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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
LEVELED READING COMMUNICATION GROUP & I AM WORKING FOR CHART... |
6 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY DETAILS THAT SUPPORT ANSWERS TO LITERAL QUESTIONS DURING SMALL LEVELED READING GROUP. |
Come Meet Us at the Zoo |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Come Meet Us at the Zoo is a project theme lesson plan that incorporates technology with life science, literacy, writing skills, and creativity. Children will identify animals, research them online and with books and magazines, then write a book about the animal of their choice. |
A Snap at Geometry |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) This project focuses on analyzing objects and discussing their math attributes. After learners explore and build background knowledge about polygons, polyhedrons, and other geometric figures, they will complete a webquest. Students will create, explain, and evaluate their understanding of geometric shapes through activities.
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My Altered Life, Exploring Mixed Genre Writing |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The purpose of this project is to present the students with a structured activity in which they are able to develop and enhance their reading fluency and comprehension skills in a fun and creative way. The mode of exploration will be that of mixed genre writing and altered books. |
"A" is Awesome |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students respond to the book, The Absolutely Awful Alphabets by Mordicai Gerstein by taking digital pictures of alphabets occurring naturally throughout the school. |
"In the News!" |
2 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) A newscast that can be writen, produced and created by elementary or middle school students. Co-Authored with Stacy Bodin |
(PART 2) Applied STEM: Rocketry and its Components |
6 to 8 |
See Part 1 for all following sections with the exception of Lesson Plan Description. |
(PART 3) Applied STEM: Rocketry and its Components |
6 to 8 |
See Part 1 for following sections with the exception of Lesson Plan Description. |
A Day in My Life |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will collect data about activities done throughout their day. They will then use this data to describe the percentage of their day doing each activity and the years of their life spent doing the activity. |
A Matter of Fact |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) A math and science unit on matter. |
A Microscopically Enormous Look at Genetic Inheritance |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) A lab to help better understand how traits are controlled by genes using drosophila fruit flies. |
Abstract to Concrete |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will utilize Apps in Ipads to draw illustrations of buildings in the communities such as; where they live, places they visit, or community helper facilities. Students will them use hands-on manipulative such as blocks, megatiles, or K'necs to construct their plans into a community. |
Act!Ivating Students Through Storytelling |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) Activating students through storytelling is a fun, engaging, interactive learning process designed for 4th grade students at Northside Elementary School. The focus of the program is to stimulate imagination, emphasize critical thinking, and build cultural awareness using folktales from all over the world.
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Adapting to Life by the Wild Myakka River |
6 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use digital still and video cameras to capture organisms adaptations to their local environment while on a field trip to Myakka River State Park. Students will then use the captured media to create a digital interactive poster (Prezi) that they will present to the class. |
Add Sum Frogs |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work as a team to add frogs to a lily pad on the Whiteboard. There will be a flipchart with frogs and a lily pad already made. The students will move the frogs onto the lily pad and find the total number of frogs. As a class we will create an addition problem based on the visual. |
Addressing the Nation |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) My goal is to connect my students to the past by applying it to the present thus making it relevant to their lives. I want my students to start asking the questions like: “How would history be different if Abraham Lincoln was not the president during the Civil War?” “How do certain people affect how our past has been shaped?” Once they begin to ask these questions they will then be forced to see that history is shaped by the people who are involved. Therefore, it is our responsibility to elect effective leaders to government. |
Alternative Energy |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Integrating technology for hands-on instruction to give students a better understanding of renewable energy, how electricity can be produced, and the relationship between wind speed and voltage. |
Alternative Modes for Alternative Ed |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) To provide media information in the form of a DVD library centrally located at Seminole County District Office in order to provide various learning formats for struggling and at risk incarcerated learnes. |
American Symbols |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) The students will learn about American Symbols and why they are important. I will integrate technology in the classroom to enhance and motivate student learning. Education should come alive to the students and with the use of technology in the classroom…….students thrive. The lessons in this unit would not be possible without the use of technology. |
America’s Roaring 20’s Decade Silent Movie Project |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Using video as a medium to provide a visual presentation of the 1920’s can help students gain a better grasp of its effects on today’s society. In this project students will be asked to research and describe the 1920s and analyze cause and effect relationships within the 1920s and the effects of society on today. |
An Interview with South Carolina Revolutionary Heroes |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) A student narrator will interview revolutionary heroes from South Carolina and British generals who participated in the Revolutionary War. This interview will be video recorded. Students will research and write the scripts for the production. |
Analyzing and Synthesizing Propaganda Techniques in Film |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze the non-verbal techniques used in films that attempt to manipulate audiences through political or commercial propaganda. In teams, students will then create their own videos demonstrating a synthesis of these techniques. |
Ancient Egypt |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Throughout this two week unit, my students will learn about the many contributions that have come from ancient Egypt. |
Animal Research Writing |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students research an animal of their choosing. They form a booklet/ poster to present their animal to the class. |
Animation Pre-Production |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 6 ratings) Students will learn the process of animation from concept to a short storyboard/ comic strip. They will walk through the steps of developing a character creating a story around that character and imagining what they will look like. |
Array Intro to Multiplication |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read a story problem and show four ways array, repeated addition, commutative property, and drawing to solve the problem using a chart they created. |
art tech club |
5 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Interested and motivated students in various grades join one of my Friday "art club" groups. At least one group spends their time making an animated movie. |
At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Project – At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven
Students will report and record personal events, people and places that are important to them in their daily lives. They will then, with their classmates, combine their efforts and produce a DVD that will be presented to the City of Southaven and the Southaven Chamber of Commerce to give to families that are interested in relocating to our city. This will promote Southaven in a positive manner through the eyes of our youth.
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Be Aware of Bullies! |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This webquest is designed for 5th grade recess monitors. This teaching-to-learn webquest is intended to involve students in the examination of bullying behavior and how they can help younger students prevent it from happening. |
Becoming a Composer |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Objective: Students will research different genres of music in heterogeneous groups and create their own musical piece in that style. Students will then present their piece to the class, explaining in detail how it fits into their musical genre. |
Becoming Africa’s Wildlife |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Each student becomes an expert on one of the animals native to Africa and contributes important information to a safari field guide. Each student investigates the natural history of the animal and learns about the animal’s habitat, ecological niche, interdependence, relative position in a food web, adaptive features and behaviors, and conservation. With their research behind them, each student “becomes” an animal and creates a poster presentation written primarily from the animal’s point of view. |
Biographical Blogging |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) SWBAT explore blogging and compare and contrast this genre to other on-line and in-print genres. SWBAT create and update their own blogs. |
Biographical Timelines |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Overview: Students will choose a biography or an autobiography to read and create a timeline on the person's life. |
Book Trailers |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will produce book trailers to be shown on the morning annoucements based on books they have read as a group in class. |
Bouncy Ball Energy |
9 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students make their own bouncy balls after a short discussion about what is happening at the molecular level to convert the substance from liquid to solid. Then students record a video of dropping their ball to upload and analyze in LoggerPro. |
Bring Black History Month to Life! |
P-K to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research the life of a historically significant African-American and create a first person account of their accomplishments. Then the students will create a three dimensional video of the person to educate others about this person. |
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Evaporate? |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Using BBC Science Simulations 3, students will recognize that matter changes depending on the temperature applied to it by running a simulated experiment, observing the results, and analyzing the tables, graphs or charts generated by the program.
