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School of Education,
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- Archaeological context
- In their study of context, students will use a game and a discussion to demonstrate the importance of artifacts in context for learning about past people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Artifact ethics
- In their study of archaeological issues students will use ethical dilemmas to examine their own values and beliefs about archaeological site protection. They will also evaluate possible actions they might take regarding site and artifact protection.
- Format: lesson plan (grades K–5)
- 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.
- Author: Kathy Beck
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Bubba: A Cinderella story
- This lesson focuses on the whimsical interpretation of the Cinderella story. Students explore the story Bubba, the Cowboy Prince, through rich text and interpretations of the story.
- Author: Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Cloudy with a chance of...what?
- Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather, healthy and unhealthy foods, and creating a database.
- Author: BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe
- Format: lesson plan (grades 2–4)
- Comparing/Contrasting Characters (A Taste of Blackberries)
- This lesson is designed to use with Chapter 1 of the novel A Taste of Blackberries. Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two main characters and then relate the material to their own lives.
- Author: Denise Caudle
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
- Connecting Folktales and Culture in North Carolina and Beyond
- Students will explore connections to North Carolina culture as they engage in reading and analyzing three folktales of North Carolina Literary Festival author, William Hooks. After comparing these stories to other versions of the traditional tales, students will become authors and storytellers themselves as they rewrite a tale from a new cultural point of view. Opportunities are also included to extend this study to world cultures and folktales.
- Author: Jeanne Munoz
- Format: lesson plan (grades 4, 8)
- The Five Themes of Me
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of the Five Themes of Geography through literature-based integrated activities to spotlight how they are represented in each. They will also work on language/writing skills and computer competencies while enjoying a little art along the way!
- Author: Catherine Hazelton
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Introducing Simple Machines: A Machine Walk
- This is an integrated lesson exploring simple machines. The poetry response part of this lesson serves to spark the students' interest as well as allow the teacher to identify students' prior knowledge of machine concepts and vocabulary. The machine walk gives a baseline assessment of students' understanding. The majority of students originally focus on complex machines; this will be evident by the types of machines they identify on their list.
- Author: Terri Fannin
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- "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.
- Author: Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty and Tricia Freeze
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–4)
- Molly's Pilgrim Activity
- Using the book by Barbara Cohen, students will respond to the social and historical significance of this portrayal of the Thanksgiving holiday. Students will also participate in constructing a Venn diagram and completing a cloze activity.
- Author: Rita Wilson
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Mystery- Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
- This is a three part lesson on mysteries using the novel Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol.
- Author: Christine Weaver
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- North Carolina Regional Travel Brochure
- The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.
- Author: Deborah Harrell
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Observation and inference
- In their study of observation and inference, students will use activity sheets and coins to differentiate between observation and inference through a problem-solving approach, and demonstrate their knowledge by analyzing an archaeological artifact and creating their own observation-inference statements.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Site robbers
- Students will use an interview with a Native American to write a newspaper article or letter that expresses concern about robbing archaeological sites.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4)
- Author study: Improving reading comprehension using inference and comparison
- In this lesson, students review several texts by one illustrator/author, practice making inferences about that author, and then check their inferences against the author's online biography.
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Format: lesson plan (grades 4–5)
- Be a reading detective: Finding similarities and differences in ideas
- In this lesson, students use graphic organizers and clue words to compare and contrast items in nonfiction writing.
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
- Beanie Baby prices soar
- Students learn about supply and demand through the sale of Beanie Babies.
- Provider: National Council on Economic Education
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)
- Blending fiction and nonfiction to improve comprehension and writing skills
- Introduces text sets to increase student interest in and understanding of content area material and to develop critical writing skills.
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–6)
- Book clubs: Reading for fun
- In this lesson, small groups of students create, organize, and run book clubs in order to promote reading for fun.
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Format: lesson plan (grades 3–5)