Stargirl lesson

When it comes to learning a language and literacy, understanding nonverbal communication is often as important as verbal communication. An interactive body language activity incorporates role play to demonstrate the difference between...

How important are sound effects in films? In stage plays? In radio programs? To gain an understanding of the impact of these special effects, class members watch a short video spoof of the sound in a scene from Star Wars: A New...

Kids can tap and play their way to improved vocabulary! After interacting with the kid-friendly word lists and the set of diverse games, young learners will develop an addiction to vocabulary.

Help your child hone his/her verbal communication skills and basic understanding of sentence structure with an app that promotes descriptive verbal interactions. The child is presented with an image, prompted to make a sentence, and then...

Have your middle schoolers participate in numerous activities designed to spark their awareness of literature. They express ideas and concerns clearly and respectfully in conversations and group discussions. Next, they view a music...

Fractured Fairy Tales get a technology twist when a PowerPoint presentation is used to highlight changed elements of a classic storiy. A class discussion about setting, characters, and story action provide a basis for learners to...

In this ESL will you help me, please worksheet, students look at 8 small clip art picture of a people doing an activity. They complete the sentence, "Will you help me..." by filling in a description of what the person in the picture is...

Students create a manual for sixth graders entering middle school.  In this Stargirl lesson, students read the story and discuss middle and high school issues found in the book. Students create a list of topics students need to...

Would you stand up for your beliefs, no matter the cost? Scholars investigate their own families to uncover examples of how and when someone stood up for their ideals. Using video clips, interviews, and eulogies, they come to understand...

Students examine individuality.  In this music video lesson, students listen to music by India Arie to determine how music shapes our ideas of what normal is as well as how music is a form of poetry.  Activities are related to Stargirl.