First graders explore American culture by participating in arts and crafts activities. In this Thanksgiving lesson, 1st graders listen to music based upon the Thanksgiving tradition and examine images of the first Thanksgiving. Students...

Students are read a book about giving. They discover that giving to others is rewarding. They also locate China on a map and make their own rice cakes.

Students discuss why we should be kind to one another. In this social skills lesson, students read and respond to a story about how saying mean things can hurt someone's feelings.

Students sing a song which enforces the idea of loving your friends as you do yourself. They identify ways they can help others in and out of the classroom. They participate in acts of kindness in the community.

Students are read a book about aboriginal women. They compare and contrast a few items out of the book. They examine their families and discuss them with the class.

Learners examine the importance of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument. As a class, they complete a K-W-L chart about George Washington and write about what they believe is going on in a picture they are shown. They are...

First graders write about vehicles that float.

Students examine the life of Louisa May Alcott. Using the Internet, they examine the types of books and plays she wrote. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of covers used on the various publishing's. They design and color...

Young scholars write free verse poems. In this poetry lesson, students use a three-step method to create a free verse poem. Young scholars brainstorm ideas, let their ideas "incubate," and write a free verse poem.

Students work together to decide where their donated money should go. They list the possible choices and evaluate what is most important to them. They must have a consensus before the money is donated.

Students examine the traditional dress of the Chinese people and create a new story line for "The Emperor's New Clothes" set in China. This creative project allows students to illustrate pages for the new class book.

Students research women's roles in agriculture's history and how they have changed. They create a paper "crazy quilt" using a variety of colors and pattersn to help them explain the role of quilts in women's history.

Students listen to stories about kindness and discuss kindness in their lives. Students then complete Kindness Counts page, illustrating and telling story, and turn in completed page to teacher to be laminated and assembled.

Students graph water temperature using probe software and a Palm on a class field trip to a lake or pond. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with high school science students and the use of ImagiProbe software.

First graders examine the reasons for the Thanksgiving celebration in the United States. They research information about what type of items were used in the past and items that are currently used. They investigate life on the Mayflower...

This kit is designed for use at a picture bingo event for northern communities, to support family literacy. It could also be used in the classroom. The kits includes instructions and plenty of bingo pages.

This website explains and defines basic subtraction. There are practice problems at the very end of this lesson.