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Happy Birthday Whitehouse
First graders explore the White House and its history through celebrating its birthday. Basic facts are examined and personal experiences related to the exploration of this structure.
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Comparing and Contrasting
Students listen to the story "Bloomers" and discuss the differences between men and women in the past. They chart their guesses about women's rights in history.
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Lessons From the Lorax
Students read and discuss Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. They explore the changes the characters could have made to preserve the environment and relate the plot to real-world places and events.
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Illegal Dumping
Students go on an outing and note garbage near picnic tables. They brainstorm ways to be involved with anti-litter campaigns and write letters to local officials.
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Quarters from the Coast
Students examine the Maine state quarter and discuss the features on the quarter that identify Maine as a coastal state. They identify coastal states and inland states on a map.
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Grain Seeds and Food
Young scholars observe the characteristics of different seed types. They classify, sort, name and write about the seeds.
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Unconditional Kindness
Students express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, students are assessed...
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Observation and Discovery
Students explore the basic skills guiding sound scientific invvestigation and methodology. They are introduced to a powerful scientific tool-the microscope. Students review the parts of the microscope. They discuss the inventor of the...
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Sun and Clouds
First graders use Kidspiration software to practice putting pictures on screen in a straight line. They examine pictures of suns and clouds and create as many different combinations of seven from pictures that they can.
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Learning, Communication, and 21st Century Skills: Students Speak Up
Young scholars brainstorm to come up with examples of things they do with computers and write them down for the class to observe. They then raise their hands to respond to each survey question, tallying their answers on the board and...
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The True Story of Abbie Burgess
First graders read a story from their textbooks about women in the 1850's. They discuss what it was like to be a woman living in American during this time period. They brainstorm heroines of American history and then discuss woman...
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Skates
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Little Me in a Big World: Ants
Pupils use the life cycle of an ant to learn about their own self-esteem. In this self-esteem lesson plan, students read books about ants and discuss obstacles from the stories as well as the ant behavior.
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Patriots v. Loyalists
Students consider how colonial citizens chose sides in the American Revolution. In this Revolutionary War lesson, students role play Loyalists, Patriots, and undecideds in a classroom simulation. Students research their positions so that...
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Michigan Quarter Reverse: A Coin Out of Water
Students examine the Michigan quarter reverse and differentiate between bodies of water. On copies of the quarter reverse, they color the land green and the water blue. After observing photos of water bodies, they complete a worksheet...
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Famous Figures in History
Young scholars investigate famous people in U.S. history. In this American history lesson, students read about famous people such as Helen Keller and Einstein. Young scholars think of ways they might become famous.
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