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Speed Math Lesson Plan (Based on Vedic Mathematics)

Four Levels of 3 months each

Level 1:

1. Lesson 1

a. Speed Mathematics Introduction Vedic Mathematics

b. Sutras/Sub Sutras

c. Addition

2. Lesson 2

a. Adding more than two numbers

b. Dot method

c. Balancing Rule

3. Lesson 3

a. Subtraction

4. Lesson 4

a. Multiplication

b. Multiply by 11

c. Multiply by 111

d. Multiply by 1111

e. Multiply by 11111

5. Lesson 5

a. Multiplication by 9

b. Multiplication by 99

c. Multiplication by 999

d. Multiplication by 99999

6. Lesson 6

a. Multiplication by Teens

b. Teens by Teens

c. Other numbers by Teens

7. Lesson 7

a. Multiplication with 21 .. 91

b. Multiplication with 25

8. Lesson 8

a. Multiplication at Base

b. Multiplication at base 10

c. Multiplication at base 100

d. Multiplication at base 1000

e. Multiplication above and below the base

9. Lesson 9

a. Multiplication at the base Proportionately

10. Lesson 10

a. Revision

11. Lesson 11

a. Practice Test

12. Lesson 12

a. Level Test

Level 2

1. Lesson 1

a. Multiplication at the base proportionately with random numbers

b. Multiplication with decimals

c. Multiplication at the base with larger numbers

d. Squaring numbers near the base

2. Lesson 2

a. General Multiplication

b. Vertical and Cross Wise

c. 2 digit by 2 digit

d. 3 digit by 2 digit

3. Lesson 3

a. General Multiplication

b. 3 digit by 3 digit multiplication

c. 4 by 3 digit multiplication

d. 4 by 4 digit multiplication

4. Lesson 4

a. Division

b. Vertically and Cross Wise method

5. Lesson 5

a. Squares for numbers ending with 5

b. Squares near the base

c. Squares two digit numbers

d. Squares three digit numbers

6. Lesson 6

a. Duplex

b. General Squaring Methods

c. Two Digit Squares

d. Three Digit Squares

e. Four Digit Squares

7. Lesson 7

a. Cubes

b. Exponents to the power 4

c. Exponents to the power 5

d. Exponents to the power 6

e. Exponents to the power 7

f. Exponents to the power 8

g. Exponents to the power 9

h. Exponents to the power 10

8. Lesson 8

a. Division

b. Short Division Method

c. Division by 5

d. Division by 50

e. Division by 25

9. Lesson 9

a. Division by 9

b. Division by 8

c. Division by 7

d. Division by 11

10. Lesson 10

a. Revision

11. Lesson 11

a. Practice Test

12. Lesson 12

a. Level Test

Level 3

1. Lesson 1

a. Division at base proportionately

b. Two digit by one digit

c. Two digit by two digit

d. Three digit by two digit

e. Three digit by three digit

2. Lesson 2

a. General division crown method

b. Two digit by one digit

c. Three digit by one digit

d. Four digit by one digit

3. Lesson 3

a. General division crown method

b. Two digit by two digit

c. Three digit by two digit

d. Three digit by three digit

e. Four digit by three digit

4. Lesson 4

a. Reducing method for division

5. Lesson 5

a. Decimals addition,

b. Decimals subtraction,

6. Lesson 6

a. Decimals multiplication and

b. Decimals division

7. Lesson 7

a. Fractions introduction,

b. Fractions addition,

c. Fraction subtraction

8. Lesson 8

a. Fraction multiplication,

b. Fraction division

9. Lesson 9

a. Smart percentage

b. Money calculations

10. Lesson 10

a. Revision

11. Lesson 11

a. Practice Test

12. Lesson 12

a. Level Test

Level 4

1. Lesson 1

a. Square roots

b. Single digit numbers

c. Two digit numbers

2. Lesson 2

a. Square roots

b. Three digit numbers

c. Four digit numbers

3. Lesson 3

a. Cube roots

b. Single digit numbers

c. Two digit numbers

4. Lesson 4

a. Cube roots

b. Three digit numbers

c. Four digit numbers

5. Lesson 5

a. Highest Common Factor (HCF)

b. Least Common Multiplier (LCM)

