National First Ladies' Library
Latin: The Language of Ancient Rome
Middle schoolers gain understanding about where some of today's words originated by reviewing a list of Latin words and their meanings. They work in small groups to create dictionary pages which will then be compiled into a large...
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Reading Comprehension: Context Clues
Fifth graders use context clues to help them understand unknown words. In this context clues lesson, 5th graders practice identifying context clues on a worksheet, then work with a peer to write their own story. Stories are peer edited...
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Estimating School Store Purchases
Students examine uses for estimating, and round purchase prices to estimate total purchases in a simulated school store setting. They discuss what it means for an item to be on sale, and observe the teacher work through the process of...
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Now This is a Contender, Allow Me to Prove It
Tenth graders persuade others to see their Blank History Month postage stamp as the best choice. In this African-American history lesson, 10th graders research noteworthy African-Americans and create postage stamps and write proposals...
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Introduction to "The Secret School"
Fourth graders read The Secret School and define vocabulary in the text. In this Secret School lesson, 4th graders recognize difficult text and are able to comprehend its meaning and answer questions.
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Angles That Pair
Students identify angles. In this angles that pair lesson, students identify adjacent, vertical, complementary, and supplementary angles. They use straws, pretzel sticks to demonstrate given types of angles.
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In Search of Shakespeare . Images of Othello: A Shakespearean WebQuest | PBS
Young scholars look closely at the text of "Othello." They use an online dictionary, and use various search engines. Students use an online Shakespeare concordance and make intelligent decisions about character. They write an...
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How can we write a silly story?
Second graders use the writing process and create a silly story. In this silly story lesson, 2nd graders will review person, event and setting and complete a chart for each. Students will put a person, event and setting...
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Add Awesome Alliteration to Your Writing
Students explore alliteration. For this writing lesson, students read the book Thank You for the Thistle and create sentences with alliteration. Students create an alphabet booklet with alliteration.
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Nutrients
Fourth graders understand the important nutrients in food and the value of each. In this nutrients lesson, 4th graders complete a chart giving examples of foods that contain that nutrient and a definition of the nutrient. Students...
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Freckle Juice
Students identify and define vocabulary words in the book, Freckle Juice. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students read the text and define the words "formula," "reflection," and "remover." Students use an online dictionary to define the...
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"Building a Word Wall" Roots - The Foundation of Language
Students probe the impact of Greek and Latin on the English language in this ten lesson unit. Root words are analyzed for their origins and displayed on a word wall. Inventions are created using the words and placed in a class museum.
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In Case of a Medical Emergency
Studens identify the variety of services available to them at their local medical facilities. In pairs, they role play different conversations that can take place during a medical emergency. Students create a brief description of the...
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Phrase Card Reading
Fourth graders, after reading and discussing the book, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," by Judy Bloom, complete a vocabulary worksheet and read sections from the book fluently and accurately. They utilize dictionaries and thesauruses...
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Miss Nelson is Missing
Students examine the story elements in the book, Miss Nelson is Missing. In this literary elements lesson, students listen to the story and identify the sequence of events in the test. Students also use an online dictionary to define the...
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Count Down to the National Spelling Bee
Spelling bee lesson plans can get students into the spirit of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and spell, spell, spell.
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Bubbles
Students observe the characteristics of bubbles. In this scientific inquiry instructional activity, students use a bubble solution and a wand to make bubbles and observe their characteristics. Students identify the shape and the color of...
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Ingredients of a Mystery
Students explore the concept of mysteries. In this mystery genre lesson, students identify the common characteristics of mystery books and use a story map to identify these characteristics in a given book. Students also...
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Art and the Berlin Wall
Students study the relationship between Cold War politics, the people who were affected by it, and the artists who examined it. They create their own "walls" using a spray paint graffiti procedure.
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Transition to algebra
Learners recognize the difference between a prime and a composite number. In this prime and composite number lesson, students use a factor tree model to show prime factorization. Learners participate in a bingo activity....
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Decoding Strategies
Students practice using context clues to decode the meanings of unfamiliar words. In this vocabulary skills lesson, students follow the provided instructions to complete graphic organizers that enable them to decode words in "The...
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Finding Our Bonds: King Day
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students experience literature and participate in a simulation that examines discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes.
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Storytellers: Bruce Springsteen
Students use the music of Bruce Springsteen to learn literature techniques.
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Abbreviations As Words
Students explore the definition and derivation of the popular usage of abbreviations in the English language. Using worksheets and lecture materials, students provide meanings for the abbreviation "prenup" when used as an word. They...