Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How was the Constitution Used to Organize the New Government?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How did the United States Congress determine how the new president and vice president would be named when the nation was first established? Who would provide money for the government, and how would the executive branch be organized? 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating New Forms of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Although not particularly educational, here is a creative group activity in which high school biologists will use their imaginations to create a new life form combining characteristics from existing life forms. Each group must come up...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tracing The Origins of Autism: A Spectrum of New Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Has the occurrence of autism increased over the years, or do the changes in diagnostic criteria account for the difference? High schoolers read an article about autism spectrum disorders and the related epidemiological studies that have...
Worksheet
Curated OER

New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 7 (2005)

For Students 7th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts learning exercise, 7th graders listen to an article and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response and identify grammatical...
PPT
Curated OER

The Brief American Pageant: The American People Face a New Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The political landscape of Y2K is the focus of this series of slides, which cover the later years of the 20th century. Charts detail the poverty and social welfare rates in the 20th century, as well as a pie graph displaying the sources...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Year Celebrations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the universality of many New Year celebrations. They present traditions associated with New Year celebrations and explain why New Year is at different times for different people.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japan: New Year's Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how New Year's Day is celebrated in Japan. In groups, they create their own versions of Japanese kites using materials available to them in the classroom. They discover the signifigance of the kites to their culture and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese New Year: Paper Lanterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the celebrations of Chinese New Year. They practice measuring and cutting to make paper lanterns.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Huge Discounts in New Year Sales

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Huge Discounts in New Year Sales," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chinese New Year's Firecrackers Lesson

For Teachers All
Students make 'firecrackers' out of rolled cardboard tubes to simulate Chinese New Year's firecrackers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

New Year's Eve

For Students Higher Ed
In this language arts word search, students will be searching for words that pertain to New Year's Eve. Students will locate 39 words pertaining to the holiday.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Make a Chinese Lantern

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday art worksheet, students follow instructions to make a Chinese lantern using red construction paper. They add red or yellow construction paper strips on the lantern as decorations. They may add Chinese Happy New Year...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Down to Business

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Three lesson plans are shown on this site, two of which pertain to Read 180. Start the year with the first instructional activity by having your learners create a brochure about themselves. In the computer lab, they find clip art and...
Activity
1
1
Character Kids

The Fourth and Fifth Rs - Respect and Responsibility

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Set the tone for a successful school year with a list of strategies to instill respect and responsibility. With tips for classroom management and ways to get parents involved, the resource is valuable for new and veteran teachers alike.
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Distributions and Their Shapes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What can we find out about the data from the way it is shaped? Looking at displays that are familiar from previous grades, the class forms meaningful conjectures based upon the context of the data. The introductory...
Activity
Curated OER

The Metamorphosis: Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is one of the most fascinating pieces of literature from the 20th century, and its rich vocabulary is one of the reasons it has endured for over a century. Help learners of all levels work...
Unit Plan
Northern Ireland Curriculum

Festivals: Learning for Life and Work

For Students K - 12th
How do different communities celebrate special occasions? After researching celebrations in their countries, class members investigate other festivals like those associated with Ramadan, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Halloween, Easter,...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Encourage A New Generation of Peacemakers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Integrate this essay-writing contest into your high school classroom to develop writing skills and encourage international study.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Quadrant D: Bringing Learning to a New Level

For Teachers 4th - 6th
As young learners prepare to be successful in the 21st century, teachers can promote critical thinking by implementing Quadrant D learning activities.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Nuremberg Verdicts: Sixty-Seven Years Later

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It’s courtroom drama at its best! Let the power of this historic event propel a study that will have your kids glued to the history screen.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Netherland: The Early Years

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the early years of the New Netherlands colony.  In this Social Studies lesson, students role play from the perspective of the Dutch West India Company, the settlers and the native population.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New Kid on the Block

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become familiar with the problems of new students and interview new students to understand their experiences when they first arrived.  In this new students lesson, students design informational packages to help a new...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Year Down Yonder: Giving During the Depression

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore philanthropy. In this Great Depression instructional activity, students read A Year Down Yonder and share examples of philanthropic acts in the novel. Students observe acts of philanthropy in their own communities today.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sean’s New Friend

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a story called Sean's New Friend and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 5 questions.

Other popular searches