Students discover compassion for animals. In this animal lesson plan, students go to a local animal welfare organization and help out. They reflect on compassion and how to make changes in the lives of animals. 

Learners explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...

First graders identify and explore items around the classroom.  For this textures lesson, 1st graders discuss different kinds of textures. Students explore the classroom and find at least two different textures to describe and draw.

First graders put a skeleton together and draw the main bones in the body. For this skeleton lesson plan, 1st graders learn about the main bones, and draw 8 out of 10 of them correctly.

In this integrated English interactive worksheet, students complete 10 sentences using words from a word bank at the top of the page. They insert opposite words as they compare two students, and complete a friendly letter by inserting...

Students identify shapes, create shapes, and make a pyramid, a drum, and a sail using their shapes. In this shapes lesson plan, students also identify plane and space shapes.

Students use a balance to help them with their addition facts. In this addition lesson plan, students also play the seven up game to memorize their facts.

Young scholars study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math lesson, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Young scholars use manipulatives to explore fact families.

Learners explore the additive identity property where they add multiple numbers to get to the number 6. In this number 6 lesson plan, students also work on their addition charts.

Students match quantities to their number.  In this building to nine lesson, students put groups of objects together to make a group of nine.

Students complete subtraction problems where they use goldfish crackers as their manipulatives in the problem. For this subtraction lesson plan, students use words and pictures to also show their problems.

Students determine differences using a number line. For this math lesson, students use the number line to solve subtraction problems. Students solve puzzles using subtraction.

Young scholars describe shapes to their classmates using specific properties and practice making triangles on geoboards. In this geoboards lesson plan, students use string on the geoboards.

Students discover art that contains composite imagery and visual puns. They create their own picture of composite imagery and explain the visual pun. Students develop skills using the drawing media.

Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.

First graders read and understand the text found while conducting internet research. They recognize how literature records information and reflects the human experience. Students also compare and contrast answers to questions. Then...

Students investigate the characteristics of a community. They investigate the characteristics of the Omaha community through internet research and discussion. Students create books about their community.

Students examine the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. They complete a class KWL chart, and watch a PowerPoint presentation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Next, they use a digital photo of themselves to create a self-portrait...

Young scholars investigate past and present verb tenses. In this grammar lesson, students identify past and present verbs in sentences written on the board. Young scholars complete a worksheet to reinforce the concepts learned.

Students participate in a global art project in which students from around the world share their art. They explore different cultures and languages as they view different types of art.

Pupils use technology to produce a student-produced video that shows other students how to adjust keyboard, monitor, chair, and posture for safe and healthy usage of computer. It also demonstrates how to ask for help appropriately in...

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

First graders, in pairs, use spinners to experiment with different combinations of letters. They combine letters and determine whether they have produced a word or not. They construct and record words choosing letters from designated tiles.

Students analyze themselves as members of the community. They choose a name to describe themselves and explain why they choose the name they did. They identify activities they perform in and out of school to help the community.