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Creating and Acting Mammal Stories
Fifth graders write and perform stories on mammals. They review the parts of a narrative story and write stories. They rehearse their stories and present them to the class. They make mammal cookies after their peformance.
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Waste Management
Students set up a recycling program in their school. They first estimate the kinds and amount of trash generated and brainstorm ways to reuse the recyclables and create flyers explaining how their program will work at the school.
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Anatomy of the Brain
Students explore the brain. In this science lesson, students view a diagram of the brain and discuss the various regions of the brain. Students discuss the importance of protecting the brain and design a protective covering.
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A Gift for Charlie's Mum-- Ch Words
In this language arts worksheet, learners learn about "ch" words by reading a 1 page story and answering 15 questions. This page is from the UK.
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Role of Slavery in Early Arkansas Settlements
Students investigate slavery in the development of pre-Civil War Arkansas. They study the influence of the French, Spanish, and American settlers on the establishment of slavery and create a timeline of events associated with events.
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Exploring the History of Canyon De Chelly: The Navajos
Students are introduced to the novel Sing Down The Moon written by Scott O'Dell. Throughout the book, after each chapter is read, class discussions and journal writing is incorporated into the unit.
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ESL Thematic Unit
Learners explore a thematic unit to strengthen literacy skills. The search for literacy is based upon the using of myths and legends to encourage the appreciation for other cultures. The varued activities strengthen literacy by engaging...
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Growing Tomatoes
Second graders investigate the growth of tomatoes. They plant grape tomatoes and observe them. They write in a journal and take digital pictures of their tomato plants. They create bar graphs to tally the progress of their plants and...
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Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor
Students investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The instructional activity helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.
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Water Cycle Walk
Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson plan, students listen to a song as they walk around and when they music stops, they answer a question based on the water cycle.
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Sesame Street Letter Recognition
Students study the letters of the alphabet, explore different shapes, rhyme, and listen to the different sounds of the alphabet to help them sound out words and begin elementary level reading.
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Post Office Stamps
Students research and analyze how communication has changed over time. They chart communication developments on a timeline, and create commemorative stamps depicting forms of communication.
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Sustained Resistance
Eleventh graders research events that led up to the Civil Rights movement using primary source documents that show attitudes about lynching.
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The Phases of the Moon
Students view an applet to study the phases of the Moon in relation to the orientation of the sun, moon, and Earth.
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The Story that Tracks Tell
Eighth graders observe and investigate animal tracks. They draw prints for local animals and switch with another student to guess the animal, identify animal tracks in a nearby wood lot, create plaster casts of the tracks, and write a...
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Develop Your Own Interpretation
Students use pieces of Andy Warhol's art to write critiques. Using different points of view, they answer discussion questions and share them with the class. They also interpret the art from a historian and artist point of view. They...
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he Media and Social Justice Around the World
Students will activate literacy skills in internet medium, and will use reading, critical thinking and writing skills as they work with their groups to collect and organize information. The follow up activity will allow them to augment...
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What's the Matter with My Orange?
Students use oranges to informally explore decomposition, dehydration, fermentation, the water cycle, bacteria, yeast, food webs, the needs of living things, and physical vs. chemical change over a period of three or more months.
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Mental Arithmetic
In this math instructional activity, students are read a series of questions. They answer them mentally. The questions and answers are on the instructional activity.
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Writing Activity: A Trip to Sudan
In this writing activity worksheet, students write a report about a real or imaginary trip to Sudan. Students are given a cover page, and suggestions for completing their report.
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Cardinals
In this cardinals worksheet, students explore facts about cardinals and practice their number reasoning. Students read about cardinals and solve word problems involving cardinals.