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An integrated lesson comparing the butterfly and frog life cycles: Students will build on their prior knowledge about the butterfly life cycle to compare and contrast the life cycles of butterflies and frogs. Students will locate butterflies on the school grounds and create pictographs and models of fractions to explain their findings mathematically. Students will also use a variety of resources to read about and study the food, space and air needed by butterflies and frogs to grow. They will create visual and written products to demonstrate their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Mathematics, and Science); By Martha Dobson and Margaret Monds.

Is it a duck? Is it a chick?: Students will compare and contrast the characteristics of a chick and a duckling by using a Venn Diagram.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science); By Debbie Beeson.

Is it living?: Students will identify living and nonliving things.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Science); By Genita Powell.

Is no man an island?: This unit is designed to encourage thinking about our connectedness to and responsibilities toward others. Materials in this unit are used to demonstrate humankind's need to refute an impersonal natural order.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Jewell Kendrick.

Justice for all?: To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill: Following a study of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, students will view the courtroom scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill and determine factors which influenced the verdicts in each trial.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.

Little and big houses: Using the book Little House on the Prairie and international keypals, students will learn about similarities and differences among children at different times and in different places.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Karen Ester.

Majestic peaks: Mountains of North Carolina and Ecuador: In this lesson, students analyze two photographs: one of the mountains of Ecuador and one of the mountains of Western North Carolina. Students then analyze the two photographs together to gain an understanding of the two regions' similarities and differences.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Moravian migration: Before a visit to Bethabara: Students investigate NCECHO site to learn about the 1753 Moravian settlement of Bethabara. Student teams present information to classmates in some visual product in one of five categories. Students also will visit the photos on NCECHO and answer analytical questions to increase understanding of the past as compared to today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

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.

North Carolina living through photos, then and now: Students will examine historical photographs of North Carolinians at work or in social settings. They will develop and share skills of “reading” photographs. Then they will use these skills to identify “historical clues” in a photo and draw their own version of the same person or people in North Carolina today.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies); By Michael Sharp.

Pigs and wolf on a map!: The students will construct a Double Bubble Map to compare and contrast two versions of a familiar fairytale.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–4 English Language Arts); By Cherry Randall.

Postcards of the past: Students will participate in Heritage Day activities that will enhance students' awareness of their heritage. They will take digital pictures of activities to include on a web page and research and report on information gathered. Students will create a web page to present their information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies); By Karol Leaptrott, Rebecca Watt, and Regina Welsted.

Saving the environment through picture books: This lesson looks at environmental issues and man's relationship to the environment over time using main ideas and supporting details. The content comes from two picture books: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky and A River Ran Wild.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science); By Libba Sager.

Solving problems using simple machines: This lesson uses the familiar story of the three pigs and the big bad wolf to explore how the wolf could have used simple machines to catch the three pigs. By reading, analyzing, and evaluating the wolf's use of simple machines in The 3 Pigs and the Scientific Wolf by Mary Fetzer, the students will design and justify their own machine to help the wolf catch those pigs!; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Science); By Allison Buckner and Maria Tanner.

Story tellers and poets: Students will examine the style, purpose, and organization of folktales and poetry in order to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of both genres. With this knowledge, students will use the word choice and repetition of traditional folktales to transform them into modern poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

Teaching point of view: In this lesson plans, students compare and contrast a folktale and a 1903 primary source account in order to gain an understanding of point of view.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Angela Strother.

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 1–2 English Language Arts); By Sandra Doyle.

Tour of the solar system: Students, in groups, will research, design, and create a PowerPoint presentation on the planets. The class will then take a “tour of the solar system.”; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By Jennifer Mott.

TV careers: Reality vs. fantasy: In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.6; In this lesson for grade seven, students discuss compare television portrayals of careers with reality.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.

Two perspectives on slavery: A comparison of personal narratives: In this lesson, students will evaluate and critique authors' perspectives. Students will read two first-person narratives and analyze how each text is influenced by its author's cultural background.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

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