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Butterfly's Journey through Migration |
1 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) While working on a butterfly theme and unit.Math, Science and Geography can be incorporated through literature and writing. |
Caching in Pine's Treasures |
6 to 12 |
Project ‘Caching in Pine’s Treasures” was designed to increase student knowledge of Social Studies’ topics in a non-traditional way. Students will use digital cameras and GPS units to learn historical information outside the classroom walls increasing student motivation, content knowledge, and knowledge of “technology-based gadgets.” |
calendar skills |
P-K to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) lesson about calendar skills |
Capturing Animals through Technology |
2 to 5 |
Students will use digital recoding photograpgy equipment to take pictures of animals at our local zoo. They will then insert the photography into a variety of audio-visual technology -based reports featuring thier animals. |
Capturing Our Learning (through photos/videos) |
K to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Our virtual school meets once a week and we like to share our day with our families. This lesson includes the making of our weekly video. |
Career Creation |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will do career investigations based upon personal interests, skills assessments, counselor recommendations, dreams, parental guidance, etc. and develop a "Build Your Own Destiny" Google Form. Included in the Form will be pictures, videos, and links. |
Celebrations Summative Project - Kindergarten |
P-K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) (8 week lesson)After studying the holidays and traditions of autumn and winter throughout the world, kindergarten students are challenged to create their own unique holiday. While presenting their holiday, students will be digitally recorded to assess their understanding of holidays as a summative assessment.
*International Baccalaureate PYP* |
Climate Change Poster |
11 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students are to create an original persuasive poster on the effects of climate change using piktochart.com. They will be conducting research on the topic using provided websites, typing up their research in google docs, saving at least two images to correspond with their information, and then creating the poster based on their research. |
Collaborative Story Writing with the Dell Venue Pro Smartphone |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students learn the writing strategy of rereading the text while collaborating on a story with their peers. The Dell Vanue Pro Smartphone is utilized as a word processor and assessment tool. |
Color Poem Collage |
3 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students are engaged in poetry writing and creating an accompanying collage using technology. This lesson is great for helping students use more descriptive writing. |
Commercial Success with Sensory Adjectives |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn about sensory adjectives by using various modalities. They will create a 1 -2 minute commericial for a product using sensory adjectives in writing and in a presentation. |
Community Helpers in our School and Town |
P-K to K |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) This lesson correlates with our Reading Unit on Neighborhood Helpers |
Computer Basics |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) A lesson that teaches students what a computer is, and the types of computers we use today. |
Connecting Our World |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson utilizes FLIP video cameras and a wikispace page. The goal of the unit is to advocate positive global thinking and the need for a team effort to preserve our resources. |
Constructing collaborated constructed responses for the Common Core World |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to get instant peer feedback to better collaborate for correct answers. Students will also be able to get a better sense of peer writing styles to help develop their own. |
Correlating Robotics to the Human Nervous System |
7 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The human nervous system is composed of three distinct types of neurons--sensory neurons, associative neurons and motor neurons. These specialized nerve cells correlate to the three categories of Cubelets--Sense, Think and Action. This lesson will provide students with anticipatory set when studying the nervous system. |
Creating a Digital Portfolio |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Digital Portfolios encourage students to showcase their accomplishments, works in progress, or personal history when applying for a job or for college entrance. |
Creative Videos for Basic Grammar Concepts |
K to 2 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) Using Flip Videos, students will teach and enhance classmates' knowledge about basic grammar concepts such as nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and action verbs. |
Cultures and Cuisines WebQuest |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) Groups of Five are to select a country that they would like to learn more about.
Research that country's environment, people, customs and characteristic foods.
Prepare a report/display and present to the class. |
Cyberbullying |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) With the layering of identity through the use of nicknames and avatars as well as a sense of anonymity, it is easy for young people to sometimes forget that real people – with real feelings – are at the heart of online conversations. In this lesson students will explore this concept and discuss the importance of good netizenship. |
Data Collection Project |
8 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) My students will create a survey and use data collection to showcase the results. Technology will be used to put it in a video format for the school to see the results. |
Digital Research Animal Project |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research an animal of choice and use an iPad app to create a trading card to inform peers of their new learning. |
Digital Science Fair |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use various productivity applications and Internet sites to create a digital science fair presentation. The presentations will be shared with the school and community. |
Digitial Picture Water Source Hunt |
K to 2 |
Students will create a Power Point and book that will show an in-depth understanding of where water comes from and how we use water in our everyday lives. |
Documenting Science Through an Active Inquiry Process |
4 to 12 |
Students will engage in active learning about science topics and document findings, experiences, and insights with point and shoot cameras. |
Don't be a Bully, Be a Star |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will develop a podcast featuring a bullying situation at school with two different outcomes, a negative one and a positivie one. Students will lsiten to the podcast and share their opinions about the events that occurred. |
Dr. Seuss Unit |
1 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is an integrated unit which includes reading skills and a theme for each day. Each day starts with a guest reader coming in to share a Dr. Seuss book. Then there are activities and lessons all focused on the theme/book of the day. |
DROP BY DROP WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) The purpose of the unit is for students to acquire information and knowledge about water, its structure, its properties, its usage, and its importance as a resource. Many students inherently know about water because they consume and use it every day. Many students however think there is an infinite supply of fresh water and all they have to do to get fresh water is to turn on the faucet. To acquire water usage statistics and appreciate the unique properties of water will help student accomplish their final task. |
Earth Day - 3rd Grade |
3 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create videos utilizing Tool Factory's movie making software about pollution and how to protect the Earth. |
Economics: Products of South Louisiana |
2 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Economics: Products of South Louisiana: Students will learn how two products are part of South Louisiana's Economic Process.
