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Dictionary guide words: How do they guide us?

Students have difficulty locating words in a dictionary. This lesson will allow students to learn how to use guide words in a dictionary to locate words.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and English Language Development)

By Anne Campbell and Carol Troutman.

Letter recognition with Alphabet Band and Express

This activity will reinforce letter recognition along with letter order. Students will watch a video, listen to stories and play CD games on the computer to aid in recognition of alphabet letters, sounds and order.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

By Levrah Hall.

Keys to computing the alphabet

This lesson gives the students practice in locating the alphabet on the computer keyboard, using the space bar, printing their product, and finally, using these printed letters to make words.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Information Skills)

By Jessie Smith.

Resource recon

Teams of students will search for the answers to questions using various information resources. The questions will be in categories such as: biography, current events, historical events, geography, language. Besides competing for the fastest answer, the students will learn (1) how to use the resource effectively and (2) which resource is best for finding different types of information.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)

By Keith Dudley.

Painting the alphabet

After working on numerous letter names and sounds, the children will use a paint program to draw a picture and write the word to name the picture. The pictures will be printed out to make a class book or alphabet page.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)

By Jackie White, Kathy Moore, Kelley Turner, and Mike Christopher.

Letter books

Kindergarten children are usually familiar with beginning sound "ABC" books with texts such as "A is for apple." In this activity, repeated for each consonant letter, art, writing, conventional spelling, and reading are combined to create a personal "Letter Book" for each child.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

By Clara McKenzie.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Learning letters and sounds at a zoom!

This lesson introduces, reviews, and reinforces letter recognition and letter sounds using the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Kindergarten children will enjoy this activity! It is appropriate for all academic levels.

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

By Shanna Buckner.

Overhand throwing

The students will perform the skills of throwing overhand. This is the third lesson in Manipulative Activities Unit in 2nd quarter that follows lesson on throwing a ball underhand.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living)

By Bozena Mielczak.

Rolling a ball

More than a Physical Education lesson plan! The main focus of this manipulative activities lesson is rolling a ball. Students will roll other objects and practice rolling themselves. Additionally, you will find many ideas for structuring and managing a PE class.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 )

By Bozena Mielczak.

Underhand throwing

The students will perform the skills of throwing underhand. This is the second lesson in Manipulative Activities Unit in 2nd quarter that follows lesson on rolling a ball.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Healthful Living)

By Bozena Mielczak.

Too many pets, too few homes

Students examine the problem of pet overpopulation both in the United States and in North Carolina. Students will learn about the importance of spaying and neutering in combating pet overpopulation.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)

By Barbara Lapointe and Kathleen Johnson.

Kenan Fellows instructional plans

An alphabetical listing of unit plans and lesson plans provided by the Kenan Fellows Program.

Format: lesson plan

Dribbling a ball with a hand

After this lesson, student should be aware of 4 critical components of dribbling a ball (on the side, no higher than waist, pushing the ball down, and looking up) and be able to dribble a ball applying at least 3 of them.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Healthful Living)

By Bozena Mielczak.

Designing your gym class

From classroom organization to warm-up procedures, one physical education teacher provides a blueprint for a structured physical education program.

By Bozena Mielczak and Kim Campbell.

Good medicine

Students will examine changes in technology, medicine, and health that took place in North Carolina between 1870 and 1930 and construct products and ideas which demonstrate understanding of how these changes impacted people living in North Carolina at that time. To achieve these goals, students will employ the eight intelligences of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)

By Leslie Ramsey.

Resources on the web

Instrument Encyclopedia

"The purpose of this site is to allow users to explore the diversity and creativity of musical traditions as in the gallery or search for a favorite instrument." (Learn more)

Format: website

Provided by: University of Michigan

NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes: School Teachers

This site provides information on awards to full-time teachers and home-schooling parents to attend institutes and seminars on a variety historical and literary topics. Award amounts vary depending on the length of the program. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Alphabetizing with original stories

Students brainstorm word lists for each letter of the alphabet and construct sentences to include in an illustrated alphabet book. This lesson provides leveled instruction in alphabetization for basic, intermediate, and advanced students and alternative... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

Provided by: ReadWriteThink

American Centuries: View from New England

A large American history library of full of primary resources, curricula, and interactive activities that will inspire students to learn about the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Memorial Hall Museum

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Biographies that illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. Also includes information on the first Ph.D's in mathematics by women before 1930 and prizes, awards and honors for women mathematicians. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Agnes Scott College