This is a beginning of the year activity that builds community in the classroom and gives you an early sample of student writing.
In the remix choices have been added to increase inclusiveness.

Our ‘Local Read Aloud’ is a spin-off of The Global Read Aloud, created by Pernille Ripp.  The idea is that we select one book to read aloud to our students over a span of six weeks.  During our six weeks of reading we connect with other classrooms across the district and discuss, create, and connect with the book and our peers.  We can use a variety of tools to connect, and take as much, or as little time as we’d like. The project is intended to be enjoyable and not stressful, and in my experience the students enjoy the read aloud component as much as the connections.

This is a remix of an existing resource - https://goopennc.oercommons.org/courses/lab-activity-report-human-traits-punnett-squares. It was created by New York Science Teacher. I remixed it because there were inaccuracies about the original content (eye color is not simple dominant/recessive) and there was family-based bias in the original resource.  I made changes to focus on PTC tasting, because it is much closer to being simple dominant/recessive. The remixed resource directly addresses that even PTC tasting is not fully dominant/recessive any more. 

This remix uses primary sources from the Digital Public Library of America's set, "Immigration and Americanization, 1880-1930", to have students understand the immigration experiences of the past and compare these to the current immigration situation in the United States.  Drawing inspiration from the DPLA's teaching guide, students will demonstrate their understanding of the current immigration situation by creating and performing a play.

‘Embolada” is a form of poetry and song that has set refrains. The refrains allow
singers to organize their next improvised stanza in their heads—even as the music is
sounding. (McGowan,1991) This form of traditional music is active in the northeastern
region of Brazil. Embolada has a fast rhythm and complex tone that deftly incorporate varied
lyrics and onomatopoeia. Embolada is mostly improvised following a dialogue by the
“Embolador”, who sings while hitting the Pandeiro at short intervals in between verses. The
singer needs considerable skill, experience, and a sense of humor . Embolada is sung in the
streets; it is influenced by American rap music and African music. Using the Embolada
rhythm, students can improvise lyrics and sing solo.

In this assessment students are asked to count rote to 100 by ones and tens. Students will be asked to count as high as they can beginning at 1 or 10. Answers will depend on how high students can count. A rubric and assessment record are provided.

shares Ruby Bridge’s unique story with students, and shows them what life was like for African American children in the segregated South of the 1950s. Through slide shows, an interactive magazine from Scholastic News, and a student-created video, students gain a fuller understanding of Ruby’s pivotal role in the civil rights struggle.

This activity includes a power point and an activity that you can do with any number of students.

It is focused on helping the students to recognize negative labels and encourages them to talk through how to change them to positive labels.

An activity helps to make the message more fun while learning.

The powerpoint and activity are derived from WhyTry.org.

Students will pick a character from whichever text they are currently reading and create a fake social media profile. The original creator mentions that this can be done digitally, but says she has her students do it on poster board. Many students find the technology more engaging and can use it to look up and translate unknown words quickly. So I have provided the Google Slides templates for Twitter, Snapchat, Twitter, and Facebook.
Having students work this way combines 21st century skills, and allows for students that are unfamiliar with words from the text to have access to a resource immediately.

I would also have students work in pairs so that it is more collaborative. It is a "social" project.

The rubric gives clear expectations.

Students should NOT use real social media sites to create their profiles.

This resource supports English language development for English language learners. These activities teach students the language necessary to discuss eating habits and holiday foods. Students correct errors in sentences, practice the correct use of many and much, match countrues to their cuisines, and discuss questions with partners. Students listen, speak, read, and write in these activities. Teacher notes can be found at http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TBW_Food_Habits-and-Holidays_TS.pdf .

This interactive presentation first teaches the Spanish body parts (with audio and text) and then prompts students to test their knowledge in a section at the end. The self-assessment portion of the presentation has audio icons for feedback.

This resource, Building Math Community Resources, is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. It provides resources about how teachers can start the school year by building a math commuity in their classroom. This resource would be great for students from Grades 2-5. It is remixable.

This resource is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. This provides resources to help teachers establish a classroom culture focused on effective mathematics dispositions early in the year. This item can be remixed!

In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the concept of graphing data over time on a line graph, by measuring (at multiple times) the amount of water being poured. They work collaboratively in teams, with roles for accountability, as they practice protocols for a productive mathematics classroom culture.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. An extension research question is included.

Students determine the moral/lesson of "The Dove and the Ant" and answer guiding questions. Two mini extensions are included that integrate culture into the lesson. 

This lesson provides an introduction to geometric transformations -- reflections, rotations, translations, and glide reflections. The accompanying applet allows students to perform a transformation and then analyze the relationship between the original object and the resulting image. A discussion of various kinds of symmetry is included. A student worksheet, lesson extensions, and guided discussions are provided.

WebQuest on the USA. This activity is for Middle/High School. This activity promotes studying demographics of cities and how to properly cite sources.

WebQuest on the USA. This activity is for Middle/High School. This activity promotes studying demographics of cities and how to properly cite sources. This activity also encourages studying about different aspects of United States and North Carolina state history, culture and government.

This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.