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There are a TON of examples for extensions here: https://www.pvusd.net/extensionmenus

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Open sessions can be very useful for EXTENSIONS of topics that students are currently learning about. This can include:
Reflection
A hands-on activity
A choice board
A discussion about a topic: What do you think about…? Do you agree with…? Which do/would you prefer…? What would you do about…?
More extensive activities might include students creating a set of questions (or making a Kahoot) and interviewing their partner, writing a personal response to a topic.

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Chess, Monopoly, Life, Dominoes, Trivia, Etc. Board games let students practice multiple soft skills like critical thinking, strategy, speaking practice, working/collaborating in groups, etc.

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- Public Speaking / Presenting
- Short Story writing
- Debate
- Ted Talks / Podcasts (for listening skills)

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PowerPoint with activities by Crystal Young!

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This week, we are reviewing cross-sections and microscopic images because, well, we are learning about cells and body organization. Pictured is a cross section of a lily flower.

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We have launched the new ReadWriteThink.org and we would love to get your feedback: Give Feedback

Students design informational posters, focusing on a current research project. The unit includes an exploration of the genre, a review of informational writing components, and details on effective poster design. Students first analyze a variety of poster examples and list their characteristics, before reviewing the requirements for their own posters. Students then plan their poster design and, after rough drafts are completed, share them in groups and with the whole class for peer feedback. After revisions are made, students share their presentations with the class for additional feedback, and then make final revisions to their posters. Finally, students present their posters in class or at a school-wide research fair.

Compare & Contrast Map: With this online tool, students map out their ideas for a compare and contrast essay using their choice of a whole-to-whole, similarities-to-differences, or point-to-point format. Finished work can be printed.
: Use this online tool to map out and print your persuasive argument. Included are spaces to map out your thesis, three reasons, and supporting details.

ReadWriteThink Notetaker: Using this online tool, students can organize, revise, and plan their writing, as well as take notes as they read and research.

Poster sessions are a great way to ask students to share their knowledge about a topic. Because of their focus on presentation materials that go beyond simple text on a page, poster sessions require sophisticated multimodal literacy skills. The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing explain, "Writers need to be able to think about the physical design of text, about the appropriateness and thematic content of visual images, about the integration of sound with a reading experience, and about the medium that is most appropriate for a particular message, purpose, and audience." Poster sessions focus on all of these multimodal skills, as they ask students to design presentation materials and accompanying presentations that blend text, images, sound, and space.

Further, because of the close and obvious relationship between presenter and audience, poster sessions foreground the importance of audience, purpose, and voice for students. As a result, poster sessions encourage students to synthesize their research and then adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to fit the needs of a particular audience.

Further Reading

This resource has been aligned to the Common Core State Standards for states in which they have been adopted. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, CCSS alignments are forthcoming.

This lesson has been aligned to standards in the following states. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, standard alignments are not currently available for that state.

NCTE/IRA National Standards for the English Language Arts

3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

4. Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.

5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

6. Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.

7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and nonprint texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

This lesson is designed to explore poster design, following a class research project. For additional resources on teaching research and inquiry, see the Websites listed in the Resources section.

Arrange for a place and adequate time for your final poster presentation:

This project works especially well for collaborative projects, where classes view each other's work over the course of two class sessions.

Choose a location for your poster session with plenty of open space to allow viewers to flow through the presentations. If the classroom is not large enough, the cafeteria or school library are good choices. Depending upon your school, you may also be able to use space in the hallway outside the classroom.

Arrange for tables and any additional materials that are available at your school. For example, you may have easels that can be borrowed from the art classroom.

If bulletin boards or wall space is possible for displaying posters, arrange for thumb tacks, staplers, and tape.

Print copies of the 60-Second Poster Evaluation, 60-Second Poster Evaluation Chart, 60-Second Poster Evaluation Notes (optional), and Poster Session Rubric.

As relevant for the different projects that students will complete, make copies of the Persuasion Map Planning Sheet and Compare and Contrast Chart Graphic Organizer.

If computers are not available in the classroom, make copies of sample posters from one or more of the following sites: ALA Poster Sessions, Images of Physical Posters, and NCSU Example Posters. Students will analyze the posters in small groups. Allow at least three posters per group.

Review the Poster Presentations Websites listed in the Resources section, and determine which are appropriate for your class. These guidelines can be used as additional resources or read and reviewed in the class, depending upon the level of support students need.

Test the Persuasion Map, Compare & Contrast Map, and ReadWriteThink Notetaker on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.

Students will

review informational writing components.

determine the criteria for effective poster presentations.

explore the ways that purpose and audience influence a message.

design posters that share their ideas and research.

If students should include a presentation handout with their poster presentation, review the information from the Prepare Supplemental Handouts from the Colorado State University Writing Guide. Allow time for students to share their handouts in small groups and provide peer feedback. Because handouts should be only one page and easily read, students should have time to review their work and begin revisions during the session. Provide mini-lessons as necessary on any writing techniques that students need help with.

