great lesson ideas - 4th, 5th ELA activity

poetry open mic

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Elementary school teacher Lila Gray hosts her class’s weekly “Poetry Open Mic” activity – complete with mood lighting, curtains, and an enthusiastic audience of 4th and 5th grade poets. Students read their favorite poems or even perform original pieces. As Ms. Gray says, “It’s an activity that hits standards, builds community, and fits into a small part of your day.”

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This is one of over 200 short videos by Luna Productions for Teaching Channel, a Gates Foundation funded web portal for on Excellence in Teaching, grades K-12.

What is the most precious resource that teachers never have enough of?  

Time.

The theory of Teaching Channel was that video could provide for teachers top-quality lesson plans in under 5 minutes, ready for use the very next day.

Each video distills the wisdom of a master teacher, teaching a grade/content specific lesson, filmed documentary style in actual classrooms, edited down to 5 minutes with teacher commentary edited in.

The goal?
For other teachers to absorb a practical, useful, and inspiring lesson plan including tips and examples of real world best practicies for making it happen... in less than five minutes.

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