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- Comparing and contrasting Little Red Riding Hood stories
- This lesson will introduce the Venn diagram to students. They will read two versions of the story "Little Red Riding Hood" and list details from each in separate diagrams.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
- By Amber Miller.
- Super shape shifter
- Students learn shapes and put them together to make other shapes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)
- By Becky Woolard.
- 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.
- North Carolina Cherokee Indians: The Trail of Tears
- In this two week unit, students will study the Cherokee by participating in literature circles, learning about Native American story telling, writing a letter to Andrew Jackson to protest against the Creek War, and more.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Gina Golden.
- Perfecting the circle
- See how one teacher reshaped literature circles to fit her middle school classroom.
- By Beth Salyers.
- Night of the Twisters
- Reading strategies are used to introduce a literary work.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts)
- By Authurice Mitchell.
- Radial symmetry design
- Students will study the carving of 18th century America and create a rosette design using radial symmetry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education)
- By Lisa Mitchell.
- An artistic view of outer space
- This is an art lesson easily integrated by art specialists or classroom teachers into any thematic unit that involves space, the solar system, or science fiction and is adaptable for students in grades 2 through 6. It incorporates the use of art materials such as oil pastels and compasses and the design concepts of shape and balance in a composition as well as providing the students with a fun and creative way to explore areas of geometry and science. This lesson is especially useful for classroom teachers who are aware of how art, when integrated into the classroom curriculum, can help students with different learning styles explore a variety of subjects in a way that will help them maximize the learning experience.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education)
- By Karen Canfield.
- The Birchbark House
- This study guide was created by a group of third grade enrichment students. They were planning to read this book but could find no published guide to go with it. They decided to create their own as they read.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts)
- By Carolyn Ridgway.
- Real-world approaches to reading
- Techniques for providing children with the literacy-rich environment that is crucial to both reading and writing success.
- By Alta Allen.
- Don't put it down, put it up!
- In a fifth grade classroom based around projects, everything has its place. This classroom profile shows you the design and purpose of Debra Harwell-Braun's fifth-grade classroom.
- By Kathleen Casson.
- Adjectives: Hero versus Villain
- Students will compare and contrast a hero and a villain through a variety of oral and written activities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Rebecca Watkins.
- 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.
- Reading comprehension: What works?
- Teach reading comprehension in the elementary grades with flexible strategies that connect reading to the real world, promote independence, and keep students engaged.
- By Mary Rogers Rose.
- Weaving picture books into narrative writing
- Children's picture books are the perfect medium for mini-lessons in narrative writing. Teachers provide books which demonstrate the qualities the students need to develop in their own writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- By Jan Caldwell.
- Lucky ladybug doubles
- This lesson will involve students in using symmetry and doubling of numbers 1 through 7 to make ladybugs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics)
- By Alta Allen.
- Inside and outside: Paradox of the box
- This lesson serves to introduce students to symbolism (the box), to the literary element paradox, and to the abstract notion of ambiguity (freedom vs. confinement). It is designed for 2nd and 3rd graders, but may be adapted for use with upper elementary or early middle school grades.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Using RAFT to determine how to write an informational essay
- Students will use RAFT as a tool to determine how to write an informational essay. They will also design a graphic organizer for the assignment as well as compose a rough draft. This is the second lesson in a series of three based on the LEARN NC 9th grade writing exemplars.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts)
- By Kim Bowen.
- The scarlet “A”: Role-play in writing
- This lesson was created to follow a close reading and examination of Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The plan uses a small group format and rotation schedule. The activities created strengthen students' understanding of an author's use of characterization, while reinforcing reading and creative writing skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts)
- By Tonya White.
- Native American poetry workshop
- This week-long set of lessons uses four different center activities to help students respond to poetry written by American Indians. This lesson plan was written with ESL (English as a second language) students in mind, so there are many opportunities to practice vocabulary, discuss and talk with others, and model expectations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Liz Mahon.
