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Map Scaling

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a map scale to determine distances between cities in the state of Florida.
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Do-deca-he-dron-It's Greek to Me!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a dodecahedron shaped visual report of the literary elements of a short story.
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Who are Our Leaders?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss and identify current state and national leaders, and relate two specific details about them.
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Basketball Passing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice dribbling and passing a basketball. They also learn the correct finger position for dribbling and how to place their feet when passing.
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Bats, Bats, Everywhere!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research information on bats while working in cooperative groups. They design posters with the information from their research.
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Comparing M&M's

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students sort a bag of M&M's by colors and solve a variety of comparison problems. They determine which pile of M&M's has the most, the least, and answer questions comparing two piles. Students also order the piles of M&M's...
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Color Tile Graphing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore data. They gather data and generate questions about the data in pictographs, tallies, tables, and bar graphs. Students use color tiles pulled by random to create their own bar graph. They discuss the bar graphs they...
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Dirty Dan Isn't Dull!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read smoothly and expressively while noticing punctuation and using voice inflection to emphasize important words and phrases in the text. They listen to and reread a poem in small groups. Students discuss how the poem sounds...
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Picture Writing

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use pictures to help them communicate their ideas. They write personal books or journals using pictures. Students can create daily blogs usig the internet and create a weekly newsletter.
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Presenting...Pirates!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners demonstrate knowledge of a specific pirate through creation of a pirate flag and through a group presentation. They work cooperatively with other students to develop a creative presentation of a pirate.
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Ways We Use Trees

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the Internet to find the ways we use trees. In this tree lesson, students make a list of the uses of trees and find magazine pictures that show these uses to make a collage. They read The Giving Tree  by Shel...
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Pick It Up!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate recycling by creating receptacles that can hold trash or recyclable items.  For this graphic design lesson, students encourage their classmates to help save the environment by using a recycling receptacle they...
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Community

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use computer software to make a postcard. For this community resource lesson, students make a postcard for a place in their community using multimedia software on the computer. Students write a few sentences describing the place...
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Life Cycle of Butterfly

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate life cycles of insects by writing a story.  In this butterfly life lesson plan, 2nd graders create a checklist of the many steps a caterpillar takes before growing wings and flying.  Students utilize...
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Forces of Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss various ways in which landforms change over time. They, in groups, research and create a reference book about landform change including tsunamis, earthquakes, weathering, erosion and volcanic eruptions.
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Respect

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students define what having respect or showing respect means. They distinguish between a respectful and a disrespectful situation. They role-play examples of showing respect and disrespect to others.
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Identify Plant Parts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners use the word processor to write about the process they used to grow a plant. They import a graphic image of their plant into the document they have written, then proofread their document.
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How Much is that Name?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore money counting.  In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
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Finding Patterns with the Hundreds Chart

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review their numbers up to one hundred. Using a chart, they compare and predict patterns that might be in the numbers. They practice skip counting and grouping numbers. Using a spreadsheet, they graph different sets of numbers...
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Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students find lost "treasure" using a treasure map after being shown a map that you have created where terms and symbols are discussed. The class is divided into small groups where they locate your treasure and then read a section from...
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Narrative Prompt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are introduced to the style of a narrative writing. After being read a story, they use a graphic organizer to plan their writing. With a partner, they share their ideas and decide on one topic to write about. To end the...
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Sliding Pennies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate a proper low level slide. In this sliding lesson plan, students play a game using polyspots and pennies. The students practice sliding in order to pick up one penny.
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Imagination Express

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...
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Graph It

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a spreadsheet and graph using Open House attendance data.

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