Students will distinguish between two types of fiction (realistic/fantasy) and nonfiction texts by their attributes. Students will also listen to text snippets and identify whether it is fiction (r/f) or nonfiction.
This lesson remixes an original lesson plan from Govind Lingam entitled "Teach Design: Mood Board." In this active-learning lesson, students will be introduced to the process of close-reading by exploring two paintings that have contrasting depictions of a similar subject matter. They will circulate around the room to evaluate a set of paired artwork, exploring each one first for mood and then determining what specific details from each painting helped develop the mood of the piece. They will complete the activity with an exit reflection that asks them to consider how they can transfer this close-reading skill to an exploration and analysis of written texts.
This activity is inspired by by "The Pocket Instructor, Literature: 101 Exercises for the College Classroom" edited by Diana Fuss and William A. Gleason. In this lesson, students listen to multiple readings of Elizabeth Bishop's, "One Art." As a whole class, we conduct a line-by-line analysis of the poem in order to introduce and understand poetry analysis skills. The lesson culminates with a whole-class and individual reflection. An optional written analysis extension task is also provided.
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.
This is a fun game to help students use prefixes and suffixes to build their vocabulary knowledge and to help them to decode multisyllabic words.
Students will be learning about giving credit for work and not plagiarizing.
Students will learn about all of the computers they encounter each day. They will read part of a book where the character explores the inside of the computer to figure out what they do. They will list any potential problems that she may encounter to review problem and solution. Students will walk away knowing the functions of a computer (input, output, process, and storing).
This video is part of the Continue to Know with WHRO TV series. Watch Joy Phillips teach about the validity and credibility of a source.
This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Patty Larson teach about identifying and producing words that rhyme and the letters Ii, Nn, and Uu.
Jennifer Daniel of Washington County has created a Wakelet with lots of tutorials on using Schoology. Great for beginners, since it is new in their division this year.
Jennifer Daniel of Washington County gathered together some supporting resources for teachers using Google Classroom as their main classroom!
Jennifer Daniel of Washington County created this Wakelet with resources to support those who want to be "power users" in Google Classroom.
Jennifer Daniel of Washington County has put together a Wakelet to provide tutorials on how to use Wakelet! This is a perfect tool to use with virtual and hybrid learning.
Students practice job application skills in this activity.
In this unit students meet Joey Pigza, a loving boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in the core text Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. The novel, written in Joey's point of view, gives readers a glimpse into Joey's mind and shows what the life of a child with ADHD can be like. The novel is heartbreaking at times and vividly shows how much of a struggle it is for someone with ADHD to behave and do the right thing when they cannot get their body to listen. Over the course of the novel, students see firsthand how having ADHD not only influences the way Joey feels about himself but also the way that others interact with him, both positively and negatively. It is our hope that this unit will begin to raise awareness and understanding of ADHD and how to cope with it, both in and out of the classroom. It is also our hope that this unit will begin to humanize things that are hurtful and help in continuing to strengthen our students' understanding of empathy and the importance of being empathetic towards others. It is important to note that this book is fictional and told by an often-unreliable narrator. Therefore, in order to ensure that students get the correct impression and understanding of ADHD, special education, and the role of medication, discussions will need to be included throughout the entire unit that challenge and elaborate on what Joey shares in the text. Without these conversations, students could leave the unit with misunderstandings that could potentially reinforce the stereotypes and stigma assigned to people with ADHD and other disorders.
This novel allows students to genuinely connect with a character and fully immerse themselves in the mind of a character. Therefore, the main focus of this unit is on deeply understanding character, character relationships, and how relationships can both positively and negatively impact the way a character views himself or herself. The author, Jack Gantos, includes a lot of incredibly powerful descriptive and figurative language to help readers connect with Joey. Therefore, another focus of this unit is on analyzing the author's use of figurative language and description, and noticing how it deepens a reader's understanding of characters and plot.
Students will use the Bee-Bot to practice spelling key vocabulary words from their classroom. They will need to decompose the word into all of the steps it will take to navigate the Bee-Bot from one letter until the next. Students will utilize a planning worksheet instead of command cards as they
See computer science integration opportunities in K-5 English and Language Arts in this crosswalk of the two disciplines.
A K-W-L form is a great resource to have students complete to monitor growth. This activity can be used for any subject and any topic. Students will be surprised and amazed to see what they learn all semester. As a teacher, you will have at your disposal the ability to track progress in an alternative manner.
A K-W-L form is a great resource to have students complete to monitor growth. This activity can be used for any subject and any topic. Students will be surprised and amazed to see what they learn all semester. As a teacher, you will have at your disposal the ability to track progress in an alternative manner.