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Developing continuous air during articulation

Combining long tones and burst-tonguing will assist many beginning instrument players to eliminate excessive breaths while articulating.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education)

By Lynn Dale.

Walking pathways

Second PE lesson in school experience of Kindergartener. Students explore walking movement and pathways.

Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living)

By Bozena Mielczak.

Food makes a difference

This black and white photograph is of a poster showing how a good diet of nutritious foods makes a difference in children's growing bodies. On the left of the poster is picture of a boy who is naked except for a towel wrapped around his waist. On the right...

Format: image/article

Understanding stress

Students will learn about short term and long term effects of stress, and play "Stress Attack" to observe physiological responses to stress. Three stress-relieving exercises will be practiced. A simple activity before and after the exercises will demonstrate the effectiveness of the exercises.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

By Pat Nystrom.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.10

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated April 14, 1865, five days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox and two weeks before Johnston's final surrender at Bennett Place.

Format: article

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.

Breathe in, breathe out

In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 3.3

In this lesson for grade seven, students will discuss lung capacity and brainstorm careers in which it's important to have a good lung capacity. Students will conduct an experiment to measure their lung capacity.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)

By John Boyd.Adapted by Mitzi Talbert.

Wild and wacky warm-ups

The lesson describes choral music warm-ups for improving singing posture, breath control, vowel placement, and rhythmic reading skills. Basic sight reading skills are reviewed and reinforced to enhance independent musicianship.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education)

By Georgia Stephens.

Think for yourself! Media literacy every day

Information, like air, is everywhere, and we breathe it in whether we mean to or not. If we want our students to be rational, responsible citizens and consumers, we have to help them develop a filter they can use all the time, not just when they're doing research.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Oral history and student learning

In Oral history in the classroom, page 2

Oral history enriches historical knowledge; enhances research, writing, thinking, and interpersonal skills; gives students a connection to the community; and helps all students feel included.

By Kathryn Walbert.

Sex under the influence

The use of alcohol and other drugs increases the risk for unplanned, unprotected sex. This action exposes young people to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. The lesson engages students in the decision-making process regarding risk and checks their understanding of behaviors that put them at risk.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)

By Kathy Crumpler.

Diseases: A brief guide to causes, symptoms, history, and treatment

Since the beginning of human existence on the planet, diseases have played a significant role in the events of every era. This brief listing of some of the most notorious diseases explains their causes, symptoms, history, prevention, and treatment, and provides links to further information.

Format: article

By Emily Jack.

Work in a textile mill

In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.1

Article describes the various kinds of work in a textile mill, the experiences of millhands in and out of the mills, and what various workers earned.

Format: article

By James Leloudis and Kathryn Walbert.

Henry Grady and the "New South"

In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.2

Excerpt from a speech by Atlanta journalist and editor Henry Grady, praising the South's recovery from the Civil War, advocating industrial development, and inviting cooperation between North and South. Includes historical commentary.

Format: speech

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

Higher order thinking with Venn diagrams

Graphic organizers are powerful ways to help students understand complex ideas. By adapting and building on basic Venn diagrams, you can move beyond comparison and diagram classification systems that encourage students to recognize complex relationships.

Format: article/best practice

By David Walbert.

Selected excerpts from Harriet Jacobs slave narrative

Harriet Jacobs was born in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. As a young woman she ran away from her master, hiding out in a crawl space above a storeroom in her grandmother’s house for seven years. In 1842, she escaped to the North and lived as a fugitive while she worked to reunite herself with her two children. In these excerpts from her memoir, she describes her childhood, her years in the crawl space, her escape to the North, and her experiences as a free woman.

Format: book/primary source

Resources on the web

AIRNow

Daily air quality forecasts for over 300 cities nationwide to see how clean or polluted the outdoor air is in your city. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

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Solving the sea turtle mystery

In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the reasons for the significant difference in vulnerability between the green turtle and the loggerhead turtle. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

Which turtle for the tiger shark?

In this Xpeditions lesson, students consider the reasons for the significant difference in vulnerability between the turtle species in Western Australia's Shark Bay. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

Invention at Play

Explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of of play in Invention at Play, a traveling exhibit. Learn how play - the ordinary and everyday "work of childhood" – connects to the creative impulse of both historic and contemporary inventors. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Smithsonian Institution