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Observing Popcorn

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the process of boiling water and how it is part of the changing of states of matter. They observe a kernel of popcorn pop in a test tube with water and take notes of how the water changes to the form of a gas....
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Great River Bend Adventure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use their imagination. They discuss the 4 C's of teamwork: Concentration, Communications, Coomperation, and Consideration. Students discuss the safety guidelines of the project. They complete a rope maze. The group walks...
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Narrative Therapy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders demonstrate improved usage of story telling/conversational skills.
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Effective Speaking In A Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students confront stage fright and recognize their speaker strenghs and weaknesses. They develop ways to control and direct their fear of speaking.
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Lesson 2: Before the Interview - Introductions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore making introducdtions and how they bond the speaker to the listener.
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Broadcasting World War II

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to several broadcasts from the WWII era. They research, write and perform simulated radio broadcasts concerning topics related to American society in World War II.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 1, Lesson B: To Arms!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the verbal and non-verbal parts of an oral presentation.
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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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Weave a Web of Words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a first draft of an oral presentation about the American Revolution and take their work through the writing process.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
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Artfully Speaking

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders speak in front of small groups using their My Favorite Artwork form.
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Do a Ditty

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in cooperative groups to create a ditty to teach the characteristics that distinguish literary forms to younger students. The ditty is performed before the class.
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Sing that Tune

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star without accompaniment, and maintain the tonal center.
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Show Me the Money, Inc.

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create mock advertisement campaigns.
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Telling Tales

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils verbally tell partners a personal version of a fairy tale to each other. They listen, analyze, and describe the tales' differences and similarities in a Venn diagram.
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Popcorn Literacy

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a book share that facilitates mastery of literary elements (in a delicious way). At the conclusion of a book, 2nd graders are required to discuss setting, plot, character, problem, and solution/resolution in...
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Storytelling and Drawing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students orally retell the Yosemite Miwok legends and design accompanying artistic depictions. They discover the various storytelling elements, such as plot and theme.
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Street People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research homelessness including how people end up living on the streets and other related issues such as government response and charity. Using their research, students engage in improvisation, role-plays and monologues on the...
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Introduction of Primary Sources

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine a database to explain the use of primary source documents.
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Owl Pellet Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students construct and identify a skeleton from the bones dissected from an owl pellet. They glue the bones on construction paper, label the page, and identify the animal.
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Online Newspaper Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the Internet to research an article. When they find an article they like, it be printed and they highlight the important information and present to the class.
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Recording Instructions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers listen to another's presentation and take notes. After that the student in is paired with another student to recreate the instructions of the demonstration. They will have to have proper notes recorded down and be able to...
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Prepositions Used as Adverbs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss with the teacher what a prepositional phrase when used as an adverb describes. They then understand that adverb phrases will answer the questions: where, when, in what way, or to what extent. They then do student...
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LOU GEHRIG: THE IRON HORSE

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review with the teacher from what person the story is written in and how they have reached that conclusion. They brainstorm ten qualities that Gehrig possessed and create a statement that describes him; giving three...

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