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Run for your Health
Young scholars, in groups, search the Internet for evidence to support the idea about a relationship between physical activities, health and well being. They create a flyer or newsletter for a campaign to recruit students to the runner's...
Curated OER
Exploring the BES Website
First graders explore how to access the school website and individual teacher websites.
Curated OER
Anasazi/Mesoamerican/Andean: Time and Cultural Passages
Seventh graders role play the position of someone in one of six different civilization groups. They research the group's development, advancement and fall of their civilization. They create a presentation to share the information with...
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Drawing the Line
Students participate in a classroom discussion about sexual expression and personal sexual boundaries.
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Personal Boundaries
Students identify the functions and benefits of boundaries. They discuss personal boundaries, list personal questions, and role-play crossing personal boundaries.
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Polygons
Students work together to create mobiles with different polygons. They research the polygon and list its characteristics. They may present to the class if they chose to.
Curated OER
Let's Think About... Change
Students observe various examples of "change." They mix paint to cereate new colors, eat bread and then toasted bread, and match baby pictures with pictures of how the same people look in the present. Finally, they watch a bouquet of...
Curated OER
Adapting to Seasonal Changes in the Environment
Fourth graders discuss how plants and animals, including humans, adapt to climate and seasonal changes. They research the Colville people, and create dioramas that represent life during different seasons for Colville people.
Curated OER
OUR FAVORITE BEARS
Students state bear facts aloud, practice counting the nuber of bears aloud on the picture graph, read the picture graph and answer questions aloud about the data on the picture graph, and draw a picture of their favorite bear.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Lesson Plan: Calendar Fun Operations
This lesson allows students to practice evaluating expressions using order of operations. They will create a calendar using symbols, and a PowerPoint presentation to review the order of operations. It also gives an assessment and ideas...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: September
Stay organized this school year using this editable teacher planner from PBS KIDS including:A monthly calendar with timely resources aligned to early learning themes and skills for PreK-2 students. A weekly planning page to schedule...
Other
The Design Museum: Can You Redesign an Object to Make It Easier to Use?
Grant Douglas has cerebral palsy and needs assistance to eat. While he was sitting at home being fed cornflakes by his mum, the phone rang. She answered it and as she talked, Grant could see his cornflakes getting soggier and soggier....
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Calendar Communication
The students will learn calendar skills by using a calendar log on a daily basis. Children will be responsible for filling in their calendars daily. This activity will also lead to great communication between home and school. This lesson...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: 'Calendar'
Teachers will enjoy teaching this innovative calendar lesson which incorporates technology through the use of a PowerPoint presentation. Students will be actively engaged as well as entertained. This lesson plan was created as a result...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "3 in a Row" Calendar Game
This is a fun lesson to use while teaching students how to read a calendar. The students will learn how to find information on a calendar then participate in a "3 in a Row" game in order to review. This lesson plan was created as a...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Russian Calendar: Seasons and Months
The purpose of this lesson is to acquire appropriate calendar vocabulary for future use in exercises, dialogues and everyday conversations. This lesson should be followed by a series of lessons on perfecting the knowledge of the newly...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Calendar Fun Operations
This activity is designed to help students evaluate numerical expressions by using order of operations. The students will be provided a calendar for the current month of the year. Students will then be provided with a worksheet that...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: July 10 the Scopes Trial Began Today in 1925
A great lesson plan using the Scopes Trial as the basis of examining discussion about evolution. Included are student activities as well as links to additional information.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way
Teach your way with this timely collection of resources aligned to monthly themes and skills for PreK-2 students. Use the monthly Teach Your Way calendar and planner to integrate media in creative and developmentally-appropriate ways,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Langston Hughes
A lesson plan based around the use of metaphor in Langston Hughes's "Dreams" poem. A good reference for teachers looking for instructional activity ideas on the Harlem Renaissance.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Get Ready to Celebrate Banned Books Week
The last week of September is generally the time to celebrate Banned Books Week. Use this lesson plan from ReadWriteThink talk about censorship and why it is important to protect books.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Red Write Think: Celebrate the 100th Day of School
Use the activities and resources in this lesson plan from ReadWriteThink to find ways to celebrate the 100th day of school.
Other
Microsoft: Template Gallery for Teachers
This Microsoft site provides a wealth of Office templates to be used by teachers. Such templates include attendance records in Excel, essay tests in Word, seat assignments in PowerPoint, and much more.