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Electricity - how it works and how we measure and pay for it! |
6 to 12 |
What is electricity, and where can we see it in our daily lives. This lesson is primarily informational, providing an easy-to-understand description of electricity and how it is literally all around us. |
Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking! |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Electricity for Kids! It's Shocking! |
Electronic Poetry Project |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The Electronic Poetry Project is a student-generated, project-based learning experience in which students utilize technology to develop skills in research, writing, and creativity to produce an audio/video presentation. Student-driven, project-based learning enhances lasting knowledge rather that just momentary learning. |
Elemental Photography |
8 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students utilize digital technology to enhance their learning in the area of Elemental Chemistry. This is a project used in a 8th grade Science Classroom |
Elementary Lessons for Primary and Secondary Sources |
3 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) Primary and Secondary Sources Lessons |
Enhancing Our Outdoor Classroom Studies through Technology |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will make and collect scientific observations in our outdoor classroom. In addition to traditional observations, video recordings and digital photographic records will be collected as well. |
Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will observe their natural environment to experience the changes that occur when Autumn arrives.
Students will create artworks based on personal observations and experiences with their environment in Autumn. |
Everyday Recycling |
P-K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson will teach students how to identify recyclable materials and integrate the practice of recycling into their own homes. The students will also learn words associated with recycling and create a take home project modeling Planet Earth. |
Excel Proability with Dice |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This project is a 3rd grade excel project about proability and patterns using an Excel spreadsheet and dice. |
Exponents |
4 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Introductions to Exponents: showing students how exponents work, what they are, explaining the meaning, and how important it is to understand it is repeated multiplication. |
Factors and Multiples |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will model and investigate math problems. Using a document camera, students will model arrays to discover the factors of the number six. |
Famous Classmates! |
K to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) As a way to get to know each other, the children become reporters, photographers, and movie producers to interview each other as they become "Famous First Graders." Learning to work as a team to interview the famous person and then produce a short movie helps establish a cooperative climate in our classroom. I guide the children as they create the roles and then help them learn the skills needed for their job. Part of the classroom is set up to look like an arrival area for famous people, like movie stars or the President. |
Fantastic Feathers |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Inquiry student pairs will use a combination of technology and hands-on techniques, to learn about the form and function of bird's feather. |
Farming and Economics Problem Based Learning Unit |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Third graders will be introduced to basic economic principles through an assistance-seeking memo from the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Students will engage in this problem-based learning (PBL) unit for nine weeks and will be guided by mini-lessons throughout the unit that provide background knowledge and various examples of vocabulary and basic economic principles for students to extend to their products. Various technology is used throughout the unit.
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Fast Food Meal Planning for Early Childhood |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Early childhood education students will use combined information on food and nutrition requirements for PreK age children to plan meals within the My Plate USDA guidelines and meeting case study criteria with fast food menus |
Figurative Language |
4 to 5 |
Students create a visual image using Kidpix of an example of hyperbole or personification. |
Film Legends |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students utilize the internet to research/respond to topics/questions related to films they view. I found this lesson particularly engaging for my ELL students. Student presentations could definitely expand, if our digital equipment was increased! |
Finding Solutions to Hunger |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a project plan more than a lesson plan. It is a 10-week project using a wonderful online collaboration tool designed to be used by educators. Besides teaching the curriculum objectives—the goal is to open the students’ eyes to hunger in the world. |
Fit or Fat? |
6 to 8 |
Students will be involved in a Science and Health lessons that involve nutrition and exercise. They will create Healthy Snacks and exercise profiles for the class. |
Fitness and Math - It All Adds Up |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Combining principles of fitness and mathematics, students will see how math is used in the real world. |
Flat Stanley in the 21st Century |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use the Jeff Brown story "Flat Stanley" as a bridge to learn about different geographic, cultural, and scientific features of communities around the state, country, and world. Letters and their "flat" person is emailed to friends and family, in order to learn about the world around them via email, websites and Skype conversations.
and results are shared with the grade level. |
Flip Camera Activity: Being a Good Citizen |
3 to 4 |
Flip Camera Activity: Being a Good Citizen involves the students dicovering and citing what makes a good citizen and then filming each other's findings. |
Flip into Technology! |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use Flip cameras to gather information and integrate it into any classroom activity. |
Flip My Writing |
3 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create their own video based on a book by creating a sequel to the book and acting it out for a video. Students will write a skit, film it and learn to import and create a video using a Flip Camera and Movie Maker. |
FLIP, FLOP AND FLY YOUR WAY THROUGH ADJECTIVAL ENDINGS |
9 to 12 |
A fun, yet creative way of learning the German adjectival endings adjecives following "the" and "a". Using a flip recorder, a group is selected to write and act out a skit designed specifically to teach the usually boring concept of adjectival endings. |
Flipping for Force and Motion! |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will go through many fun, hands-on experiences using the flip cams to document evidence of their learning. |
Food Groups in our Lunch |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Student bring a sack lunch and then collect data about the number of foods in each food group in their lunch. |
Fractions in Action |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) We will learn fraction using the Blended Classroom method and kicking them off with an Engaged Learning Unit. Students will learn to add and subtract fraction with unlike denominators. |
Fractions in the Real World |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use their iPads to find examples of fractions in the real world. They will take pictures of the objects that represent the fractions. They will use educreations to explain their reasoning for selecting that object and label the fractional parts. |
Fredrick Douglass...A digital History |
7 to 7 |
Using technology, the students will create projects that depicts the stuggles of slaves with a focus on Fredrick Douglass and his determination to abolish it. |
Frogs: ELA and Science 1st grade |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a first grade ELA and science unit. This unit integrates technology and allows students to apply real world application with scientific inquiry, while critically analyzing literary and informational texts.
