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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
School Motto/School Expectations |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students in GATE, grades 3-5, will teach and demonstrate the school rules and expectations to students in grade PreK-2. They will also, help model the expectations of our newly implemented school motto through the use of video and technology. |
"Dear Peter Rabbit" Lesson Plan |
1 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) This lesson incorporates Beatrix Potter's story of "Peter Rabbit" and a variety of technology resources. The end result has students writing letters online to Peter Rabbit after his ordeal in Mr. McGregor's garden.
http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/sadies/lesson/peter/peterlesson.htm |
"Geotown" Scrapbook |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use digital cameras to take photos of architecture and nature that represent geometric concepts. The photos will be used to create a digital scrapbook for the fictional town of "Geotown". |
"The Five Life Zone Research Project" |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 3 ratings) Students in grade 7 and 8 will travel from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona to investigate and measure the soil and water quality (if water can be found) for each of five life zones. The five life zones are the Lower Sonoran or low hot desert; the Upper Sonoran or desert steppe; the Transition or open woodlands; the Canadian or fir forest; and the Hudsonian or spruce forest. This is equivalent to studying the life zones found from Mexico to Canada. The latest technology will be used to complete the field studies and record and communicate their findings. |
"Why College?" Commercial |
9 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create a 30 second commercial advertisement for an audience of high school students. The commercial's message must center around why attending college is important. |
Activity Name: A Step Back In Time |
1 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Each student will make their own Long Ago and Today Book. The books will consist of 10 pages. 5 pages will show what clothing, homes, schools, chores and technology was like long ago. The other 5 pages will be show pictures that the students have taken of what clothing, homes, schools, chores and technology look like today.
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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. |
All about me |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Getting to know all the students. An all about me project for grades 6-8. |
All About Me! |
K to 1 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Writing stories "All About Me" |
American Cities |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, groups of students will work collaboratively online to create informational worksheets about a major American city through the ages. |
Animal Trading Cards |
2 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a collaborative unite in which students research an animal and create a trading card like a baseball trading card using Microsoft Word or other word processing software. |
Animation Book Report |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read a non-fiction book of choice and express their understanding of the book through an animation project. Students may choose clay animation, white board animation, sticky note animation or human subject/stop animation. |
AP Biology & Inquiry-Based Labs |
11 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Instead of carrying around an encyclopedic textbook, students will have their text downloaded onto an iPad where they can highlight, bookmark, and find definitions instantly without ruining the book next year. Students will also be using their iPad for creating, reviewing, and sharing their own labs. |
Art and Life: Where Do We Use Art? |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson increases the relevance of not only art classes, but also all academic disciplines by engaging the students to research how art is used in all aspects of their education and their lives. They will create videos that will collect factual information and visual examples that will educate the viewers on how art is used in a variety of settings and how historical people and socities have depended on the coexistence of art and non art subjects. |
Artistic Expression of the Scientific Revolution |
9 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the influences of the Scientific Revolution beyond literal scientific tools and inventions through reading, collaborating, scavenging, and games. Students will identify the ways in which science influenced and transformed European cultural institutions through art and music. |
At the Movies |
1 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan attempts at creating a framework for creativity, innovation and global collaboration while allowing students to create different movies as they respond to books and poems from different literary genres. The lesson plan allows for student-driven learning, with choices and project-based learning. |
Be A Star! |
K to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to showcase other students meeting the behavior expectations set by our school within the hallways, lunchroom, classroom, playground, riding the bus, and going in and out of the building. |
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.” |
Cheesy Connections |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students plan, shoot, and create cheesy videos of their chosen SAT vocabulary word to help other students learn the meanings of the word.
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Claymation Video Lessons |
5 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create simple 3D oil-based clay characters, which will move through 2D student-created environments(stop-action videography). Students will narrate the stories thus created. |
Community Based Instruction |
P-K to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Community Based Instruction involves functional academics, independent living , self-help, interpersonal as well as speech and language development/skills. Most activities require the student to demonstrate learning through a hands on approach assessed with measurable goals in which a rubric or percentage is obtained. The best part of CBI is that the activities allow students with various abilities, skill levels, and various learning styles an opportunity to be successful. |
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. |
Creating an Effective Ad Campaign |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) The student will create an ad using technology tools to promote membership in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America). |
CSI: Chemistry Student Investigators |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students master scientific inquiry skills as they design investigations to solve mysteries based on scientific concepts, use hand held computers and digital cameras to capture data generated in their investigations, and use Tool Factory software to compile data and lab reports to create electronic lab journals.
