Students explore the meaning behind "The Star-Spangled Banner." In this music lesson, students sing the first verse of the national anthem and watch several performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Students define several vocabulary...

Students solve problems. In this math lesson, students write solutions using LOGO commands in order to help get the turtle to the pond.

Students are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They draw and cut out the characters from the story and create a mobile to hang from their classroom ceiling. They write a sentence using a verb on the back.

Students create recycled art. In this visual art lesson plan, students use recycled products to assemble robotic pieces of art. Students also write stories about their robots.

Young scholars assemble and decorate a calendar. This is a lesson to be used at the beginning of each month to make a calendar for the month. Math concepts for this lesson consist of each student writing numbers on the calendar.

Students read the book The Clever Stick and answer discussion questions about it. In this reading instructional activity, students read the given book, and participate in answering questions based on the book. There are also writing,...

Students use corduroy to make a creative name board. They are read to from a corduroy book and draw pictures based on what they heard.

Students participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make...

A quintessential resource for teaching an elementary unit on the first Thanksgiving addresses a variety of skills, including informational reading, critical thinking, comparing and contrasting facts, technology tools, and historical...

Pupils perform a skit using creativity. In this role playing lesson, students are given a skit to perform in the "spur of the moment." Pupils use creativity to have the audience correctly guess the situation they are role-playing.

First graders choose a community member, show how to resolve a conflict, and trade writing with a classmate. They match symbols that might represent the community members they have chosen.

Students create their own plants and write about them using digital cameras, AppleWorks, and the educational program Kid Pix. Emphasis is placed on the creative process and reflective writing.

Students take photographs of themselves, animals, and objects and used these photos as springboards for writing stories, plays, photo captions, comic strips, ads for products, and greeting card messages.

First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...

Students create The Very Hungry Kindergartner books. In the books, students will write in and illustrate a page for each month they are in school.

Students are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They write their own letter to the author telling her about their favorite part. They ask questions and hopefully they will receive the answers from her as well.

Students look at the pictures of penguins on the Penguin page and select one they would like to write a legend about.

Pupils analyze how distinguishing another culture encourages us to respect each other. They research culture and all its avenues, recognizing and comprehending the relationship between people and geography. Ultimately, they can apply...

Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...

Youngsters listen to the story, "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." After discussing the story, going over new vocabulary, and repeating the rhymes in the story, they study the parts of a fly. They finish by creating a fly on...

Students explore several significant figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement and sequence the key events to create a timeline. The instructional activity utilizes the story, "The Story of Ruby Bridges," the work of Robert Coles...

Students research an animal of the rainforest. They create a computerized claymation to present their research.

Have class members take the pledge against bullying! Use the eight-page packet during a bullying unit to reinforce the importance of sticking up for others, thinking about what might hurt others' feelings, and ways to prevent bullying.

Celebrate Eric Carle’s beloved children’s books, especially those about animals. Teachers and readers alike engage in Carle’s books as they explore the art and color in each of his stories, and how these elements support comprehension.