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Guess The Genre!
Students apply knowledge of genres to identify different genres from read-alouds of excerpts from selected books representing different genres.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Information Skills)
By Ann Jenkins.
A guided journey into the past
In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.7
In their study of archaeological resource conservation, students will use guided imagery to discover and judge an alternative way to enjoy artifacts without removing them from archaeological sites.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Haiku and photography: A natural connection
This lesson will allow students to combine photographing nature with creating a Haiku poem to express what they see in the photograph.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
By Steven Sather.
"Hang" a time
Students will create their own timelines in a simple "clothesline" format using newspapers as a resource for dates, times, and words for related events. Criteria will be simple at first to assure understanding but can be made more complex with subsequent activities.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Cora Mae Pipkin.
How can I make sure I'm getting what I need?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 9
Through mathematics and technology integration, students will further understand what it means to have a balanced diet, as well as explore the causes and effects of healthy and unhealthy eating habits, and eating in moderation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Computer/Technology Skills, Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
Human coordinate graph
Students will actively learn how to plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. They will also learn how to connect ordered pairs to graph a picture.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)
By Cheryl Sexton.
"I Spy": Using adjectives and descriptive phrases
Students will review definitions for adjectives, learn and practice sensory adjectives and imagery, and use adjectives and descriptive phrases in writing a paragraph and/or story.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts)
By Elizabeth Hutchens.
In full bloom
This mini-unit uses the wonderful story of Miss Rumphius by Barbara Clooney. Miss Rumphius travels to faraway places and makes the world more beautiful by planting her favorite seeds. The book sets the stage for activities relating to core curriculum objectives to be implemented into the learning environment, using technology tools and applications to create student products.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
By Kay Ball.
Inside and outside: Paradox of the box
This lesson serves to introduce students to symbolism (the box), to the literary element paradox, and to the abstract notion of ambiguity (freedom vs. confinement). It is designed for 2nd and 3rd graders, but may be adapted for use with upper elementary or early middle school grades.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–6 English Language Arts)
By Edie McDowell.
Integrating character education: A lesson on responsibility
Activity on the character trait of responsibility.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
By Cheryl Stafford.
An introduction to reading North Carolina maps
In North Carolina maps, page 1.2
In this lesson, students are introduced to the language of maps and why maps are important in our world. They are given the opportunity to read simple maps and find major features of more complicated maps.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Social Studies)
By Jennifer Job.
Invention convention
In this integrated unit, students will draw upon language arts, science, and math while inventing a magnetic or electric product. The lessons in this unit provide accommodations for English Language Learners at a variety of developmental levels.
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
Island basketball
In this activity, the class will be divided into two teams: the "Sharks," who play defense and the "Swimmers," who play offense. The "Swimmers" attempt to cross the ocean and avoid the "Sharks."
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living)
By Resa Holt.
It's in the garbage
In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.9
In studying archaeological concepts, students will analyze garbage from different places demonstrate competence in applying the concepts of culture, context, classification, observation and inference, chronology and scientific inquiry.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball
After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
By Jan Huggins.
Jazzy sentences
This is an interesting activity to help students jazz up or make their sentences more interesting by adding adjectives, adverbs, more vibrant verbs, and descriptive nouns.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts)
By Helen Potts.
Jeopardy-style Media Vocabulary Game
This game will help students learn and review a variety of media terms in a non-threatening and fun way.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills)
By Myrna Price.
Landform adventure
This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Beth Edmonds.
Learning about descriptive language through art
In this lesson, students will be introduced to haiku and using descriptive language. Students will discuss a work of art as a way to elicit this descriptive language.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
By Amanda Keller.
Let's become chefs!
The following is designed to teach students the characteristics of a recipe. The characteristics to be taught about this genre are: the step-by-step directions, ingredient words and numerical measures.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts)
By Sarah Ann Parker.