Author Archives: Alex Fegely

Creative Conjugations – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop Spanish foreign language students’ verb conjugation and tense understanding. Instructional Objective: Students will learn about proper conjugation for verbs when used with yo, tú, él/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. Students will demonstrate their understanding by conjugating their choice of verbs with yo, tú, él/usted, nosotros, and ellos/ustedes in an original short story. Step 1: Students will ...

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Campaign Reporter – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will expand and deepen social studies students’ understanding of the current presidential race. Instructional Objective: Students will investigate a politician’s poll projections, platforms, and political ideology. Students will synthesize their findings into an infographic. Step 1: Teachers will assign students a candidate and have them use the Frontrunner app to analyze their candidate’s polling numbers, trends, and other information. ...

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Poetry Comparison – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop English students’ comprehension of poetic tools and structure. Instructional Objective: Students will compare and contrast two poems in a graphic organizer and then write their own poem that mirrors the poetic elements (symbolism, meter, meaning, rhyme, verse, form, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc.) shared by the two poems analyzed. Step 1: Students will use the Random Poem generator in ...

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The [Natural] Force Awakens – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop science students’ understanding and knowledge of earth’s natural force environments such as volcano eruptions, moving glaciers, landslides, erosion, and more. The students will have the opportunity to learn, manipulate, and share their findings about the evolution and effects of earth’s natural physical geography. Instructional Objective: Students will research and perform hands on activities dealing with ...

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“Hablas Español?” – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop Spanish foreign language students’ recognition and knowledge of vocabulary sight words. Instructional Objective: Students will choose three Spanish letters of their choosing and match them to a vocabulary word with the same beginning sound and will pronounce the word and identify its meaning. Student will share their three vocabulary words by creating an infographic and ...

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Present a Planet! – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop science students’ understanding of the space, moons, and planets, as well as characteristics of each. Instructional Objective: Students will gain information about outer space by viewing images and reading articles, researching facts, and demonstrating their understanding by conducting a presentation about a specific planet with a partner. Step 1: Students will use Space Images to read view ...

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Sentence Structure Cartoons – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson develop young students’ knowledge of sentence structure and organization of print. Instructional Objective: Students will learn how to form sentences by identifying letters, sentence structure, and rules, demonstrating their understanding by creating a cartoon incorporating 4 parts of speech. Step 1: Students will use the Sentence Builder app to learn basic nouns, verbs, and articles. Step ...

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Blast From the Past: The American Revolution – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will expand elementary students’ knowledge of the American Revolution. Instructional Objective: Students will learn about the events and various laws of the American Revolution in chronological order, as well as the important figures of the war and the geography of the 13 colonies and demonstrate their understanding via a trivia game. Step 1: Students will use ...

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To Infinity and Beyond! – App Lesson

Description: This lesson will help students develop a basic knowledge of our solar system. They will learn about the stars, constellations, the moon, other planets, their relation to each other, and the sun. Instructional Objective: Students will read, watch, perform a hands-on activity, and discover information about the solar system, demonstrating their understanding by drawing a model of the solar system and ...

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Weather Men & Weather Women – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop science students’ understanding and knowledge of weather patterns and teach them how to communicate and describe weather conditions to others. Instructional Objective: Students will explore different aspects of the weather through the apps and demonstrate their understanding through a multimedia production from the viewpoint of a meteorologist. Step 1: Students will use the Extreme Weather by ...

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