Presents an activity in which students in groups explore one planet in the solar system and present their findings to the whole class. Focuses on the planet's location in the solar system, geological features, rate of revolutions, and calendar year. (YDS)

Discusses research supporting the introduction of technology to 3- to 6-year olds. Presents a lesson and activity outline with technology target skills, links to children's literature, and integration with curriculum objectives, as well as an example of a design brief. (JOW)

Describes how a teacher adapts a lesson for a classroom of learning disabled students. Includes adaptations and suggestions that can be applied to a variety of different lesson situations. (YDS)

A teacher encourages other teachers to look beyond rigid, locked-in, over-organized instructional approaches by pointing out the advantages of creativity, risk-taking, and flexibility in classroom teaching. (CB)

Presents a way to design lesson plans that takes into account four modes of communication (oral, written, visual, and kinesthetic) and four audiences (self, partner, small group, and whole class) and that allows for reflection based on the NCTM Standards. (MKR)

Outlines a lesson on the extinction process allowing students to better understand why and how species become endangered before they attempt to take action on this problem. Provides background information and describes several suggested methodologies, evaluation and enrichment ideas, six resources, and two references. (LZ)

Presents two lessons that teach students problem-solving behaviors for the classroom. (SR)

Offers three variations of an activity designed to help teachers turn students on to performance within two weeks. Presents a sample 10-day lesson plan on incorporating drama through storytelling in English classes. (SR)

Presents a unit of lessons in which intermediate grade students improvise fairy tales and learn dramatic techniques. Offers an overview, an implementation schedule with activities, creative activities for fairy tales, and a fairy tales chart. (SR)

According to Pat Choate, Japan's government and corporations are influencing what American youngsters learn in school about Japanese culture and history by showering K-12 educators with expense-paid trips and ready-made, propagandistic lesson plans. Despite Japan Foundation claims to the contrary, several educators returning from two-week trips…

A good lesson plan has an introduction, body, opportunity for questions, and summary. These components are bound together with time cues, media cues, practice and provide-help paragraphs, instructor's notes, and transitions. Motivational principles guiding lesson plan development are relevance, conceptual framework, learning outcome, method,…

Describes a packet of information and instructions for the props manager and crew of a student production. Includes definitions, steps to follow, checklists, and rehearsal tips. (PRA)

The lesson review is described as a tool that will allow language teachers to gain insights into the effectiveness of their lessons. It may help teachers build up complex cognitive schemata on the teaching/learning process. Sample lesson plans and reviews are provided. (Contains 21 references.) (LB)

Describes National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) and National Literacy Strategy (NLS) in England. Presents a lesson plan to discuss pre- and post-NNS. Emphasizes that NNS represents not only a change in pedagogy, but also something of a sea-change in terms of the assumptions about children's learning underpinning traditional mathematics education. (ASK)

Describes the use of lesson starters called Snappies to sharpen numeracy skills. Discusses teachers' views of Snappies, the difficulties of using them, and their impacts on pupils' performance in and perceptions of mathematics. (ASK)