In this activity, students have to use their knowledge of place value to determine the numbers being compared. Then, students will compare the numbers using the correct comparison symbol of <, >, or =.
In this whole group activity, students will listen to a read aloud to illustrate using different voices to illustrate different points of view.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
In this learning activity, students will participate in a partner guided “obstacle course” to simulate computer programming. Next, students will discuss how a common activity (making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich) requires steps and how the steps can be written as an algorithm. Next, students will take the steps and put them in paragraph form using transition words in relation to sequencing. Last, students will complete a lesson on code.org that requires them to write an algorithm.
This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.
The purpose of this activity is to determine prior knowledge of plants and animals found in a wetlands ecosystem. The teacher will show examples of southeastern ecosystems from the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. The image provides five examples of ecosystems found in the southern United States. Using a shoulder partner, students will determine if the photograph shows a wetlands ecosystem. Student partners will defend their conclusion verbally.
This learning activity was created as a result of the ALEX - Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Resource Development Summit.
This second-grade activity is designed for students to use the "Make it Friendly" strategy as an efficient computation strategy to solve a word problem. The "Make it Friendly" strategy is a place value strategy based on the underlying concept of compensation. Students are presented with a parallel task, which includes three-word problems that use numbers with varying magnitudes. The students are allowed to solve the problem of their choice.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will draw a snowman and identify colors, clothing, and body parts of the snowman. Students will answer simple questions about the drawing.
This activity was created as a result of the World Language COS Resource Development Summit.
This activity is a digital breakout to enhance a unit with animal standards or for classes that have a field trip to the Birmingham Zoo. It can be used before or after the field trip or during the unit. It is an activity that will build collaborative and critical thinking. It can be used as a whole group activity for K-2 classrooms or for teachers/classrooms that are not familiar to digital breakouts. It can be an activity for small groups in K-5 rooms if students are familiar with digital breakouts.
This Learning Activity was created in partnership with the Birmingham Zoo.
In this task, students will be exploring number patterns as they add or subtract ten and as they add or subtract 100. The students will see what happens to the digit values in numbers as they work through this activity.
Ken Ken is a fun and engaging way for students to practice fluency with math facts as well as develop deductive reasoning skills. This activity presents the game rules to the students and shows them how to choose the correct size and difficulty level to meet their needs.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will identify words that use one sound/syllable and two sounds/syllables. Students will compose 8 beat rhythm patterns using random items from a box. The students will have a fun time making silly rhythm patterns with their random items.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
Students will work in collaborative groups to collect and evaluate data on different household materials based on their physical properties, such as strength, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency. After students identify the physical properties of each material, they will identify potential appropriate uses for the material. Students will record their scientific findings and share them with their classmates.
This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
In this whole group activity, the teacher will provide instruction on identifying the key elements in a familiar fairy tale (characters, setting, and plot). The students will complete a story map graphic organizer to identify key elements and delineate the plot.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
The lesson emphasizes the importance of locating valid online sources. Students will compare and contrast two different sources of information to determine which is the most reliable. Students will learn to identify the purpose of a website. Students will also learn the importance of evaluating sources of information for fairness and bias.
This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.
In the warm-up activity, students will read about Gavin and Chase, two students who disagree when they compare two 3-digit numbers. The students will decide who is correct and defend their thinking using their knowledge of place value and appropriate academic vocabulary.
Students will construct arrays when given the number of rows and columns. The students will generate an equation to match their array model. This activity is designed to fit into the explain portion of a 5E formatted lesson plan.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will watch a short clip about Rondo Form. Working in groups of three, students will compose rhythm patterns and arrange them in Rondo Form. Each group will perform their piece for the class.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will use keyword searches in Pebble Go to research a chosen animal and curate information about that animal. The information will be collected on a note-taking graphic organizer. The students will record four facts about their animal. Students will choose 2 favorite facts from the four they curated.
This learning activity was created as a result of the ALEX - Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Resource Development Summit.
