LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Alta Allen has taught third grade for a number of years and has served as a lesson plan reviewer and unit coordinator for LEARN NC. She is now the K–12 Technology and Staff Development Coordinator for Beaufort County Schools.

Resources created by Alta Allen

Graphs Galore
This lesson will allow students to conduct surveys from a selected number of people. Then the students will be able to use this data to create various kinds of graphs. After completion of the graphs, they will analyze their data and then draw conclusions from this data.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.
Light, camera, action! Shadows?
This lesson will demonstrate how the position of a light source or direction of light and the time of the day will affect the shadow images that are depicted in our environment over a period of time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
By Alta Allen.
Lucky Ladybug Doubles
This lesson will involve students in using symmetry and doubling of numbers 1 through 7 to make ladybugs.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.
Odd & Even Exploration
This lesson will involve students in using manipulatives to explore even and odd numbers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.
PIZZA = "Fractions: Any Way You Slice It!"
During this lesson, students will explore and investigate the relationships among fractions. Students will use paper pizzas divided into fractional parts to compare equivalent fractions. They will see part-whole fractions as fair shares and begin to understand that the parts must be equal.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.
Real-world approaches to reading
Techniques for providing children with the literacy-rich environment that is crucial to both reading and writing success.
By Alta Allen.
Tangram Magic
This lesson will involve students in the use of tangrams and how they are used to create different figures.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Alta Allen.