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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Culture in Atlantic Canada

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss the aspects of culture and what makes them unique. In small groups, 9th graders use digital cameras to take photos. Groups use their pictures to create a PowerPoint presentation storyboard of their culture.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Skating on Thin Ice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article describing a controversial new theory for treating anorexia nervosa, research other eating disorders, simulate case studies and suggest possible treatment for these cases.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Helping Verbs

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students choose the correct helping verb to complete each sentence and write it on the line. The objective is to enhance students' grammar skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Centers

For Teachers K
Pupils participate in activities which help them with the idea of families. They discuss what characteristics make a good friend or family member. They rotate between centers focusing on different aspects of their family.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animal Riddles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars write animal riddles. They write three or more sentences describing a selected animal, and draw a picture to go with their descriptive sentences. Students then create a three slide slideshow using Kid Pix 3 computer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: How to Teach Children

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine reasons for teaching children and the characteristics of an effective teacher. After a Powerpoint presentation which includes a humorous look at the 1915 rules for teachers, they create daily teaching schedules and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: I Am Poems

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will write and illustrate I Am poems. An I Am poem is an 18-line, three-stanza poem which students write about themselves, or a real or fictitious character. When all students have presented their poems to their classmates, the...
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eBook
Bill Carson

Puritan and Reformed Writings: "I Am the Living Bread"

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Edward Taylor's poem, "I Am the Living Bread."
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca

For Students 5th - 7th
A learning module that begins with "I Am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: I Am the People, the Mob

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "I Am the People, the Mob" by Carl Sandburg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Lesson Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: How to Write an "I Am" Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a template for "I Am" poetry. Young scholars will focus on their own characteristics as they create an autobiographical poem.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "I Am Me"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Excellent resource for empowering students to become better learners. This lesson includes promoting students' understanding of themselves through self-expression, critical thinking skills, and creative writing and thinking skills...
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Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

Selected Poems of John Donne

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to 42 poems by the English metaphysical John Donne (1572-1631).
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eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of C. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto provides the text of 13 of Rossetti's most famous poems. Some biographical information is also provided.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Your Glorious Gene Pool

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read the books like I Am the Dog. I Am the Cat by Donald Hall and Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman and read the lyrics while listening to the song "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" by the Austin Lounge Lizards. Then students learn...
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: A Look at Judith Leyster

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will identify clues and adjectives to describe Judith Leyster's personality and then develop and refine her characterizations through poetry writing. Using Leyster's monogram as their inspiration, they will then shift the focus...
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Primary
University of Maryland

Early Americas Digital Archive: Reflexion

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the poem "Canticles 2:1, I Am the Rose of Sharon" by Edward Taylor.
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Primary
Eserver

E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 71

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 71.
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the University of Toronto, this site provides an extremely brief biography and a number of Sandburg's poems, including "Chicago," "Fog," Grass," and "They Will Say."
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Carl Sandburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the Academy of American Poets, this website offers a good biography of Sandburg, plus links to four of his poems, a bibliography, and links to other Sandburg-related sites. Nice resource.
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Primary
Eserver

E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 22

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 22.
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eBook
Other

Poets' Corner: John Donne's Holy Sonnets

For Students 9th - 10th
There are nineteen of John Donne's sonnets at this page. There is no commentary or other explanatory information.
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Primary
Eserver

E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 52

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 52.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...

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