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P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) GCS Technology Plan- |
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P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) GCS Technology Plan- |
Geography of Our School |
K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in groups to video interviews about the important locations in their school. The videos will be embedded into a class-made map of the school to share with the class as well as future Kindergarten students. |
Getting Down to Business (Letters and Technology) |
7 to 11 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use technology to learn parts of a business letter, how to write a business letter, research businesses, and write a letter of request to a business of their choice. |
Go Animate the 20th Century! |
4 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students create an animation to share their knowledge of a historical event that took place in the 20th Century. |
Going "Diggie" with Math Word Problems |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson integrates the use of the digital camera into the creation of Math word problems. This approach of learning applies real life experiences for all the students involved. |
Got Milk? |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn the importance of drinking milk and getting the calcium they need. They will research how much calcium they need a day and recognize good sources of calcium. |
Graphing the growth of our Garden Beans under different conditions |
K to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Children will use digital cameras to take picture of the growth of the same vegetable under different conditions, and then to graph it. The project will be made into an online book, using littlebirdtales.com |
Graphing Weather |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Graphing Weather and writing about the results |
Graphing with Clickers |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use clickers to gather data from classmates. Students will then use the gathered data to create their own graphs. |
Grassroots |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Myriad New Media Literacy (NML) skills are present both in the preparation for and performance of this grassroots lesson. After researching, reading and writing about, discussing, debating, and exploring social movements — students are tasked in this portion of the unit with creating and simulating their own grassroots movement. Thanks to the creative, authentic nature of the project, students get to “play” the role of an activist, promoting lifelong 21st century and new media literacy skills. At every step along this authentic, academic journey, my 12th grade students are actively using myriad technologies with a critical yet creative lens that yields more than impressive results. Below, I will outline the overlapping NML, ICT, and ISTE skills and standards observed in the lesson. |
Gumby Rules! |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Using Responsive Classroom ideas, students will brainstorm classroom rules, examples of those rules, ways to apologize when rules are broken, and possible consequences. Each student will then pick one part to animate with the software. |
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad |
2 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students work in small groups. They will use IPads to complete graphic organizers with an app called Skaffl. The teacher can assess one group on her account while sitting with another group. |
Health, Fitness and Technology |
4 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) SWBT obtain accurate height and weight measurements, plot stature and weight percentiles on clinical charts, evaluate growth and fitness and identify methods of improving health and fitness. Students will use a variety of technology tools and resources to research, calculate,analyze and present their information. |
Homeopathy: Delusion through Dilution |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan introduces the concept of serial dilutions in light of homeopathic medical practices. Activities encourage students to apply concepts learned in the simulation to practical scenarios involving recognizing and debunking junk science. |
How does N.Y.C. play a role in international affairs? |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to recognize the international role of N.Y.C. , and appreciate the importance of the United Nations. Students will be able to identify aspects of N.Y.C.'s cosmopolitan nature. |
Human Genome Debate |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research the benefits and drawbacks of the newly decoded Human Genome. Students will create a brochure and presentation to be given before a judge outling their position to be granted $3 million to further their position. |
I Want To Be an Entrepreneur (Flip Camera Lesson Plan for Economics) |
3 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) I Want To Be an Entrepreneur (Flip Camera Lesson Plan for Economics)
Objective: The students will create and advertise a business while learning the meaning of the words entrepreneur, advertise, profit, and loss. |
If Hornets Could Talk... |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) As a teacher, I find myself constantly challenged to integrate the state and parish standards, grade level expectations, ILEAP test preparation, and multi-disciplinary lessons, at the same time keeping my students engaged, excited, and learning. At times I find the students either bored or discouraged with basic assignments, in particular reading, writing, and researching. I find that no matter how important the components being taught, without a “catch” or “hook,” the students view the assignments as redundant and see no connection with real life. I’ve found a “hook!” |
Immigration in Early America (5th Grade) |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a lesson that integrates American History into a typical 90-minute reading block. Reading strategies are integrated into informational non-fiction text that satisfy history standards. |
In Touch with Nature |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Ipod touches will be used in conjunction with our Nature Space/Bird Habitat, on school grounds, community programs, local businesses, Cornell University, and volunteers. These members will aid in constructing a Bird Watch and Feeder program to collect data to be analyzed through the touches, student interaction, and Cornell Labs. |
Inspirational Essay: Video |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create an inspirational movie using both video and text. Partners will choose a famous person who has inspired them. Using quotes and filmed clips, students will create a video detailing how and why this person inspired them. |
Integrating Technology for At-Risk Learners for the Pythagorean Theorem |
8 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan was developed for at risk 8th Graders at a Title 1 school who exhibit deficiencies in geometry, specifically the Pythagorean Theorem. |
Interventions - Data Interpretation |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This year I watched in amazement as at-risk students were scored as non-proficient in the area of data interpretation because they designed graphs incorrectly using a pencil, paper, and ruler. |
Introducing Multiplication |
2 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson shows a hands-on way to introduce basic multiplication concepts, mainly in how multiplication relates to addition. |
Investigating Plants |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will investigate plants found in their surrounding environment to find similarities and differences among them. They will take digital photographs of several different plants to be used in a classroom lesson thereafter. |
iPad Ecology |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This "iPad Ecology" lesson will incorporate pressing ecological issues that students will investigate through an ecology app, watch a video on how people are "up-cycling" used items, blog about local environmental issues, and read and take a short quiz on an online current issue article. |
It's a Buggy Bug World |
1 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read text and watch videos to learn about insect characteristics. Students will compare and contrast different insects by their characteristics. |
It's Challenging Being Green! |
3 to 5 |
Students will delve into botany by planting a seed and watching it grow or die based on what they do to take care of it. Prior knowledge of human anatomy and physiology will be the entry point as students connect these two very different areas of biology. By the end of the unit, students will be able to defend plant conservation the way they could any other organism they study. Ultimately, students should have increased awareness of the lack of green spaces in urban areas and the need for more parks and gardens |
iTeach iLearn |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The iTeach iLearn Project is the artful mixing of video, narratives, images, music, sound and special effects into a digital story teaching about any concept. These digital stories reflect the student’s understanding of the themes of science. Science is a way of learning about the natural world, science has built a vast body of changing and increasing knowledge described by physical, mathematical, and conceptual models, and science’s effect on technology and society. |
Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite? |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite? Students will learn about Johnny Appleseed's fictional character and real life character and write about it. |
Jumping in the air - What was your height? |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Using video equipment and quadratic formulas students will determine the height of their jumps. |
Kindergarten Animal Research Book Making Project |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This animal research project integrates writing, science, reading, and technology. Students are able to choose an animal to learn more about, document information using technology and print the project in color to share and keep. |
Kindergarten E-Pals and Measurement |
K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) in this class, Kindergarten classes use questioning in mathematics, along with digital communication to figure out how to measure/compare with non-standard units. |
La Presencia Escondida: Spanish Speakers in Our Community |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Using skills learned in Spanish class and technology students will venture out into the community to become more familiar with native Spanish in the area and how they have come to live and work locally. |
Language Arts - Journalism |
7 to 7 |
Objectives:
Identify the format of a news article.
Gather information needed to write a news article.
