Working With Others Teacher Resources

How do we count the fish in the ocean? An engaging lesson models how to estimate fish populations with observational surveys. Class members begin by studying the behavior of fish on the coral reef in the oceans. They...

Scritch, scratch, scritch. It's the sound of pupils writing poetry! Focus on sensory language and onomatopoeia with a writing activity. After listening to some sounds, learners examine a couple of poems that include sound words and then...

Get high schoolers thinking about their post-secondary plans with a lesson plan that teaches them how to navigate the application and financial aid process. They create a junior/senior calendar identifying time-sensitive tasks,...

Celebrate the beauty of trees with a packet full of activities designed to help kindergarteners get to know about their leafy nature friends. Covering a variety of subjects, scholars go on a nature hike, read Shel Silverstein's The...

Find out if the amount of practice is proportional to better test scores. The video explains the steps learners perform to solve a proportion. Supplemental videos show examples of solving proportions of varying difficulty, which helps...

When planning for your next learning stations or literacy center activity, use this resource as an outline for what will happen at each center, which students will be involved in each group, and how the small group activities will...

Learners discuss the importance of communicating well with employers, customers and co-workers. A personality profile is completed and students work in groups to discuss various ways to solve disagreements when working with others. ...

Students solve design problems. In this art and design lesson, students create a picture by analyzing two others, and make a prototype of a building. The small group activities call for creativity and ingenuity as well as the ability to...

Sixth graders in a special education class discuss excerpts of two stories and read biographical information on the authors. In groups, they read the full text of both stories and try to solve the mystery as they read. They practice...

Students listen to a read aloud and while working with other students, write alternate ending to the story.

Students implement rules for adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying negative integers. They write rules for each mathematical operation of negative numbers. In groups, students complete number operations. Using PDAs, they share...

Young scholars connect with new creative ways to brainstorm ideas. Students encounter role playing with this lesson. Young scholars predict future brainstorming topics. Students are encouraged to work with others in small group sessions.

Students use a hopscotch board with pictures of family members in the boxes. They practice their vocabulary while working with others.

Seventh graders create a concept map about the cardiovascular system. In this life science instructional activity, 7th graders identify the parts and functions of each system component. They explain how cardiovascular system works with...

In this ESL grammar learning exercise, students will focus on the usage of conditional phrases. Students will use their speaking skills to begin conditional phrases, while working with other students to verbally complete each phrase.

In this words that end with --ew worksheet, students cut apart 16 pieces of a puzzle that features 8 words and pictures that end with --ew. Students work with others to assemble the puzzle.

Students are introduced to the topic of proofs in Geometry. During a PowerPoint presentation, they take notes on indirect proofs and have groups of students write a true statement. They are assessed on the statement and how well they...

Ninth graders divide in pairs 3 cards with the words possible, impossible and certain on them. Ask questions of the class and get the students to hold up the word that describes the event (for example) Tomorrow it will snow. You have...

Students are introduced to human rights. They comprehend the democracy, legal and human rights and responsibilities, systems of justice, and skills in communication and working with others. Students work in teams. They make a long,...

Students discuss the options they have if they want to participate and help others. They work with others to develop a community service project. They work with other students in other countries to help them get started as well.

Students chose a novel which includes social criticism to read. After reading the book, they use the internet to research the issue in the novel and work with others to develop a presentation. In their presentation, they identify the...

Students are asked to match the civil wars with the main dates they were fought. They work in groups and try to match the vocabulary with the definitions. Students work with other groups to pool their knowledge. They are told that they...

Students use KidPix to describe their view on technology. They share their work with others in the class. Students brainstorm ways teachers use technology with students. They differentiate between productivity and instructional tools....

Fifth graders practice memorizing a whole poem or an excerpt of it. Individually, they recite the poem to the class and then perform the poem while completing a jump rope routine. To end the lesson, they work with others to develop a...