In this elaborate activity, students will independently solve metric measurement word problems involving length. The students will combine the same length (10 cm.) multiple times. Students will use strategies based on place value and the properties of operation to add within 1,000. The students will use drawings or equations to explain their strategy.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will view images of Native American Pottery and Chinese Ming Dynasty Pottery. Students will collaborate to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the pottery of Native Americans and the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Students will compare and contrast the pottery using the elements of design and principals of art. Students will work collaboratively in small groups to brainstorm a design for a vase inspired by each culture. Student groups will write a reflection comparing and contrasting the pottery of the two cultures.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit
Students will create audio recordings of short poems and will select movements to express the ideas and descriptions included in the poems.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
This activity uses YouTube as its digital resource. "Longitude and Latitude Meaning Definition for Kids" is a video that explains the definitions of latitude and longitude. The students will also engage in a Quick Write about the video relating to our essential question, What do the geographical terms latitude and longitude mean? Afterward, the students will participate in a hands-on activity.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
Students will be able to interpret the mood of a piece of art by describing the setting of the piece and the colors used within.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
The purpose of this “before” activity is to provide practice opportunities for students to manipulate phonemes through substitutions of initial, medial, and final sounds. This activity supports students in building their articulation and distinguishing between the initial, medial, and final sounds in words. Advanced Phonemic Awareness Skills (Google Slides) allows students to warm up their thinking processes and practice hearing, seeing, and manipulating letters to recognize patterns and repetition in language. This is a great way to support their phonological and phonemic awareness skills.
This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
In this activity, the teacher will present students with the video Partitioning Circles and Rectangles. The teacher will introduce and define the math terms whole, equal shares, partition, halves (half of), thirds (third of), and fourths (fourth of). The teacher will use the Google Slide presentation to build and activate students' background/prior knowledge of circles, and rectangles while expanding students' knowledge of the math terms.
This resource was created in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
In this small group activity, students will read a reader's theater fairy tale, using different voices for the characters.
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
After students have had a lesson on the "Super 3!" research method and how to maneuver the Alabama Virtual Library site, students will complete a shared research activity answering the essential question: How do animals adapt to the area in which they live? The teacher will model how to research using the PebbleGo database from the Alabama Virtual Library. Finally, students will complete an extension activity where they will research a specific animal and how it survives in its own habitat.
This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.
This learning activity should be used at the end of a word study/phonics lesson. In this learning activity, students will use their knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences to write a short story about their favorite animal (or any topic chosen by the teacher).
This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This second-grade core learning activity provides students with an opportunity to explore the concept of compensation using both addend's unknown word problems. Compensation is a strategy based on place value. It is the underlying concept behind the "Making it Friendly" addition strategy.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity starts students on their path to knowledge about food. It also gets the conversation going about the view of food in other countries. The students will learn the various food categories in context with an authentic resource and will also have a starting point to compare foods in different countries.
This activity was created as a result of the World Languages Course of Study Resource Development Summit.
The 10 Less and 10 More document can be used as an assessment, exit pass, or practice sheet for students working on adding/subtracting ten and 100 from any given number between 100 and 900.
Students will interact with a Tornado VR Experience on Youtube and make observations about Earth's natural events that happen over a short period of time. Students will engage in conversation to discuss how natural disasters affect their lives.
This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
The teacher will begin the activity with a read-aloud of A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. Next, the teacher will allow students to use the text features, specifically illustrations, in the picture book to describe the plot of the story. Then, the teacher will lead students on a "nature walk" around the school to collect items to create an imaginary house. Lastly, the students will design an imaginary home using the natural objects found on their walk while individually following sequential steps.
This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.
In this activity, students will be placed in groups with each group being assigned to test a different variable related to plant growth. Students will carry out an investigation using one variable at a time (water, light, soil, or air), to determine the growth needs of plants. At the conclusion of the activity, students will be able to identify things that a plant requires to grow.
This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.
This learning activity introduces students to the Executive Branch of the Government. The students will use Ducksters.com to locate the Executive Branch of Government article and read or listen to it with a partner. After this activity, students will be able to recognize the basic principles established in the Executive Branch of Government. In closing, students will design a poster with a minimum of 3 facts about the Executive Branch of Government.
This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
This activity will teach or reinforce students how to format their text in a word processing program using font size, bold, underline, italics, and center while writing an acrostic poem.
This activity was created as a result of the DLCS COS Resource Development Summit.
