From: "Education World Lessons Newsletter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List: Education_World_Lessons_Newsletter Subject: Teacher Lesson Plans Vol. 4 Issue 34 Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 07:16:24 -0700 (PDT)
Education World Lessons Newsletter --------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Issue 34 August 21, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to the Teacher Lesson Plans Newsletter, published weekly as a free service by Education World(R)! You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up to receive summaries of lesson plans that have been recently published at Education World. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers! If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by Discovery Channel School PUZZLEMAKER, the popular dymamic puzzle-generation tool from Discovery Channel School, is NOW available on CD-ROM for a SPECIAL price of $39.95! 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Also, check out the "Kids" and "Parents" sections, which provide terrific reinforcement for your classroom teaching. All content is ready-to-use and FREE! Visit us now at http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=COL ********************************************** LESSON PLANS ********************************************** New this week -- Education World offers another great back-to-school resource! Following Directions: A Skill Worth Teaching http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson275.shtml No names on papers? No titles on compositions? No answers rounded to the nearest tenth? If you find yourself confronting such problems while grading papers, your students may not be paying attention to directions. Although most successful students recognize the importance of reading instructions thoroughly and following them, some students may master the skill slowly. Education World provides five intriguing lessons to help your students read, write, follow, and even evaluate directions. Included: Five lessons that make following directions fruitful and fun! The five lessons that comprise this week's Lesson Planning resource are listed below. (Approximate grade levels for each lesson are indicated in parentheses.) Phil's Fish Shop Taking on the roles of new employees in a pet shop, students offer advice to customers, answer questions, and create a handbook of instructions for new fish owners. (Grades 3-8) Critics of Cuisine As food critics, students follow directions to create culinary delights and then critique the recipes and the flavor of their products. (Grades 3-12) The Magician's Apprentice Teaching the skill of following directions requires a little hocus-pocus in this lesson. Students re-create magic tricks, evaluate the clarity of the instructions, and teach an apprentice how to perform a trick. (Grades 3-8) Following Directions In this lesson from NASA, students explore the way astronauts practice and train to improve their efficiency in completing challenging tasks. (Grades 5-8) Parachute Drop Students experiment with gravity as they follow directions to create parachutes that will carry paperclip passengers safely to the ground. (Grades 1-3) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pardon this quick break from this week's Lesson Planning newsletter. We just wanted to let you know that a NEW newsletter is in the works -- ********* Education World's Education Humor Newsletter ********** debuts the week of September 9! Sign up now on our newsletter signup page: http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE NEW RESOURCES THIS WEEK! Writing Bug Activity #4 http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/writing_bug/writingbug004.shtml Complete the following statement with any word except "dollars": I wish I had a million ____ because... Student work sheet included. Teacher Submitted Lesson: llustrated Safety Contract http://www.educationworld.com/a_tsl/archives/02-1/lesson028.shtml Students create illustrated contracts that spell out chemistry lab safety rules. Internet Scavenger Hunt: Apples http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/hunt/hunt043.shtml What do your students know about apples? Student work sheet included. MORE GREAT IDEAS!! Every Day Activities http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson122.shtml Start each day with an "every day language activity." This article links to additional articles that offer resources for every day activities in history and other subjects too! Back to School! http://www.educationworld.com/back_to_school/index.shtml Dozens of resources to make this year's first days the smoothest ones yet! Included: Resources include icebreaker activities, first-day prep activities, ideas for "every day" activities, homework advice, tips for subs, more! Classroom Management Resources http://www.educationworld.com/clsrm_mgmt/index.shtml Classroom management tips, ideas for classroom rewards, dealing with the homework dilemma, bullying and teasing resources, more! Since 1997, Education World has published more than 100 teacher-contributed icebreaker activities. If you are looking for a great activity to help you get to know your new students (or to help them get to know you and one another), be sure to look through our Icebreaker archive at http://www.educationworld.com/back_to_school/. August Coloring Calendar http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/calendar/august02.shtml A reproducible student work sheet. Add the dates and color the August scene! 25 Ideas for Using Education World Monthly Calendars http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson272.shtml Turn the monthly coloring calendar into a teaching resource! IN THE WEEKS AHEAD Next week: Activities for teaching about ancient Rome, Egypt, and Greece. Watch Education World in the weeks ahead for resources to help you teach about -- * September 11 * Your State (or Province) * Myths and Folk Tales * Fall ********************************************** Sincerely, Lisa Gryskiewicz =================================== Education World (R) http://www.educationworld.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
