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Alex: Researching Dolphins as Endangered Mammals
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students work in groups of 3-4 to use the Internet for research. Students create reports and slideshow presentations (optional) defining dolphins as mammals and as an endangered species. Students will...
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Alex: There's Magic in Green Eggs and Ham
As a part of a unit about Dr. Suess, students will learn about sequential order. Student understanding will be aided by the use of hands-on preparation of green eggs and ham, dictation, flannel board, sentence strips, and a living center.
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Alex: Information Location Mini Lesson
This lesson introduces using the print encyclopedia for grades 3-5. Students are assigned a topic which is selected from their social studies curriculum. Small groups are sent to the reference shelf to select the correct encyclopedia...
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Alex: How to Set the Table Correctly
The Family and Consumer Science (FACS) portion of this instructional activity provides opportunities for students to utilize acceptable guidelines for table setting. A basic computer research component familiarizes students with...
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Alex: Ballistic Statistics!
Students will collect examples of various statistical instruments and form an electronic scrapbook. These materials will be gathered from electronic sources in addition to periodicals and other print resources.
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Alex: Digital Slideshows: Power Point for the Novice
Students will learn how to use presentation software to enhance learning. Student-created digital slideshow presentations can span the curriculum. Each student will prepare a presentation in one of the following curriculum areas:...
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Alex: Better Living Through Science
This lesson involves research on scientists whose accomplishments have impacted areas of nutrition, sanitation, or health care. Students will research an area of their choice, record information on a graphic organizer, and use the...
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Alex: The Power of the Presentation
Students will research an endangered African animal using resources from the Alabama Virtual Library and other Internet sites, and then design and present a persuasive and informative digital slideshow presentation on the animal and how...
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Alex: Subtraction Fun!
The students will be introduced to the concept of subtraction. They will use different manipulatives to practice this concept. The students will also learn to recognize the minus sign.
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Alex: Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know
Choosing pets and caring for them appropriately is important for children. Many times children choose a pet without knowing the responsibility that is involved in pet care. In this lesson the learners will work in pairs to research and...
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Alex: Narrative Paragraphs
Learners learn to use a one-main idea Think-sheet for producing a narrative paragraph. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Alex: "Hot Dog" Book Reports
Learners will use a Makes Sense Strategies Think-sheet to learn to identify the characters, setting, main idea and details of a book read. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Alex: English Mentor: How to Write a Career Research Paper
This structural design will guide students in writing a career research paper from start to finish. They will gather information; cite sources MLA style; develop a thesis statement, outline, and paragraphs; and create a research paper...
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Alex: My Own Kingdom
This lesson requires students to write a descriptive essay and make an illustration of their own imaginary kingdom and share with the class. This lesson can be done after reading about Leslie's and Jesse's kingdom from the book, Bridge...
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Alex: Easter Egg Eggstravaganza
Computer and language arts skills will be introduced, reinforced and enriched through Easter activities related to the book The Golden Egg by A.J. Wood.
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Alex: Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird
Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, students will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the...
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Alex: Persuasive Writing: You Are What You Eat
Students will write a persuasive essay trying to convince their audience to eat healthy. Students will use the Makes Sense Strategies to complete the instructional activity. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Alex: Expository Writing: What Kind of Friend
This is an expository writing activity using the Makes Sense Writing Strategies.
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Alex: Three Awesome Bears
The lesson will be implemented during a study of bears. Books, class discussions, and the Internet will be used to learn about bears and their characteristics. Black, brown, and polar bears will be categorized according to their food and...
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Alex: Plotting Points in Alabama
The learners will be able to use coordinates to find locations of specific cities on a map of Alabama.
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Alex: Find a Pattern Using Children's Literature
Students use the problem-solving strategy of "find a pattern" to predict the number of grains of rice Rani (from the book, One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi) will receive after 30 days. Students use a spreadsheet to...
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Alex: Using Vivid Adjectives
This upper elementary lesson focuses on the use of vivid adjectives to enhance student writing. Students will explore vivid adjectives in a variety of activities including thesaurus use and story development software.
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Alex: Who Is Little Red Riding Hood Anyway?
This lesson compares and contrasts the traditional Litle Red Riding Hood, by the Brothers Grimm, to Little Red Cowboy Hat, by Susan Lowell. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
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Alex: Gummy Worm Writing
This activity is designed to introduce descriptive writing. It can be used in grades 3-5. [Requires Adobe Reader.]