3rd grade and above.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Dialogic Listening
Dialogic listening is similar to active listening but is an alternative. This site outlines its four major characteristics and provides related links.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Follow Directions and Draw (Lesson Plan)
Have your learners practice writing directions, then listening to and comprehend those directions with this lesson plan.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Cooperative Learning: Assigning Tasks
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides cooperative learning ideas. Students can be assessed via items suggested on this reference.
Other
Namo Interactive Inc.: College, Football, and Dreams
A short fill-in-the-blank exercise on matching subject and verb.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Collaborative Discussions: Ela Mr. Bolton
This website gives the definitions and strategies for effective collaborative communication.
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Other
Skills Workshop: Listening for the Main Points [Pdf]
A simple exercise where students listen to a reading passage read out loud and identify the key pieces of information.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Following Directions
Through this lesson plan, students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of following directions.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Move, Feet, Move
Making good choices is the economic principle explored here at the American Forum for Global Education. Children learn to "identify alternative choices in conflict situations" through the use of verbal and nonverbal cues.
Other
Lisbon School District: Digital Book Reports and Research Projects
Students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 researched wild animals and a person in American history. They wrote and presented reports and created movies. This page presents three examples of their digital book reports in video format.