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II. Before Reading and Writing

D.  By generating a discussion about the topic, the teacher stimulated the students’ curiosity about and created interest.

 
Activities:

Plant Parts   (18173)

  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    Inspiration Internet   Science
 

Root Words & English Derivatives   (18101)

  This activity focuses on student comprehension of Latin root words and English derivatives.
Middle    Microsoft Excel Internet   Language Arts
 

Poetry & Word Families   (17952)

  Poetry is a topic that many teachers are hesitant to teach. When you mix poetry with phonics instruction, both become much easier and more relevant.
Primary Intermediate    Microsoft Word Internet   Language Arts
 

Endangered Animals   (17919)

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

Edgar Allen Poe   (17828)

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

Simple Machines   (17770)

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

Julius Caesar Alpha Box   (17710)

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

Rock Hounds   (17665)

  These activities will guide students through the rock formation process.
Intermediate    Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Internet   Science Language Arts
 

Drippy the Waterdrop   (17650)

  In this lesson students will be reading a story about Drippy the Raindrop and his adventures through the water cycle.
Primary Intermediate    Microsoft PowerPoint Internet   Science Language Arts
 

Thirteen American Colonies   (17620)

  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    Inspiration Internet   Social Studies Language Arts
 

Frankenstein & Electric Safety   (17527)

  This lesson is designed to have students focus on using electricity safely. Students will be recording the causes and effects of electrical hazards.
Primary Intermediate    Internet   Science Language Arts
 

Fractions! Fractions!   (17522)

  This series of webpages walks students through the concepts of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Primary Intermediate Middle    Internet   Math Language Arts
 

In The News   (17471)

  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    Microsoft PowerPoint Inspiration Internet   Social Studies Language Arts
 

Car-fari   (17453)

  This lesson provides students the opportunity to explore the entire car buying process including personal needs assessment, financing, budgeting, and comparison shopping.
High    Internet   Math Social Studies Language Arts
 

A Nation Divided   (17424)

  These activities are presented together to provide students an opportunity through a Jeopardy game to consider questions about the Civil War.
Intermediate    Microsoft PowerPoint Internet   Social Studies Special Areas
 

Surviving Solo   (17419)

  These lesson provide students the opportunity to explore and realistically assess the affordability of moving out on their own and then develop an individualized action plan for achieving this goal.
High    Internet   Math Social Studies Language Arts
 

Developing Vocabulary and Focus   (17410)

  Develop vocabulary and help focus of writing pieces.
Primary Intermediate    Internet   Social Studies Language Arts
 

Credit Cave   (17389)

  This interactive site guides students through information about the use and abuse of credit, choosing a card wisely, dangers and downfalls of credit, rights, and resources.
High    Internet   Math Social Studies Language Arts
 

Voices   (17384)

  This activity is designed to generate a class discussion to stimulate students' curiosity and interest in further reading they will do about the Harlem Renaissance.
High    Microsoft PowerPoint Internet   Social Studies Language Arts