Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Contacting Outer Space

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read a newspaper article about a compilation of information on human life that is to be projected into outer space from a pyramid in Mexico. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, analyze the use of 'to' plus...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Your Thing? Self-Esteem, Peer Support

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore their personal strengths. After participating in group discussions, students list verbs that describe their talents. They observe a commercial describing characteristics and talents. Students create their own mini-talent...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Future Time (Occupations)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this verb usage worksheet, learners recognize the future tense while identifying people and their jobs. Students are given ten statements and ten occupations which they are to match.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Things People Should Do

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this modals worksheet, students complete the sentence by adding the appropriate modal verb to the end. Students are given eight sentences to complete.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I'm 93, But Quitting Job Would Drive Me Off My Trolley

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read and discuss a news article about the elderly in the workplace. They use the content of the article for practice in making predictions, determining verb tense, and basic comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scripting The Great Train Robbery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Take writing prompts to another level in this activity, which allows pupils to create scenes of dialogue based on the 1903 silent film, The Great Train Robbery. Useful for a language arts/history cross-curricular activity, the lesson...
Lesson Plan
University of Virginia

It's Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities related to poems from the book "It's Thanksgiving" by Jack Prelutsky. They create a Thanksgiving turkey using construction paper, identify what they are grateful for, and create a Thank You...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holidays in Lands Far Away - Boxing Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson on the holiday known as Boxing Day is here for you. In it, middle schoolers read a passage about the history of the holiday, then complete some reading comprehension worksheets embedded in the plan to reinforce what they have...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Halloween Tales

For Teachers 3rd
At the beginning of this Halloween activity, learners generate a list of spooky characters and words that they will use when creating their original stories. Teams of 3-4 members create the stories together. The activity includes a handy...
Writing
Polk County Public Schools

The Blame Game for the Loss at Pearl Harbor

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Known as the day that will live in infamy, the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was a shock to all. But why was the United States unprepared on that December morning? Study a series of primary sources in a document-based question that...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Capital Punishment Vocabulary List #2

For Students 9th - 12th
This two-page handout includes a matching section of 20 words related to capital punishment, and a writing exercise to practice using seven of the words correctly in context.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Every Vote Counts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in an activity designed to increase student awareness and participation in the voting process.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Life of Milton Hershey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the life and business success of Milton Hershey. They conduct an interview with a local entrepreneur, define key vocabulary terms, develop a list of jobs they can do to earn money, read a biography of Milton Hershey,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Tree

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a family tree in this culminating activity to their family unit. In this family tree activity, students extend their learning about the family unit by working in small groups to develop a three generation family tree....
Worksheet
Curated OER

International Communication: Why English?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this international communication of why English learning exercise, students participate in four activities including why important sites are relevant to the history of communication, matching explanations with sites and conversation...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies Integrated with Writing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st
First graders access prior knowledge about goods and pricing.  In this scarcity lesson, 1st graders understand the meaning of scarcity and how it effects people.  Students prepare for a boat trip and choose three things to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Royal Letter for Sale

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read an article about the sale of a letter written by a 16th century queen, Catherine of Aragon. They define vocabulary, complete comprehension worksheets, analyze the use of parallel form in the article and write a letter of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fair Judgment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider the demands of the judicial process and work in small groups to write editorials in response to the one that is read in class. For homework, they grade a television judge and write reflective essays.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 6

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore women's rights by discussing the events of WWII. In this American work force lesson, 5th graders identify the events that led to World War II and how women helped fight the war through non-violent efforts. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Thesis Statements in Sociology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars discover methods for writing strong thesis statements. For this writing skills lesson, students follow the steps their instructor outlines to review the strengths and weaknesses of their sociology thesis statements.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Land is Your Land

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use a popular American song to learn the past and present continuous tenses. They complete a web quest about the song "This Land is Your Land" and discuss it.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Continents and Oceans Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, students locate the names of 18 continents and oceans in a word search. Students write a C by the continents in the word bank and O for the oceans. Then students identify 5 continents by looking at its shape.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Emotions: ACE English Program

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students respond to prompts about emotions. In this ESL/ELL lesson, students develop an understanding of vocabulary and feelings associated with emotions. They identify emotions on flashcards, in magazines, and on worksheets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anger Management

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss anger triggers and how they know they are getting angry. In this anger lesson plan, students discuss anger vocabulary and how to calm themselves down.