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How Big is the Sun? Exploring the Size and Scale of the Sun, Earth and Moon
Students explore the relative sizes of the Sun, Earth and Moon as they make an impressive large-scale model for classroom use throughout the unit.
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Spiders! Scary or Nice?
Students participate in a variety of cross-curriculur activities in order to explore spiders.
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Cloud Watchers
Second graders read "The Cloud Book" by Tomie dePaola to jumpstart their cloud study. They offer examples of liquids, solids, and gases and chart them. They observe the making of a cloud in a demonstration. They discuss and draw...
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Teaching Matter with The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Second graders learn the proper way to take measurements, explore the properties of objects and expand their vocabulary.
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Neat Feet
Students view a video and discuss different kinds of feet found in the animal kingdom. They make prints using paint, rubber stamps and their own feet and then measure and compare the tracks.
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Everybody Needs a Rock
Students, after making quantitative and qualitative observations of their rocks, construct a Venn diagram or dichotomous key to classify their rocks.
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Trash Pizza
Students work together to identify items sent to landfills. They summarize percentages of the different items found in landfills. They create a pizza pie graph of all of the components found in landfills.
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Levers: Catapults
Students construct a catapult that shoots a cotton ball at least two meters using Legos, rubber bands, and plastic spoons. They discuss how the catapult works, and identify any problems they had with their experiment.
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Following Specs.
Pupils utilyze a set number of DUPLO blocks to build a free-form construction project.
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Growing and Graphing
Pupils visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...
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Recycling
Young scholars investigate how to reduce, recycle, and reuse items in order to conserve natural resources. They complete a trash graphing activity after discussing different types of trash. Finally, the examine ways to buy recycled...
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OTC Medications
Students sort medications by likeness and use. They compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram, and find the differences and commonalities of over the counter and Rx medications.
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Geometry and Shapes in the X-36
Young scholars describe, draw, and classify shapes. They use the internet to research the X-36 aircraft. Students identify the geometric shapes in the aircraft. They calculate the number of sides in an x-36.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-You Cheat!
Students read the book, You Cheat! by Jamie Gilson. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding sibling relationships and other concepts included in the book. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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Piggie Pie!
Students explain about their experiences on the farm and draw pictures to show what they know. Students read the recipe for the piggie pie that Gritch was going to use. Students estimate and then measure how many pigs it would take to...
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Order Your Numbers
Students examine the order of whole numbers that range from 0 to 1,000. They compare and contrast the quantities of different numbers using the number line, objects, and symbols of comparison. Students also work as a class with cards to...
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Extending Geometric and Numeric Patterns
Learners study patterns. They construct growing patterns using pattern blocks and isosceles right triangles. They verbally describe the patterns and state the rule that describes the relationship involving the number of pattern blocks...
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Repeating Patterns
Pupils explore growth patterns by using manipulatives such as pattern blocks, investigate growth pattern of pattern, record growth in T-chart, describe how pattern is growing, and predict number of blocks needed to extend pattern.
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Calculating Buttons
Students, after reading "The Button Box" by Margarette S. Reid, analyze real-world data by surveying a sample space. They predict the generalization onto a larger population utilizing calculators and computers. Students total categories,...
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Playground Modeling K-2
Pupils use and develop their spatial-visualization skills to represent features and physical objects on their playground. Working in groups, they use everyday classroom materials (blocks, crayons, counters, etc.) to build a simple...
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Beautiful Fliers
In this multiplication concepts worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which beginning multiplication concepts are introduced in word problems about butterflies.
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Plan a Schedule
In this daily schedule worksheet, students analyze a chart that shows a schedule for events at a museum. Students plan a visit by making a schedule of events they would like in their own schedule.
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Compare and Contrast
In this compare and contrast graphic organizer worksheet, students choose 2 different topics to compare and contrast using the graphic organizer to organize their information.
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Make Your Own Thermometer
Students recognize the concept of temperature, including degrees, and the melting and freezing process. In this 1st - 2nd grade lesson plan, students identify the temperature of various objects, as well as create their own paper...
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