+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ideal Objects

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars make connections between two design objects intended for different purposes and analyze the social and political meaning in the designs. In this design analysis lesson, students complete image based discuss activities....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Waves Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students demonstrate an understanding of tsunamis and possible causes.  In this investigative lesson plan students view a video and explore earthquakes and movement of tectonic plates. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Will Exams Be Cancelled?

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
If the flu outbreak continues, exams will have to be canceled. Investigate the properties of exponential and logarithmic functions. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI to examine and differentiate between exponential growth and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Librarian

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners read books, learn about the letter l, and eat pudding all to learn about how to act in a library. In this library lesson plan, students also practice tip toeing around the room.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Poetry

For Students 2nd - 6th
For this poetry worksheet, students complete a poem about plants and insert the right wording to each line. Students complete 10 lines of the poem with specific directions.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Kite Making

For Students 4th
For this kite worksheet, 4th graders follow the directions for constructing a kite, using bamboo skewers, plastic, and fishing line.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BEAN and SEED MOSAIC

For Teachers All
To gain the students' attention pose the following question: How many of you know what Cinco de Mayo is and who it is important to? After some discussions on the students' responses explain to them exactly what Cinco de Mayo is and its...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning by Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort Lego Duplo pieces after determining the attributes to classify them by. They work in pairs to sort a group of Duplo pieces and explain their process to others.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stuffed Newspaper Butterfly

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the parts of a butterfly. They use newspaper to build a replica of a butterfly. Students stuff the butterfly and paint it. They display the finished product.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Artists, Architects, and Architecture

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of architecture and how it has changed over time. In groups, they discuss how the places people have built reflects their values and needs. They use the internet to research the history of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Valentine's Day Booklet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners create a Valentine's Day booklet. In this creating a book lesson, students write and illustrate their own book describing love.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils use art with subject matter to communicate meaning and enhance learning.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Blindfolds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students stand blindfolded and turn clockwise, then counterclockwise and take 3 steps forward and make a half turn clockwise and walk 3 more steps. They discuss where they ended up and how else they could end up in the same place.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nebraska: Using Pictures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a scrapbook about Nebraska history focusing on Post Office murals. They choose their favorite murals and write a story to go along with the mural. In groups, students present their murals to the class and visit the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Whale Form and Function

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify similarities and differences in specializations of morphology among a variety of cetaceans and approximate the reasons for these specializations.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Hatching in Kindergarten?

For Teachers K
Students identify oviparous animals. They brainstorm a list of animals that lay eggs, read "Chickens Aren't The Only Ones" by Ruth Heller and then add to the list. Students complete a booklet that shows an egg and an oviparous animal.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

And the Number Is

For Teachers K
Students identify the numbers 1-10 while listening to a counting song. They practice counting items using the numbers 1-10.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Push and Pull Factors: Tug O' War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze the factors that led to migration in the 19th century including the forces that drew people to resettle as well as to return a place where they previously lived.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

3-D Beginning Graphs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploration Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the stages in finding, removing, and processing mineral resources. They participate in the "Exploration Hunt" and "Leasing Mineral Rights" activities to better get a handle on their studying.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African-American History and Culture in the English Classroom

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify and recognize characteristics of nonfiction in literary works, explore language and culture of Gullah people, compare and contrast purposes of spirituals and quilts in terms of their relationships to escape from...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heritage Deer

For Teachers K
Students trace body parts to create a deer in this excellent Kindergarten lesson that teaches basic Art skills and cultural awareness. The lesson includes a materials list, vocabulary used, a bibliography, and is best suited for use...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of translations. In this translations instructional activity, students discuss similarities and differences between images and pre-images. Learners apply translations to coordinates of figures. Students use...