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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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storyboard
A graphic depiction of a story or narrative in which students illustrate major events in a story through sequential pictures. Storyboards can be used as a pre-writing activity or to review a story.

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The Red-eyed Tree Frog and Hyperstudio
Students will read The Red-eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley then plan and put together a Hyperstudio which retells the story.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
By Jody Shaughnessy.
Light, camera, action! Shadows?
This lesson will demonstrate how the position of a light source or direction of light and the time of the day will affect the shadow images that are depicted in our environment over a period of time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills, Mathematics, and Science)
By Alta Allen.
American black bear
The students will examine the structural characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the American Black Bear necessary for survival.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
By Shanda Myers.
Integrating the internet into the curriculum: Jan Brett author study
Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
By Barb Thorson.
Two paths to knowledge
For students who who always finish their class work early or want more information than you have time to give, try curriculum compacting.
By Waverly Harrell.
Everyday People Fight for Everyday Rights
In this lesson, students will learn that the Civil Rights Movement, while led by many great individuals, was primarily a movement of everyday people. They will then put that knowledge of the past into practice and participate in their own Civil Rights March. The culminating activity is a multimedia presentation that, depending on which course, can be aimed at non-citizens outlining what civil rights are and how all Americans gained those rights through the actions of these everyday people.
Format: lesson plan
By Jason Perkins.

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Teaching about story structure using fairy tales
The teacher guides students through read-alouds of fairy tales in this unit that introduces the concept of the beginning, middle and end of stories. After students use storyboards to identify common plot sequences in fairy tales, they work in groups to... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts)
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