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Curated OER

SPEECHES TO INTRODUCE

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils create multimedia speeches of introduction which focus on women and Hispanics. They introduce their famous person and, using a video camera, video tape their speeches. 
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Curated OER

Speech Therapy Students Interact Between Schools

For Teachers K - 6th
Students use technology to improve their communication skills and have the ability to interact with other speech students attending other elementary schools. Through riddles, games, and other activities, students attain their speech...
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Lesson Plan
K20 LEARN

Who Are They Really?: Characterization In The Outsiders

For Teachers 8th Standards
Ponyboy, Johnny, Winston, and Darry come alive in a instructional activity that focuses on the details S. E. Hinton uses to characterize the Greasers and the Socials. The class first observes the actors' words; the thoughts revealed...
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Curated OER

Character Education: Honesty

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore traits of honest communication. In this character development and communication instructional activity, students are given 6 simple statements and work as a group to alter the meaning of each statement through body...
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Curated OER

Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 2, Lesson C: Freedom of Speech

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the following questions: What is it? What is it like? What is an example?
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Curated OER

Who's Speaking?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study the components of a good speech. They write, practice and present a speech on a topic of interest.
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App
John Talavera

Autism iHelp – Sorting

For Students K - 8th
Here is an app that will help kids sort objects! Sorting is an action that promotes cognitive flexibility and executive function. It is a key skill used in categorizing scientific data, making generalizations, and is foundational in...
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Curated OER

Theater: Create a Script

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Figurative language is the focus in the book Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia. After reading Peggy Parish's book, class members dramatize idioms from the text, using dramatic strategies such as characterization, exaggeration, and...
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Curated OER

Frederick Douglass: If There Is No Stuggle, There Is No Progress

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore Frederick Douglass's method of resisting slavery. For this Frederick Douglas lesson, students read a speech given by Douglas regarding his theories of resistance. Learners discuss the speech and then write their own...
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Curated OER

The Wind Blew

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students look at a picture book and observe what the facial expressions show.  In this character's feelings lesson, students write what they think the character might be saying on each page and the punctuation they use. ...
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Curated OER

Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify literary elements in each selection while learning about diversity and the struggle for equality in the United States. They use their knowledge to express the emotion and key literary elements in each piece through...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Rescue Josh McGuire

For Students 4th - 6th
An excellent, 3-activities-in-one activity goes along with the book, Rescue Josh McGuire. Learners complete short answer, vocabulary, and crossword puzzle activities. A great literary resource!
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Curated OER

Personality Plus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create "Personality Box" and present to classmates using specific speaking skills.
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Curated OER

Author Study - Mo Willems

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
  Students listen to books written by Mo Willems each day and discuss the story elements of each.  In this reading strategies lesson, students decide after reading through the whole series of books, what their favorite book is...
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Curated OER

Book Selling Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create oral presentations and posters about a book they have read. They try and interest their classmates to read the book by writing persuasive reports.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students solve a crossword puzzle with 13 clues. This crossword puzzle emphasizes vocabulary found in the Language and Body Language sections of the BBC Working Abroad series.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Vocabulary (Crossword Puzzle, with help)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary activity, students complete a crossword puzzle using the 13 clues. Help is provided in the form of first letters in each word. The relevant vocabulary is found in the Language and Body Language sections of the Working...
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Curated OER

Sculptures of the Seven Ages

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate sculptors and clay to help them explain abstract phrases in a soliloquy.
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Curated OER

Enhancing Social Skills and Vocabulary through Photography

For Teachers K - 5th
Students in a special education classroom identify pictures of various living things. In groups, they role-play different roles to help them with their social and communication skills. To end the lesson, they take pictures of different...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Effective Visual Delivery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on effective visual delivery including appropriate dress and open posture, eye contact and facial expressions, body movements and gestures, and effective visual aids.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The viewing goals for this lesson were for middle schoolers to use a visual text, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech (played first without sound), to identify visual cues & understand why he may have chosen to use certain...