Apply an inverted pyramid format to write a news article. |
Leaf Scavenger Hunt |
6 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will be going on a learning excursion to Mandalay Trail National Wildlife refuge to collect leaf samples for their leaf scrapbook using digital cameras. Upon returning to school the students will be using the digital camera pictures to compose a power point presentation, and they will create data tables to compare the pH levels of the water quality samples. |
Learning "safety comes first" through video modeling opportunities. |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) What a great way to learn new skills while reinforcing important safety skills! This lesson will help students with Autism in learning appropriate and safe skills for transitioning in and around school. Kids will enjoy modeling, videotaping and watching their own videos. |
Learning About Colonial Times |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Learning About Colonial Times |
Learning More About Inventors! |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) 4th Grade students in Lori Porter’s class at Dozier Elementary had a taste of the movie industry as they worked on an inventor/invention project for Social Studies. The goal of the lesson was for the class to learn about twenty famous inventors/inventions and how those have impacted life in America. |
Let's Get Active |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan utilizes a variety of technology and collaborative activities to demonstrate the difference between active voice and passive voice. It is for an inclusion classroom using a complementary co-teaching strategy and differentiated process, content, and products. |
Let's Go Batty |
1 to 3 |
Students will learn about bats and how important they are to the ecosystem of Texas. |
Let's Party like its 1849 |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson puts student on the Oregon trail. Students write a daily diary and take pictures on the trail. |
Let's Roll Robots! |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) Goal: For students to read the story “My Robot” (or another Robot story) and be able to write a story about one then read paragraphs orally (or interview robots with flip
camera.)
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Letter Factory |
P-K to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will begin to identify beginning sounds and will show that they have an understanding of beginning sounds through a variety of methods. They will use the technology to begin to learn how to use technology as well as reinforce their learning. |
Let’s Focus on Idioms |
3 to 8 |
Students will learn more about idioms. |
Life cycle of Insects / Ciclo de la vida de los insectos |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will investigate and record some of the unique stages that insects undergo during their life cycle.
Students will work in the Blendspace project during the small groups part of our reading block. |
Living and Nonliving Things |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use digital technology to compare size, shape, structure, and basic needs of living things. |
Local History Guided Tour Podcasts |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research local history, choose significant landmarks and create a short audio tour of the area. Students will learn about local history in their area while also learning how to use podcast technology. |
Long Beach History Digital Scrapbook |
3 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create digital scrapbooks for their city's local history, including the Tongva Native Americans, settlers and newcomers to the land, and how the city was created. Students attend field trips to local historical sites and current landmarks, documenting their visit and reporting on it in a scrapbook. |
Louisiana Cinquains |
P-K to P-K |
Overview: Students review language and grammar skills taught throughout the year. Students will also utilize the writing process in order to compose a form of poetry (cinquains). Finally students will incorporate our study on Louisiana as a focus on their poems. |
Louisiana Graphs (Can be adapted) |
2 to 3 |
Overview: We are studying Louisiana for the next 5-6 weeks. As part of our study, students will conduct surveys centered around Louisiana. We are also reviewing the parts of a graph and the steps in creating a graph. |
M&M Graphing |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this series of lessons, students will predict and collect data, create a bar graph with paper and pencil, design bar graphs with different sorts of software, access and use the Internet, identify parts of a bar graph, compare the various graphs. |
MAD Learn - App Development |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Creating an app using MAD Learn: Ideate Phase 1
Brainstorm your amazing app ideas and decide which ones you are most passionate about building. |
Made in the USA |
4 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research different states in the United States. They will make commercials, fliers, and they will give persuasive reports on their state using the projector so others can see their brochures. |
MAGIC WORMS! |
3 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This is a fun and relevant Common Core math activity to help third grade students measure their 'worm' to the nearest quarter inch. To conclude the activity, a class line plot is created. |
Magnets |
K to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to distinguish between objects that will stick to magnets and those that will not. Students will be able to describe examples of prediction and observation. |
Magnificent Metamorphosis: A Podcasting Lesson |
P-K to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson incorporates podcasting and the use of technology (iPads) to teach students about complete and incomplete metamorphosis. This lesson was designed for Kindergarten, but could be used with Pre-K-2. |
Map the Civil War |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson asks students to describe, locate, and plan a trip to important battlefields of the American Civil War. Using Google My Maps, students can map out a journey that takes them through the events of important Civil War battles. |
Minor League Baseball Stadium |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare other small towns with minor league stadiums and budget, design, plan, fundraise, and build one for our town of Wentzville |
Mitchell Road Investigation |
7 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study the potential ecological impact of a developing 4 lane road through an open space near the middle school. |
Mitosis |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson is modified for technology infusion in a typical classroom for students to better understand Mitosis and be creative learning the concepts collaborative environment. It has also been modified for students with disabilities who have been integrated into the regular classroom setting. |
Moon Craters Lab |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) By dropping a rock from three different heights, students were able to employ al the steps of the scientific method while conducting an investigation. They explored the limitations of models and connected the relationship of mass, height, and impact. |
Multiplication and Division Strategy Podcast |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will draft, edit, and publish a podcast explaining their favorite strategy for solving multiplication and division word problems. |
Multiplying 2-digit Numbers |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use several strategies to multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers. They will use area models, partial products, and the standard algorithm. |
My Sierra County |
6 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use digital images and their own writing to create a powerpoint presentation depicting the attributes of the county in which they live. They will provide the audience a glimpse into what makes their county special, from their own unique perspective. |
Mythbusters |
8 to 8 |
The popular show "Mythbusters" is the ultimate way for students to utilize the scientific method every day to answer questions about science and life. |
Native Americans |
3 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This unit on Native Americans encourages students to read print and online informational texts focusing on Native American tribes of various regions. They will create, practice, and present digital presentations based on the information they found. |
New Version of the Story Claymation Movies |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in groups of 3 to create a 30 second movie where they take a classic story and rework it into a funny version of the story |
Newspaper for Inner City School |
K to K |
The project is to promote fluency both oral and written 2 languages. |
Newton's Laws for One and All! |
8 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit, students will create a digital portfolio of their learning. Students will collaborate on portions of this unit, while other parts are individual. This unit focuses on learning, applying, and working with Newton’s Laws of Motion. It is a layered curriculum unit which has students progressively building in their understanding and use of the laws. |
Noun Book Videos |
1 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create a noun book with pictures they have pulled from various magazines. They then work in pairs, to video record each other as they present and explain their noun book. The videos are added to their Video Portfolios. |
Nutritional Tracker |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will track their nutrient intake and compare it to the USDA recommendations for their age, height, gender and activity level. |
Objective Weathering and Erosion |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is contains the learning of the erosion and weathering process. Students will study their own time-lapse photos to determine if their object of study has gone through the process of weathering. The student will have to determine which weathering process has occurred and illustrate what the future product would be. |
Organizing Data |
11 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students in a statistics class will learn how to use Microsoft Excel to organize, summarize, and present data. They learn about and use formulas, charts, sorting features, and data analysis. |
Our World With Maps! |
K to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Our World With Maps! Computer Lessons |
Owl Pellets Up Close And Personal |
3 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the food chain, the concept of predation, and the hierarchy of species through a dissection of an owl pellet. |