6. Lesson 6

a. Prime numbers

b. Divisibility of Prime numbers

7. Lesson 7

a. Prime Multiples

8. Lesson 8

a. Factorizing

9. Lesson 9

a. Triples

10. Lesson 10

a. Revision

11. Lesson 11

a. Practice Test

12. Lesson 12

a. Level Test

Advanced levels for

Algebra Geometry Calculus and Trigonometry.

Creative Writing Lesson Plans

Four Levels of 3 months each.

Level 1

1. Lesson One - Prewriting

a. Right Brain/Left Brain Test

b. Prewriting Techniques – Brainstorming & Listing

c. Prewriting Techniques – Clustering & Outlining

d. Prewriting Techniques – Journaling & Freewriting

2. Lesson Two – Introduction to Peer Reviewing

a. Express Yourself!

b. Peer Review Response Sheet

3. Lesson Three – Journaling and the Writer’s Idea Notebook

a. What is a Journal?

b. Make Your Journal Personal!

c. Writer’s Idea Notebook

4. Lesson Four – Sentence Variety

a. Sentence Variety – Compound Sentences

b. Sentence Variety – Complex Sentences

c. Scrambled Sentences

5. Lesson Five – Collaborative Writing & The Portfolio

a. Portfolio Checklist

6. Lesson Six – Editing for Sentence Structure

a. Collaborative Writing

b. Express Yourself!