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Debating with Technology |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will debate over a predetermined topic and use the technology located around them to back up their statements. They will also be using their smart phone apps to use their phones as "clickers" to complete an assessment. |
Digital Citizenship unit |
7 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This wiki teaches 7th and 8th graders about Mike Ribble's 9 elements of Digital Citizenship -- using Internet links, online videos and podcasts. Digital Citizenship is one of ISTE's NETS-S. |
Digital Storytelling - My Special Story |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn the techniques of Digital Storytelling in order to complete a narrative about an important event in their lives. Students will compose a narrative, collect images and photographs. Students will then create a digital slideshow, complete with spoken narration, images, music and transitions appropriate to the mood they want to set for their story. |
Digitally Concerned Citizens |
5 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students need to learn relevant technology skills to succeed in the modern workforce. This lesson allows students to master skills with an inquiry based investigation on how humans contribute to changes in ecosystems. With a better understanding of issues facing our planet, students increase their ability to voice their concerns and facilitate change. |
Engineering Design of Thermal Home with Renewable Energy Source for specific Biomes of the world |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work together in families to discover one of Earth’s biomes. As a family, the students will focus their research on the climate, typical flora and fauna, and typical weather cycles of their biome. The family will then use their knowledge of thermal energy combined with their research data on their biome to design, construct and present their home design and reasoning to the class in a creative manner.
Students will then do further research into weather patterns, statistical data of precipitation, temperature, hours of sunshine, etc and viable renewable energy possibilities so that families can then add to their homes a unique means to use the natural resources in their biome as a renewal resources to generate energy for their home.
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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. |
Family HIstories Alive! |
2 to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will conduct a family interview, curate family photos through narration, and reflect on a family heirloom/artifact. Students will use a video camera to document their interview, photo narration, and heirloom/artifact reflection. |
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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Festivals, Fairs, and Fun and Unit Exploring Spanish Festivals |
6 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare and contrast the cultural traditions and festivals of Spanish speaking countries with their own culture. It is our desire that students understand, value, and respect people and places outside of their own environment. |
Flip and Soar |
P-K to 3 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) My special education (Cognitively/Emotionally Impaired) classroom has incorporated the school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) system. Our goal is to teach safe, respectful & responsible behavior in a variety of locations ( bathroom, lunchroom, classroom, playground,etc.). Most of our students have very poor body awareness and lack the ability to “see” themselves as others do. Video could be the perfect tool to ‘open their eyes’. |
Flip for Family History |
8 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students would interview use the flip cameras in order to conduct oral family history interviews. The students would also create a short film about their experience in finding out their family history. |
Flip Into Reading by Using Voice |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Goal: To teach the importance of adding “voice” when reading aloud. To improve fluency skills and writing skills. |
Flip Video Cultural Exchange between students in Texas and New Zealand |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create a class YouTube video comparing the differences/similarities between the Hurricane Ike disaster in Houston, TX to the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The video was sent to all schools in Christchurch, New Zealand - expanding students' world view to include more than just their immediate concerns. |
FlippEd Geo Buddies |
3 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create videos that incorporate geometric shapes in the real world. They will also collaborate with other classrooms in a social network, uploading and commenting on each others videos using Edmodo.com. |
Flippin' For CJH-A Video Presentation of Our Campus |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students use the Flip Video Cameras to learn the principles of multimedia production while producing a meaningful video tour of our campus product. This product will be used to introduce CJH to newcomers and the world wide web. |
Flipping with Math |
1 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) 1st graders will write math sentences and model those with items. Using a flip camera or still camera, the students would model their own number sentences. |
Geometry Film Makers |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will apply their knowledge of geometric concepts related to the world around them. The use of flip cameras will enable students to explain the distinguishing characteristics of key geometric vocabulary as they develop movie clips that will be used in the creation of a short film. |
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. |
Graphing quadratic equations of the form f(x) = ax^2 + c |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, we explore the effect of the constant C in the quadratic function f(x) = ax^2. Students will be able to observe that C shifts the quadratic function up/down. |
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. |
Hero Within |
3 to 10 |
Students set on a year-long integrated heroes journey. They relate heroic efforts found in their studies to their own lives. |
How can you give credit to your own creative work? ☺ |
2 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) How can you give credit to your own creative work? ☺ The students will understand their rights and responsibilities, recognize the benefits and risks, and realize the personal and ethical implications of their actions. |
How Much does it Cost Project |
7 to 9 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) In this project, students investigate pricing schemes for various entry fees and determine which is the better option depending on their situation. |
I Have A Dream Too |
5 to 7 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will practice writing persuasive speeches according to a rubric outline, learn about Martin Luther King Jr., and learn how to give an effective speech. They will have the opportunity to view themselves giving their speech, so that they can critique their ability to give speeches. |
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!” |
If Spielberg Can Do It, So Can I!! |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students learn to make a movie using digital video cameras and video editing technology. |
