English language arts
Research Planning on Paper: Topic, Question, Keywords, Sources
Students narrow broad topics into research questions, match source types to their uses, and build a one-page research plan without using the internet.
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Career & technical ed.
Robot Logic on Paper: Sensors, If-Then Rules and Tracing a Path
Students learn how robots use sensors and if-then rules, then trace a simulated robot on a paper grid map, apply and/else rules to sensor readings, and match sensors to jobs.
World languages
Sein, haben und regelmäßige Verben: Verb Forms Practice
Students conjugate sein, haben and spielen, fill in verb forms, translate short sentences and correct wrong verb forms.
English language arts
Sentence Combining: From Choppy to Smooth
Students learn five ways to combine short sentences, practice with short sets, and revise a choppy paragraph.
Mathematics
Slope and Linear Relationships from Points and Tables
Students find slope from two points and from tables, write y = mx + b equations, and interpret slope in real situations.
Mathematics
Slope-Intercept Form: Read It, Write It, Use It
Students read slope and y-intercept from equations, write equations in y = mx + b form from given information, and interpret a real-world line.
Arts
Song Form Detective: Verse, Chorus and Bridge
Students label the sections of an original song lyric, map its form with letters, study rhyme, and write four lines of their own.
Science
Speed, Distance and Time: Reading a Motion Table
Students calculate speed, distance and time from word problems and read a table of a walker’s motion to find speed in each interval.
Business & personal finance
Spot the Scam: Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Identity Theft
Students sort eight sample messages into scam or safe, name the red flags, match warning signs to smart responses, and plan what to do after a possible scam.
Technology & computer science
Spreadsheet Logic on Paper: Cells, Formulas and Ranges
Students read a printed spreadsheet, evaluate formulas by hand, write their own formulas, and design a small tracker on paper.
Arts
Still Life Study: Value, Light and Overlap with Objects from the Room
Students learn how light, shadow and overlap create depth, then draw a small still life from objects in the room and evaluate their own work.
English language arts
Synthesizing Two Sources: Sunday Hours at the Town Library
Students read an original library memo and a resident’s letter about the same facts, compare the two, and write a synthesis that uses both.