In this lesson, students gain a deeper understanding of the fairy tale genre by reading fractured versions of familiar tales. Students will compare and contrast the fractured tales to the originals.
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This lesson leads students through an exploration of age-appropriate texts of various formats that are in their own ways revisionist fairy tales. After reading the stories Ella Enchanted and The Courageous Princess, students write journal entries on which of the two stories' heroines they’d most like to be. Next they read the poem "Grethel" and then compare and contrast all three female leads. Then students choose one of the texts and write their own revisions by turning the poem or book into another form. Finally, students share their work and assess their own writing using a class-created rubric.
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This project guides students in creating their own fairy-tale or story as a group. The lesson includes discussions on what makes a good story, character development, improv situations, and script writing.
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In this lesson, students read Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco to identify words that are unfamiliar to them. Working collaboratively in small groups, they discuss the meaning of these new words, using context clues from the text, prior knowledge, and both print and online resources. Students then apply their knowledge of the new vocabulary to further their understanding of the text.
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This lesson outlines teacher-led discussion on the topic of migration as an adaptive behavior in response to changes in the animal's environment. Journaling questions are also provided to help build each student's individual understanding.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
This lesson, from the Anti-Defamation League, offers ten ideas for teaching Black History Month.
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Districts and schools will use this template to plan their next steps for engaging with #GoOpenNC
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Students will understand transformations by first exploring the notion of linearity in an algebraic context. This quickly leads to a return to the study of complex numbers and a study of linear transformations in the complex plane.
Material Type: Unit of Study
In this lesson, students will understand the importance of the Native American Cultural Heritage through the lenses of their own home country indigenous cultural heritage.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Districts and schools will use this template to plan their next steps for engaging with #GoOpenNC
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
These slides are used to introduce Ozobot to Kindergarten to use science motion vocabulary and explore robotics in the real world. Students explore how Ozobots use light and color sensors to "read" the information in order to move. This is a launching point for further lessons on how to color "code" the types of movement. Lessons are available at https://portal.ozobot.com/lessons
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Students learn about the Declaration of Independence and about the term “consent of the governed” as well a its relationship to the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Students also learn about several Founding Fathers, including Benjamin Franklin, and their contributions to communities that have influenced history.
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This lesson plan contains reading, writing, and science integration. Students will view onion cells under the microscope, read and answer questions from a selection about cells, learn a note-taking strategy, and create a writing piece from their outline notes. A rubric is provided for assessment of student work.
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In this lesson, students will read 'The Important Book' and write an opinion piece on an object from the book.
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I used the idea of the Virtual Word Wall from the Ready, Set, Coteach team. This blank template is just a Google Slide with a table. You can customize the numbers of rows or column, as well as anything else when you make your own copy. I like consistency for the user experience, in this case, first grade English Learners. So the colors stay the same and the format is the same each week.While mine focus on supporting our new adoption of HMH Into Reading, a virtual word wall can work in any content area, at any age level. It could also be in a World Language setting.
Material Type: Presentation, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Vocabulary