Parabolas in Flight |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will film a trajectory then calculate the quadratic model for their trajectory. They will create a video to display online at teachertube. |
Parts of Speech Identification |
6 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) During this lesson, students will use technology to engage in grammar instruction while identifying various parts of speech. |
Paul Revere's Ride featuring EduBlogs |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will use the program Edublogs to create a blog post comparing and contrasting the three accounts of "Paul Revere's Ride". |
Penguin Pals |
1 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Utilizing a cross curricular theme based lesson, this multi-sensory approach will allow my second grade struggling readers to experience activities in reading,writing,speaking,listening,science,technology, and integrated art. |
Personal/ Global tutoring |
P-K to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In the wake of the pandemic, Pompano Beach High National Honor Society developed a personalized tutoring service to assist all students in need with online help from an NHS student in any subject. Students created a website with recordings in AP course assistance as well as a library of children's books recorded by high school students for elementary students. |
Photographical Ecology |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will photograph and understand differences in organisms and the roles they play in our environment. |
Photography Portrait Art Mural |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use cameras to take portraits of each other, create a mural, and paint the mural within the school community within the leadership and social justice theme. |
Planet Protectors |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The goal of this project is bring awareness to how humans are impacting our planet. We can all make small changes in our every day lives that can have a huge impact on the environment. Every person truly has the power to make a difference, and help protect planet Earth. |
Plant a Pizza |
P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) The students will plant a school pizza garden and will document the growing process on film. Every class from grades Pre-K to 8 will be expected to maintain their section of the garden and will celebrate the harvest with a school pizza party. |
Plant, Point and Record the Life Cycles of Plants |
1 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will photograph the life cycles of growing plants. Using continuous photographs, they will monitor the scientific data collection of their plants' growth for online photo journals that they will posted on their student-created website. |
Plot and Conflict |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze the concept of plot development and conflict resolution using their novel from the Summer Reading List. Teacher will tell the students their assessment will be based on their concept map they will create at the end of the unit. Students will Create a Concept Map using the Kidspiration software that includes the interactive graphic organizers. |
Plotting the Way to Washington DC |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use the streets of Washington DC to discover the unique role geometry plays in the artistic cartography design of our Nation's Capital. This lesson incorporates numerous Common Core Standards across the curriculum and grade levels. |
Pod-Casting for Parents |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson would provide parents with an incite into what their child is learning on a daily basis. It would allow parents to reinforce classroom concepts at home. |
Podcast, Podcast, Read All about It |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to create a podcast. They will practice submitting a podcast onto an iPod Shuffle. |
Podcasting Challenge |
P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students take ownership under the direction of their teacher to be trained and train others in the school to the use of Podcasting equipment. The final product results in monthly or bi-monthly podcast reports. |
Podcasting Crusader's Style |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Our 8th grade team is known as the Crusaders and our students enjoy making podcasts. We team up on an academic team and, as the science teacher and a lover of podcasting, I will be using podcast more frequently through lessons like this Biome Project. |
Polar Bears |
K to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson students will learn about polar bears. They will create a writing piece about the characteristics of a polar bear. They will extend this activity by developing ideas about the extinction of the polar bear. |
Political Campaign Commercial Project |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Standards 6d. The student will demonstrate knowledge of State and Local elections by analyzing the influence of mass media and campaign advertisements and public opinion polls.
Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to political advertisements and help them understand how those advertisements influence the issues and candidates in campaigns.
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Poverty Point Native Americans |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Poverty Point Native Americans and Landmark in Louisiana (Rotation Day 1 with Centers) |
Pre K Learn Learn About Patterns |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Pre K Learn Learn About Patterns |
Primary and Secondary Documents for Colonial Times |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Primary and Secondary Documents for Colonial Times Lesson Plan |
Probability- How Likely Is It? |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use online manipulatives, Web 2.0 sites, Excel/spreadsheet software, Glogster.com, and a class wiki to conduct an experiment and communicate their results. This is a culminating activity/project for any probability unit in grades 5-6. |
Radio Station Podcasting Throughout History |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Using Podcasting as a radio station to engage students in Social Studies and improve their fluency. |
Rainforest: Creating Globally Conscious Students |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to apply their knowledge of the rainforest ecosystem to create peer interviews with Flipcams. These interviews will be edited and posted on our district website as well as sites such as www.teachertube.com for students to convey their understanding of:
• The various strata of the rainforest, and the role that each plays in the overall health of the ecosystem.
• The interdependence humans have with the rainforest for health needs.
• The great diversity of the animal kingdom that resides in the rainforest as well as the effect deforestation has on these species.
• How our actions can directly impact the rainforests. Students should be able to persuade others to take simple steps to protect these regions of the world.
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Read 180 Rotations |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students are working in small groups utilizing their IPAD Software. |
Ready, Aim, Focus! |
1 to 5 |
Through a hands-on photography lesson, students will develop and enhance writing focus, including brainstorming ideas, topic selection, word choice, and use of descriptive words. Also, students will use the printed images to inspire additional writing strategies such as developing voice, organization, and editing. |
Regions of the USA |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit students will use the internet to research the physical and human characteristics of the four regions of the United States and decide which one they would like to live in. |
Reporting News About Rosa Parks |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) You are a news reporter and your boss needs for you to write a newspaper article on Rosa Parks. |
Restoring Memories and Planning Autobiography |
4 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This plan utilizes Google Maps for autobiography writing in response to the mentor text Knots in my Yo-Yo String” by Jerry Spinelli. |
RTI FLIP Oral Reading Portfolio - Sacajawea, 3rd Grade |
1 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 5 ratings) At-risk and below-level students will master content of a short, non-fiction text to improve oral reading fluency. Students will use the FLIP cameras to tape multiple readings and an acted-out version of the text, which will be kept in personal student video portfolios. Periodic viewing of student portfolios increases student reading confidence because they actually see great improvement over a short period of time. |
Save Trees, Use the Mini to Complete Our Assignment! |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn that by using technology in the classroom, they will be saving trees from destruction to create our textbooks and workbooks and how we can stop filling our landfills with mounds of paper. With our reading program online, students will have access to the program and will be able to complete assignments directed by the teacher and have immediate feedback on their performance. |
School Spirit |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) In this lesson I teach students how to use design tools to create a school t-shirt. Then I teach them how to market their designs to the student body and the business marketing mix. |
Science Video Journal Through Earth's Systems |
6 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Collaborative groups will be used to create video lessons for classmates in a modified jigsaw type activity. Students will become experts on their topic and teach peers using creative video lessons to explain concepts on Earth's dynamic systems. Video lessons can be demonstrations, skits, interviews, songs, etc. |
See it, Say it, Move, it, Do it! |
K to K |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) An interactive lesson featuring multiple learning styles to enhance all students' abilities to recognize the alphabet. *Lesson plan developed collaboratively with ESL teacher, Darcy Berger. |
See the Music |
4 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create PowerPoint presentations featuring famous musicians, singers, or a piece of music |
Shapes in Art, Shapes in Body |
P-K to 1 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students learn how to distinguish shapes through dance and music. |
Short Vowel Discrimination |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The integration of Dr. Seuss rhymes creates an engaging study of onsets and rimes. Students will discover patterns in words, sort words based on their vowel patterns, and apply their knowledge in reading and writing activities. Using a Promethean Board and Active Inspire software will add educational technology to the lesson.