Immigration Interview Podcast |
10 to 11 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) For this project, students interview local immigrants in our community about their experiences and turn these interviews into podcasts to be submitted to our local NPR radio station. This project corresponds with an American history unit on immigration at the turn of the 20th century |
Integrating Video Technology in the Middle School Science Notebooking Process |
8 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students record video as an extension of the science notebooking process. |
Interview with Benjamin Franklin |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a cross curricular ELA / History lesson wherein students will create a mock-interview with Benjamin Franklin (and/or other historical figure from the American Revolution Era) and then post that podcast on to an established Google Classroom website. |
It Was Like Being There |
3 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students create a movie, introducing their city, their school, themselves to be shared via Skype with students around the world. |
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. |
Let's Make Subtraction Movies! |
1 to 1 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create number sentences and create a little movie. |
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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Linear Relationships in the Real World |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The student will use problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, connections and representations to solve multi-step equations in one variable with the variable on one of two sides of the equations while identifying at least 3 careers which utilize this skill. |
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. |
Maxi's Amazing Adventures |
P-K to K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This fun, family activity, which encourages both reading and writing through the use of modern technology, is called Maxi’s Amazing Adventures. Maxi is a friend that we have in our classroom. He is a soft and cuddly bear friend that travels home with each child. |
Meeting a Real World Need: Textbooks |
2 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson focuses on students using technology to solve a need in the classroom. Students will seek to gain funding for a classroom library. |
Military Families |
P-K to P-K |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Improving student vocabulary through interactive spelling games and a short story. |
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. |
Modern Day Piracy |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will lean about copyright laws and how use the internet legally and safely. |
Motivating Readers through 21st Century Multiple Intelligences |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will read books and use online tech tools to engage with and express their learning based on their identified learning style. |
Movie Music |
5 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study music in movies and create a sequel to a popular childrens movie. |
Multiplication Live! |
3 to 3 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Filming student lessons with multiplication |
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. |
Mystery Word Wall Vocabulary |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson will be used to introduce high students to new vocabulary and words commonly found on assessments (OGT, SAT, ACT). Students will learn and use the words in a fun and engaging way. |
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. |
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". |
Podcast for the Environment |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will improve comprehension skills and access prior knowledge by researching an enviromental issue and creating a podcast on the issue. |
Podcasting for Reading Fluency |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will podcast weekly a short high interest piece of literature. They will save these podcasts as part of their digital portfolio for the year. One student will be selected each week as the "Featured Reader" of the week to have their podcast featured on the class website. |
Poetry Slam For a Cause! |
K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Problem Based Learning, Driving Question: How can we as poets and poet critics, create and design a Poetry Slam to make other students and parents more aware of (a topic or cause of student choice/interest.) Students will research a few local problems or topics of interest and decide on one of interest to their group. Then, they will find poems and write poems to bring to life for a Poetry Slam and the slam will be recorded in imovie! |
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) |
Preserving Living Legacies |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This is an oral history lesson which engages students to research a top of United States History as related to the actual life experience of a senior member of our town community. Students will research, prepare interview questions, interview a senior, videotape their interview, and publish their findings in book form. |
PROJECT H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment) |
4 to 5 |
This is an exciting Career Exploration Unit that allows students to integrate technology skills while researching various careers. |
Read With Me |
3 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students from a Elementary School has a peer reading buddy (a high school student) to reading and discuss age appropriate materials and lessons using technology Skype, Thinglink, Email. |
Real Life Math Applications |
3 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore and report on mathematical ideas found or experienced in their everyday lives. Although this lesson plan focuses on number sense and place value, the idea can be adapted to support any math standard. |
Relevant, rigorous application practice and enrichment stations |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson management system covers any small group targeted instructional block of time such as ELA block, and math block periods. It allows the teacher to provide rigorous, differentiated, engaging, independent stations while he/she is teaching, remediating, enriching small groups of students through differentiated, targeted instruction driven by data. |
Robotics for KINDERGARTNERS |
K to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) LEGO Education WeDo Robotics kits are designed for students at the lower elementary level; These kits cover the STEM areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. Students will be provided the opportunity to design, build, program, and test robotic models. |
Sea Scallop Data Mining Research Project |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students develop a research question and then gather the data to answer that question using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Sea Scallop Survey database. Students present the results in a formal classroom presentation and a scientific poster session which is open to the public. |
Self Portrait |
10 to 12 |
The students will create a self portrait within a masterpiece. The objectives are many. Students will learn new tools within the program, learn how to create a self portrait, and learn, in detail, about a masterpiece of art and the artist.
