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Cute as a Button Quilts
Students create appliqued blocks for a quilting project. Students complete the process of tracing, cutting, fusing, and finishing an applique. They explore button embellishment on quilts.
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Food Pyramid
Second graders study nutrition and the food guide pyramid. They follow established procedures for use of programs :print in color only when directed, print only the number of copies directed by the teacher, select and use the programs...
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Magical Four-Patch and Nine-Patch Quilts
Young scholars designa unique quilt with specific blocks using eleven colors. Each student selects fabric colors, creates blocks, and using strip piecing expands the blocks to make a quilt.
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Reading, Writing, And Math in Daily Living
Students, in groups, make chocolate chip cookies following a recipe.
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Guidelines for Writing Lesson Plans
Students develop procedures in planning and organizing a lesson plan. The plans are used to demonstrate a lesson.
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Spin The Bottle
First graders play spin the bottle and when the bottle points to them they are to describe their job at school.
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Growing and Changing
Third graders discuss how their major life roles change as they get older and fill out a worksheet.
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What to Do?
Third graders come up with situations they may be faced with and come up with what they should do.
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Career Math Puzzles
Third graders come up with a career for each letter of the alphabet.
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Star Gazing
Third graders investigate what an astronomer is and what he studies in the solar system.
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Inside Work/Outside Work
Fourth graders explore inside and outside work, what kind of people like which one, and what they would prefer.
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Big and Small Decisions
Fifth graders design a restaurant and investigate how group members work together when making decisions.
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Academic Achievement
Students investigate how to formulate challenging academic goals. They plan how to reach those goals determining which are long-term and which are short-term goals.
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Values
Students determine their work values through "The Work Importance Locator Assessment" and discover occupations that match those values.
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The Safe Operation of a Portable Electric Hand Drill.
Students read the safety rules for the use of an electric hand drill and demonstrate the ability to operate the hand drill safely and correctly as they drill holes in specified locations.
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Scavenger Hunt II
Young scholars use the internet to complete a scavenger hunt. They must answer specific questions given to them by their teacher. They discuss the accuracy of websites as well.
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Job Interview
Eighth graders write a multi paragraphed, expository composition that explanins how one would conduct themself before, during, and after a job interview. In order to be prepared for the interview, 8th graders complete a thesis, have an...
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Native American Unit: Using One Computer to Record Data
Students explore methods to manage a classroom with one computer. Prospective teachers observe a video of students collecting information on Native American tribes. They discuss the use of white boards and electronically recording...
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Native American Unit: Introduction to the Internet
Students explore curriculum integration of basic internet skills within the classroom. They observe classroom management skills enforced when using technology as a teaching tool. Students discuss the use of URL's and bookmarks in the...
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Mercer Mayer 1: Guided Reading and Using Concept Maps
Students observe a model classroom of children working in a cooperative group activity. After the video, students discuss how cooperative group learning is used to be most effective. They explore the effectiveness of giving well thought...
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Number Stories (Part 4): Presentation
Students observe a model classroom where children are using clip art to add to a number story. After viewing the video, students discuss methods of teaching technology skills. They explore how the room arrangement affects the students...
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Fact Families in Kid Pix
Second graders study Fact Families in Kid Pix. They use the mouse to open, close and navigate within this application. They assess one click to select, double click to open, drag to highlight, drag and drop, drag to select an area, use...