Kathy Beck
Resources created by Kathy Beck
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- Avast Ye Mateys - Learning about BlackBeard the Pirate
- Using both print and Internet sources, students will explore a collection of information associated with Pirates and Blackbeard, in conjunction with their studies of North Carolina History. Students will explore and read a variety of books from the library and will access a controlled collection of websites regarding Blackbeard the Pirate within to complete a Scavenger Hunt. Scavenger Hunt can be completed as a group in the computer lab, or independently on classroom computers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Kathy Beck.
- How Much is that Doggy in the Window?
- Using internet sources, students will explore information associated with owning a dog. Students will access a controlled collection of websites regarding owning a dog within the scavenger hunt.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts, Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Kathy Beck.
- Pets
- Students will categorize their family pets and indicate a pet they would like to have. Students will then write sentences about their pets.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Kathy Beck.
- Sweet Potato Fun
- These activities allow students to gain knowledge of the North Carolina state vegetable and have fun while doing it! Activities include describing, analyzing and comparing facts about sweet potatoes, creative writing and dramatization, taste testing and completing an online scavenger hunt.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.
- Trees of North Carolina
- Students complete activities including tree and leaf identification, species comparison, online research, measurement, and creative writing in conjunction with monthly visits to the "Iredell County Outdoor Education Site"
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.
- Where were you born...A graphing lesson
- Students will gather data and graph the results. Lake Norman Elementary's student population has a wide range of native states. Many of the students were born in states other than North Carolina. This activity allows the students to survey each class to see what states are represented in our school. After the survey results have been tallied, students will use the data to create different types of graphs. The class will then compare the graphs and will decide which type of graph represents the information most clearly.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)
- By Erin Bradfeldt, Joan Milliken, and Kathy Beck.
