+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Describe a Character in a Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders should be familiar with characters of a story and adjectives. The students should have some knowledge of Kidspiration. After reading a story, they will use Kidspiration and create a character web to describe a character in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Your Pulse Rate

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate how to find their pulse and count the beats after a certain amount of time. In cooperative pairs, 5th graders use a stopwatch to keep track of their partner's heart rate in seconds. Pairs make a graph from their...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Types of Journal Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Examine with your class the practical uses of journals and discover how journal writing can help academically and personally. Pupils discover the different types of journal writing and decide which style works best for them.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fairy Tales

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the Internet using hotlists to find two different versions of a fairy tale after watching a teacher presentation of two versions of The Three Little Pigs. They design a PowerPoint presentation that shows the comparisons...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shoe Showdown

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use rulers to measure their shoe size in inches and centimeters. They then enter the class shoe measurements into an excel data base and graph the results of both to make the comparison.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Height and Weight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore their height and weight. They measure the heights and weights of their peers. Students record their data using an Excel spreadsheet. They create a graph to compare the data and analyze it for a correlation between...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graph Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders collect data on different eye colors of each student in their classroom. They input the data that they gathered in an Excel spreadsheet and then create a graph in Excel.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Germany

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research information on the country of Germany using the Internet. They research pictures about Germany and then they create a PowerPoint presentation in order to share with the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Italian Americans

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the importance of Italian Americans and search for information and pictures about them. They create an interactive PowerPoint presentation to present to the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who's Who

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read a review three pieces of literature. They then compare and relate each piece to the time period in which they were written. Next, they consult different resources and explain how these sources are similar and different...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Punch Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders duplicate patterns, guess pattern results and identify the symmetries created. They are given an instructional handout, 5th graders replicate the patterns demonstrated by folding the paper and punching the appropriate...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Vietnam War: War Protest and America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the article 'Bowling Alone'. They discuss the notes over war protest in the US during the Vietnam War. Students identify the main ideas of the article 'Bowling Alone.' They discuss the lecture on the war protest in...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The UP's and Down's of Exponents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the concept of exponents. In this exponential functions worksheet, students complete provided worksheets that require them to graph exponential functions by hand as well using graphing calculators.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Before Rosa Parks: Ida B. Wells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The contributions of Ida B. Wells to the Civil Rights Movement are the focus of this social studies lesson. Middle schoolers read a handout regarding Wells, discuss the handout, and write about non-conformist behavior.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lines of Symmetry - Mirror Dance

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze how to divide space or shape into mirror sections to create lines of symmetry. In this lines of symmetry lesson, 5th graders discuss symmetry in dance, math, and living. Students participate in a dance warm-up and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Symmetry with Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze a symmetrical stamp design with an equal balance of light and dark to create a pattern in succession. In this shape design lesson, students review concepts of sign, symbol and language across cultures. Students analyze...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Poetry and Hip Hop

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
High schoolers compare and contrast the genres of poetry and hip-hop. They view a poetry slam and write about it in their journals. Learners view a Lauryn Hill music video and respond to it in their journals. They compare and contrast...
+
Lesson Plan
NY Learns

Taxes and Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In an effort to help prepare teens for the realities of taxes, the teacher fills out a sample 1040EZ while it's projected for the class to see. This is part of a unit on taxes and social security that culminates in a 50+ question test...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Robert Frost

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Start your poetry unit with this basic overview of Robert Frost's life and works. A PowerPoint presentation starts off the instructional activity, which ends in a short recall quiz about Robert Frost. The presentation would be sufficient...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Transcendentalism and Romanticism in American Literature

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
How do transcendentalists believe you must learn about the world? Use this PowerPoint to define transcendentalism and explain reason and intuition. Social, political, and philosophical influences of this time are introduced, and a few...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Twins

For Students 9th - 12th
A short reading is accompanied by a quiz in a resource describing the differences between identical and fraternal twins. The quiz is mostly true/false and would make an excellent anticipatory set to get kids thinking about what they know...
+
Activity
Japan Society

Individual and Society: Natsume Sôseki and the Literature of the Early Twentieth Century

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Combine literature and history by examining the work of Japanese writers after the Russo-Japanese war. This resource is for advanced classes with an interest in how literature reflects and reacts to societal change. Activities outlined...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

If You Take a Mouse to School Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
The book If You Take a Mouse to School is sweet, enjoyable, and so fun to read. Little learners hear the tale of Mr. Mouse and all the trouble he causes. They discuss the book as a large group and then split up into smaller groups to use...
+
Lesson Plan
American Immigration Law Foundation

Cesar Chavez and the Mexican-American Field Worker Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
After researching and learning about the work of Cesar Chavez, your young historians will design a booklet on the conditions and needs of today's field workers and the Mexican-American field worker experience.

Other popular searches