Students brainstorm synonyms for security. For this Computer Skills lesson, students compare the home security to password security. Students read an article and review strategies for creating strong passwords. Students apply their...

Students discuss teeth and how best to care for them. In this dental care lesson, students review pictures of teeth that have been taken care of poorly, construct a keepsake box for the "tooth fairy" and read books about dental care.

Students explore botany by researching plants in class. In this tree identification lesson plan, students examine a group of leaves and list the different characteristics before guessing what types of trees they came from. Students read...

Pupils learn the vocabulary of contemporary sculpture and distinguish between abstract and realistic sculpture, mobile and stabile, biomorphic and geometric. They write equations using Calder's mobiles

Second graders track weather patterns through the school year. They take daily readings and record them in a weather book.

Second graders read, "Feathers, Flippers and Feet." In groups, they research important information about feathers and wings. They discover why feathers and wings are important to animals. Students create a presentation to share with the...

Second graders examine how a timeline functions and create a timeline of important events that have occurred in their own lives. They read and discuss a timeline made by the teacher, and using baby pictures and written descriptions,...

Students examine their feelings of anger in various situations. In groups, they view scenerios from different points of view and from reading many poems. They answer comprehension questions about a story they read to end the class.

Learners read an article identifying any new vocabulary words they are unfamiliar with. Using the text, they discover antonyms, synonyms and word families. They answer comprehension questions and review the vocabulary to end the lesson.

Students explore the planets in our solar system and create a brochure on each planet. They read the book, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System and write notes about solar system facts and watch a video. After the video, they...

For this Christmas activity worksheet, students read the story of Jesus the Gentle Shepherd on the candy cane bookmark. Students may use this as a Christmas present.

In this language arts instructional activity, students answer 5 multiple choice questions in which they select the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence. This is intended for ESL students.

Students explore similes through Quick as a Cricket. In this similes lesson, students investigate what a simile is and recognize them when they see them. Students write similes about themselves and illustrate them. 

Use online resources to aid young readers' phonemic awareness. They will look at various sources to practice letter-sound relationships. They also are assessed using a rubistar rubric. Quite a few resources are given for this lesson.

Learners practice counting from one to twenty, identify numerals, write numerals one through twenty and match numerals to object.

Students explore cave art. In this Neolithic Age lesson plan, students get into groups and research a given topic. Students create a poster with information and visual aids. Students then look a pictures and watch a DVD about...

Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. In this ongoing spelling lesson, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms.  Students then independently spell words.

Students engage in activities inspired by Dr. Seuss books.