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The Important Poem
Students are read numerous examples of strong poetry. Individually, they brainstorm a list of interests or attributes about themselves and choose the most important one. They write a poem using the attribute and shares the poem with the...
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We Are Peacemakers ~ Making a Class Anthology
Learners read books with themes of peace. They discuss how to solve problems peacefully. They create a peace anthology and share their books with the community.
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Elders As Resources
Students engage in a activity that uses discussion groups for communication. The focus of the activity is upon the respect for authority that should be given to older adults. Students engage in class discussion about the information that...
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Music
Students sing "I Believe I can Fly". In this singing lesson, students discuss strategies for solving problems and perform the song.
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What is Child Labor?
Pupils examine the topic of child labor in history. They discuss jobs that children their age would have done before child labor laws. They decide on an action to take on Labor Day to share what they have learned with others.
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Big Green Monster
Students listen for the purpose of following directions and use the strategy of drawing to comprehend a story read aloud.
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What Do You See? What Do You Think?
Pupils review the implications of the printing of the Gutenberg Bible. Using a page from the Bible, they compare and contrast it with one that was handwritten. They use the internet to discover Gutenberg's model and marketing strategy...
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Sizing Up Schools
Students explore the meaning of education and research the various strategies different American states are using to try to meet the academic requirements of the public school system.
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Safe from the Storm
Fourth graders read the poem "Snowbound" after brainstorming what a place of refuge is and why it's needed. They, in pairs, meet and write a list of ten attributes that describe a refuge. They write a paragraph describing the look, feel,...
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Lewin Project
Young scholars discuss the criteria for the Lewin Project. They practice writing using their emotions and feelings. They write to find a voice in their pieces. They share their ideas with the class.
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I Think I Can Make a Difference!
First graders write "I Can" statements to tell what they can do to help their community. They write the statements on a train car that has a number written on it. They share their statements in order of the number of their train car...
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ESOL COnsumer Education
Students discuss the importance of saving money by shopping sales and reading advertisements. They share personal practices with comparison
shopping to save money then complet "Shopping" activity.
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It's Not Just a Man's World
Students demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process. They summarize information learned from their assigned text. They identify ways in which the actions of particular individuals influence their...
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My Own True Name
Young scholars read passages from My Own True Name. They write their own poems and present them to the class. They share their favorite lines from the poem as well.
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Language Conventions:
Students assess their own book club performance during today's lesson. They share what they wrote in their journals and discussed in their small groups. They critique their individual performances as well as the performance of their group.
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Why is the Past Important?
Fourth graders discuss the importance of North Carolina's archaeological heritage. They share with the class an object, photograph, or drawing of an object that represents their own or their family's past.
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Left-Handers Are All Right
Students examine how left-handed people function in a right-handed world using a web resource. They interview left-handed people to further understand the issue. They share the results of the interview with the whole class.
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Constellations
Learners explore constellations. They read trade books about constellations and write notes including their locations, origins, and names. They research and report on one constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and share their report...
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Chalk Talk
Students complete a "Chalk Talk" as a way to share their insights, perceptions and observations of the working world. They then express their personal insights of the working world in a piece of reflective writing.
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Sequential Order
Students review vocabulary from the story they are reading. Students receive 10 sentence strips that depict the story. Students then need to place the sentence strips in sequential order and discuss with their other classmates. Students...
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"Be the Kiwi" Money and Stewardship
Young scholars list material gifts they would like to have and spiritual gifts that God has given them. In this money and stewardship lesson, students create their lists and discuss the difference between the two sets of gifts. Young...
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In Your Own Words...
Learners discuss the importance of comprehension and the use of summarization. Through guided practice, they summarize given paragraphs. Independently, they read an article and highlight information that they believe is very important....
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Literary Circles
Students use correct grammar, spelling and capitalization in their writing. They connect information acquired in history and science classes with the events described in the books that were read. Students make a clear and informative...
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What A Street!
Students continue their practice of using new vocabulary and reading. Using the book "What A Street", they discuss what might happen if their street got messy as a class. As they are being read the story, they make predictions about what...