Over 150 lessons about the Olympics. This is a great way to welcome the school year in the northern hemisphere as so many will be engrossed in the Olympics. Peruse these lesson plans from venn diagrams comparing the modern olympics to the ancient olympics to conversation questions or history lessons.
A variety of Google templates for classroom use including a student newspaper, timeline, calendar ideas for students, classroom job application, story mapping graphic organizer, venn diagrams. Many are elementary level but easily adaptable for higher grade levels.
"The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How to do research!
Step 1: Plan your project
Plan your project tutorial
Define your subject
Brainstorm
What do you already know?
Group similar ideas
Identify key words and phrases
Make a quest strategy
Gather your tools
Step 2: Search for information
Search for information tutorial
The Kentucky Virtual Library
The library catalog
Encyclopedia
Reference books: table of contents and index
Magazines and newspaper articles
Dictionary
Search the World Wide Web
What if you can't find anything?
Step 3: Take Notes
Take notes tutorial
The KWL method
Fact finder method
Data sheets
Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing)
Venn diagram method
Note cards
Prints and photocopies
Bibliography page
Step 4: Use the information
Use the information tutorial
Scan the page first
The five finger test
Is the information true or bogus?
Put it in your own words
Organize the information
Compare and contrast
Put the information in order
Add your own conclusions
Step 5: Report
Share what you've learned tutorial
Step 6: Evaluate
Ask yourself, "How did I do?"
Glossary
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