Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japanese Folktales

For Teachers K - 8th
Students identify that Japanese folktales reveal information about Japanese history, life, and customs. Students identify and interpret the work kamishibai, paper play and explain that in Japanese folktales are told through a series of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Workers and the Work They Do

For Teachers K - 4th
Students view various work-related magazine pictures, choose picture randomly from stack, pantomime worker shown in picture, and answer yes or no to questions asked by classmates as they try to identify type of worker student is...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cells

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders look up pictures of viruses or pictures of models of viruses. Using pipe cleaners, beads, Styrofoam or other available materials make models of these shapes. They then observe a demonstration to show the effect of Tobacco...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Development of Antitrust Enforcement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners analyze antitrust enforcement. In this American economics lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the free market system and antitrust laws. Learners respond to discussion questions...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Love Your Neighbors Like Yourself (Private-Religious)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students role play. In this service lesson, students brainstorm what it means to love their neighbor as themselves. Students discuss why it is important to help others and role play scenarios where they volunteer to help someone in need.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Modeling Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the four different ways tectonic plates interact at their boundaries. Using simple available materials, they create models to simulate these interactions present at plate boundaries.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Suspended Particulates lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe differences between suspended particulates and a solution, and classify common atmospheric gases and particulates. They explain what they think the word suspended means. Students observe the differences between what...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Homelessness

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the importance of soup kitchens. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students brainstorm ways they can be philanthropists. Students watch a puppet show about a young girl who doesn't have enough to eat at home...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nifty Thrifty Fifty Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review new vocabulary. For this vocabulary lesson, students are introduced to the "nifty thrifty fifty" vocabulary words, their definitions, and the meanings of their prefix, suffix, and root words. The fifty words are split...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Energy and the Environment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define terms associated with renewable and nonrenewable resources. They identify materials that are renewable and nonrewable. They categorize a list into the correct type of resource.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Passing Notes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literature And Human Rights: Questions to Apply to Literature, Other Texts, and Media

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners answer a variety of discussion questions about human rights and how they may apply to and influence formal literature, the media, educational textbooks, advertising, and commercial publications.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Defining and Discussing Death

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in an imaginary scenarios that involves different ways to confront and talk about issues surrounding death. Students will write a letter expressing their emotions to a pet or person who has died.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Rotten Red-Headed Brother

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Students discuss family relationships after reading Patricia Polacco's book, My Rotten Red-Headed Brother.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Active Citizenship Project

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils work on a community service project.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Similar Look at Another Text

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read stories about relationships and record their thoughts using a "Before" and "After" organizer.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil Engineering: Designing Bridges

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the bridges of the United States. They discuss the concept of balance. They draw their own design of a suspension bridge.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Centers

For Teachers K
Students participate in activities which help them with the idea of families. They discuss what characteristics make a good friend or family member. They rotate between centers focusing on different aspects of their family.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Choose Your Own Adventure: Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete a variety of activities designed to encourage them to explore recycling. They complete a quiz and worksheet, sort recyclable items and discuss how recyclable goods are identified.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Corn in Ancient America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the importance of corn to the survival of early civilizations of the Americas. Through research and discussion activities, they read and describe how corn was used as food and currency in early civilizations. They...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

One Windy Wednesday

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read and discuss the novel, "One Windy Wednesday." They complete a variety of activity cards and assignments associated with this novel. Each student draws windy day pictures, make a kite and record weather and kite observations.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alliteration

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Help middle schoolers learnd about literary special effects using alliteration. They will review the definition for alliteration and complete several pages of activities that help them learn to identify and use alliteration. The word...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What’s So Bad About “That’s So Gay”?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the concept of inappropriate language. In this prejudice in language lesson, students examine how the phrase "That's so gay" is language that hurts others.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Should Hate Be Outlawed?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate hate crime legislation. In this hate crime lesson, students examine the St. Paul city ordinance that outlawed hate crimes. Students explore the fine between hate crime legislation and First Amendment rights.

Other popular searches