LEARN NC: Search results

The five senses: Hearing: We hear through movement of the ear drum which is tightly stretched across the ear canal and vibrates when air waves push it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science); By Wicky Porch.

The five senses: This lesson will help students describe how objects look, feel, taste, smell, and sound using all senses.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Kathy Gravitt.

Sentence elaboration with prepositional phrases: This lesson is designed for students who write short choppy sentences. In this lesson, students will learn how to write more elaborated, complex sentences by adding prepositional phrases and clauses.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Three Billy Goats Gruff: Students will examine language in three different versions of the traditional "Gruff" tale. These will be compared and contrasted through Venn diagrams. Each text will be introduced, examined, and contrasted in a different lesson.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts); By Sandra Doyle.

Sensing the world around us: Students will review the five senses and listen to an Ezra Jack Keats' story in which a blind man uses his senses of hearing and smelling to learn about his neighbors. Students will then experience the difficulty of using only one sense to identify different sounds.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Libby Oxenfeld.

Greeting your limited English proficient students in their own language: Even a simple "Hello" or "How are you today?" can help to integrate a student into a new environment. This article offers strategies and tools for teachers wishing to learn a few words of a new language.; By Bobby Hobgood.

The five senses: The children will learn in this study the five senses through observations and experiments.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Nancy Ziegler.

Finding an emotional outlet you can get into: In The First Year, page 3.8; If you don't take care of yourself and respect your own needs, you can't meet your students' needs, either.; By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Malay song and rhyme: Two girls are singing childhood songs and reciting rhymes while I record. I met them at a hostel at Tasik Chini, a lake in Malaysia. Though I do not understand what I am saying, it is fun to try to repeat the words I am hearing. They will correct me when I...; Format: audio

Using sound in the classroom: This article discusses the benefits of using sound in the classroom, and shares some activities to help you and your students get the most out of the experience.; Format: article/best practice; By Kristin Post.

Vietnam Mekong Delta tour: Harvesting rice: This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups...; Format: audio

Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate soldier: Students read the account of a private from Charlotte who served in the Civil War and grew tired of only hearing about the war from the perspectives of officers. After reading his experiences as a “man behind the gun” students will write their own point-of-view piece. They also have the opportunity to read other diary accounts from the war available through Documenting the American South.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Meghan Mcglinn.

Millis Regional Health Education Center: Visitors are sure to have fun while they learn about the human body and how to stay healthy at this health education facility.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Sneetches and teaching diversity: This lesson uses The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss as an introduction to diversity and tolerance. Its kinesthetic element makes it doubly appealing to students.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills); By Robin Boltz.

Dear Peter Rabbit: Students will identify formal language and sentence structures in friendly letters. They will use similar formal language and style to create friendly letters to other story book characters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Caroline Annas, Elizabeth Gibson, and Stephanie Johnson.

Paired writing: Hoover and FDR: Taking on the persona of FDR and Hoover, students will write responses to citizens seeking help with real world problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Angie Panel Holthausen.

The law and disabilities: A brief overview of two major laws — the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 — that protect students with disabilities in schools.; By Margaret P. Weiss.

The legend of Tsali: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.9; The story of a Cherokee man who resisted removal and founded the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legend

Ten-armed Ravana gets his dream interpreted by his brother (Thai Ramayana mural): In this mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple, the demon king Ravana has his dream interpreted by his younger brother Bhibek, the royal astrologer. Ravana is shown here seated on a raised cushion in golden attire, waving his ten arms, while his brother...; Format: image/photograph

Learning language strategies through repeated readings of storybooks: This lesson will guide and teach students how to process and produce language at higher levels through meaningful, redundant, contextually appropriate, and intrinsically rewarding center-based activities related to a storybook theme.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Elizabeth Winborne.

More results: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | next

LEARN NC