Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book. Students read biographies and explore websites of selected American authors.
Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book. Students read biographies and explore websites of selected American authors.
Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book. Students read biographies and explore websites of selected American authors.
1. Classroom Resources | Grades 6 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
321 Vocabulary: Learning Filmmaking Vocabulary by Making Films
Bring the vocabulary of film to life through the processes of filmmaking. Students learn terminology and techniques simultaneously as they plan, film, and edit a short video. 2. Classroom Resources | Grades 3 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups
Students learn how to effectively deal with bullying by participating in literature response groups and writing about when they experienced a similar situation or emotion as a fictional character. 3. Classroom Resources | Grades 6 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary in the Content Areas
V is for vocabulary. A content area unit provides the theme for a specialized ABC book, as students select, research, define, and illustrate a word for each alphabet letter. 4. Classroom Resources | Grades 4 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
ABC: Its Easy as 123 to Make Math Alphabet Books
Using the Alphabet Organizer app, students create alphabet books to review math terms. 5. Classroom Resources | Grades K 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry
Children find favorite words, phrases, and sentences from familiar stories. Working together, they combine their words and phrases to create a poem. The poem is then shared as performance poetry. 6. Classroom Resources | Grades 9 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Biography Study: Using RolePlay to Explore Authors' Lives
Students read biographies and explore websites of selected American authors and then roleplay as the authors. 7. Classroom Resources | Grades 11 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Blast from the Past with Nuclear Chemistry
After researching the history and basic facts of a nuclear chemistry topic, students utilize the Web 2.0 tool Timetoast to create an electronic timeline that they use to present their research to the class. 8. Classroom Resources | Grades 9 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Brief, Urgent Message: Theme in SlaughterhouseFive
As a culminating activity for SlaughterhouseFive, students make a compilation album (a CD with 68 tracks) that reflects their analysis, understanding, and reaction to the ideas in the novel Slaughterhouse Five. 9. Classroom Resources | Grades 3 10 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Case for Reading Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school. 10. Classroom Resources | Grades 4 7 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Cayribbean Island Study
As a prereading activity for The Cay, groups of students choose and study a Caribbean island, create a final product in the format of their choice, and finally, do an oral presentation to share information learned.
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