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Workers Told "No Smoking" Lesson Plan
Students discuss the theme of work-related restrictions. They read an article and answer questions related to it. They discuss their answers as a class.
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Owen
Students discuss items they may have wanted to bring to school, but were not allowed to. (Example: Blanket). Their responses are listed on chart paper. They listen to the teacher read "Owen" by Kevin Henkes. Students discuss appropriate...
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Slowly But Steadily, Madness Descended
Students read an article about the chaos that ensued at a bargain store opening. They discuss bias in the way the article is written and the words that are used. They roleplay what might have happened that day at the store opening and...
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Philanthropic Literature: Give a cookie
Students read a book to discover the importance of sharing. They predict what will happen in the story. Students use manipulatives to model the story problem. Students follow instructions, measure ingredients, and make cookies.
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Charlotte's Web
Young scholars compare the differences in insects and spiders and design a worksheet that teaches the differences. Students record on chart
organizing the information about the pet, its food, habitat, exercise, and other ways to care...
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Down And Dirty
Students practice reading and review holiday language. They practice comparatives and superlativies, and the language of persuasion.
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Life's a Beach And It's on Your Doorstep
Students practice reading for details and review holiday vocabulary. They practice comparatives and superlatives.
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Why Break the Bank?
Students practice reading and review holiday vocabulary. They review comparatives and superlatives.
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The Less Than Wondrous Gift
Young scholars explore vocabulary connected to shopping and gain practice in reading and speaking in English.
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Tom Thumb Stories From Around the World
Students read Tom Thumb story versions from around the world. They locate the country on a map. They compare and contrast the stories and analyze common elements found in fairytales. They create a finger puppet and write about being...
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Buy Nothing Day
Students discuss the concept behind "Buy Nothing Day". They practice reading articles and viewing pictures related to the event. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Language Arts: A "Perfect" Lesson
Students read "Be A Perfect Person in Just three days," and participate in a host of activities. Connected to technology, they use online sources to create word searches and puzzles from vocabulary words. In addition, students create...
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Lost Property
Students read and analyze an article and discuss when they have lost something. They role play looking for lost items.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Mill
Students participate in a simulation of wool trading in the 1800's. They pass around a ball of yarn at various stations to simulate the interdependence of each stage of the wool trade, discuss what happens when there is a problem in the...
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How Are Organisms Adapted to Survive?
In this organisms worksheet, students brainstorm problems that organisms have and the adaptations the organism has to survive. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Defining Voice of the Punk Years
Students analyze the music of The Clash and have extensive and intensive practice in reading and listening skills.
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Can I Take Action?
Students create a solution to a problem related to the environment. They work together to develop the plan and pitch the plan to their class. They discuss the action steps taken in a story they were read.
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Lollies!
Students are shown 4 lollipops and asked to tell you all the ways they could share them between 2 students; understanding the difference between sharing and sharing evenly. They read the math problem and share solutions.
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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
Third graders use a variety of information resources to identify local environmental issues and examine the ways that people have tried to solve these problems. They read "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" and create a list of three...
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Drugs in Schools: Preventing Substance Abuse
Learners evaluate substance abuse problems at their school and then create solutions for the problems.
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A thousand seconds
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.
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Cave Conscious
Students examine the concept of stewardship as it applies to land use. Working in small groups, they read case studies about finding caves on their land and make decisions about what they would do based on the case of the Arizona State...
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Windsor Opposes Waste - WOW!
Students participate in paper recycling. They are taught to environmental awareness of recycling and its importance in their future. Students discuss and identify the problems of how they can minimize waste. They brainstorm suggestions...