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Show What You Know-Solving Subtraction Problems (K/1st Grade) |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the concept behind the abstract symbols used in subtraction. Specifically, Kindergarteners are still learning number symbols and alphabets as well as the plus sign so distinguishing symbols and what they represent when presented with them are extremely important. All students need concept development to retain such skills. This lesson will teach students a new strategy for solving subtraction as well as provide a pictorial representation of subtraction. Language development of vocabulary like minus, take away, less and fewer is also important for all students in math progression as these terms will be used in word problems and comparing amounts throughout school and in the real world. First graders will have a combination of addition and subtraction with subtraction word problems. Students will discuss these concepts, learn and practice a new strategy and then use the strategy that works best for them in their independent and partner tasks. Upon completion of tasks some students will interview each other to discuss which strategy they used and why and how they used it. Others will create an avatar cartoon video or a song to share their strategy for solving subtraction problems. |
Showcase Your Talent |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) The Students will submit a talent for approval. Students will sign up for a time to use a FLIP Video Camera, to record themselves performing said talent. |
Smart Board Challenge |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in using the problem of knowing what a Smart Board is (how it operates, its uses, etc.) as the starting point for the acquisition of new student knowledge. |
Solar System Planet Research Project |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will study the solar system through a variety of collaborative research based activities, culminating in a Google Slide presentation and a "Scratch Jnr." coding planet commercial. |
Space Adventures |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson plan will introduce preschool children to various outer space experiences. |
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall: Dress and Play for Them All |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This activity will engage students to work in pairs to make up short stories about activities they can do during each of the four seasons. They will also focus on identifying clothes and activities which are appropriate for each season. |
Star Reading |
4 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will understand the importance of fluency and become fully engaged in the process. The teacher will act as a facilitator while students perform the tasks. Students will become motivated to become more fluent readers as they view and graph their scores. They also learn to critique their own reading and that of their peers. They will begin to fully understand what fluency is and sounds like through the process. |
STEMing Mobile Devices |
8 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Incorporating STEM and mobile devices into the physical science curriculum in an engaging and interactive way. |
Stock Market Project |
7 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this activity, you and/or a small group will invest $10,000 in four different companies and then track the stock market price of those companies over a period of time. |
Sustainability & Systems-Seven Generations |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a lesson meant to teach about sustainability while introducing students to a variety of new technologies. They will use Wordle, Google, and view You Tube video to help their understanding of the concept of sustainability |
Target the Question! Daily Math Problem Solving (Smartboard) |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students utilize Smartboard software daily to experience, plan, strategize, communicate & evaluate applied math problem solving. Through integrated technology, students develop flexible & efficient math problem solving skills and make connections to their everyday world. |
Technique is the Key |
3 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The main focus of this lesson is improving students' keyboarding skills - specifically speed and accuracy. This lesson is taught at the beginning of the school year and is appropriate for 3rd-6th grade students. |
Technology Rich Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan |
9 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will understand Romeo and Juliet and as a result will produce and present a Storyboard that demonstrates a scene’s importance. |
Teen, Drugs and Alcohol PSA |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The Students will create an informative video on a health topic related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs with a group of their peers. |
Telling Time through Digital Devices and Photo Story Telling in the Classroom |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) To engage learners physically, mentally, digitally and help them to develop the following time telling skills through an array of digital devices and human interactions |
Thanks for Your Service |
P-K to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students need to learn to be thankful for what they have. What better way than to honor those who have fought for their freedom. |
The Butterfly Effect |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) After studying the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime, students are asked to think about the "butterfly effect" regarding negative events that happened in various countries because Hitler was the Fuhrer. This project begins with research, includes history, contains digital tools, incorporates fiction, and ends with a classroom presentation. |
The Differences Among Us |
5 to 8 |
In this beginning of the year activity, students will get to know each other by sharing cultural differences which make their families unique. Students will experience the personal stories of their peers, understand that all families are different, and accept that it's okay to be different. |
The Five Senses |
K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) •.This unit will focus on the use of the five senses to develop a heightened awareness of the world. Skill development is centered on observing, describing and classifying objects. Students will use their senses to describe objects and identify common properties. Students will develop more refined methods of observation, ability to make more detailed descriptions and an increasing ability to differentiate among similar objects on the basis of one, and then
multiple, characteristics. Describing objects will involve making measurements of various properties and comparing them to other reference points (e.g., a color chart). |
The History of Daily Life in America: An Inquiry-based Unit Plan |
P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) By completing an inquiry-based project, students will be able to compare the various ways people lived in the 1800’s to the way we live today. Students will learn how to form a good inquiry question, effectively search the web for answers and synthesize the information found to form a deep understanding of the topic. Students will prepare a Power Point presentation of their knowledge to share with the class. At the very end of this unit, students will take part in a living history lesson and act like people living in the 1800’s. |
The Outsiders Unit Plan |
7 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and complete a digital-based lesson plan that incorporates the novel. |
The STEM Train! |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The STEM Train will be a school-wide program for students to create exploration through video-making, short films and documentaries. Students will become mini filmmakers. They will use the latest technology to make video presentations in class. Digital Cameras will be the source of our videos, but in order to “create” magic, we will need more electronic equipment. |
The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf Again |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Comparing and Contrasting the various stories of the Three Little Pigs from the pig's point of view and the wolf's view |
The Triple O |
4 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) After completing an interactive technology based math lesson, students will create various movies showcasing their knowledge of the order of operations. Using movie making software, it will include a mathematical dance and various small group based presentations. |
Third Grade Fractions with iPad |
2 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Third graders will work to understand and identify fractions, equivalent fractions, compare fractions, order fractions, and add fractions with like denominators using a variety of applications on the iPad. |
Time Warp Interview |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) With the aid of technology and a bit of creativity students will travel back in time and interview leaders of early America. Students will then be paired up to conduct interviews to portray the qualities of a great leader.
