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Self-esteem Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create lists of positive and negative feelings and have discussions on the power of positive thinking. In this feelings lesson plan, students dissect situations where others are being negative.
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Where Do You Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and compare rural, suburban, and urban communities. They play a board game, read books about communities, and complete several other activities regarding the different types of communities. Several extension and...
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Sleep and Energy

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore the concept of a good night's rest. In this sleep and energy lesson, students keep track of hours slept per night for a week and how they feel each day. Students discuss how good rest contributes to feeling alert...
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Viennese Music Clock

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the music concepts of ryhthm, melody, form, and harmony in a three-lesson unit. They listen to the Viennese Music Clock and demonstrate moving to the beat, create improvised melodies, and play percussion accompaniment.
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The Community of Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a parachute activity. In this physical education lesson plan, students use teamwork to lift a parachute and keep soft balls on top of it. Students demonstrate how working together can accomplish a goal.
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First Day of GT

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss feelings about being teased about being a gifted student. In this feelings lesson plan, students then toss balls to each other and give responses based on questions asked.
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Using Picture Mapping to Improve Student Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students draw pictoral representations of a reading selection they read in order to recall information. In this picture mapping lesson plan, students use pictures to comprehend what they read and sequence the pictures as well.
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Spring: Giving Thanks to the Herring

For Teachers K - 7th
Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in the...
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: Manners Discussion

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students have a class discussion about appropriate behaviors and manners.  In this manner lesson, students read the book entitled Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and discuss the events within the book.  Students recognize...
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students make their way to British museums. In this field trip opportunities lesson, students visit the The Deep, the Science of Sport, the Castle Munster, or High Beeches online on in person to experience hands-on science instruction.
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Egg-ceptional Poetry Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that eggs have nutritional value. In this eggs lesson, students create poetry for a shape book on eggs. Students participate in additional games and activities about the egg.
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"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. In this poetry lesson, students read the poem on an overhead transparency and discuss what actions can be used to illustrate it. Students come up with their own movements to...
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Extending our Knowledge of Place Value

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate their knowledge of place value through auditory, visual, and kinesthetic channels. In this place value lesson plan, kinesthetic learners work with a partner using both sets of hands to represent 2 digit numbers....
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Air Quality and Transportation in the Tulsa Area

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air pollution. In this environmental lesson, students discuss the causes of air pollution and identify how transportation has an effect on the air quality. Students identify other alternatives to driving.
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Oobleck

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine states of matter. In this solids and liquids lesson plan, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to make oobleck and record their observations pertaining to it.
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Earth: The Apple of our Eye

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are led through a demonstration in which they cut open an apple, which represents the earth. They follow through the hands-on activity, cutting the apple into various portions--each representing some aspect of the earth.
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Create a Computer Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will create their own story and read it aloud. In this literacy/technology lesson, 2nd graders use computer software to create their own story, which is read back to them while they write it. Afterward, the student should...
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The Brain Reflex System And How It Works

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore reflexes. For this biology lesson plan, students discover the basic facts about the reflex systems of the brain as they take part in hands-on activities.
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Osmosis

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover the process of osmosis. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders learn how different kinds of solutions move through selectively permeable membranes, understand the role of osmosis in the movement of molecules,...
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Put Me in My Place: Using Alphanumeric Grids to Locate Places

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners practice locating points on a large wall grid and create and label a neighborhood map. In this geography lesson, students spell and discuss places as the teacher places them on the map. They discuss the concept of an...
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The End of Shopping as We Know It

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Students explore trends in consumerism. In this current events lesson, students examine e-commerce as they browse selected websites to learn more about the phenomenon.
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars study family structure. In this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Young scholars create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance...
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Air Quality and Transportation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about air pollution and the effects it has on our Earth. Students tally cars on a sheet that has been categorized as follows: One person in car, two persons in car, or three or more persons in car. Students go to...
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Trade along the Silk Roads

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore the Silk Road. In this Asian history and culture lesson, students read a book about the silk Road, then create pictures of the products and landscapes found along the Silk Road.

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