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Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally: Students will learn and practice the correct order of operations. The lesson will begin with a motivational group-art activity. Students will then take notes and do a "pass the paper" activity for practice. This will be followed by students creating their own problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); By Shirley Powell.

Poetry through music: "Smooth": This lesson draws students into a study of poetry, using Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas' "Smooth" as an entry point.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Andrea Belletti.

Pollution plume: The students will simulate a plume to illustrate point source and non-point source pollution.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Jennifer Smith.

Positively poetry: Students will be learning about and writing limericks. Since limericks follow a strict rhyming pattern and word count, the students will work in partners to create their own limericks.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Maribeth Warren, Pam Purifoy, and Tracy Dagenhart.

Problem solving with Swimmy: This lesson will stress to the students the importance of working together to solve a problem.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Healthful Living); By Amy Taylor.

Rainy weather: This is the first lesson in a weather unit. This lesson consists of activities that help students understand the concept of rain.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Carol McCrary.

Reading guides: Groups will develop a Reading Guide for each non-fiction resource book for units in science, social studies, and other curriculum areas. Students will identify useful features each book and where the important information will be found. Reviewing non-fiction features of print resources will familiarize the class with material on reserve for the unit. Overviewing and identifying text features will help students determine how to approach the various formats of text relevant to the topic.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Elizabeth Hubbe.

Reindeer boots: Children will use problem-solving techniques to answer the question, “How many boots will Santa need for his reindeer?”; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics); By Vanette Hann.

Resource recon: Teams of students will search for the answers to questions using various information resources. The questions will be in categories such as: biography, current events, historical events, geography, language. Besides competing for the fastest answer, the students will learn (1) how to use the resource effectively and (2) which resource is best for finding different types of information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–7 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Keith Dudley.

Rest in peace, dead words!: “Dead words,” by my definition, are words students “use to death” in their writing samples. As Language Arts teachers, we can generate a list of such words a mile long. Examples would include: pretty, nice, bad, a lot, and good. This cooperative learning activity is designed to eliminate those repetitious words by providing students with a word bank/wall they can refer to when given a writing assignment.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); By Cynthia Cook.

Rocket launch: Students will work individually and in collaborative pairs or groups to solve a rocket-launch problem. The pairs/groups will then present potential solutions to the class for discussion. Similar problems will then be solved and created by students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics); By Ron Hann.

Savor the rainbow: Use skittles to help the students practice the concepts of sorting data, recording data, writing the data collected in fraction form (part/whole), changing the fractions into decimals and percents, and taking the data collected and making a spreadsheet, bar graph, and circle graph of the data.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics); By Beverly Revis.

Savvy soil: The students will compare and contrast the physical characteristics of three soils: clay, humus, and sand. They will create double bubble maps and list poems about the soils.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science); By Karen Smith.

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 9–10 English Language Arts); By Tonya White.

Sell me on Dewey!: Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills); By Sonja Beckham.

Setting and Symbolism in A Doll's House: This lesson is designed as a follow-up to the reading and discussion of the play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. An understanding of the two literary terms setting and symbolism, and their impact on a work of literature, are essential to students' success in following the guidelines outlined in the North Carolina English Language Arts Standard Course of Study. This lesson has been modified for English Language Learners at the intermediate high proficiency level, but would also be adaptable for learners at the novice or advanced levels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Guy Hill and Crystal Brown.

Sex under the influence: The use of alcohol and other drugs increases the risk for unplanned, unprotected sex. This action exposes young people to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy. The lesson engages students in the decision-making process regarding risk and checks their understanding of behaviors that put them at risk.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living); By Kathy Crumpler.

Singing the "Song of Life": This lesson requires students to use their reading, comprehension, and analysis skills to analyze a poem and respond creatively to the selection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); By Angela Taylor.

Slipsliding poetry: Students will work with a partner to write an original piece of poetry to express information learned about the rain forest and an animal that lives in that habitat. Students will share their poems by creating a multimedia slide show.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science); By Angela Hodges.

Solar energy hot box: This hands-on science lesson is great because it allows students to get out of their seats and move about, as well as allows students to work in cooperative groups. The teacher is more of a facilitator and students are more in charge of their own learning processes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); By Nicole Albright.

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