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| Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
| "HOW THE TEST WAS WON" |
3 to 5 |
 (5.0 stars, 3 ratings) After the state testing is finished at our school, the students create "Wanted" posters using a digital camera set on sepia. |
| 1 Picture = 1,000 Adjectives |
6 to 8 |
(4.0 stars, 2 ratings) When learning parts of speech, my students tend to have a difficult time thinking of powerful, creative adjectives, especially since I have a list of adjectives they are not allowed to use. The students groan when told to look at a thesaurus but having them complete an activity keeps them interested and actually causes them to ask for a thesaurus without being told. |
| 6th Grade Country Reports |
5 to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will use a variety of multimedia tools to research, write, and do a power point presentation on a country of their choice. |
| A Moment in Time |
5 to 5 |
(3.5 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research a year in United States history, and create a visual representation of what their life would have been like in the selected time period. |
| A Trip to the Mall... Washington D.C. |
3 to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) This project incorporate our Nation's Capital into a board game that integrates curriculum not only across subjects, but grade levels. |
| Ad Logic #BestBuds |
5 to 7 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) The learner will be able to recognize the importance of emotional appeal and how it relates to the advertising industry and the social networking world. |
| An Interview With the Past: Ancient Roman and US Government Leader |
6 to 12 |
(4.8 stars, 4 ratings) This is a project-based learning opportunity where students compare the government of ancient Rome to that of the United States. In this, students were placed into groups of three and given a political character from both sides. They must role-play an interview in a modern day television interview. |
| Ancient Egypt |
P-K to P-K |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Throughout this two week unit, my students will learn about the many contributions that have come from ancient Egypt. |
| And Action ........ Stop Motion Style |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Cross-Curriculum project integrating Art (sculpting) and Technology (Video Editing, Web 2.0 (Video Sharing), |
| Antony vs. Brutus |
9 to 12 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In groups of four, students will create an advertising campaign based on their given character/speech of Antony or Brutus from Shakespeare's Caesar. Students will use the project as means of debate focusing on the which character should have control of Rome after the death of their former leader, Caesar. |
| At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) Project – At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven
Students will report and record personal events, people and places that are important to them in their daily lives. They will then, with their classmates, combine their efforts and produce a DVD that will be presented to the City of Southaven and the Southaven Chamber of Commerce to give to families that are interested in relocating to our city. This will promote Southaven in a positive manner through the eyes of our youth.
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| Back to School Writing |
12 to 12 |
(4.0 stars, 1 ratings) Seniors who are at-risk of not graduating need extra writing skills. By providing a camera and tools necessary to create their story of their senior year, I can encourage writing. |
| Battleship |
5 to 5 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Our fifth grade students learn about the American Revolution. I had tried to incorporate learning Microsoft Excel by turning it into a fun game |
| Becoming Africa’s Wildlife |
4 to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Each student becomes an expert on one of the animals native to Africa and contributes important information to a safari field guide. Each student investigates the natural history of the animal and learns about the animal’s habitat, ecological niche, interdependence, relative position in a food web, adaptive features and behaviors, and conservation. With their research behind them, each student “becomes” an animal and creates a poster presentation written primarily from the animal’s point of view. |
| Book Trailers |
5 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 3 ratings) After reading a self selected text, students will plan and then use PhotoStory 3 to create book trailers which persuade an audience to read the highlighted texts in order to encourage and reinforce the practice of self selected reading by students.
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| Breaking News ... from Our Solar System! |
4 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a news broadcast about an object or objects in our solar system. Broadcasts will be recorded on video and shared with the rest of their class, other classes, and even other schools. Teachers can look into showing the broadcasts on the district's public access channel (if available). |
| Buffalo Soldiers Encampment |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will go on a field trip to a Buffalo Soldier encampment, take pictures and notes, then produce a computer project centered on one of the displays.
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| Build Your Awesome Life |
7 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) MS Word & Excel Build Your Awesome Life |
| Captured at the Farm |
K to 2 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Kindergarten students will capture digital photos and/or video while visiting a local farm to represent "life" (animals, gardens, milk, butter, etc.). Students will collaborate with a second grade class to create a multimedia digital storybook about their field experience. |
| Capturing History |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson allows for students to gain an appreciation for local history and preservation through the use of photography and art. |
| Carbon Footprint |
6 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students do a survey at http://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/ to find their carbon footprint based on their answers to the questions. Using the data collected for the class, students create a spreadsheet table about tons of CO2 and the number of Earths they use up. From the data table they create a bar graph. |
| Cherokee Unit- Lesson 1: Cherokee Religion and Culture |
7 to 8 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit, students will learn about the beliefs, practices and traditions of Native American groups in North Carolina, specifically the Cherokee people, and explain how European explorers and settlers impacted these groups. |
| Collaborative learning through technology assisted projects |
K to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 2 ratings) My class is a computer literacy class at an arts integrated charter school. Elementary students form Kindergarden to 6th grade will learn computer skills and Google's collaborative tools through project based learning. Problem solving, teamwork and critical thinking skills will be required to complete projects successfully. |
| Communicating with E-Pals in Kindergarten to learn about culture diversity |
K to K |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Learning about people and cultures in different parts of the world using technology as a means of communication. |
| Compare/Contrast Three Native American Leaders |
4 to 6 |
(5.0 stars, 1 ratings) Students read three articles from PebbleGo : Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, and Crazy Horse. Then, they will compare and contrast the three Native Americans by creating a triple Venn Diagram. |
