Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integrating Critical Thinking Skills Into the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students receive an overview of critical thinking techniques. They break into small groups and practice reasoning through questions, identifying, presenting and justifying their answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Consider the Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop and express opinions on personal and societal issues in biology through journal entries (written and other forms), oral position statements and group discussions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Did You Say?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders identify main ideas in reading selections. They read newspaper letters to the editor, identify the main ideas, list the supporting details, and present each side of the issue to the class.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Participating In The School Community

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discuss the importance of participating in the school community of their children. Working in pairs, partners describe the educational goals of children and how parents can support those goals. This lesson is intended...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In the Lead

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students reflect upon questions of guilt and hatred in context of Holocaust, and compare/contrast meaning of loyalty or patriotism during Holocaust and today.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paradigm Shift: Gandhian Nonviolence and the Concept of Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this social justice lesson, students examine sources regarding the teachings of Mohandas Gandhi pertaining to nonviolent...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

GENDER BIAS IN LANGUAGE

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore how to make their language gender neutral.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anasazi Culture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explain the cultural and historical development of the Anasazi Indians. They identify different time periods, cultures, and artifacts about the Anasazi people.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Online Collaborative Social Studies Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils create newspapers and post them online for others to see.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Pentagon Reports on Koran Abuse

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Pentagon Reports on Koran Abuse," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners conduct Internet 'treasure hunts' to explore how everyday items, both in their antique and modern forms, possess historic and cultural significance.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Bill Gates and Bono - Time's Persons of 2005," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Kate Moss Best Dressed and Undressed

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Kate Moss Best Dressed and Undressed," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unsettling Plans

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider words that reflect their knowledge and opinions about Israel, Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip. They develop annotated timelines about the history of the region in the 20th century and create collages that...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Interests You?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate math in the real world using internet search methods to locate career fields of interest. They select an occupation, and draft brief paragraphs that reflect insight as to why that occupation interests them.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing a Science Article Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing writing in the science classroom straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson tutorial.
Article
Other

Re:fiction: Making Ends Meet: How to Write a Good Ending to a Story

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This article from Re:Fiction magazine offers tips on different ways to end a piece of narrative writing.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Gcse: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tutorial on newspapers. Looks at types of newspapers, the language of newspapers, news sources, what has news value, marketing, distribution, circulation, readership, online newspapers, editorial stance, ownership of newspapers, and...
Website
Other

Ms. Magazine: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Ms. Magazine is a monthly publication which focuses on international women's issues. Content includes articles from the magazine, book reviews, an action center, and more.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Creating Magazine Covers to Summarize Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan, learners will examine the ways in which a magazine cover's headlines and graphics express the main ideas of its articles. They will then use an interactive tool to create covers that summarize chapters of...
Activity
First World War

Satrical Magazines of the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the "Humor," magazines of the Great War and their role in the conflict. The site includes illustrations from the publications and views of various scholars about them. A bibliography follows the article. Site by First World...
Website
Other

St Online / Japan Times Ell Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site for Weekly ST, which the Japan Times publishes to help young audiences learn English. You can read articles, some in English, some in Japanese, and listen to the audio version. The English article comes with online...
Article
Other

Info World: The Real Difference Between Sql Server and Oracle

For Students 9th - 10th
InfoWorld Magazine compares and contrasts Oracle's and SQL Server's database management system--and provides students with a technical writing that provides database terms in an accessible context.