Standard Course of Study :: English Language Arts

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The Sign of the Beaver Real Estate Advertisement: Having read The Sign of the Beaver and the Sunday Real Estate section of the newspaper, create a slide show designed to sell Matt's cabin to buyers in early America.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By CarrieAnne Blocker.

All about trash: Students will discover which kinds of trash break down naturally and which do not when they make their own landfills.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Science); By Dawn Gilbert.

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 library media coordinator; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Information Skills and English Language Arts); By Joan Milliken.

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 for text, graphics, and sound or other publishing or presentation software.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, and Computer Technology Skills); By Shanti Kudva.

Comparing Proverbs: The lesson will feature comparisons of American and African proverbs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Pat Chancer.

Creating a Book Review Using A Multimedia Stack: In this lesson, students will identify title, characters, setting, plot of a story that they have read. They will also be able to state their opinion of the story read and provide information about themselves as a reviewer.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Computer Technology Skills); By Crystal Johnston.

Exploring Geometric Shapes: These hands-on activities make learning about geometric shapes more appealing to students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Debbie Fox.

Fast food frolics: Students will research nutritional guides from local fast food restaurants. Based on this research, students will compare menus for nutritional values and create healthy and unhealthy meal advertisement posters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Healthful Living Education, and Mathematics); By Lisa Pastor.

Fun With Division: Students will learn division concepts through the use of "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins and a poem entitled "Dividing up Bugs." Students will be involved in hands on activities in order to gain an understanding of division. This lesson plan integrates communication skills, math, and technology.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Grace Blythe.

A Geometric 'Field Trip': Students conduct a 'field trip' around the school (inside and out) looking for examples of geometric shapes. They record their findings using a digital camera and present their findings in a multimedia presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Computer Technology Skills); By Mary Rizzo.

Getting an angle on light: Students will discover that the angle of the sun can mark time and is responsible for the color we see in the sky. Students will also understand that light can be reflected and refracted.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Science); By Janet Jones.

Great beginnings: Good beginnings hook readers and make them want to continue reading. Students will learn the features of good beginnings by reading the beginnings of several narrative picturebooks, and then writing good beginnings for their own narratives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Great endings: Sometimes authors end their stories with a memory, a feeling, a wish, or a hope. Other times they end the story by referring back to the language of the beginning. In this lesson, students will examine the characteristics of good endings by reading good endings of narrative picture books. They will then practice writing good endings for their own narratives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

"Kid-Created" Biographies: In this lesson plan, the students will create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! The students will use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty, and Tricia Freeze.

The life cycle of a seed: This lesson integrates science into the language arts block. Students will read about plant life cycle events and then write their own books about the life cycle of a plant.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Science); By Joni Kight.

Little Bit ? BIG BIT ? Little Bit: This lesson helps students who tend to jump right in and tell their entire story in the first few sentences and then struggle to complete their story. Students will learn to start and end their stories with just a "Little Bit" about the setup and closure of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Make That Chocolate Sundae: The student will write detailed directions for making and eating a chocolate sundae. S/he will then create and eat a sundae.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 English Language Arts); By Landa Latta.

A Math Story!: This lesson plan is designed to use a basic third grade math fact as a prompt to write and illustrate a math story. A hands on math activity using math manipulatives will serve as the focus and review for this lesson. A writing activity will serve as a conclusion as well as an assessment for understanding.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Sherrill Haltigan.

Meanwhile - Transition Words that Connect Ideas: Students will identify transition words in picturebooks that they can use in their own writing. Transition words are the glue that holds sentences and paragraphs together. They signal that this is a new part of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Nature journaling: A new way to enjoy nature: Nature jounaling is a way to record and re-create an image experienced in nature. By combining drawing and writing, the student uses their senses to record what they feel, see, hear and touch at a particular point in time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); By steven sather.