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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 24: Read All About It!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to The Important Thing About Quilt Design and rewrite an original version using geometric terms.
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The Big Blue

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create paper mache globes with balloons. They label the 4 oceans on their balloons with reference to large wall map, classroom globe, and Encarta Virtual Globe CD-ROM projected on large screen TV with Tvator or other...
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Robert Boyle and Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss past cultures and the history of ideas in seventeenth century science. They answer a list of questions and prepare for a debate on the subjects of science and religion and views on how the universe was created.
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Shared Reading: Greedy Cat's Breakfast

For Teachers K
Students explain they need food to live and grow. They discuss their favorite breakfast foods. They create a graph of breakfast foods.
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AT THE CORRAL

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study dotted eighth/sixteenth note rhythm pattern using percussion instruments and alternating from "corral to corral" in groups of 4-6. They play the pattern while listening to selected American western theme songs.
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Constellation Capers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a constellation. In this outer space lesson, students complete a KWL chart on constellations, list the constellations they know and read the book The Big Dipper. Students use construction paper and stars to create and...
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Reading and Writing Cursive

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners dicsuss importance of neatness in cursive writing. They work with a partner practicing cursive writing. They write and answer questions using cursive writing skills.
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The Thrill of Big-Wave Surfing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students go on a Wave Scavenger Hunt on the Internet.
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"How Big is a Foot?" by Rolf Myller

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use estimation and fractions and standard units of measure to measure foot strips.
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Reading

For Teachers K
Pupils recall the animals in the story by writing sentences of what they saw with an accuracy of four out of five. They tie in inventive spelling and sight words. Students discuss what animals can be found on a farm and what their...
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Let's Read and Read!

For Teachers K
Students discover how to hold their mouths to form the /o/ sound and that it may be hidden in different words. They say /o/ and then repeat a tongue twister that contains many /o/ words and practice writing it on primary lined paper....
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The Big Bad Wolf

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the popular fairy tale "The Three Little Pigs" for inaccurate references to wolves. They write a story (or compose a song) that correctly depicts the characteristics, traits and predator-prey relationship of a wolf.
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What's The Big Deal?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the role of the Gutenberg press and its effect on society. Using this information, they write a persuasive paper discussing which form of copying is easier to mass produce. They share their opinions with the class...
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"Afternoon on the Amazon" by Mary Pope Osborne

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and complete activities dealing with the book "Afternoon on the Amazon". They create webs of words used in the book and write about what they have read.
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The Bones of the Story

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners describe the five elements of a story--setting, characters, problem, events, and resolution. They use the Clifford series of books, and a worksheet imbedded in this instructional activity to help them explain the five elements...
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The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare fictional and real pigs. In this pig comparison lesson, 1st graders read a fiction text then a non-fiction text on pigs. Students complete a K-W-L chart  and fill out a Venn Diagram. 
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in activities associated with the book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". They practice using new vocabulary and the days of the week. They create a book about what they ate on the different days of the week and how the...
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Summarizing is Fun with Flat Stanley!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the book "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown. Through modeling and guided practice, as a class, they complete a story map and 1-paragraph summary of the first chapter in the book. Then, in groups, they follow the same procedure...
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The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about sorting and classifying objects by size while reading Eric Carle's "The Grouchy Ladybug". In this sorting and classifying lesson, students first listen to and interact with the story. They then look at cut-outs of...
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Little Klein to the Rescue

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book Little Klein and do activities that go along with the book. In this reading lesson, students read the given book and do activities with it that include a maze, a crossword, and a drawing.
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Counseling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
As a class, students read a book about being bullied and being a mean person. They answer questions as a class and draws a picture of a person who bullies them. They also discuss other ways to handle the situation.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore a local seat of government to examine ways to make changes in their communities. In this local government lesson, students read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his nonviolent protests. Students read important dates and...
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Endangered Animals (Lesson 1 - Task Definition - Grade 3)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use The Big Six to gain an understanding of the phrase 'endangered animal.' They select an animal, research it and write a report about it. They also make a poster of the animal.
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Pilkey Author Study

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and hear stories by the author, Dav Pilkey and research the list of books written by this author. They become illustrators to the novel "Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel," then they create a timeline of their lives...

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