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Trust

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define trust. In this social skills lesson, students read The Other Side and interact with their classmates to define what trust is.
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Impressive prints!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore Inuit artworks and legends, and create prints of a fictional animal. They familiarize themselves with the concepts of positive and negative spaces through printmaking techniques.
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Recycled CD Bulletin Board Christmas Tree

For Teachers K - 10th
Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.
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Create Your Own Native American Board Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars are asked to identify different parts of the Monopoly game. They discuss the different tokens, the play money, the houses, and the different places. Students are asked to hypothesize why the creator of the game, Charles...
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Our Town

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discover what makes a community run smoothly by reading signs and visiting various places in their community. In this social studies lesson, small groups of students take photographs of community signs and places and then ask...
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"The Tattle Tail Tale"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners determine if something is a tattle or report.
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October 14th Rainforest Week Brownie Meeting

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students talk about the destruction of the Rain Forest and learn a Rain Forest Song. They start the meeting off with a tropical forest coloring sheet. They relate to the plight of the Rain Fores and understand the importance of saving...
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Eleanor Roosevelt, A Leader Who Helps People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to Eleanor Roosevelt the person. They are introduced to how she cared about people. Students are introduced to the concept of leadership. They write a poem about Eleanor Roosevelt as a leader, or they write a...
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How Do You Celebrate?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Investigate the customs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with a holiday instructional activity. Pupils use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the customs of each holiday before writing an informative paragraph about...
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Let's Celebrate Diwali!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students list prior knowledge of Diwali. They listen to books. Students compare and contrast Diwali to other celebrations. They create a project. Students create a letter to parents explaining about Diwali and the Diya. They ask an...
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Differences Make Us Special

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the similarities and differences among their classmates. They are introduced to the Civil Rights Movement-that all people be treated equally and fairly. Students discuss the importance of appreciating individual...
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Flying The Friendly Skies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the science of flight while creating their own gliders and test them with the lift supplied by wind in the outdoors. They create a chart to make observations of the flight patterns of different gliders taking note of...
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The Golden Rule of Reciprocity

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore The Golden Rule of Reciprocity from various religions. For this religious beliefs lesson, students examine various religious quotes and summarize the idea of The Golden Rule in a sentence.
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research the importance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In this holiday lesson, students are introduced to the meaning behind these Jewish holidays and identify geography of Israel.
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Making Valentine's Day Cards

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils construct Valentine's Day cards. In this holiday lesson, students use felt, construction paper, markers, and glue to create unique Valentine's Day cards.
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Passing Notes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...
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China: People and Places

For Teachers K - 5th
Students compare the Chinese and English languages. In this Chinese language lesson, students identify how the writing system in China uses different characters than the letters in the English language.  Students practice rewriting...
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Asian-American History

For Teachers K - 7th
Young scholars access web based resources in order to study the history of Asian-Americans as they immigrated and assimilated into live in America using grade level appropriate resources. Also, they examine journals, artifacts, and...
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Los Angeles Tourist Brochures

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study the history of Los Angeles and make a tourist brochure for the city.
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Let's Build a Truck

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the basics of trucks and transportation vehicles. In this transportation vehicles lesson, students study pictures of basic key truck components and recognize differences between various product transportation vehicles....
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Let's Build a Trucking Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the occupation of truck driving and transportation. In this transportation activity, students identify an item that was transported to the classroom. Students identify key elements in the transportation process and listen...
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Going Places

For Teachers 1st
First graders study directional words such as North, South, East, West, up and down.
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Who are Artists and Illustrators?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study artists and their styles. They create a Kidspiration web as they discuss art work looking at shapes, texture and color. They list other things that they would like to explore artists.
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Calendars - Teaching Kids Economics

For Teachers K - 6th
Students study economic terms and create a calendar using digital cameras. They advertise the calendar to the whole student population by making posters and singing an advertising jingle.

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