Problem Statement: Where am I? Students write a hypothesis. Step 1: Students will use the MAPS.ME app to locate their community, state, nation, and continent on a map. This will help students become familiar with their surroundings. It is crucial for students to know where they live in location to other communities, cities, and states. Step 2: ...
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Doodle Reading – App Lesson
Description: This app lesson will develop ESL students’ reading proficiency. Instructional Objective: Students will be able to read a short article, identify the words they do not understand, and correctly use them in their own sentences. Step 1: Students will be given a search term to find a specific news article using the app Newsela. The app will give them an article ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Picture of a Dime, Make a Rhyme – App Lesson
Description: This app lesson will develop elementary students’ literacy and understanding of rhyming words. Instructional Objective: Students will use rhyming and picture apps to understand the correlation of pictures and what they mean using rhyme. Step 1: Students will use the Rhyming Words app to learn and understand how to identify different sounds used in words and how to rhyme words that ...
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