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How does the Amount of Light Affect a Photogram?
Students observe pictures of themselves using film and discuss how they think the image is processed to produce a photograph. They are introduced to photogram paper comparing it to photograph paper but understanding that no film is...
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Snails
First graders investigate the organism known as a snail. They use snails to make observations of the body structure and the basic needs. The class is shown a chart and the teacher uses questions to induce student thinking. Then they...
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Salat: Prayer in Muslim Life
Students examine the meaning of prayer and provide their own definitions. They watch a video about Muslim prayer, discuss a fact sheet about it, and break into discussion groups. Students write about their own traditions and customs...
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My Guide to Summing It Up
Students are broken into reading groups based on reading ability and rotate one group at a time reading with the teacher at a table. They discuss the function of the Table of Contents and find a story using it and predict what the story...
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Geometry of The World War II Memorial
Students develop an appreciation of the use of geometry in our everyday world and structures. Students collect various picures and multimedia objcets that explain geometric principles and place them in a powerpoint presentation to be...
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Mammals, Mammals--Everywhere!
Students explore the habitats of mammals and their physical characteristics. They research examples of mammals that must deal with daily changes in their habitat and how they cope with them. In small groups, students create a table...
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Give Me Energy
Students explore kinetic energy. In this energy activity students complete an activity and explain what happened.
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1960 Election
Students examine the election of 1960. In this US politics lesson students listen to a teacher driven lecture, take notes, engage in a class discussion and write a response to what they have learned regarding the 1960's presidential...
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Vocabulary: Often-Confused Word Pairs
Sixth graders practice their word choice. In this vocabulary development lesson, 6th graders practice choosing the correct word when given a pair of words that are often confused for each other. this lesson includes a worksheet for...
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British/American English Spellings
Ninth graders complete oral and writing spelling activities to practice British and American spellings. In this British/American spelling lesson, 9th graders complete an oral class spelling activity and then a worksheet to convert...
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Four Corners Spelling
Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. In this ongoing spelling lesson plan, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms. Students then independently...
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The Silly States: Where Is Your State and City?
First graders read The Scrambled States of America and discuss whether it is real or fantasy as compared to the United States. In this geography lesson, 1st graders identify their city or state on a map and work in groups to color the...
Other
New Horizons for Learning: Differential Education
Differential education is not only a current trend in today's classrooms, but has been proven an effective practice not only for gifted learners, but for all learners, throughout the past 50 years or so. This article provides information...
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Differentiated Instruction & Rti for El Ls
Resources for providing differentiated instruction and response to intervention for English Language Learners. Includes links to articles, videos, and podcasts.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 9. Search Strategies
In this learning module, students learn how to: use Michigan eLibrary, boolean logic, and dictionary.com; use search engines; choose reputable websites; cite sources; and differentiate between real and fake information. Includes an...
Teachnology
Teachnology: How to Differentiate Instruction
A very helpful introduction to differentiated instruction, which includes research on this type of instruction and steps for teachers to take in differentiating their instruction. Links to additional information are also provided under...
Other
Strategies for Differentiating Instruction
Detailed article offers many suggestions for differentiating instruction in the classroom. Site also offers links to other resources on differentiation.
Other
Components of Differentiated Instruction
A theory and practice that is becoming more familiar to teachers today, this article introduces differentiated instruction, and describes components and helpful guidelines for differentiating instruction.
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Teaching Today: Intervention Strategies for Mathematics Teachers
This site provides intervention strategies for math teachers. The site talks about both identifying students that need intervention and ways to address the issues. The ways to address the issues include small groups, differentiated...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice
When a topic connects to what students like to do, engagement deepens as they willingly spend time thinking, dialoguing, and creating ideas in meaningful ways. This article gives ideas on how to harness the power of your students'...
Other
Types of Differentiated Instruction
From veteran teacher and author of Enhance Learning, Priscilla Theroux has combined years of research and experience into the resource pages of this site. This page outlines the four different ways of differentiating instruction: in...
Johns Hopkins University
School of Education at Johns Hopkins: Differentiated Instruction
This site presents information about the need for differentiated instruction. There are several articles and links provided.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Dyslexia and High School
An expert shares her observations of a dyslexic student struggling to learn at school. Also included are numerous proven examples of differentiated instruction and accommodations that can help a student to succeed.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Literacy Achievement Academy, Grade 2: Additional Resources
This is a collection of links to teacher resources for teaching literacy to 2nd graders. It includes reading comprehension, word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, differentiated instruction, and using assessment data.