1984
(View Complete Item Description)This unit walks students through a variety of activities revolving around George Orwell's book '1984'.
Material Type: Unit of Study
All resources in Lee County Schools Beginning Teachers Year 2
3 States of Matter Quiz
(View Complete Item Description)After learning about the 3 States of Matter, students can be tested using a pop quiz to check for understanding of the subject, how they transfer from one state to another and also how they are able to illustrates the states of matter either through a drawing of a real life example of the state of matter or the state of matter as a particle. (3.P.2.1, 3.P.2.2, 3.P.2.3)
Material Type: Assessment
Inferring Theme
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn how to identify theme using anchor charts, graphic organizers and OER resources. Text ranges from short stories to folk tales to poetry. Final assignment has students reading and evaluating 3 passages to determine a common theme.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
100 Hunt: Target Number + 10
(View Complete Item Description)In this game, players are given a target number and a hundreds chart. When they click on the number ten more than the target number, their time to find the number is reported. A new target number is provided by clicking the ?next? button.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Game, Interactive
Life Cycle Comparisons
(View Complete Item Description)Compares life cycles of several species
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson
1.OA Cave Game Subtraction
(View Complete Item Description)This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Materials * A cup for each student to represent his/her cave * Counters * Recording sheet Actions The teacher begins by counting out a certain number o...
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Building for Little Pig # 4
(View Complete Item Description)This resource is aligned to a Kindergarten math standard, as NC does not have a SCOS for K-5 STEM.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Investigating variations using the Sorting Network (Ages 5-7)
(View Complete Item Description)Show the students the Sorting Network again (if the network needs redrawing then students often enjoy doing this, and drawing it accurately from the diagram is a useful exercise). Tell them that they will be trying it with some variations this time.
Material Type: Lesson
2.MD Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
(View Complete Item Description)This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Materials * Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst * Plastic coins * Labels for items Alexander spent his money on (attached) * Pa...
Material Type: Activity/Lab
100 Number Chart
(View Complete Item Description)For this interactive, students place numbers on the correct spot of the 100 chart. There are two levels of difficulty. Beginner-students are given one line of the 100 chart with two missing numbers at a time & advanced-students are shown the entire 100 chart with twenty missing numbers. Students receive a funny surprise at the end of the activity.
Material Type: Interactive
Representing Numbers in Expanded Form
(View Complete Item Description)This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fifth graders about representing numbers in expanded form.
Material Type: Assessment, Interactive, Lecture
10 Fat Turkeys-Practice with Subtraction From Ten
(View Complete Item Description)Students will work with subtraction within 10 by taking 1 away from a number.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Marketing Model
(View Complete Item Description)This course is designed prepare students for entry-level positions in marketing, advertising and/or public relations. The course will focus on the basic concepts of economics and the fundamentals of marketing. Students will learn to make realistic management decisions as they apply what they have learned in the classroom to realistic business simulations and other activities.Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and workplace safety, technology and employment literacy connection to core academic standards.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
Anticipating and Preventing the Spread of Invasive Plants
(View Complete Item Description)Finding and eradicating invasive plants is a tough job that requires constant vigilance. County-scale maps that show where invasive plants are and where they have the potential to spread in the future are helping on-the-ground efforts to build the resilience of natural vegetation.
Material Type: Case Study
Creating Psychological Profiles of Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson asks students to explore the motivation behind characters' actions in To Kill a Mockingbird. Students first engage in a freewrite activity. They then do research and creative thinking to design a poster and plan a presentation representing a psychological profile for a selected character, while determining what specific factors (such as family, career, environment, and so forth) have the greatest influence on the characters' decision making throughout the novel. The groups present their findings to the class by assuming the persona of their character and explaining the psychological factors influencing their behavior in the novel
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Solving Systems of Equations
(View Complete Item Description)Students have mastered solving equations and looking at solutions graphically. This unit is an extension and will have students investigate how to find to two equations. This unit will utilize investigate and exploration, with some direct instruction, to solidify the process and procedures to finding and identifying solutions to systems.
Material Type: Unit of Study
Accounting Model
(View Complete Item Description)Accounting covers accounting principles and practices, the complete accounting cycle and creation of financial reports. Use of the general journal and special journals, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and proper financial reporting.This course provides instruction in the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business including sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations. The accounting procedures presented will also serve as a sound background for employment in office jobs and preparation for further education and training. The complete accounting cycle is covered, students learn how to us generally accepted accounting principles to prepare, analyze, verify financial transactions, reports and economic information to make decisions for organizations.The course trains students in the basics of manual and computerized accounting. Students learn accounting topics including ethics, accounting principles, computing accounting, accounting terminology, job specific accounting, and clerical duties related to accounting. Students also gain real-world applications in income tax, personal finance, and stock market.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
The Crucible - Introduction - Arthur Miller/Salem Witch Trials/Title Meaning
(View Complete Item Description)A basic student led info search to use as an introduction to The Crucible.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Edmodo That!: Interactive Discussion for Monster by Walter Dean Myers
(View Complete Item Description)Students will have several opportunities to collaborate and discuss their individual thoughts and findings after reading the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers using Edmodo.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Children of the Holocaust
(View Complete Item Description)This middle school discussion guide, from the Anti-Defamation League, recounts the war-time experiences of three child survivors. These survivors speak for their friends and siblings—the one-and-a-half million children who were murdered during the Holocaust.
Material Type: Lesson Plan