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book talk: A brief oral presentation that includes enough of a book's plot to interest a potential reader but does not reveal important events or spoil the story. esigned to encourage independent reading, the book talk may include the reading of short passages and usually ends with a cliffhanger.

To eat or not to eat: After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, students will sort the foods the caterpillar ate by foods they need or don't need for their body.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Karlyn Sugg.

Mandarin Chinese II | 中文课程2: Part two of an online textbook for learning Mandarin Chinese.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Understanding vocabulary in their own terms: This lesson focuses on vocabulary development. Students will work together in small groups to identify at least three to four unknown vocabulary words in a given passage. Vocabulary meanings will be learned through contextual means, previous knowledge and dictionary use. Students will then find a relevant way to illustrate the meaning of the word so that others can understand easily.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts); By Christa Schneider.

The emperor's prize egg: This lesson will introduce students to the life of a penguin. They will explore penguins' habitats, eating habits, and other unique adaptations that they use to survive in Antarctica.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Science); By Betty Burleson.

Critical thinking and art with The Snowy Day: This lesson will focus on the illustrations from The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The students will describe what makes illustrations worthy of a Caldecott Award. In addition, the students will complete an art project that will allow for creative critical thinking to compliment the illustrations in the book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills); By Caryn Levy.

Look and listen: Exploring the five senses: This group of shared reading lessons is based on the book Look by Jillian Cutting. They are designed to be used as a part of an integrated classroom unit on the five senses.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

All About ME: Likenesses & Differences: This lesson will help to enhance the self-esteem of students by focusing on each child's individual differences.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Guidance, Healthful Living, and Social Studies); By Crystal Sigmon.

Jack-o-Light: We use pumpkins to demonstrate that fire needs air to burn. This goes really well with Fire Safety Week and our pumpkin unit. Also, we 'guesstimate' how many pumpkin seeds are in the pumpkin. We roast them afterwards by following a recipe. You can also create a Kids Pix picture of pumpkins.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics and Science); By Michele Tipton.

Healthy vs non-healthy foods: Students will use Kidspiration software to classify healthy foods and non-healthy foods during our Food Guide Pyramid unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills and Healthful Living); By Michele Tipton.

Supermarket sweep: Day 1: Students will talk about choices that families make when purchasing groceries. Students will make a booklet of frequently purchased grocery items.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies); By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.

Portrait of a reader: Ben: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 3.2; A fourth-grade teacher uses running records to uncover individual strengths and needs in a new student's reading.; By Jeanne Gunther.

Three Cool Kids: After reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley, students will discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution. The teacher will record using the Inspiration software what students say, making a web that shows the different elements of the story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Genevieve Kiser.

Walk Two Moons: An integrated unit: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is a bittersweet story of a teenager who desperately wants to be reunited with her mother. This unit is an integrated study combining setting, theme, point of view, character, and plot with geography and geometry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts); By Janet Fore.

Quick Draw: In Problem centered math, page 4; An engaging math activity that helps students develop and talk about spatial reasoning.; By Grayson Wheatley.

Exciting narrative endings: This lesson emphasizes the importance of a strong ending for a narrative essay and teaches students specific items to include in their endings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By Ann Jolly.

Walking in the woods with Owl Moon: This is an integrated project using the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Students will use the story to write a personal narrative, understand the elements of a story, and practice answering open-ended questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Birty Lightner.

Lumbee learning: In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 3.2; Introduction Education for the Lumbee tribe has always been important. After Reconstruction ended and the state of North Carolina began its journey to educate its people, no provisions were made for American Indians. Segregated schools provided education...; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Second Languages); By Gazelia Carter.

The Farm Concert: This lesson teaches basic print awareness along with animal names and sounds through guided reading and the use of a graphic organizer.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Kelly Brandon.

Three Little Kittens: Students will experience the joys of acting out the story using simple props. Students will enjoy eating pie, and completing a bubble map and class graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics); By Amanda Mcalpine, Carol Elliott, and Ginny Devine.

Butterfly cycle: Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science); By Becky Woolard.

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