Sample Units / Lessons

Links verified 3/16/2011

1. Board Game - Directions for a board game project. This project is based upon History, but can be adapted to other subjects.
2. Causes of the Civil War - A tiered lesson plan for learning the Causes of the Civil War.
3. Classrooms@Work - Reports on specific projects completed in 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th grades.
4. Differentiation Information - This is a list of sample lessons organized by grade, in MS Word format. Number of lessons: K (4), First (9), Second (1), Third (2), Fifth (4), and Eighth (2).
5. Differentiated Instruction Using Technology - Provides an example lesson for upper elementary using digital media.
6. Differentiated Learning Egyptian Project - Lesson plan for middle school -
7. Differentiated Lessons for Teachers posted by Leon County
   1. Elementary
   2. Middle/High School
8. Patterns - Math Lesson - A Grade 6 Mathematics Lesson covering the concept of patterns and the governing rules.
9. Photojournalism Tiered Lesson Plan ( grades 10-12 ) - In this lesson, students explore how photographs can be interpreted as conveying rich stories to the beholder. [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
10. Sample Layered Curriculum Units - posted by Dr. Kathie Nunley. The page starts with middle/high school, but includes most middle/high subjects as well as some K-6 units near the bottom of the page.
11. 2nd Grade Social Studies - Provides a lesson for mixed-ability classrooms on community.
12. 7th Grade Language Arts - A lesson on heroes and heroines. The resources for this activity include "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, "Song of the Trees" by Mildred B. Taylor, and "A Christmas Wish" by Betty Smith, as well as newspapers, news magazines, and television shows (students choose from a range of materials available in the classroom or use their own materials).

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