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Self portrait in a masterpiece |
10 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create a self portrait using the wacom tablet and Adobe Photoshop. This portrait will incorporate a Masterpiece of art, where the Alternative high school student places themself in the picture. using the Wacom tablet the students will be able to recreate the texture and subtle line variations that the original artist has done. |
Silent Films with a Flip Cam |
4 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze a variety of silent films, the roles and responsibilities of film careers and work together to create a film that demonstrates the basic storytelling concepts of conflict and resolution. |
Solar system patterns and movement |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will learn about the solar system's movements and patterns. They will explore the inner and outer planets, explore deep space, determine how planets move around the sun, describe the necessity for the movement of the planets and the sun, and learn facts about each planet. |
Song Creation: Of Mice and Men vs. The Greatest Game Ever Played |
9 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading Of Mice and Men and watching The Greatest Game Ever Played, compare and contrast George Milton and Francis Ouimet and Lennie Small and Eddie Lowery in a song to be written and recorded. |
Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit |
1 to 5 |
 (0 stars, 4 ratings) Digesting a Story (Written by Stacy Bodin, submitted by Schuyler Poche) Retired teacher (and current Dozier Tech Specialist/webmaster) Stacy Bodin wrote the and worked with this project several times during her teaching career. As librarian, I am submitting this with permission from Stacy Bodin. |
Stain Glass |
P-K to 12 |
This is 5 lesson plans in sequence from introduction through Glass History to the current methods applied in Glass Forms: lesson 1, stain glass history; lesson 2, community impressions; lesson 3, stain glass design; lesson 4, color theory; lesson 5, form and application. Wrap up includes reflection. |
STEM it up with Technology at Philadelphia High School |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Our school district is taking technology to new heights. Through our new teachers we are stressing the importance of STEM in education and expanding students knowledge and desires. |
Stop Motion PSA |
6 to 8 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create a 30-second stop animation clip to teach one our school's expectations to be shown on the morning announcements. This lesson will support our building-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS) initiative. |
Symmetry in Nature and Congruent Shapes All Around |
2 to 2 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) All students will work in groups to investigate nature and their surroundings to find symmetry in nature and congruent shapes all around. Students will take photos using a digital camera and help create a multimedia presentation of their geometric findings. Students will share the final project with their peers. |
Tech Savvy Naturalists |
P-K to 8 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) While technology is the way of the future, the future of endangered plants and animals are our responsibility. Students will learn about ecology and biology of animals and plants in our community and create movies and picture books as their culminating projects. |
Titanic Research Book |
4 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use book and internet sources to reseacrh about the Titanic. Then they will use their information to create their own book. |
Tour the Solar System |
4 to 6 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) The students in my computer class will create an animated tour of each planet in our solar system. The movie will take the viewer to each planet starting at the sun. |
Traveling Abroad to Dine! |
3 to 4 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students incorporate the communication skills they have learned in Spanish class during the restaurant unit to produce a mini-drama. They show their advancement in the second language in an authentic setting. |
Using Flipgrid to Teach Hamlet |
10 to 10 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Flipgrid to demonstrate their understanding of each act of Shakespeare's Hamlet. They will create social media posts for characters and act out/modernize scenes. |
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. |
Voice of History |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Radio programs dominated national consciousness from the beginning of the 1900s to the dawn of television, and they were known for their abundant creativity, their clever advertising, and their infinite reach. Recreate the joy and drama with quick research, a few voice recorders, and a solid editing program. |
Welcome to Our School ! |
6 to 8 |
Overview - using a camera for an ongoing class project will allow students to capture on film any and all projects done in classes for the year, Teacher expectations, and how to get around at our school. The selected activities will be documented and used to make additions and subtractions in an effort to make all projects more student friendly, and to familiarize parents and students with their new school. |
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 Time is it? |
P-K to 5 |
 (0 stars, 1 ratings) I have several centers that deal with the concept of time and telling time. Computers are highly motivating and a great way to reinforce skills. |
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 |
Wiki Comment: The News and You |
5 to 8 |
Writing Prompt Option for Students
Create a wiki with a page for this student writing prompt.
The activity is a a page for writing clear and cohesive comments that connect students to the news. The goal is for students to write concisely about their connection to the news in the world, sharing and commenting on each others' ideas.
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World of Quadrilaterals |
7 to 12 |
 (0 stars, 2 ratings) Why is it important to know the properties of quadrilaterals? How can we use it in our real life? |