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- Selection policy and disclaimer for "Best of the Web"
- The purpose of LEARN NC's Best of the Web collection is to provide web resources that support the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. These resources have been selected according to our selection policy.
- Format: article/help
- Poetry
- This compendium of poetry resources from our collections includes many great websites, articles, and lesson plans.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Avast ye mateys - Learning about Blackbeard the Pirate
- Using both print and internet sources, students will explore a collection of information associated with pirates and Blackbeard, in conjunction with their studies of North Carolina History. Students will explore and read a variety of books from the library and will access a controlled collection of websites regarding Blackbeard the Pirate within to complete a Scavenger Hunt. Scavenger Hunt can be completed as a group in the computer lab, or independently on classroom computers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Social Studies)
- By Kathy Beck.
- Writing for the Web
- How teachers can more effectively communicate information and ideas via the World Wide Web, to students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the world.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Writing for the web
- In Writing for the Web, page 1
- Why teachers need to think about how they communicate on the web.
- By David Walbert.
- "Mice" in the Media Center
- This lesson plan will foster literature appreciation in the Elementary School through sharing a variety of books(fiction and non-fiction) poems, puppets or models, focusing on a mouse or mice as a main character or characters.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills)
- A child's day: Cambodia
- In this lesson plan, students listen to audio recordings from Cambodia and discuss what life may be like for the children heard in the recordings. Students discuss topics including school, cross-cultural similarities, and child labor.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Kristin Post.
- What do you see? (visit)
- This lesson outlines activities for students to complete while visiting the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC. Students will observe and reflect upon a variety of artwork. In doing so, they will develop observation and communication skills, and learn to understand and appreciate others' interpretations and opinions of works of art. This lesson applies skills learned in the previous lesson, "What Do You See" (Pre-Visit).
This lesson may be adapted for use in a school/classroom by using museums and artwork found online (see Web sites listed below). A Powerpoint presentation which displays some artwork from the Ackland Art Museum is attached to this plan, as well. - Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
- By Reagan West.
- Finding and using literary criticism
- A guide for high school students to finding and using literary criticism, in print and on the web.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- India
- Having had few opportunities to learn about Asia when they were in school, many teachers find themselves challenged when faced with teaching their own students about India. We've put together a variety of resources from our collections that will not only provide you with the background information you need to know about the history, culture, and religions of India, but will also furnish you with the professional materials you need to catch your students interest and teach effectively about this complex nation.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Helping parents understand
- In Math for multiple intelligences, page 5
- The more ongoing, positive communication you have with parents, the more they'll be willing to work with you.
- By Gretchen Buher.
- Jeopardy-style Media Vocabulary Game
- This game will help students learn and review a variety of media terms in a non-threatening and fun way.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills)
- By Myrna Price.
- A record of school desegregation: Conduct your own oral history project
- In this unit for grade 8, students will research the history of school desegregation, and will use their knowledge to conduct oral history interviews with community members. Students will reflect on the experience through writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- "Hang" a time
- Students will create their own timelines in a simple "clothesline" format using newspapers as a resource for dates, times and words for related events. Criteria will be simple at first to assure understanding but can be made more complex with subsequent activities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
- By Cora Mae Pipkin.
- Poisonous Plants and You
- This lesson is designed to teach students to identify common poisonous plants. Using a K-W-L chart, the teacher will facilitate a brainstorming session to determine students' present knowledge of poisonous plants and what is to be learned. The activities in this lesson may be used in conjunction with textbook information on this subject.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Information Skills)
- By Regina Woodie.
- Submitting a lesson plan: Frequently asked questions
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 1.3
- Answers to frequently asked questions about submitting lesson plans for publication on the LEARN NC website.
- Format: article/help
- Role plays from research on Native Americans
- In Teaching about North Carolina American Indians, page 5.3
- Introduction Dramatic role plays make history come alive. Research has a purpose! Students select a North Carolina American Indian to research. (I find students feel more connected if they do the selecting. Drawing names from a deck of 3x5 cards adds...
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Linda Tabor.
- Building your own support network
- How to take charge of your own professional development and break through the isolation of the classroom.
- Format: article
- By Denise Young.
- Time - Light and shadow (pre-visit)
- Students examine the interplay of the earth and the sun by studying shadows. Students construct a sun clock and record shadows several times during a school day in order to use the earth and the sun to measure time.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)
- By Denise Young.
- Focus on Planet Earth
- LEARN NC has developed a resource guide of interactive websites, integrated lesson plans, idea-generating articles, and inspiring field trips to help you incorporate environmental themes in your classroom, school, and community.
- Format: bibliography/help
