Terri Said:

Lesson Plan ideas for teaching Consumer Protection - legislation and agencies?

We Answered:

links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme.

second link has more of a selection of lesson plans to download. also this site is more user friendly

third link is
Consumer and Housing Law
So You Want to Buy a Car . . .
What Do You Need to Know?

Joy Said:

Does anybody have any good lesson plan ideas?

We Answered:

I found different versions of this chant but not many full lesson plans. The one following is the only full lesson plan I found already completed. The link is a version of the chant.
Good luck!





http://kizclub.com/storypatterns/bearhun…

Name of Activity: Searching for a Bear



Suggested Grade Level: K-5

Materials Needed: Cones to mark off activity area, a big mat for the "home base" or "camp"

Description of Idea

This warm-up activity uses a story to help students practice their locomotor movements. The teacher tells the story of movements involved in a bear search and the students will respond to the teacher directions.

When the students come into the classroom gather them in front of you in a circle or a bunch formation. It is best to put them on a mat and call this mat "home base". Then tell them to be very quiet because they are going to go on a trip today. They are going to go on a search for a BEAR! Next, ask them what they would bring if they were going to go on a bear search. Students may tell you to bring tents, first-aid kits, sleeping bags, flashlight, matches, food, etc.

Tell them those items are great. Now you would like them to put all of those things into their imaginary backpack. Let them actually act out putting the items in their packpack. Now tell them to put it over their shoulders and it is time to start the story and the search.

Teacher states and the class repeats like below:

1. "We're going on a bear hunt". Class repeats
2. "and we've got our backpacks". Class repeats
3. "and we've pack some treats inside". Class repeats (students point to their backpacks)
4. "and we've also got..(your choice)". Class repeats.
5. "our trusy flashlight by our side". Class repeats (class taps their hips)
Next, tell the students that when you go searching for the bear, they will do things such as climb hills, swim through rivers, climb in trees, go through tunnels, swing from vines, etc. When the students start the search, the teacher will say "You are now searching through a tunnel." Students will act like they are crawling on the floor. Let them do this for 30 seconds. Next state, "now your swimming though the river." The students will act like they are swimming.

Let each search go about 30-60 seconds doing 3-4 locomotor movements, then the teacher will state that they have come upon a cave, end of a tunnel, top of a hill, etc. One of these choices will have the bear present.

Part of the trick of this activity is to keep the suspense of finding the bear alive after doing some of the locomotor movements. For example:

"We have come to the end of the tunnel...Bear? -class responds, "BEAR?" teacher states "Are you there?"..class responds, "Are you there?" if no, state "Nope!" and continue search...if yes, yell "ROAR" and chase kids to their base (please be careful of this as kids may get knocked over).
Teaching Suggestions:

After you have the kids actually find the bear the students need to move safely to home base. Please encourage them to walk or use a different locomotor pattern other than running.

Virgil Said:

Can you give me some good lesson plan ideas for the Young Adult book "Crank"?

We Answered:

Well, Ive read Crank, and one major theme is drugs. This is the novel by Ellen Hopkins, right? And there are 2 more books after this BTW... :) but it deals alot with drugs, sex, and falling for things to easily. Basically it teaches you that you need to be YOU, and dont try to impress other people who are low to begin with.

Donna Said:

Does anyone have any lesson plan ideas for teching about oral hygiene to 3rd graders?

We Answered:

well....at that age, they might be too young to see some horribly graphic pictures of what bad oral hygiene could do to you, but I would suggest that you have some pictures of people who didn't really take care of their teeth, and what the result was. As ridiculous as this sounds, if someone can dress up as a tooth and talk to the class about how it has no arms or anything to clean itself with, and it needs each and every one of them to do their part. Make them feel personally responsible for their teeth.