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Blowing in the Wind
Young scholars compare hurricanes and tornadoes. They write a paragraph explaining how to prepare for a storm. Students give an oral report. They use weather facts to practice math skills. Young scholars record observations of a storm.
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Hurricane Katrina Relief
Pupils create a song about philanthropy. They work together to develop a list of ways to donate money. They choose an aid organization which helped victims of Hurricane Katrina to receive their donation. They reflect on their...
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Citizens for Responsible Change
Third graders write a petition to a school figure, get signatures from other students, share the petition with the appropriate authority, and then work as leaders to carry out the group's solution.
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Penguin Heights
Students use the worksheet from the first website listed below to collect data on the penguin heights on the Penguin Page.
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What Would You Do?
Learners study major religions and determine how and why an individual who held each of these beliefs would respond to a similar crisis.
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Presentations
Young scholars present their groups reports and use a visual to help with this.
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Anne Frank: Heritage
Students research questions about their ancestors and their family history. They discuss their findings and include problems of immigrants today.
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Everything Has Parts
Students investigate and explore common objects to discover and identify their parts. They also are encouraged to discuss the need for specific parts and what happens when a part is missing from the whole.
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Waiter/ Waitress Role Play
Young scholars participate in a role play of being a waiter or waitress while studying a foreign language. They ask and answer questions to obtain a food order. This is done using the language of study. Assessment is provided by teacher...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 2--Time and Money
Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms, explore how to convert dates to numeric form with correct pronunciation. In pairs, after modeling of examples, they convert several dates to numbers.
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Make a Zoo
For this unit students work in groups to find out about an endangered animal species. They design a zoo enclosure for the animal and build a scale model. Together the class constructs a zoo! In the process of planning and building the...
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Radish Seed Garden
Fifth graders explore the effects of overpopulation in an ecosystem while applying the scientific method. They discuss overpopulation and its meaning. Students as an organism competes for space in an overpopulated area. They plant...
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Mathematical Relationships
Students practice graphing a linear equation and a parabolic equation. They work cooperatively to select numbers, including fractions, which they will put into ordered pairs. Students explain their process to the class, discussing what...
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The Cuisenaire Four-Pan Algebra Balance: Limitations and Suggestions
Students illustrate the concept of balancing equations using a Four-Pan Algebra Balance. In this balancing lesson, students visualize why it is necessary to add or subtract the same quantity on both sides of an equation when solving...
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Breaking News English: Taking a Shower May be Bad for You
In this English worksheet, students read "Taking a Shower May be Bad for You," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Read Martin's Big Words
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson, students read and discuss the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Communication Skills Using Puppetry
Students discuss communication skills. In this language arts activity, students use hand puppets to discuss a specific topic with a partner.