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To High School and Beyond |
8 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This a project that my 8th grade students do to get them thinking about career and life goals. It is completed in four parts. |
Tour Guide of WIllow Bend |
K to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Second language learners (ELL) will create a tour of Willow Bend School reflecting on what a newcomer would need to know. Students will use their past experiences to compare and contrast Willow Bend to other schools around the world. The video will include all aspects of school; teachers, support staff, locations, activities, etc. |
Tracking the Olympics |
4 to 6 |
The children will discover how radio and TV announcers broadcast sports events while watching the Winter Olympics. The children work with teams on creating podcasts of the upcoming Winter Olympics |
Traditional Tribal Homelands of Washington's Plateau Nations |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) This WebQuest is the first part of a four part unit or can be used alone. It challenges students to think critically about the conflicts before, during, and after the Walla Walla Treaty Council of 1855. |
Traditions Around the World |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be divided into cooperative learning groups and given a country to research their holiday traditions. Students will use the internet, encyclopedias and other research sources to prepare a presentation. A brief discussion/mini-lesson will be given on credible resources.
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Use of technology to write and edit a composition in Literacy. |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The student will demonstrate the skill to use to technology to write properly compositions using good grammar. |
Using Tablets for Project Based Learning in Science |
6 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will be able to use net books, laptops, and digital cameras to successfully complete learning projects that meet expectations in our new CCSS as well as the forthcoming Next Generation Science Standards. Tablets will enable students to conduct necessary research as well as produce digital presentations that they will share with their classmates. |
Using the Computer Safety and Ettiquette |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Teaching students to use the computer safely and correctly. Learning what information is safe to share and what can harm us. |
Virtual Book Talk |
K to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students present their oral book reports in a video format. They will work in partners or teams of three to plan, record, and edit their videos. |
Virtual Math Portfolio |
7 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a customized web page to post a series of unit-based math projects. They will keep a copy of the web page as a virtual portfolio of their exciting math year. |
Voice of Democracy |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Record your original 3 to 5 minute (+ or - 5 seconds) essay on a standard cassette tape or CD on the 2010-11 theme "Does My Generation Have a Role In America's Future" Label your cassette or CD and neatly typed essay with your name and completed entry form. |
Wanted - Dead or Alive |
3 to 6 |
After learning about trickster tales, students will create clay models of a trickster, create a mug shot which will be used on a life-size wanted poster. Students will also photograph and animate the trickster using the Claymation software in Whole Class Fresco. Finally, students will design games based on a trickster tale for younger students. |
Water Conservation |
6 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will collect data on water usage, graph the information, and compare/contrast the results. |
Watt's Up with the Electricity Bill? |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) How students can learn to conserve energy by becoming informed consumers about energy usage. |
Weather Watchers |
2 to 5 |
Students will observe weather collecting data from hand made and scientific instruments and the internet weather resources. They will correspond with weather professionals and devise their own weather forecasting video using their knowledge and vocabulary. |
Webquest - Westward Ho! |
3 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Work as a group to investigate life on the trail using various resources and Internet links. As a result of the research, students will write an article. |
What Do You Know About Your Town? |
2 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Lessons that help students learn a little about their own community. Lesson is generated for Erath, Louisiana, however can be adapted to any area. |
What Do You Put Stock Into? |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Overview: In this unit, students will learn basics about the stock market. Students will choose and “buy” stock in a company. He/she will check the price of the stock each day and record in a spreadsheet. At the end of the allotted time, students will create a graph depicting losses and gains. After evaluating their data, students will compose a summary report which will include their losses/ gains and possible reasons for the outcome. |
What Happened During the French and Indian War? |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make a timeline about the French and Indian War |
What is it... A Frog or a Toad? |
1 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Frog and Toad
Lesson Purpose: Comparing Frogs and Toads (Can be used for science lessons or for any “Frog and Toad” Series book.) |
What's Up with the Water Cycle? |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Purpose: Students would learn the steps of the water cycle, then film the process and explain it using a flip camera. |
Where We Come From—A Culturally Responsive Writing Lesson |
4 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Goals: (1) Students will communicate and collaborate listing details that represent their learning group; (2) Students will write a “We Come From” poem that represents their learning group; (3) Students will create a Wordle that represents their learning group. |
Who Are QR? |
3 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Use your tablet to create a QR "Who Is" activity that allows self checking. |
Who is Robert M. Glass? - Black History Month |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Robert Glass was an African American who was a member of the Tuskegee 332nd Fighter Group. He received several distinguished service medals. How many of our students would recognize his name? In this lesson, students learn about the contributions of other African Americans to our military service. |
Who's the Man? Men of the French & Indian War and Road to the Revolution |
5 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Who's the Man? Men of the French & Indian War and Road to the Revolution |
Who's Who in the Art World |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study famous artist and their works, through Internet resource using social bookmarking. The create biographies and recreate famous works then create online portfolios of their final project. |
Writers are Explorers |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the internet to research information about their favorite animal using Discovery Learning and National Geographic Kids. Students will use the information found online to write an Informational Text that will be presented to parents at a
Writers Celebration. |
Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go |
3 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) At the beginning of the year, the class will create a "Classroom Constitution" using Inspiration software and, as an option for classrooms w/ Palm Pilots, Word to Go. Students will brainstorm as a class a list of behaviors that they think will help the classroom environment be conducive to learning & to show how they can become better citizens in their class. |
Writing Opinion Statements through Edmodo and Scholastic News |
2 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In my classroom, the children use a program called Edmodo which is an online blogging system. The students read a Scholastic News article on Edmodo and post their thoughts and reactions through online conversations. |
Writing using sequencing phrases |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn how to use sequencing phrases to organize their writing in the order of the events took place. |
Written in Bones |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will read literary and informational texts about the stories of our past to understand how different texts offer unique historical perspectives and how authors sometimes alter details of history to serve a purpose. Students will express their understanding by corroborating details of the past, deciphering an author’s purpose, and writing their own fictionalized version of a historical account.
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“A Drop of Ink Makes A Million Think!” But... "A Design Can Change A Million Lives!" |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The Research Paper brought to Life.......The Tween Teen Journey in ELA Research!
After students research the history and operation of a catapult, they will write an inquiry paper and design their very own catapult! Their research will be connected to all curriculums, as the end result will require building a catapult and synthesizing their outcomes, via comparisons and DATA analysis!
Learning brought to life!
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“Through the Eyes of a Child- Student Photography” Elementary Level – Visual Arts |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will experience the beauty of literacy through the use of photography. Teacher guided photography instruction will focus on the subject areas of reading and writing skills to help students become better readers. |