Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deci-order

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game to practice their decimal number ordering skills. They use their knowledge of the number system to create the biggest decimal number. Students are dealt 3 cards each with the reminaing cards placed face down...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rhymes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete rhyming word activities. For this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tools of the Trade

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create and then play a game similar to Memory, which encourages them to recall what they have learned about different occupations and the related tools.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Escape The Hangman

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of probability. They use the game of hangman to create engagement and context for conducting the lesson. They create a spreadsheet with data that is given. Students make predictions based on data.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

IDP Introduction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the three regions of North Carolina through class discussion of favorite places in the state and a review game based on the game of twister. The different colors on the twister sheet represent the different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Revolutionary War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Using an inflatable ball, they toss the ball around the room and answer questions related to sayings on the ball. In groups, they play a game to reinforce topics...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Places in our School Yard - An "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a class big book using the "I Spy" game format and adding 3 clues to help readers guess the areas of a naturalization project.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Go Batty"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make a bat from a paper tube. They suspend bats from the ceiling or create a "cave" from black construction paper on a bulletin board or wall. Have students help you! Tape or staple student made bats in the "cave" to stress to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Day 1: IDP Introduction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders locate the three regions of North Carolina (Coastal Plains, Piedmont, and Mountain Region) and differentiate between the regions on a physical and cultural level. They identify a region based on characteristics through a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MND Sound Ball Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to Act II, scene 1, lines 188-244 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." They explore and analyze how dramatic lines can have varied interpretations by playing a game of sound ball utilizing a list of vocabulary words...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Punctuation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete punctuation activities. For this punctuation lesson, students write and analyze an unpunctuated sentence, and then discuss what is wrong with the sentence. Students rewrite the sentence using the correct punctuation....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shakespeare's Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore monologues of Shakespeare and the structure of the Globe Theatre. They participate in a Shakespeare phrase guessing game, examine a diagram of the Globe Theatre, and read and discuss monologues from Shakespeare.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Fraction of the Cost

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of fractions with coin denominations. They play a game involving trading equal fraction parts to coin values, and complete a 'Fraction Circles' worksheet.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Facts And Media

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the facts surrounding water. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather facts for the game of trivia. The information is used also to create a group presentation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and  outside the kingdom.  For this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Landform Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review landform terms and review fact and opinion. They make fact and opinion statements and play landform BINGO.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Best Practices

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create displays throughout the year to generate interest in upcoming events. They develop a plan to increase awareness of a variety of physical fitness programs. Students create flyers about local activities and share the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Survey Says...

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young statisticians collect, organize, and present data to illustrate responses to a survey question. They write and conduct the survey. They finish by presenting the results in the form of a graph.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Time Words/Tenses Review

For Students 4th - 6th
Each of the 42 sentences in this worksheet have mistakes in the verb tense or time word. Grammarians search for the verb mistake in each one and write the correct verb tense right above the wrong one on the worksheet. Good practice!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write a Letter to Jesse Owens

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the accomplishments of Jesse Owens and the views of the Nazi Party in 1936. They read and discuss two handouts, conduct research on the Nazi Party's views and the Civil Rights Movement in American in 1936, and write a...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Subtract Tens on a Hundred Chart Problem Solving 12.2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this hundred chart worksheet, students read three story problems pertaining to the subtraction of tens on a hundred chart. Students solve each problem.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Probability

For Students 9th - 12th
In this probability and statistics learning exercise, students determine the probability of a series of independent event occurring.  The one page learning exercise contains a combination of four multiple choice and free response...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Magnetism and Electronics

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to the concepts of magnetism and electronics. As a class, they walk through the steps of the scientific method and define new vocabulary. In groups, they are given a bag of objects and they are to separate them...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chemquest: Physical Changes or Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore physical and chemical changes. In this chemistry lesson plan, students will go outside to observe changes seen in nature. High schoolers will then work in the lab to identify changes at different stations prior to...