This is my PBL about race in the court system and it's relation to themes in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The PLB includes an outline for a presentation and discussion on cases that were influenced by racial bias throughout history and in present day America.

Literature circles are a way to engage students in reading by selecting texts to read and discuss with peers. Instead of traditional literature circle roles, use question stems as a way to spark discussion. These question stems build in the complexity of thinking required. Reflection questions are included for debriefing after the small group discussion.

This PBL is focused on students learning how to make inferences/conclusions about the main points in the article. It's also an engaging activity that teaches the students to be prepared, focused, and ready to learn.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.In the first weeks of school, math talk moves may be easily modeled and practiced as students get to know each other and learn classroom expectations. There is no particular order in which these moves must be introduced. This resources contains suggestions of scenarios where these moves may be easily incorporated throughout the day.

This resource contains stories, anecdotes, targeted vocablary, questions, and related activities that will develop conversational and comprehension skills for Enlish as a Second Language students. This resource supports English language development for English Language Learners.

Students will be able to explain what a timeline is and how it can be used to describe two American time periods: colonial and present day.

This site provides a listing of United States presidents and timelines relevant to their era. A photograph of each president, stories, and a brief biography are also included.

This lesson, which can be adapted to multiple texts, has students complete literature circles as the final activity in a novel centered around The Great Gatsby.

This is a fun activity/game that allows students to :
think
plan
share
discuss
problem solve
rationalize
defend their stance
ask questions

Students will create a paper face and a paper face book. The teacher will lead a discussion about faces and what they consist of. Students will graph class eye and hair colors to assist in noting their differences and similarities.

In this lesson students learn how they and family members fulfill the roles of consumer and producer at home and in their community. They begin by exploring the goods and services that people use and they identify those that are businesses and require the payment of money. An interactive is provided for students to identify the goods and services that have to be purchased.