Hi, what do you want to do?
Missouri Department of Elementary
Fly Your Kite
Encourage scholars to become a productive community member with a kite-themed lesson. Following a review and discussion, learners complete a Venn diagram that displays the connection between character traits needed to make a home and...
Curated OER
Roller Coasters
Twisting and turning through the sky, roller coasters are popular attractions at amusement parks around the world, but how exactly do they work? Explore the physics behind these thrilling rides with an engineering design activity....
California Department of Education
What Skills Do I Need?
Get your class started down the path to a great career! The first of a six-part series of career and college lessons inspires learners to use their interests to explore career options. The activity also provides resources where...
Curated OER
Hire the Best Unit
Students complete a activities to improve their career awareness. For this career awareness lesson, students complete a 41 page packet of activities to learn how education can increase earning power, learn about employer attitudes and...
Curated OER
How to Organize a Lesson Plan
Students fill out a lesson plan, just like their teacher. In this how to lesson, students discover the components needed in a lesson plan. Students plan a lesson and share it with the class.
Curated OER
Transforming Energy
Super detailed, this lesson will educate physical science learners about the flow of electrons. Begin by reviewing potential and kinetic energy with a moving pendulum, and then get them online to observe interactive websites about...
Curated OER
Classroom Environment Review and Test
Students play a Jeopardy type review game regarding the physical classroom set up for preschool. They review the positive guidance techniques learned in prior lessons such as redirection and time outs. Following the review, students...
California Department of Education
My Best Resume
For employers and recruiters, the first step in their quest to find good candidates is the paper screening process. They look at a candidate's application and resume and push forward the files of those who meet their requirements. Thus...
Learning for Life
Character and Habits
Part of growing up is differentiating between good and bad habits; developing the positive and eliminating the negative. This resource on life skills can be adapted to almost any age group. Class members participate in multiple...
Virginia Department of Education
Ecosystem Dynamics
Searching for an eccentric way to enhance lessons on ecosystems while ensuring pupils remain creative and motivated? Upon viewing The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, designated groups design and construct a pop-up book that...
Curated OER
Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
Columbus City Schools
Force Field Physics
Attracted class members to an activity-packed journey through the science behind the invisible forces at work all around us. From jump rope generators to junkyard wars, there's never a dull moment when eighth grade physics scholars...
Workforce Solutions
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
A short video demonstrates the importance of non-verbal communication in the forming of first impressions. Viewers observe the facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and appearance of job seekers in an interview, then discuss...
California Department of Education
Transitioning to High School
How do scholars prepare to take their next big step? The second in a series of six career and college readiness activities focuses on making a smooth transition from middle to high school. Groups research the resources available at their...
Curated OER
Interview Etiquette
Learners discuss the qualities that make an interview successful. Students role play appropriate and inappropriate behavior during an interview. This lesson is intended for learners acquiring English.
Curated OER
Agree To Disagree
Students discover their own talents and preferences and determine how they apply to the world of work with a group activity. They express their choice and discuss their positions.
Curated OER
What's Wong? What's Right?
Explore the ethics, responsibilities, and impacts of the career cluster that relates to law. Learners examine various cases where legal action was taken and resulted in a consequence. They'll act out various scenarios, research jobs in...
Curated OER
Planning and Setting Goals
Fifth graders set goals for themselves and evaluate themselves a month later.
Curated OER
Adding "Homeside" to "Schoolside" Learning
Students participate in activities in order to improve their ability to work cooperatively in groups at school as well as with their family at home. They complete the activities at home with their family then discuss the results of the...