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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
Podcast Book Buddies |
2 to 5 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students from one class would read books from all different genres through a podcast to students at a different school. After they read the book, they would pose questions about the book and continue in dialogue with their book buddy for two weeks. |
Podcasting Parabolas |
7 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) After an introductory lesson on parabolas, students will research parabolas, the general equation of a parabola from three points and photograph pictures of parabolas found in everyday life. Students will then organize the data to create and publish a podcast to be share with their peers in the classroom, as well as, around the world. (This is a 3-day lesson for the block schedule) |
Podcasting with Jr. High |
5 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a podcast that would reflect student learning and local area news |
Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images |
9 to 12 |
A team of English students will take the role of a production company and will create a 4-5 minute film using the digital image as a medium for interpreting students’ original poems. Three classes will be working together in order to complete this project: Creative Writing, English, and The Actor’s Studio. |
Pride in Diversity - Our Similarities and Differences Make Us Strong |
K to 8 |
This project gives students experience with digital cameras and web design tools while showcasing the ways our similarities and differences make us stronger as a community of learning. |
Producing a Franchise to encourage global awareness, increased, informed decision making about health, peer relationships and education. |
7 to 8 |
The students will determine categories of franchises from which to work out media productions for weekly broadcasts on our school news show. |
Public Service Announcements for Our School |
6 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in co-op groups to brainstorm, plan, write scripts, keyboard scripts and then use digital video camera to film public service announcements. They will edit on the computer and we will show on morning announcements and connect to website. |
Radio Griffin 87.9 FM |
K to 6 |
Fourth through sixth grade students of Arlington Classics Academy design, record, and mix their own weekly radio program as well as update their own website. |
Real World Addition and Subtraction |
1 to 3 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will apply previous knowledge to solve real world addition and subtraction problems. |
River Reflections |
3 to 11 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students have been conducting river studies for over five years in 6th grade. A true reflection of the experience is necessary for true learning. Writing advocacy projects and sharing them through podcasting helps to reflect on the experience. |
S"Printing" into the Future |
6 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The major objective the purchasing this 3-D printer and curriculum is to inform and our students for their future. After completing the curriculum, original printed object, and profession research, students will have better understanding of possible careers they may be interested in that involve coding and/or 3-D printing. |
Save the Animals! |
3 to 5 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students research an endangered animal. They then develop a PowerPoint presentation (for their parents and peers) describing the animal, its habitat, its predators, its prey, and why it's endangered. Finally, students create a podcast for our class "Save the Animals!" series describing their plan to help these endangered species, as well as recruiting support. |
SB1-Cells: Organelles, Transport |
9 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a review lesson that is strong on differentiation and technology use in the classroom. |
School Announcement Blog |
2 to 4 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will assist in creating an online school announcement blog that will include photos and videos of what's happening around the school. |
School Commercial |
7 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Creating a commercial about Jewett Academy. |
Schoolyard Jungle: What's Out There? |
7 to 7 |
In the Schoolyard Jungle: What’s Out There? project, students from Oberon Middle School will visit the school’s outdoor classroom to photograph plants using OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAS. After identifying and researching the natural history of their collected plants, they will use TOOL FACTORY SOFTWARE to create user friendly plant field guides and to build an Oberon Middle School Outdoor Classroom website and plant database that will continue to be utilized and updated by students in future years. |
Science and Art Museum |
6 to 8 |
Middle School students create works of art inspired by document experiments in science. Digital cameras record SCIENCE AS ART, in action! |
Set Design |
9 to 12 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will pick a play, read it, and create how the stage would appear if they were to direct this production. |
Simile Applications |
P-K to P-K |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson students will learn about similes and how to use a simile
correctly in a sentence.At the end of this lesson, students will be able to
• Identify similes in sentences.
• Create simple similes to describe themselves and others. |
Skyscrapers |
3 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students learn about skyscrapers and explore various factors considered when building them. This lesson was part of a two-day thematic unit on architecture for middle school students. |
State History Acting and Podcasting |
3 to 5 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research and critique different periods of their state's history, and then create "digital archives" and podcasts based upon their research. |
Story Telling |
9 to 12 |
Students learn about the art of story telling and practice this art through performance. |
Structures and Functions of plants and animals |
4 to 4 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is part of a unit to meet grade 4 Life Science Standards, Structures and Processes. In this lesson, students will conduct research on various animals and or plants to determine what external structures support survival and growth. In addition, students will use technology to publish their findings to a blog and have the ability to comment and respond to other classmate’s blogs, learning from each other’s experiences. |
Student Generated Science Digital Presentations |
8 to 8 |
      (5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create Power Point Presentations of various science concepts to present
at the end of the year in a student led review for the class. |
Student Solutions- Saving Our Surroundings |
4 to 8 |
Students will investigate plants, animals and their habitats creating several products to educate and share their fellow classmates. During the process of research, students will also develop ideas to help solve the problem of endangered habitats, animals and plants. |