A World
of Cooperation and Exchange- Using a student-made advertisement, students
play an exchange game to reinforce the understanding that people in different
places around the world depend on each other for the exchange of goods
and services.
All Aboard!
All Aboard! The Essay Train- All aboard! All aboard! Ride the English
Trax! Come and enjoy a train ride with The Little Engline That Could and
learn how to create a five-paragraph essay train.
All About
Me-I'm My Own Research Project- This lesson is an introduction to
teaching students how to do a research project. Students learn how to
categorize information about themselves and relate to categorizing information
on sea animals for a future research project.
All's
Well That Ends Well- Beginning and ending are two of the most important
parts of a speech! The middle is rather important also. Students check
out the importance of organizing a speech.
And Your
Point Is . . .? Part I- This is Part I of a two-part series. Part
I introduces students to point of view through a structured WebQuest.
Part II (See Web Links) extends understanding through student engagement
in a variety of debate activities.
And Your
Point Is . . .? Part II- This is Part II of a two-part series. Part
I introduced students to point of view through a structured WebQuest.
Part II extends understanding through student engagement in a variety
of debate activities.
Going
My Way?- Students create and utilize a picture graph of the various
means of transportation that they use to return home at the end of the
school day.
Graphing
a Healthy Lifestyle- Students will, over a week, record the amount
of time they spend sleeping, attending school, watching T.V., exercising
and doing homework. At the end of the week the students will graph all
of their information and discuss how sleep impacts their learning. The
graphs will be used to discuss daily habits and ways to improve overall
health.
How Do
I Get There From Here?- Students use a school map to create a charted
course and a corresponding written description of the directions for travel
from class to class, beginning with an arrival location in the morning
and ending with a departure location in the afternoon.
Most Valued
Possessions- After listening to The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie
dePaola, students illustrate and label their most valued possessions.
Narrative
Sketches- Sketches as an organizer? Quick Sketches with short notes
are a fun way to get kids to plan out their narrative stories. Students
draw three pictures that illustrate the beginning, middle and end of a
story with very short notes to describe the sketches.
Oobleck
Versus Gloop- By the end of the lesson, second grade students will
be able to explain that we use our senses to make observations and that
the observations often describe properties of an object or substance.
Soft Drink Sales
at Schools- Formulate and defend a position on whether school districts
should partner with the soft drink industry to promote soda sales at school.
Thinking
Ahead to Next Year- Students leave advice for those who will follow
in their footsteps, or write informative letters to the teachers who will
teach them next year.
Wacky
Olympics- To have students enjoy a fun field day near the end of the
school year.