Lesson+Plans

This page contains lesson plans that support the research strand of the ELAR-TEKS.

1. Collaborative Research Plans can be easy and efficient!

Collaborative planning can be simple, and it doesn't have to mean more clock hours or labor for teachers. Essentially, the librarian, instructional coach, and instructional technologist are supposed to make your job easier. Here is one example of a collaborative plan that was put together just through informal discussion and e-mail. RRISD e-mails can be converted into calendar entries for each collaborative team member. This is a screen shot of a calendar entry for a 5th grade collaborative lesson:



2. Kindergarten media literacy lesson: this was contributed by MaryBeth Cordon, and then Mariah made placards from magazine ads. Radio Disney was used to reinforce the concept of media literacy at the end.



3. 3rd Grade Inventor Research Plan (Focusing on how 3rd grade can use subscription databases for research):