Literary micro-lessons often infuse art and performance into the classroom. Projects such as making a child's storybook extension activity is a creative project full of drawing and coloring for older student , but also serves as a writing assignment. Teachers can also assign students to small groups to make a video commercial focusing on a particular aspect of the textbook reading material. A "book report in a bag" is a form of an oral book report whereby students place a specific number of props in a bag and explain in front of the class how the props relate to the book . Micro-lessons can be scheduled both during a textbook learning session or as a recap before a chapter test.
Math may seem like a tedious and boring class for some, but the addition of interactive micro-lessons into an educational unit could increase student interest. Geometry lessons offer a bevvy of creative educational opportunities. Students can trace or draw a scene or picture using a specific number of shapes, or work with plastic-shaped pieces to build a house or other structure. Textbook on measuring both weight and size do not mean students have to sit in their seats working on ditto sheets and equations everyday. Add a bit of flare to the learning process with an interactive micro-lesson that gets student moving and discussing the topic. Assign students to measure different areas of the school, such as a playground four-square court, basketball foul line in the gym, rest rooms and hallways. Engage the students in a discussion both before and after the exercise to discuss their measurement estimates and the probability that similar areas and offices are the same size. The gym equipment room is also a great place for a math micro-lesson. Students can use sports equipment to measure circumference and diameter.
Students can develop a deeper understanding of historical periods and cultures from around the globe by participating in micro-lessons. Extension activities can last just a single class period or extend until the end of a book chapter. Making a shoebox diorama can be an enjoyable experience, but is also an educational opportunity. Bring the words on the text book page to life by assigning a diorama project whereby students have to draw or build housing common to the region or period. In a paper "quilt" with a cultural scene or time line, students draw an image on one side of a piece of construction paper and write a descriptive sentence about the image on the other. After students have completed either an individual or group paper quilt, use a hole punch and yarn to string the project together for display.
Character and safety education micro-lessons are excellent opportunities for introducing the B.A.B.E.S. Puppets curriculum to younger students.Character education curriculum typically focuses on manners and the importance of safety and school rules. The B.A.B.E.S curriculum focuses on understanding the difference between a "good and bad touche" and the dangers of substance abuse. During Drug Prevention and Awareness Month in October, students learn about the hazards of substance abuse with Red Ribbon Week micro-lessons.