+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Road

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Use psychodynamic theory as a part of analyzing a career cluster.The class defines vocabulary words, brainstorms a list of career traits, and completes an online career analysis inventory. They analyze 5 concepts of psychodynamic...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Choices: Interests, Values, and Skills

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Have your class write down their career interests and conduct research into the different types of jobs they can have in a field. They will use critical thinking skills in order to begin thinking about making a career choice. They are...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Find Figurative Language

For Teachers 5th
Meet with the school library specialist and work together to plan a visit and presentation on figurative language. After defining and examining examples of targeted terms, the class travels to the library where the SL has collected...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baroque Composer Presentations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create an understanding of contemporary artistic styles and genres through an overview of the connection of the arts throughout modern history. Students discussed visual, written and aural artistic mediums, as well as their...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Blend Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students become stars of their own educational video in this project that allows learning in several different styles.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unanswered Questions in Number the Stars

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read a book, "Number by the Stars." Students explore the internet and search engines. Through guided internet research, students find answers to questions posed in the book. Students share their internet experiences and discuss...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chocolate Fever

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study plants in the rainforest. They complete a variety of activities surrounding the subject of chocolate. They create new candy bars, invent learning games and write poetry--all focusing on chocolate.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Check it Out...Nonfiction Can Be Fun!

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Organizing information gathered for a research topic can be a challenge. Read aloud notes you have collected on a topic and use suggestions offer by the class to categorize and sort this information. Partners then follow this pattern,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Idea-Noun Definition: Source Searching

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A great idea for showing language arts pupils the universality of themes, even in the real world! Have class members choose an idea-noun (peace, justice, war, love, etc.) at the beginning of the year or semester. They complete weekly...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 12th
With a variety of multiple choice and short answer questions, the handout found here could be used in many ways in the classroom: pretest/posttest, study guide, reading guide, or entry/exit questions. There is not a lot of space for...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Man On the Moon!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are given a hand out, the instruction page for the activity. They read the answers to the following questions:"What is our goal?", "What is my timeline?, and "What resources do I have to help me accomplish the goal?" They...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Topics

For Students 4th - 5th
Finding a topic that engages young writers can be difficult. The four prompts offered by this resource focus on pets. Whether it be writing a story about an imaginary pet or about preparing for a pet, your pupils will find something here...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Asking Research Questions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Using discoveries and inventions as the focus, learners complete a research project. First, they come up with research questions. Then, they conduct research on the topic. Finally, they write a research paper.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Were They Thinking Then, What Are We Thinking Now?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Choosing an issue from a play or novel, researchers find two primary sources from different time periods to compare how people's views have changed. Many questions are listed to guide young writers. In the end, learners produce a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Sonnets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Model for your class how to craft an analysis of a sonnet by examining the literary techniques used, the background of the poet, and critical reviews of the poem. As guided practice, learners are assigned a sonnet, complete a preliminary...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cornell Notes with I Tunes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Note taking is an invaluable skill and requires practice. This lesson incorporates the Cornell Notes format, however the plan itself could be implemented to teach any style. The basic idea here is to use university lectures on podcasts...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Locations of The Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A geographic perspective helps historians learn about significant eras such as the civil rights movement. Through research and source analysis, learners create a report depicting a significant location of this time. They synthesize their...
+
Lesson Plan
Rutgers University

African-Americans in WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using transcripts of interviews of African-Americans who served in WWII, class members work in pairs to understand their experience. Prior to the group work, the teacher provides background on WWII and the African-American experience....
+
Printables
Achievement Strategies

CCSS Unit Design Template for Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Art classes, like any lab class, require extensive preplanning and set-up time. Use this planning template in the quiet before the storm to identify the equipment and materials that will be needed, the procedures and processes...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Slicing Up Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Add and multiply fractions with your elementary and middle schoolers! They review the concepts of equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and multiplying fractions as they solve problems involving pieces a virtual pizza. Lots of practice...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plaster Sculpture – subtractive method

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Practice the subtractive sculpture process with your class. They'll discuss the subtractive method, art form and space, then design a sculpture which they will create from a block of plaster. Technical instructions are included.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploration of Post-Secondary Options

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders comprehend the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community. They discuss how they are life is going to be different this year? Students listen to Alumni of the school come back...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Put Your Habits to Work in Math

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learning how to read an expository text is an essential skill. The questions on this two-page worksheet lead pupils to understand that the title, heading, diagrams, photographs, problems and captions all support the main idea of a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Connections

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research the characteristics of specific occupations with personal career interests and aptitudes. For this career exploration lesson, students select three careers to explore and consider their own interests and aptitude....

Other popular searches