Students identify places and landmarks in North America, specifically Canada and the United States, by using and constructing maps. Six lessons on one page; includes test.

Students explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...

Students listen to two famous stories about people who do not like Christmas, and then create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the main characters.

Pupils create biographies about famous people. They use the library and the Internet to find pictures and information about the person they choose. They create a Kid Pix slide show and a poster.

Students discuss the characteristics of an autobiography. Individually, they complete a graphic organizer and a timeline of events about their life. In groups, students brainstorm ideas for an interesting sentence and write an...

Students investigate the 1968 Olympics by identifying their mascots.  In this Olympic history lesson, students participate in a group activity where they match countries with their representative mascots.  Students analyze the...

Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. For this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.

Students demonstrate the ability to perform a variety of locomotor movements and body shapes. The student book "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is used with this lesson.

Students practice spelling while developing a variety of throwing skills.

Working in small groups, students review vocabulary words by writing definitions, sentences, and drawing pictures on index cards.

Students practice naming and categorizing foods by playing Five Food Group Bingo.

Students explore a variety of sayings and phrases used in the English language in the seventeen lessons of this unit. Through visual, auditory, and kinestic activities, students are immersed in the study of the English language.

Students participate in activities to increase teamwork and cooperation skills. They increase abdominal and leg strength through movement on a scooter. Students participate in games using scooters.

Students create a digital scrapbook that shows information-text and pictures that are specific to each child. They make charts and graphs. They use digital cameras, scanners, software, to write captions, stories, poems, letters, and...

Students imagine that a puppet is a new friend, and try different ways to befriend the puppet. They discuss why people react in different ways to greetings and learn how to greet people from other countries, including Afghanistan. They...

Students familiarize themselves with fables by listening to several of them. They define fables. They identify the moral of a specific fable. They identify characters, plot and sequence of events. They create a mask of a character in a...

Students complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...

Students participate in a P.E. game that focuses on strengthening the abdominal and leg muscles using scooters. With five students acting as the "Grinches," they guard beanbags while sitting on scooters, while the rest of the students...

Students identify the change in the seasons. In this earth science lesson plan, students describe weather of each of the seasons and illustrate pictures of each season. Students discuss their illustrations with their classmates.

Young scholars discover service learning and how it can help them build character.  In this community lesson plan, students brainstorm ways they can assist their classmates with problems, and write about it in their journal....

Second graders research a topic in nature. In this research lesson, 2nd graders pick a nature topic and discuss the keywords needed to find more information about that topic. They fill their information out on a organizer.

Learners research their favorite penguin. In this science instructional activity, students research penguins and create a presentation of their findings.

Learners research an animal, and create a video to share their information and pictures with the class.

Second graders list reasons why Florida was ideal for building military bases, then explain why America entered World War II. They list reasons why Florida was ideal for building military bases.