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Loraine Woodard
| Name | Loraine Woodard |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
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"Teaching a lesson that promotes creative, critical thinking, such as those presented on ReadWriteThink.org, is a joy both for teachers and students. It brings out the best in students and re-inspires teachers to appreciate their students for the unique individuals they are. It also helps teachers to listen to students and build a trusting exchange of ideas with them, thus enhancing the teaching process."
Loraine Woodard has worked in various aspects of education, from classroom teaching to environmental education projects in Mexico. She has also worked as a freelance translator, interpreter, and writer. She divides her time between San Francisco, California where she teaches middle school to English language learner, bilingual, and at-risk students and Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She is currently coordinating a summer Spanish-immersion program for U.S. children focusing on art and environmental education, at the UNIVERSAL Center for Language and Social Communication in Cuernavaca.
Loraine also leads travel seminars for adults. She is a member of the International Reading Association and received a Master of Arts in teaching with a focus on environmental and global literacy from New College of California. She has two preadolescent children and loves to write as a way of sharing her ideas and experiences.
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Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Biography Project: Research and Class Presentation
Classroom biography study offers high-interest reading with a purpose, as students begin with inquiry and research, summarize and organize their information, and prepare oral presentations to share with the class.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Describe That Face: An Interactive Writing Game
Students write descriptions of characters, incorporate new vocabulary words, practice using simile and metaphor, engage in peer editing, and post their revised descriptions on the walls for a matching game.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Improve Comprehension: A Word Game Using Root Words and Affixes
Students study common root words and affixes, improve their comprehension and spelling, and make a card game in which they form words with a prefix, root word, and suffix.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Let It Grow: An Inquiry-Based Organic Gardening Research Project
Students learn about organic gardening by developing their own research questions, conducting research, gardening at their school, creating signs about their plants, and presenting their research to the class.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
My Family Traditions: A Class Book and a Potluck Lunch
After analyzing Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza, students create a class book with artwork and information about their ancestry, traditions, and recipes, followed by a potluck lunch.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Nature Reflections: Interactive Language Practice for English-Language Learners
Students whose first language is not English reflect on nature through readings, a visit to a green area, and bookmaking using the writing process and peer feedback.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)
Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.
Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Spelling Patterns "Go Fish" Card Game
Students use sets of words that share a spelling pattern to create a card game like "Go Fish" and then play the game in groups, helping them improve their spelling.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Mysteries of Memory: Memorization Techniques That Work
Students learn techniques that can aid in memorizing information, play online memory games, and participate in a class memory game to develop and share their own memory strategies.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Using Picture Books to Explore Identity, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
Students analyze the concepts of identity, stereotyping, and discrimination by reading picture books; identify how these concepts are dealt with in each book; and discuss concrete actions to stop discrimination.
