Students identify a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a half dollar. They examine the value of each coin and its equivalents (to quarter/dollar). After pairing up with a classmate, each one drills the other one on each coin.

Students investigate the house building process by naming building materials and sequencing the steps.

Students read literature that is multicultural in order to investigate the types of celebrations that people have in relation to holidays around the world. They can link up with different celebrations looking for similarities to how the...

Students observe and discuss a picture of Curious George building a bridge and discuss what it means to build, plan and design a project. As a class, they list things they need to do in oder to build something and explore how a compass...

For this reading worksheet, students follow directions, reading a short story to themselves twice, then to a parent aloud. Worksheet is designed to be signed by both parent and child upon completion.

In this school-home links reading practice worksheet, students, under the guidance of their caregivers, follow the 5 steps to getting out a book and reading it.

Students recognize the difference between public and private property. In this public and private lands lesson, students discuss the places mentioned in the song "This Land is Your Land." Students create a T-chart showing public and...

Learners create a symbol to represent their classroom community. For this community lesson plan, students discuss what their classroom community is like and create symbols in groups to present to the rest of the class.

Students examine what magnification is and does. In this microscope and magnification lesson, students listen to a reading of Greg's Microscope by Millicent E. Selson which explains what a microscope does. They talk about magnification...

Learners are introduced to the concept of sequence by creating their own personal timeline. As a class, they put the events of the last week of their lives into the correct order and determine what information should be used for their...

Peanuts inspire this lesson about George Washington Carver, called The Peanut Wizard in the included informational text. Class members read about peanuts and George Washington Carver and create a timeline of his life. In addition, pupils...

Young scholars are read the story "The Cat Came Back". Using Spanish, they communicate the context of the story with each other. They practice using new vocabulary, identifying main characters and putting the events into order. They...

Students listen to music and imagine caring about others and wanting to show them your love. They hear the story, "Giving Isa," and answer a given set of questions. Students discuss their question answers with the class then they...

Students explore African American holiday of Kwanzaa, orally share ideas about whom they want to invite to classroom Kwanzaa celebration, create and print invitation to Kwanzaa using Publisher or Print Shop, and share completed...

For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short story about a dog named Scooter. Students demonstrate understanding of the story through multiple choice and short answer questions.

African animals A-Z are on parade in this activity, which provides teachers with a year's worth of coloring and spelling sheets for little writers. Popular animals, such as dolphins and elephants, have their own coloring pages, as well...

Students explore the life of John Chapman as a History lesson plan and then reflect on how they might make thier lives more like his.

Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.

Students investigate the characteristics of a neighborhood. In this communities lesson, students read the book Franklin's Neighborhood and list people and places in their community. Students create a neighborhood mural.

Students navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning.  In this game lesson, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Students play online and board games.

Students dramatize scenes from the picture book Turk and Runt. In this holiday activity, students view the book Turk and Runt and identify the events of the text. Students dramatize scenes from the text to demonstrate comprehension.

Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. In this animal habitat activity, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...

Students explore American culture by reading classic literature in class. In this African-American history lesson, students read the story Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree while identifying the work and contributions of the real life...