Cross-curricula Activities

Cross-curricula Activities
Instructional Management

An Internet-based project can become more meaningful if the content spans many different curriculum areas. When possible, teachers should include ideas for multi-disciplinary connections or lesson.

EXAMPLE

QUESTIONS

RESOURCES

Students using the Musical Plates project learn how and where earthquakes occur. A language arts and social studies component is provided so they can research historical earthquakes and learn how different communities responded to these earthquakes. They can also keep abreast of current events and report on recent earthquakes.

Consider these questions as you review your project.

What lessons or activities can you incorporate into the project you have selected to make it multi-disciplinary? Consider science, math, language arts, social studies or other curriculum areas.

Use these resources to help you identify cross-curricula activities.

Subject Specific Resources

Week Five Workshop: Exploring Subject Specific Resources - The topic of creating multidisciplinary connections was covered in the Week 5 workshop. Resources from this session will be useful in identifying cross curricula resources.
History and Social Studies for K-12 Teachers - Large well organized list of resources.
History Net - Content rich site with large volumes of American and World history resources.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Book review, curriculum ideas and suggestions for cross-curricula integration.
The Encyclopedia Mythica - an extensive encyclopedia of articles dealing with mythology and folklore from many cultures.
Music Education Center - Clearinghouse for music related educational resources.
Music Heritage Network: Instrument Encyclopedia - Research common and uncommon instruments.
PE Central - Clearinghouse for Physical Education resources, lesson plans and new methods.

General Activities and Lesson Plans

Busy Teachers' Web Site - Another clearinghouse for a wide range of subject-specific resources.
Lessons from Teachnet.com - Limited list but there are some good science demonstration activities.
Lesson Bank - Searchable database of lessons including many hands-on activities for all grade levels.
AskERIC Lesson Plans - Another searchable database.
Lightspan - Lightspan has a searchable database of lesson plans. Many focus on hands-on or demonstration activities.
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