Pearson / Merrill Prentic
Hall,
Internet-based
Supplement to book located at:
Lesson Plan Key: (Grade level/software/content area)
Software abbreviations: WP = word processing; SS = spreadsheet; DB = database; HS = HyperStudio; PP = PowerPoint
Communities (Gr. 3-4/SS/language arts)
www-ed.fnal.gov/help/97/warning/summary.html
When asked to compare St. Charles, Illinois, with communities around the
world, students develop inquiry skills, use reference sources including the
Internet and key pals to acquire knowledge about other communities in the
world, use writing and drawing skills to create an electronic postcard, and use
creative thinking skills to design a representative stamp.
The Velveteen Rabbit (Gr. K-3/internet /language arts)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/velv/velvtg.html
This unit is used to supplement the teaching of The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams. It consists of four Internet activities in which the
students explore the importance of childhood toys; the transformation from
stuffed to real; and the value of friendship.
The Old Man and the Sea (Gr. 6-8/internet/language arts)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/oldman/oldmantg.html
The first three activities of this lesson relate to sea turtle
conservation. Activities 4 and 5 are about Joe DiMaggio,
Grandfather's Journey (Gr.2- 3/internet/language arts)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/grand/grandtg.html
This supplemental unit provides resources for students to focus on and
explore an understanding of past and present, the location and interactions of
people, place and environments specific to Japan, and the medium of watercolor.
Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (Gr. 3/internet/language arts)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score//Magic/magictg.htm
With the Internet, students will be able to embark on a journey to the
ocean floor. They learn to read and write informational material, list facts,
and write a simple informational paragraph. This is done within a fun and
exciting trip through the ocean, visiting the animals and plants along the way.
Rhyming Poems/Poetry Anthology (Gr. 5-9/internet/WP/language arts)
http://www.learningspace.org/instruct/lplan/library/Dussault-Walker.html
In this lesson, students use the Internet to help create rhyming poetic
forms. This includes Tercets, Couplets, Limericks,
and Free Write Rhyming poems.
Creative Writing: Utilizing American Landscape Art (Gr.
4-6/WP/language arts/art)
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/class/Museums/Teacher_Guide/Art/National.Gallery.Writing.html
This is an integrated art and language arts lesson plan. The students
describe the Hudson River scene as portrayed by Cropsey;
recognize characteristics of the Hudson River School tradition; observe how
color and composition techniques create the mood of a painting just as
composition and verbal color create the mood of a story; and discuss how Cropsey's painting differs from other interpretations of
similar scenes.
Wacky Web Tales (Gr. 7/internet/language arts)
http://www.coweta.k12.ga.us/lessons/la22.html
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Activities at this site help teach the parts of speech using humorous stories.
Students customize one of a variety of tales, such as "Things That Drive
Me Bonkers." Labeled fields call for specific parts of speech. Students
enter their own words then click on the "see your own wacky tale"
button to read what they have created.