Student Assessment / Reflections

Check graphic organizers, outlines, drawings, and designs as students work for completion and effort. Assess students' final drafts using the Poster Session Rubric and the criteria for effective effective posters that students created during the first session of the lesson. Keep anecdotal notes on students' participation during the final poster session, and provide any feedback as you respond to the superlatives that students submit after the project.

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We have launched the new ReadWriteThink.org and we would love to get your feedback: Give Feedback Students design informational posters, focusing on a current research project. The unit includes an exploration of the genre, a review of informational writing components, and details on effective poster design.

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Creative writing

Graphic novels/comic strips

Advanced vocabulary

Spelling bee/sparkle

Advanced intros and citations

Sentence embellishment contest

Reader’s Theater

Free reading

ReadTheory

Make a movie trailer about a book

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Artful Connections with Math

Art makes abstract math concepts concrete, understandable, and approachable. Artful Connections with Math harnesses the power of art to advance learning and achievement in math among struggling student populations. This hands-on curriculum engages and motivates all styles of learners, particularly visual and kinesthetic.

These lesson plans and training videos for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers are brought to you as a free public service, courtesy of a three year collaboration between the Armory and Pasadena Unified School District. Follow the links below to access these engaging training videos and download PDFs for each lesson plan. We encourage you to use these lessons in your classroom and share this resource with your colleagues.

2nd Grade Videos
How can we use sculpture to depict a number? This lesson's goal is for students to group objects in ones, tens and hundreds in order to count to a 3-digit number. They'll use color and length to visually differentiate between place values, and create an abstract wire sculpture that depicts their 3-digit number. What are the artistic and mathematical attributes of money? This lesson's goal is for students to create a layered composition consisting of coin rubbings, a watercolor wash, and ink prints of coins they design. How can we visually depict regrouping? This lesson's goal is for students to add 3-digit numbers by examining ones, tens, and hundreds and regrouping when necessary. Then, using different sizes of paper to visually differentiate between place values, they will create an abstract paper collage that depicts the sum of their 3-digit numbers both with and without regrouping.
How do artists purchase materials for creating a project? In this lesson, a goal is for students to work within a given budget, create proposals, purchase materials from a classroom "store", and create a sculpture on a base.
How can fractions and colors be understood as parts and wholes? This lesson's goal is for students to correlate fraction families with color families by mixing secondary colors and cutting paper circles and rectangles into fractional parts. Then, students will create a mobile that demonstrates how fractional parts combine to make a whole.
Polygon Stencil Painting How can we combine and divide shapes to create new shapes? This lesson's goal is for students to use pattern blocks to create overlapping designs of repeated polygons. What is the relationship between place value and the concept of scale? This lesson's goal is for students to create a collage that represents a 4-digit number, by assigning specific colors, sizes, and textures of paper to different place values. How do we use math and art to represent our living spaces? This lesson's goal is for students to create a floor plan collage, using graph paper to calculate area and sewing with embroidery floss to calculate perimeter. How can we use math and art to show the same data in different ways? This lesson's goal is for students to create an abstract painting based on the amounts of color in their bar graphs.
3rd Grade Videos

Area Perimeter Blueprint Collage
How are inverse relationships used in math and art? This lesson's goal is for students to explore positive and negative space and create a stamp. They will repeatedly print the stamp as an array on top of a watercolor wash.

How do artists purchase materials for creating a project? This lesson a goal is for students to work within a given budget, create proposals, purchase materials from a classroom "store", and create a sculpture on a base. How can we arrange polygons to show rhythm and movement? This lesson's goal is for students to create a bilaterally symmetrical design with various types of polygons and repeatedly print their design to create radial symmetry.
Multiplication Array Prints
How can we manipulate fractional parts of a whole to form a new whole? This lesson's goal is for students to create an imaginative clay sculpture using fractional geometric and organic pieces of clay.
The Art Store

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Math & Art Integration Videos & Lesson Plans

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Art makes abstract math concepts concrete, understandable, and approachable. Artful Connections with Math harnesses the power of art to advance learning and achievement in math among struggling student populations. This hands-on curriculum engages and motivates all styles of learners, particularly visual and kinesthetic.

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Learn a new instrument

Music theory

Design a product

Typography

Design Theory to design posters

Learn knots and other basic skills for hands-on learning

Learn a new technology platform that allows students to create something (not just consume)

Stop motion animation

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Foldables

Baking soda and vinegar

Water rocketry

Rock/mineral smash

Engineering challenges

Chemistry of cooking

Model building

Design your own experiment

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Settlers of Catan

Icons game

Ancient games

Ancient art

Minecraft

Build worlds

Geo. Name parts

Murals

Media

Break down songs

Primary source movies

Relate to current events

Nature walk

Human and environment interaction

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Geometry in action – building/construction

Math in Art

Game Theory

Imagine Math

Khan Academy

Math in real world jobs

Note taking strategies

Taxi cab geometry

Budgeting (planning a road trip)

Math choice board

Baking with fraction