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Partes del cuerpo (Parts of the body)
Students learn Spanish vocabulary for parts of the body.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
By Teresa Payne.
Dem "Dry Bones" take form
This lesson introduces musical form (ABC) by using the song "Dry Bones."
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education)
By Melissa Vincent.
Do you know your body?
Students learn to identify different body parts and how they move. They explore moving and using these parts in general and personal space.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)
By Bill Knight.
Health and the Human Body
How do the cells in different systems of the human body differ in form and function? Explore human body systems, their cellular components, and biological hazards that affect your body's health.
Format: bibliography/help
Ancient medicine
In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 20
The moxibustion practitioner is in the process of adding or removing a glass cup to her patient's back. Nine cups still are attached to his back. Several round reddish spots can be seen where treatment has been completed and other cups have been removed. Moxibustion...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Ganesha
In East from India: Cambodia and Southern Vietnam, page 4
The statue, located at the Danang Museum, portrays Ganesha standing erect with his elephant head and human body. Barefoot but dressed in a fine draped tunic, Ganesha holds a bowl in his left hand.
By Lorraine Aragon.
Legacies of communism
In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 2
Following the tradition of earlier Communist leaders such as Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh's body was embalmed in a glass sarcophagus that is set within a monumental building for public viewing. This large grey building with imposing square pillars...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Bones and muscles
In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.4
In this lesson for grade seven, students draw bones inside an outline of a human body, and then conduct experiments exploring how muscles work.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.
Teaching the body parts in Spanish
The students will be able to recognize and recall the body parts in Spanish.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Second Languages)
By Ana Beltran.
Arachnid anatomy!
This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
By Susan Sharples.
Hanuman sets roof of Ravana's palace on fire (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman sets roof of Ravana's palace on fire (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman sets the blue tiered roof of Ravana's palace on fire in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Here Hanuman, whose body is covered with burning flames, climbs over the roof of Ravana's palace and sets it on fire. Bonfire-like flames burst from...
Format: image/photograph
Pashupatinath tour: Marriage ritual
In this recording, you can hear Ajit describing the important symbolism of flowers in a marriage. The same flowers that symbolize marriage are also put on the body during cremation, which strikes me as interesting. While we are discussing this, we are watching...
Format: audio
Anatomical man
Anatomical man
This fifteenth-century illustration shows believed relations between areas of the body and the zodiacal signs. The caption reads, "Look at the signs of the zodiac. They correspond to each part of the body, starting with pisces, the feet, and working up their...
Format: image/illustration
A demon giant blocks the way
In The Ramayana, page 5.5
A demon giant, seen lying beyond Rama's pavilions, blocks the river's water with his body. The fanged demon lies on his side on the ground while holding his huge sword in his right hand. Rama's group is visible in the foreground as they wait in a Siamese-style...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Fitness with a jumpstick
The lesson includes a variety of activities for strength, endurance, and flexibility with the use of a jumpstick. Intervals of jogging and exercises of major muscle groups include an element of fun. The teacher's leading role adds intensity and excitement to these activities.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living)
By Bozena Mielczak.
Caricature character tour
Students create a caricature of a literary character using magazine cutouts to practice reading for details and characterization.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
By Janice Ianniello.
Getting to know spiders
This lesson is useful for helping students understand the differences between spiders and insects. They will also learn about a spider's particular body parts. Live spiders will be observed over the course of a few days to see how sound, light, and movement affect the spiders.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
By Bree Welmaker.
Hanuman's revenge
In The Ramayana, page 3.11
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....
By Lorraine Aragon.
Water, water everywhere...
This is a good beginning of the year lesson to review fractions, decimals, geometry (the number of degrees in a circle and drawing a circle with a protractor), graphing, and metric measurement. This lesson is a good way for students to meet their peers while working cooperatively in a task-oriented group. The watermelon you will be using for the activity is also a good start-of-the-year treat. Be sure to get an extra watermelon or two to share at the end of the activity.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)
By Jayne Brown.
Body graphing
"Body Graphing" is an interactive graphing activity involving manipulatives to compare graphing results. With the use of ropes and unifix cubes students will learn to compare and contrast their body with classmates. The graphing activity can be extended to graph differences with height, hair and eye color, and other physical attributes.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
By patsy morgan.