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Literacy Activities Using
Inspiration  

Inspiration is a powerful visual learning tool that inspires students to develop ideas and organize thinking. Inspiration's integrated diagramming and outlining views work together to help students comprehend concepts and information. The Diagram view makes creating and modifying concept maps, webs, idea maps and other graphical organizers easy. An intuitive interface keeps students' focus on their ideas, not the drawing process.

In the powerful Outline view, students can quickly rearrange ideas, helping them create clear, concise essays, reports and more. The activities below provide examples of ways you can use Inspiration in the classroom. They can be adapted to fit a variety of classroom situations and topics.

 

 
 

The Nine Planets   (18279)

  This activity uses an interactive PowerPoint slide show to present information about each of the nine planets.
Intermediate Middle    Science    Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Publisher Inspiration Internet  
 

Plant Parts   (18158)

  Students will learn about the parts of a plant, including the roots, stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit. They will complete a complex concept map as they read an online text.
Intermediate Middle    Science    Inspiration Internet  
 

Minerals & Rocks   (18150)

  Students will use concept maps to organize information as they explore a website about rocks and minerals.
Middle High    Science Language Arts    Inspiration Internet  
 

Endangered Animals   (17913)

  Students will learn what it means for species to be endangered. They will then select and research one endangered animal.
Middle    Science    Microsoft Publisher Inspiration Internet  
 

Edgar Allen Poe   (17825)

  In this lesson students will develop background knowledge of Edgar Allen Poe.
High    Language Arts    Microsoft PowerPoint Inspiration Internet  
 

Foodwebs   (17763)

  In this activity, students will read about food chains and food webs. Students will visit websites where they will read about and develop definitions of science vocabulary.
Intermediate Middle    Science Language Arts    Inspiration Internet  
 

Simple Machines   (17762)

  This simple activity gives students links to several websites with basic information on simple machines.
Intermediate Middle    Science    Inspiration Internet  
 

Julius Caesar Alpha Box   (17702)

  This lesson is designed to introduce students to Julius Caesar.
Middle    Language Arts    Microsoft Excel Inspiration Internet  
 

Rhyme Zone   (17690)

  Choose words that rhyme.
Primary    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Kidspiration Inspiration Internet  
 

Rhyme Zone   (17690)

  Choose words that rhyme.
Primary    Language Arts    Microsoft Word Kidspiration Inspiration Internet  
 

Only a Matter of Opinion?   (17648)

  This lesson introduces students to opinion writing through forms such as editorials, columns and editorial cartoons.
Middle High    Social Studies Language Arts    Microsoft Word Microsoft Publisher Inspiration Internet  
 

Thirteen American Colonies   (17616)

  This unit of study deals with the Thirteen English Colonies. You will go on a journey to discover what made each colony and each group of colonies unique.
Intermediate    Social Studies Language Arts    Inspiration Internet  
 

Native Americans   (17483)

  Students will research Native American Tribes as part of a Social Studies unit.
Intermediate Middle    Social Studies Language Arts    Microsoft Publisher Inspiration Internet  
 

In The News   (17469)

  Current events provide interesting and engaging topics for discussion and reading. In this lesson you may opt to use the site, View of the News, in a variety of ways.
Primary Intermediate Middle High    Social Studies Language Arts    Microsoft PowerPoint Inspiration Internet  
 

Magnetic Poetry   (17370)

  Students interact with this web site to develop syntax and use rhyming skills.
Primary    Language Arts    Inspiration Internet