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Push-Me Pull-Me toys: In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 1.3; In this lesson, students find themselves working as engineers and toy designers for the Push-Me Pull-Me Toy Company. They will design and build a prototype of a simple toy that moves with a push or pull of one finger.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1, 3, and 5 Visual Arts Education and Science); By Erin Denniston.

Rachel Carson: In The Walking Classroom, page 5; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts and science, students learn about environmentalist Rachel Carson and the influence of her writing.; Format: lesson plan

Radial symmetry design: Students will study the carving of 18th century America and create a rosette design using radial symmetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education); By Lisa Mitchell.

Raisins, Raisins, Raisins: This lesson involves students in collecting data,organizing data into a line plot, discussing statistics, calculating mean, medain and mode and consumer awareness.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); By Melanie Simmons.

Research frenzy: Students will use a variety of reference materials to complete a trivia-question scavenger hunt assignment. Within the context of this assignment, students will be exposed to questions in many curriculum areas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills); By Jan King.

Resource recon: Teams of students will search for the answers to questions using various information resources. The questions will be in categories such as: biography, current events, historical events, geography, language. Besides competing for the fastest answer, the students will learn (1) how to use the resource effectively and (2) which resource is best for finding different types of information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Keith Dudley.

Revenge of the crash test dummies: In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 3.4; In this lesson, students will design and build a wall capable of withstanding the impact of a speeding vehicle driven by angry crash test dummies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Erin Denniston.

Riddles from The Hobbit: In The Walking Classroom, page 8; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students discuss the use of riddles in The Hobbit and their figurative qualities.; Format: lesson plan

Rocket launch: Students will work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. The pairs/groups will then present potential solutions to the class for discussion. Similar problems will then be solved and created by students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); By Ron Hann.

Roll, pass or shoot: The students roll a ball to knock over a bowling pin. Then their group will either pass the ball or shoot the ball.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living); By Sharon Hudson.

Rondo with B-A-G: Students will read letter and rhythmic notation of the song "Hot Cross Buns," compose a phrase using notes B,A,G, and perform the song as the "A" section of a rondo form.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Music Education); By Beth Younts.

Self portrait in wire: This lesson covers line as an art element and sculpture as an art technique. It also includes an examination of wire sculptures created by Alexander Calder.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Visual Arts Education); By Paulina Olson.

Sell me on Dewey!: Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills); By Sonja Beckham.

Sentence elaboration with prepositional phrases: This lesson is designed for students who write short choppy sentences. In this lesson, students will learn how to write more elaborated, complex sentences by adding prepositional phrases and clauses.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Shared reading and writing with La Casa Adormecida: This lesson focuses on adjective placement and agreement in Spanish as found in the story La casa adormecida by Audrey Wood using shared reading and writing strategies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Second Languages); By Leslie Baldwin.

Sharing with others: In this guidance lesson plan for grades 2 and 3 students will focus on the concept sharing and using their manners. They will complete an activity and then discuss their thoughts.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Healthful Living); By Janelya M. Lewis.

Show, don't tell: Using action words: To strengthen their writing and make it livelier, students will learn to use action words to show how their characters feel.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Simplicity: A literature-based Paideia seminar: Students will apply their knowledge of how developments in the history of the United States, as well as the world, can impact the lives of people today. The lesson is based on the picture book entitled The Simple People, written by Tedd Arnold and illustrated by Andrew Shachat. (Summary: The simple people enjoy the simple life until one of the character's inventions is used to make life more complicated. As a result, everyone forgets the simple things in life.) After a Paideia seminar discussing the book, students will select a modern invention, research the history of its development and how it impacts society, and create a multi-media presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Krista Hannah.

Skyscrapers: In Design technology: Children's engineering, page 3.3; In this lesson, students will build a tower that is as tall as possible, freestanding, and can withstand a slight breeze.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Science); By Erin Denniston.

A smoke-free me: In this lesson, students will use the "A Smoke-Free Me" Mini Page to learn about how the heart and lungs work, smoking regulations in their state, and the harmful effects of smoking. Students will create an anti-smoking poster using their new knowledge. If possible, students will hang these posters around the school to educate others.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living and Science); By Summer Pennell.

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