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Art detectives: Students will look at a variety of artworks and explain what tool or medium was used to create them.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Visual Arts Education); By Kathy Greene.

Artifact classification: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.4; Students will use pictures of artifacts or objects from a teaching kit to classify artifacts and answer questions about the lifeways of a group of historic Native Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)

Artifact ethics: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.5; In their study of archaeological issues students will use ethical dilemmas to examine their own values and beliefs about archaeological site protection. They will also evaluate possible actions they might take regarding site and artifact protection.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Social Studies)

An artistic view of outer space: This is an art lesson easily integrated by art specialists or classroom teachers into any thematic unit that involves space, the solar system, or science fiction and is adaptable for students in grades 2 through 6. It incorporates the use of art materials such as oil pastels and compasses and the design concepts of shape and balance in a composition as well as providing the students with a fun and creative way to explore areas of geometry and science. This lesson is especially useful for classroom teachers who are aware of how art, when integrated into the classroom curriculum, can help students with different learning styles explore a variety of subjects in a way that will help them maximize the learning experience.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education); By Karen Canfield.

Awesome action words: Good writers use precise verbs to make stories interesting and vivid. In this lesson, students will learn to replace boring, redundant, generic verbs with more precise “Awesome Action Words.”; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By DPI Writing Strategies.

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.

Be the sentence: An interactive language arts activity: Students take on the roles of different words and punctuation and work collaboratively to create a complete sentence using correct parts of speech, word order, and punctuation. Students progress from simple sentences to more complex sentences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Beans and how they grow: The students will incorporate computer skills, math, and literature with books such as: Miss Rumphius and The Reason for a Flower.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills and Science); By Betty Black.

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.

Beginning lesson on coordinate grids: First quadrant: Students will investigate the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system. They will use online activities developed by Shodor.org to identify the coordinates of points, or plot specific points. Then students will progress to an activity where they direct a robot through a mine field laid out on the coordinate plane. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop - "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students" by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); By Bonnie Boaz.

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.

Black American leaders as responsible citizens: Their roles, their contributions, their diversity: The focus of this lesson will be to help third grade students to clearly identify the need for having leaders arise from the citizenry of a given community. Students will review factual information to guide them in distinguishing the positive and negative qualities of leaders. Techniques will include guided reading of factual historical text during a Jigsaw, student note taking, student development of open-ended questions, and student engagement in a Socratic seminar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Social Studies); By Debbie Rollins.

Blue Ridge Parkway Travelogue: Students plan and develop a week-long trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from beginning to end. The virtual tour culminates in the creation of a travelogue that will outline the trip.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); By Rachel Elliott.

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.

Books we've read: This lesson plan creates a classroom database collecting information on books that students have read over a period of time determined by the teacher and/or students. By sorting and filtering, students evaluate the data and can later create other products from their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Computer/Technology Skills and Information Skills); By Mary Rizzo.

A brochure of safety tips: The students summarize information they have read and learned in school to create a brochure of important safety tips. They work in teams, each on a specific area of safety, to create a multimedia presentation on the computer using HyperStudio, or other publishing or presentation software, for text, graphics, and sound.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Healthful Living and Information Skills); By Shanti Kudva.

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.

Call and response singing: This lesson is a study of call and response singing, especially as it relates to African-American spirituals.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education); By Melody Moore.

"Card" Specialty: Students will make a greeting card for their pen pals or book buddies while studying specialization and division of labor in Social Studies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pat Pennino.

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