Judy Said:

Effective HIV/AIDS education lesson plans???

We Answered:

Have you tried going on-line to look for information (i.e. us google and type in effective HIV/AIDS research and it will take you directly to different sources.)

Lisa Said:

I need to find some good resources, hopefully lesson plans, for outcomes based education?

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www.lessonplanspage.com

www.edhelper.com

www.lessonplanz.com

www.teachers.net/lessons

school.discovery.com/lessonplans/index…

www.lessonplans.com

These are just a few. If you do a search for "lesson plans" you will literally find millions. The best thing I have found to do is find one you like and the make a few changes here and there...just small ones, so it suits your students needs and interests.

They key thing at this age is to make it "cool"...its the easiest way to motivated them. If you can incorporate some type of pop culture into it they will love it. I am a young teacher and you probably being young makes them think they are doing something that it really cool because you think its cool as well.

Good Luck

Esther Said:

Lesson plans for why is education important?

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Hi Minaz B,
If we were not educated, meaning knowing the basics of reading. writing and arithmetic, then we more than likely would have to resort to 'mime' to make our needs known to others.

Happily for most of us, we are at least able to communicate verbally with each other. In order to get your message about the importance of education across to your students you might like to try the following:

Make out a list of everyday requests, say 12 items so that you have enough to cover the 40 minutes and have the children mime these, absolutely no speaking! They haven't learned to speak/communicate.

1) Child sitting at the breakfast table mimes for *the salt shaker to be passed
*pass the milk
*slice of bread
*slice of toast
Add some more if you choose to.

2) Place a coat/jacket on your desk. Inform your students that you have never seen such an item previously, you don't know what it is, what it is called, what it used for and you want them to instruct you by:
1) Giving it a descriptive name. (Coat, Jacket, tweed Jacket, You do not tell them these names.)

2) Describe the component parts that go to make it. (They should describe the left and right sleeves, the collar, the pocket, the lining and the lapels.)

3) Ask them to describe its use. (Demonstrations not allowed- they must use descriptive language to explain what it is that they want you to do. This is a great opportunity for you to use your perplexed expression.

Be prepared for a rise in their frustration levels. This is all part of the learning curve.

4) Instruct you how to use it. (Don't say - How to wear it, remember, you have no idea what it is for.)

For 4, they would have to say something like, "Hold it by the collar between you left thumb and fingers. (Hopefully they would have correctly described the location of the collar and named the left and right sleeves earlier.) Place you right hand underneath your left hand and direct it 'toward and into' the sleeve and so on.

By the time they have completed this exercise they would well and truly recognise the value of communication.

This last exercise I have done and it can be great fun. Remember to inform the children that you can only hear 'one voice at a time'. Enjoy

Dana Said:

I have to teach a unit on sex education to middle schoolers. Where can I find interactive lesson plans?

We Answered:

If your sex-ed class includes talking about STDs, I know of a good activity you can use.

Have several different types of candy to hand out to the class. (Like 6 hershey kisses, 5 jolly ranchers, 3 jawbreakers, etc)

Once everyone has a piece of candy, say "If you would like to trade candy with anyone, do it now. You have 5 seconds."

Once everyone has traded, say "Okay everyone who has a JOLLY RANCHER has a sexually transmitted disease (or you can use a specific one)."

You can make the number of "infected candies" proportional to STD statistics and the number of kids in your class.

This will teach them about the stats involved and how easily STDs can be "traded" between people.