All resources in Lee County Schools Beginning Teachers Year 2

Inferring Theme

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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

Author: Melinda Glenn

1.OA Cave Game Subtraction

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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

Author: Illustrative Mathematics

2.MD Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday

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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

Author: Illustrative Mathematics

100 Number Chart

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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

Author: ABCya.com

100 Hunt: Target Number + 10

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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

Author: J. Barrett

3 States of Matter Quiz

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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

Author: Emily Waldrop

Marketing Model

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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

Creating Psychological Profiles of Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird

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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

Author: Laura A. Gibbons

Solving Systems of Equations

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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

Author: Stephan Hogan

Accounting Model

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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

Asian American & Pacific Islander Perspectives within Humanities Education

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Organized around the compelling question "How have Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders engaged civically and contributed to U.S. culture?" and grounded in inquiry-based teaching and learning, this lesson brings history, civics, and the arts together to learn about the experiences and perspectives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in U.S. history. Primary sources, literature, and works of art created by AAPI individuals and related organizations provide an historical as well as contemporary context for concepts and issues including civic participation, immigration, and culture.

Material Type: Lesson Plan