Lesson Plan Websites

For

MCPS 2^nd Grade Teachers

Life Cycle of the Butterfly Science Unit

o The Earth’s Birthday.org website provides the MCPS second grade teacher a comprehensive lesson plan that supplements the one provided by the school system.

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.earthsbirthday.org/butterflies/bflys/activitykit/contents.html

o Though this is not a lesson, this website is well illustrated and supports the instructional unit.

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm

o Life Cycle of the Butterfly is a suitable lesson plan to activate background knowledge prior to the beginning of the unit.

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/277.shtml

Tomie dePaola Author Study

o Strega Nona

University of Illionois, Collaborative

Lesson Archive-adjective lessons using

the book Strega Nona

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/106.html

o The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

This lesson is related to a Reading

Rainbow lesson

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.canlearn.com/READINGR/TheLegend.html

Biographies Unit

o “Building on Biographies -- Bringing Real-Life Stories Into Your Curriculum!” This is a great article that links your to 10 ways on teaching biographies.

Biography Maker will guide students

to do research on a person of

interest.

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

The Polar Express

o Polar Express Curriculum

Connections includes activities

across the curriculum. The lesson

plan provides connections to

geography, creative writing and

language arts.

Website visited on June 20, 2006

http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/thepolarexpress/educators.shtml