ELA
Fab-in-a-Box Invention Kits
Create your very own invention kit! Design and laser cut a set of two-dimensional shapes that can slot together to make three-dimensional structures. Finished kits can be used for…
December 2, 2024
Identity Building through Fabrication
Identify the subject area and concepts that you want your students to learn in your classroom Choose something that your students are having trouble with or find a lesson…
October 29, 2024
Genre Comprehension Wheel
This lesson is designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of text. In order to comprehend, students need to know how to identify fiction and nonfiction text and they…
October 27, 2024
Asking Questions – Developing Inquiry Skills by using Grammar Wheel
In the lesson “Asking Questions – Developing Inquiry Skills,” intermediate-level students learn to formulate different types of questions, identify question words, and effectively gather information. The lesson begins with a…
June 30, 2023
FLA Week3: Laser Cutter and Biomaterials
The lesson aims at making didactic materials for vocabulary mastery. This particular one is for introducing the word “Sun”. The project intends continuation and making of more materials.
June 14, 2023
Growth Mindset Stickers: Positive Messages for Perseverance in Math
This is a beginning of the year lesson to establish Growth Mindset as a class norm. Students will explore the differences between Growth and Fixed mindsets and practice employing Growth…
May 10, 2021
Bringing Poetic Devices to Life
Students will be studying poetry from the Harlem Renaissance. The focus will be on how poetic devices in poetry have an effect on the reader. After reading a number of…
April 28, 2021
I Can Be: Inspirational Black Figures, Poetry and Illusion
Students research achievements of a notable African American and use them as inspiration for a poem about the future and goals. After composing the poem, students, using side view photos of…
February 17, 2021
PRIDE PIECES: EXPLORING SOCIAL IDENTITY, HISTORY, AND CULTURE- An Unplugged Remix
Students will create a neck piece based on symmetry, patterns, and colors seen in Black Panther as well as in traditional African art. They will learn how to simulate cultural…
February 17, 2021
Create an Obama Poster
Students will engage with concepts of leadership and service and reflect on MLK and Obama’s legacy in a variety of different ways before creating their own ‘Obama Hope’ poster.
February 17, 2021