Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Writing a Topic & Concluding Paragraph for the Essay

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This lesson is a final step towards supporting young scholars to practice writing an informative/explanatory paragraph conveying complex ideas and presenting information clearly and accurately. Second-grade students can usually write a...
Website
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Fun Mathematics Lessons

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource has mathematics lessons for different levels, from counting to slope. In English and Spanish.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Teaching Science Through Picture Books: A Rainforest Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for five lessons that teach about the tropical rainforest using picture books such as "Welcome to the Green House" by Jane Yolen. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 4

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [4:34] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 4 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
Lesson Plan
Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Lessons: Grades 3 6

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Four fiancial literacy lessons on allowances, money responsibility, saving, and comparison shopping. Lessons can be evaluated separately or as a group.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Symbols: Lesson 1

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson demonstrates various uses for the most common math symbols. It is 1 of 16 in the series titled "Common Symbols."There is a short video tutorial in addition to mastery questions.
Lesson Plan
Other

Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 4: Digital Permanence

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In this lesson, students learn about digital permanence and talk about how hard it is to remove something from the Internet once you put it out there. (Video length: 1 min. 57 sec.]
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Information Location Mini Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson introduces using the print encyclopedia for grades 3-5. Students are assigned a topic which is selected from their social studies curriculum. Small groups are sent to the reference shelf to select the correct encyclopedia...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Bats, Friend or Foe. An Argument Writing Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Students will state an argument with evidence, for or against, bats being removed from their environment by writing a letter to the editor and citing evidence for your claim.
Lesson Plan
Other

American Society for Engineering Education: E Gfi: Lesson: Made to Sail

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars use simple materials to design and make model sailboats that must stay upright and sail straight in a testing tank.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Genre Study Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This lesson plan on genre study teaches writing within a genre as parting of a writing craft. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Adjective Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
This article discusses spicing up your lesson plans for teaching adjectives with adjective worksheets, games, and adjective lists all of which can be located online. It suggests the use of Art and Music in your classroom to provide...
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Garden Vocabulary: Haiku [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A mini-unit on haiku where learners learn about and write haiku inspired by Japanese gardens. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but this is not essential.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Elements of a Japanese Garden [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A multi-faceted activity where students learn about the elements of a Japanese garden, then construct a peepshow book that demonstrates their understanding of foreground, middle ground, and background to represent a Japanese garden....
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Commutative Concrete Representations

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders are able to illustrate the commutative property and articulate the differences and similarities between two models demonstrating the same pair of facts. The lesson plan includes a detailed plan, samples of student work, a...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Combinations Using Multiplication Trees

For Teachers 3rd Standards
This lesson plan has students creating a model to find the total number of combinations that can be made from groups of objects. Using a model helps students develop a conceptual understanding of multiplication.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding Area With Squares: Lesson 3

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Step by step, this video lesson [2:41] will show you how to add up the number of squares that cover an object in order to find the area of a figure. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding Area with Squares."...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Measuring a Line Segment: Lesson 1

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This video lesson [3:59] will walk you through using a ruler to measure the distance between endpoints. It is 1 of 10 in the series titled "Measuring a Line Segment." Students can answer review questions to assess their understanding of...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that use the book "Anna's Art Adventure" by Bjorn Sortland to teach students to write about art descriptively. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Choosing Clear and Varied Dialogue Tags: A Minilesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for one 50-minute lesson that teaches about using dialogue tags like "he said" or "she answered." In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Blending Fiction and Nonfiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four class periods that ask students to blend narrative and expository writing after reading fiction and nonfiction selections. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Native American Petroglyphs Close Read Compare and Contrast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will read an article by Byron Loosle on the meaning of Native American symbols and compare that to a video clip of an actual Native American explaining the symbols. There is a difference of opinion and students will weigh both...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Magnet Engineering Design Challenge

For Students 3rd
Use the engineering design process to create a solution to problem involving magnets?
Unit Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Would Your Animal Survive Here? Day 1

For Students 3rd
Determine whether an animal can survive in a different environment than its own based on its inherited traits.

Other popular searches