Here is another in this fabulous series of art lessons I've been reviewing! Artists of all ages design a wearable piece of artwork using special buttons that have a clear, removable top to them. All sorts of creative ideas are presented...

Students create books with photographs as illustrations. In this book making lesson plan, students create books for different subjects to accompany what they are learning. They take photographs to match what they have written. 

Young scholars discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds.  In this botany instructional activity, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show....

Students compare and contrast objects and are introduced to a Venn Diagram. In this alike and different lesson, students make observations regarding properties of objects. Students classify object and build ideas about variables....

Students develop and practice observational skills through lab activity.

This lesson will be used to introduce the writing process. Learners will learn about the first step, brainstorming, through webbing activities. Students will also view other learners' work on the Internet. Students will learn how to use...

Author provides a research-based instructional essay on three components that consistently led to improved outcomes: adhering to a basic framework, teaching critical steps in the writing process, and providing feedback.

A kindergarten teacher shares how she introduced persuasive writing in her classroom. After a discussion about "problems" that need to be fixed in their school, the class decided they wanted to write the principal a persuasive letter...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the steps for writing a story such as coming up with a title, a main idea and supporting details that keep the reader interested.

This lesson provides learners with the basic steps to using word processing. Students will use word processing software to publish a final copy of a book report. Learners will review the main parts of a book report. This lesson will...

Kindergarten students created this children's picture book. If You Take a Dog to the Beach was based on the commercial book series that includes If You Give a Moose a Muffin in which a sequence of events is kicked off by an initial...

In this lesson plan, the children learn about how critters depend on the butterfly bush and how the butterfly bush, in turn, depends on it. Common Core writing skills are integrated as they take it to the next step, and create their own...