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BANG! Calendar review
This is a fun and exciting way for students to review calendar skills. The game can also be used to review skills from other content areas.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Mathematics)
By Christy Walsh.
Bartering — A system of exchange
By participating in a game called "Barter Bag" students will be introduced to the concept of trade. This introduces students to the concept of bartering.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Social Studies)
By Carlene M. White.
The bear who wouldn't sleep
Intermediate-level ESL students will apply facts from a content-based reading passage to create a short story about a bear who doesn't hibernate with his family.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
By Donna Kauffman.
Beginning biography research
Encyclopedia research skills will be taught using biographies of famous people. This is one lesson in a collaborative unit taught by both the classroom teacher and the library media coordinator.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Joan Milliken.
Biodiversity: The many sounds of insects
In BioMusic, page 1.6
In this lesson, students will explore the sounds of insects and compare them with bird songs. They will create pan flutes and use them for communication.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
Biomusicologist
In BioMusic, page 1.8
In this lesson, students will learn about the field of biomusicology. They will investigate current scientific research and understand how researchers often must work in teams to achieve their goals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Guidance and Music Education)
By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
Book order math
Using a book order catalog, students will calculate costs for their book choices, learn how to write a check, and to fill out an order form.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)
By Teri Dammann.
Breakfast builds brains
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 3.2
This second-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, stresses the importance of starting the day off right by eating a good breakfast that includes foods from the grains, fruits, milk, and meat food groups.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Healthful Living)
Building friendships
The class will listen to the counselor/teacher read the book: "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson and a discussion will follow. This lesson will be summarized by listening to the students share their friendship recipes created from the new ideas learned from "Enemy Pie." An example of "Friendship Pie" is attached.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Julia Efland.
Butterfly cycle
Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
By Becky Woolard.
Butterfly metamorphosis
This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
By Laura Byers.
Character education: Honesty
This lesson will focus on two character education traits - honesty and friendship. During this lesson the students will conduct a character analysis and link prior knowledge to help understand the story.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By LaTina Robinson.
Children and families in North Carolina
In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ā€˜N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Social Studies)
By Pauline S. Johnson.
Cloudy with a chance of... what?
Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather and healthy and unhealthy foods.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)
By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.
Clown portrait
Students will create a clown portrait using tempera paint, oil pastels, and collage. They will look at prints of clowns from famous artists
You can even dress as a clown if you wish.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education)
By Michelle Harris.
Collaging symmetry
Students will create a symmetrical artwork with construction paper, glue, and yarn. This lesson will allow students to use critical thinking to create an original work. They should learn that there is more than one solution to a creative problem.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education)
By Marion McClure.
Collecting family stories
Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
By Amy Honeycutt, Chris Furry, and Diana Hicks.
Color-coded time
This lesson introduces telling time to the minute using the analog and digital clocks. The hands are color-coded to assist with hour and minute hand discrimination. The student will use the time on the digital clock, which can then be transferred to the more difficult analog clock.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)
By Anne Clodfelter.
Comparing and contrasting Little Red Riding Hood stories
This lesson will introduce the Venn diagram to students. They will read two versions of the story "Little Red Riding Hood" and list details from each in separate diagrams.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
By Amber Miller.
Composing snowman stories
Students will compose sequential, descriptive instructions about how to build a snowman.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
By Sandra Weavil.