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"So what?" details: Students will learn that adding details to a piece of writing doesn't make it better if the details are "So What?" details. Details and elaboration should be related to the main idea and should move the story along in an interesting manner.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Solar energy hot box: This hands-on science lesson is great because it allows students to get out of their seats and move about, as well as allows students to work in cooperative groups. The teacher is more of a facilitator and students are more in charge of their own learning processes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Nicole Albright.

Solar sizzlers: Group projects of building solar cookers or collectors provide arena for learning about energy sources and transformation. Gathering data for comparison and analysis exercises students' graphing skills and thinking.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, Mathematics, and Science); By Larry Parker.

Solving problems using simple machines: This lesson uses the familiar story of the three pigs and the big bad wolf to explore how the wolf could have used simple machines to catch the three pigs. By reading, analyzing, and evaluating the wolf's use of simple machines in The 3 Pigs and the Scientific Wolf by Mary Fetzer, the students will design and justify their own machine to help the wolf catch those pigs!; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science); By Allison Buckner and Maria Tanner.

Spell check: What a tool!: Students, through guided practice, become familiar with how a spell check program works and learn to use it effectively. They will then be able to use it independently as they word process on their own.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–5 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Mary Rizzo.

Spinning spider stories: This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Spirituals and the power of music in slave narratives: In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of music in the lives of slaves by reading slave narratives and listening to recordings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education and Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Statistics project: Students collect numeric and non-numeric data. They are then expected to use the data collected to construct different types of graphs as well as finding central tendencies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics); By Audrea Saunders.

Stay still: In this lesson students will learn about stability. They will design and build an earthquake-proof house that takes into account the forces acting upon it and the materials with which it will be built. The house will be tested in a “shake table.” Students will be assessed by the product itself as well as their analysis of the results of the test.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Erin Denniston.

Stem and leaf hop: The students will measure and record the length of their jumps. The lengths will be used to create a class stem and leaf plot.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics); By Kathy Sellers.

Step right up!: The students will learn to name an ordered pair for a point and plot positions named by an ordered pair on a large grid located on the classroom floor.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); By Shelley Dodson.

Sticky-note discussions: Sticky-notes discussions are fun, add variety to reading, and allow students to respond to the written text immediately. They are easy to implement in all content areas. Sticky-note discussions are effective when used individually, in a small or large group, or a combination of settings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 English Language Arts); By Kim Rector.

Strategy lesson: KWL: This lesson activates students' prior knowledge about famous North Carolinians and helps them organize thoughts and questions before they read biographies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Alisa McAlister, Sherry French, and Harnetha Hudgins.

Stretch it out: Good writers stretch out the important scenes in a story to make them more interesting to their readers. In this lesson, students will learn to stretch out a scene by adding things that they see, hear, think, and say to others.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Sugar seekers: In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 4.3; There are many different types of sugar found in the processed foods we eat, especially packaged cereals. This third-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that the best choices in foods are those that contain no added sugar and are rich in dietary fiber.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living)

Super casino basketball: Students will demonstrate skills in dribbling, shooting, and defense by participating in a game that promotes cooperation and sportsmanship.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living); By Chad Hamby.

Super sportswriters' camp: Students will identify the parts of a newspaper sports article in order to plan and write their own sports article.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); By Julie Bennett.

Tabletop grids: Students will play a review game in small groups using large grids to develop skill in locating and naming points on grid maps.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics); By Monica Delanoy.

Taxes: Students earn classroom dollars, set up a bank book, pay fines, figure interest and pay taxes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics); By Cecelia Zimerle.

Teaching mathematics through literature: This lesson is a collaborative pair learning activity which uses the book Jumanji to teach Probability.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Brenda Davis.

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