Using the Haiku Poem App or the Haiku Poem Interactive, students summarize papers they have written using the traditional format of a haiku.
Summarizing with Haikus
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What Would Ben, Tom, and George Think? Blogging about the American Revolution
5 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
After researching famous people of the American Revolution, students take on the identities of these Patriots and Loyalists. Students then participate in a blog, writing responses about events leading up to and during the American Revolutionary War.
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Greetings from the Biomes of the World
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
To share their research on biomes, students use iPads to create postcards from all over the world.
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Getting Graphic with Alternative Energy Sources
7 - 12
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| Standard Lesson
After researching alternative sources of energy, students create online comic books to present their information.
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Trading Information about Minerals Through Trading Cards
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Using the free Trading Cards Mobile App, students create trading cards to share properties of various minerals with their classmates and connect the use of minerals to their own lives.
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Poppin' Fun with Physical and Chemical Changes
6 - 9
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students will enjoy learning about physical and chemical changes as they turn their own photos into a narrated video using the iPad app SonicPics to illustrate (and eat) their results from a popcorn lab.
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Book Report Alternative: Sharing Info from Informational Reading
5 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Reporting on an informational book doesn't have to be boring! Instead of the traditional book report format, students create newspapers using a Printing Press interactive to share what they have learned from reading informational books.
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A-B-C: It's Easy as 1-2-3 to Make Math Alphabet Books
4 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Using the Alphabet Organizer app, students create alphabet books to review math terms.
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Persuade Me in Five Slides! Creating Persuasive Digital Stories
6 - 12
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After students write persuasive essays, use this lesson to challenge them to summarize their essays concisely by creating five-slide presentations.
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Using Mobile Devices to Illustrate Literary Devices
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Using mobile devices, students capture images to represent literary devices. Students then reflect on why their images depict the literary devices.
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Making the Cut: Revising Memoirs by Detecting Clutter and Confusion
6 - 10
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| Standard Lesson
Students improve a slide show by removing pictures. Their reasons for cutting pictures are translated into revision guidelines for cutting unnecessary words and sections from their rough drafts.
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Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-based Research
K - 2
Lesson Plan
| Unit
Inspired by their curiosity about animals, students work together to research an animal of their choice and present the information they gather to an authentic audience.
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Proverbs: At Home and around the World
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
In this lesson, students work with proverbs from home and from around the world, exploring how these maxims are tied to a culture's values and everyday experience.
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Proverbs: An Introduction
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students are introduced to proverbs and explore how proverbs are often tied to a culture's values and everyday experience, although their meanings are not always readily apparent to us today.
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Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey
K - 2
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| Standard Lesson
Students are guided through an informal exploration of nonfiction texts and child-oriented Websites, learning browsing and skimming techniques for the purpose of gathering interesting information.
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Action Is Character: Exploring Character Traits with Adjectives
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students must "become" a character in a novel in order to describe themselves and other characters using powerful adjectives.
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What Am I? Teaching Poetry through Riddles
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students explore figurative language in poetry by reading and writing riddle poems.
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Teaching Voice with Anthony Browne's Voices in the Park
6 - 8
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| Standard Lesson
Students analyze Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne to determine how an author keeps an audience interested by creating voice and to applying that knowledge to their own writing.
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Book Buddy Biographies: Intermediate and Primary Students Working Together
K - 2
Lesson Plan
| Standard Lesson
Students create a personalized biography for their reading buddy, and each child is the author, illustrator, and editor.
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Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
6 - 8
Lesson Plan
| Minilesson
Students explore using electronic messaging and Internet abbreviations for specific purposes and examine the importance of using a more formal style of writing based on their audience.