7. Lesson Seven – The Paragraph

a. Paragraph Roadmap Sample

b. Your Paragraph Roadmap

8. Lesson Eight – Paragraph Writing

a. Topic Sentences

b. Adding Supporting Details

9. Lesson Nine – Paragraph Writing, Peer Reviewing, and Revising

a. Writing Prompt for a Paragraph

b. Peer Review Response Sheet

c. Revise & Proofread Checklist

10. Lesson Ten – Essay Writing & Thesis Statements

a. The Triple Point Thesis Statement

11. Lesson Eleven – Planning the Essay

a. Your Essay Roadmap

12. Lesson Twelve – Essay Writing, Introductions & Conclusions

a. Introductions

b. Introduction Exercise

c. Conclusions

13. Lesson Thirteen – Essay Writing, Peer Reviewing, and Revising

a. Your Essay Roadmap

b. Write Your First Draft Here

c. Peer Review Response Sheet

d. Revise & Proofread Checklist

Level 2

1. Lesson One - Poetry Writing

a. Sensory Imagery

b. 5 senses

c. Appositives

d. Figurative Language

e. Metaphors/Similies

f. Personification

2. Lesson Two – Music of Poetry

a. Rhyming practice

b. Repetition practice

c. Write a poem and share

3. Lesson Three – Structured Poetry

a. Sonnet exercise

b. Villanelle exercise

c. Write a poem and share

4. Lesson Four - Free Verse. Revising and Publishing

a. Free verse exercise

b. Write a poem and share

c. Places to publish practice

d. Submission practice

5. Lesson 5 - Non-fiction Writing

a. Newspaper Writing

b. Parts of a Newspaper

c. Fact vs. opinion exercise

6. Lesson 6 - Language of Journalism

a. Word choice exercise

b. Interviewing

c. interviewing exercise

7. Lesson 7 - Editorials

a. persuasive writing exercise

8. Lesson 8 - Advertising

a. exercise

9. Lesson 9 - Writing reviews

a. exercise

10. Lesson 10 - Writing How-to's

a. exercise

11. Lesson 11 - Creating a Newsletter

a. layout a newsletter

b. putting it together & publishing

12. Lesson 12 - Letter Writing - Business Letters

a. Sample Letter

b. letter writing exercise

13. Lesson 13 - Article Writing

a. Leads

i. Exercise

ii. Writing Prompt

b. Revise

i. Revise and Proofread

c. Publishing

i. Submission Practice

Level 3

1. Lesson One - Fiction Writing

a. Brainstorm Fiction Genres

b. Plot structure exercise

c. Characters

i. Create a Character

ii. Dialogue Exercise

2. Lesson Two

a. Setting

i. Exercise

b. Conflict: Internal/External

i. Exercise

3. Lesson Three

a. Story Map

b. Outline several short stories

c. Draft a story write

d. Revise Revise & Proofread

4. Lesson Four - Point of View

a. Exercise

b. final draft & share

c. Places to publish

d. Submission practice

5. Lesson Five - Children's Writing

a. Layout of a Children's Book

b. Exercise

c. Story Writing

d. Draft exercise

6. Lesson 6 -

a. Revise Revise & Proofread

b. Putting it all together

c. Layout of book with pictures

d. Places to publish

e. Share

f. Submission practice

7. Lesson 7 - Novel Writing

a. Genres of novels

b. notes

c. Parts of the novel

d. Exercise

e. Finding Ideas

f. Exercise

g. Story Map

h. story map exercise

8. Lesson 8 - Beginnings

a. write Chapter 1

b. Share and Revise

c. Revise & Proofread

d. Places to publish

e. Publishing

f. Submission practice

9. Lesson 9 -Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing

a. Characteristics of Sci-Fi

b. notes

c. exercise - your ideas

d. Characteristics of Fantasy

e. notes

f. exercise - your ideas

10. Lesson 10

a. Places to find Ideas

b. notes

c. exercise

d. Draft a story

e. Draft exercise

11. Lesson 11

a. Share and Revise

b. Revise & Proofread

c. Publishing

d. Places to publish

Level 4

1. Lesson One - Playwriting

a. Parts of a play notes

b. Places to find Ideas

c. notes

d. exercise

e. Dialogue in a play

f. exercise

2. Lesson Two -

a. Story Map

b. exercise

c. Draft a play

d. Draft exercise

3. Lesson Three

a. Share and Revise

b. Revise & Proofread

c. Places to publish

d. Publishing

e. Submission practice

4. Lesson Four

a. Perform a play

b. sample play bulletin

5. Lesson Five - Personal Narrative

a. Autobiography

b. notes

c. Family exercise

6. Lesson Six

a. Memorable experience exercise

b. share & revise

7. Lesson Seven

a. Favorites exercise

b. share & revise

8. Lesson Eight

a. Firsts exercise

b. share & revise

9. Lesson Nine

a. Hopes & Dreams exercise

b. share & revise

10. Lesson Ten

a. Revising and Publishing

b. Places to publish practice

c. Submission practice

Speed Reading Lesson Plan

Level 1

1. Lesson One

a. Speed Reading Introduction

b. Program Structure

c. Speed Reading Test

d. Eye Exercises

2. Lesson Two

a. Understanding Vocalization

b. Vocalization Test

c. Stopping Vocalization

3. Lesson Three

a. Understanding Regression

b. Regression Test

c. Stopping Regression

4. Lesson Four

a. Self Pacing Techniques

b. Page Changing Techniques

5. Lesson Five

a. Vocabulary Builder

6. Lesson Six

a. Eye Fixation

b. Horizontal Vision Span

7. Lesson Seven

a. Eye Fixation

b. Reading two words

8. Lesson Eight

a. Horizontal Vision Span and Shultz Tables

b. Reading two words

9. Lesson Nine

a. Horizontal Vision Span

b. Reading three words

c. Shultz Tables

10. Lesson Ten

a. Horizontal Vision Span

b. Reading four words

c. Shultz Tables

11. Lesson Eleven

a. Practice Test

12. Lesson Twelve

a. Level Test