Research Guides: Building a Lesson Plan: 8. Introductory / Short Lecture and/or Developmental Activities

8. Introductory / Short Lecture and/or Developmental Activities

Teacher-Directed Activity Suggestions & Ideas

Reading and Language Arts Classroom Strategies
Information on many types of class activities from Reading Rockets, a reading education resource site by WETA Public Broadcasting.
Fun and Engaging Math Warm-Ups
From Mr. Elementary Math, the site of an experienced teacher and consultant.
Social Studies Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans
A guide to various free resources online curated by librarians at the University of Cincinnati.
Life Science Activities
Astronomy, earth science, and physical science activities are also available in the navigation on the right. From the California Academy of Sciences, a nonprofit science museum.
Health Lessons and Activities for Kids
From Allina Health, a healthcare provider network.
Strengthen, Motivate, and Play: Music Games for Your Beginning Ensembles
Activities for music teaching from the National Association for Music Education.
Drama Games and Theatre Activities
From Drama Notebook, a site by theater professionals and educators.
Art Lessons and Activities
From the National Gallery of Art.
Physical Education Lessons, Strategies, and Activities
From the site of an experienced physical education teacher.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Sample Activities and Lessons
From the New Jersey Department of Education.
Ready To Go activities
Projectable and online predesigned activities from TeachersFirst.

Reliable Sources for More Information

Published books of classroom activities.

Search for books on "classroom activities" at Rowan University Libraries
Video examples from the Teaching Channel
Search for "activity" here to see video examples of a large variety of classroom activities, in all subjects and grade levels.

Describe Your Introductory / Short Lecture and/or Developmental Activities

When you have reviewed the instructional material on this page and the information you have found, describe the introductory, short lecture, and/or developmental activities to be used in your lesson plan in the appropriate space on the lesson plan template.

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Building a Lesson Plan

8. Introductory / Short Lecture and/or Developmental Activities

Teacher-Directed Activity Suggestions & Ideas

Reliable Sources for More Information

Published books of classroom activities.

Describe Your Introductory / Short Lecture and/or Developmental Activities

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