Making Singular Nouns Plural
Description	This series of short lessons shows students the written forms of plural words they should have familiarity with, in oral form from previous grades. They learn how to classify them based on their singular-form spelling and to memorize some irregular words.
Type	Lesson plan
Grade Level	3, 5, 4

Rules for the Common Good
Description	Students need to follow rules at school. They tend to follow the rules more willingly when they have had a part in developing those rules. This unit is designed to involve the students in developing, understanding and being able to explain the classroom rules to others. It also is expected that the students will be able to explain why rules are needed for the benefit of everyone or that they serve the common good. This unit can serve as a brief introduction to Core Democratic Values. The students will be involved in brainstorming a set of rules, categorizing those rules and illustrating one of the rules. They will act out one rule for the class and be able to explain how that rule meets the needs of the common good.
Medium	text/HTML
Type	Unit of instruction
Grade Level	2, 1, kindergarten

In the Name of Security: Teacher's Study Guide
Description	During the height of the Cold War, American democracy was challenged by the anti-communist witch-hunts of the McCarthy era. In "The Trials of Alger Hiss," "The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg" & "The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer," Goodchild re-opens three famous spy cases that rocked American between 1948 and 1954. Each program combines re-enactments from the transcripts with archival material and new evidence, as well as with the latest assessments by American historians, atomic scientists and relatives and friends of the accused.
Medium	application/pdf
Type	Lesson plan, Curriculum support, Study guide
Grade Level	12, 11, 9, 10

Barely There Musical Imapination
Description	This is a musical imapination. There are hidden songs and eight primary notes. Children first search for them. After they find them all, they can play them all together, in all sorts of order, and make their own songs.
Medium	audio/realaudio, image/gif, text/HTML
Type	Activity
Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 2, 1, kindergarten

Teacher Guides to Children's Literature: Shoe Magic by Nikki Grimes
Description	A teacher's guide for Shoe Magic by Nikki Grimes with illustrations by Terry Widener. This guide demonstrates teaching techniques such as knowledge, comprehension, application, anaylzation, and evaluation. It also applies multiple intelligencies such as verbal / linguistic, logical / mathematical, visual / spatial, body / kinesthetic, musical / rhythmic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.
Medium	text/HTML
Grade Level	3, 2, 1, kindergarten, preschool education

Compound Nouns 2
Description	In this worksheet, part two of three parts, students match the words from two columns to form compound nouns.
Medium	application/pdf
Type	Activity
Grade Level	5, 4, 6

Shakespeare-A Midsummer Night's Dream
Description	This unit was taught to 16 middle school special education students. The purpose of the unit was to expose the students to William Shakespeare. We made Shakespeare fun by presenting it in a non threatening way. An adaptive version of A Midsummer Night?s Dream was used along with guest speakers and a video taping session. The students had an opportunity to go to a production of A Midsummer?s Night Dream and to view a movie in class.
Medium	text/HTML
Type	Unit of instruction
Grade Level	8, 6, 7

Media Manipulation: Women and Race
Description	Are the news media biased? By asking the definitions of myth, stereotype, bias, news and objectivity, this lesson examines the role of women and people of color in the media.
Medium	text/HTML
Type	Activity, Lesson plan
Grade Level	12, 11, 9, 10

Swept Away
Description	The objective of this lesson is to express knowledge of hurricanes by writing a story for a soap opera.
Medium	text/HTML
Type	Lesson plan
Grade Level	8, 5, 6, 7

Testing Practice
Description	In this activity, students practice standardized test-taking skills.
Medium	text/HTML
Type	Lesson plan
Grade Level	3, 4, 2, 1, kindergarten