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- 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.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Susan Milholland, Kathy Vaden, and Rita Wilson.
- The Alphabet Tree
- After reading The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni to students, the students will retell the events on a flow map. Then using Kid Pix software, each child will choose an event, illustrate it, and write a caption for it. The students will then put their events in order in a Kid Pix Slide Show they can present to the class.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Jody Shaughnessy.
- The Legend of the Blue Bonnet
- Students will create their own version/retelling of The Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie dePaola
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Shari Peacock.
- The Red-eyed Tree Frog and PowerPoint
- Students will read The Red-eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley then plan and put together a PowerPoint slideshow which retells the story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Jody Shaughnessy.
- Arctic animals
- This is a whole language lesson for Speech Language Pathologists incorporating listening comprehension, categorizing, following verbal directions, and basic vocabulary and language concepts for First grade students.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Susan Ayers.
- Jackie Robinson taught us more than baseball
- After determining student knowledge about Jackie Robinson, the teacher/counselor reads "Teammates" by Peter Golenbock to fifth graders. The teacher/counselor then divides students into four groups to work cooperatively on questions. Groups select leaders and recorders and each group leader presents answers to the whole class. The teacher/counselor ends the activity with a question that individual students will respond to in writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
- By Jan Huggins.
- Novel study: Lucky Charms and Birthday Wishes
- Although this is a unit developed for instruction in language arts, it has a curriculum focus for healthful living. The unit usually takes about 4–5 weeks to complete. A major piece of this unit focuses on identifying and listing characteristics of people.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
- By Michael Miller.
- Splitting bears
- Students will learn sequencing (beginning, middle, end) by using a bear pattern.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
- By Kendra Sisk.
- Storytelling with Cherokee folktales
- This is a two day lesson pertaining to telling Cherokee folktales. This lesson can be modified and used with any folktale.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Ricky Hamilton.
- "Twas the Night Before Christmas": Retelling through thinking maps
- After reading and discussing “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” students will work together to create a Flow Map. Each student will then use the map they created individually to retell the story in his/her own words.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
- By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.
