Students express their feelings about their neighbors and how to be kind to others. Teacher and students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how they can be kind to others. After reading a particular trade book, students are assessed...

Second graders discuss and explore the Navajo tradition of grinding with stones. They observe how the grinding stone is used and then they practice using the grinding stones themselves.

Students brainstorm feelings words and discuss what causes us to have feelings. Using artwork, they discuss how different artists show feelings and emotions. Using the internet, they research how other cultures express their feelings and...

Students discover who was present when the city of Vancouver was founded. Using the internet, they research the various cultures of the area and which were present at the Hudson Bay Company. They discuss each person's role in how the...

Students demonstrate an understanding of the immigrant experience in their state. For this immigrant lesson, students listen to immigrant speakers to their state and what their lives were like. Students write brief reports or complete...

Students engage in the study of the human impact on environmental systems (specifically rivers). This lesson enhances Students' exploration of a variety of themes or topics.

Students investigate the idea of community by taking a field trip.  In this civics instructional activity, students participate in a supervised walk around their neighborhood while identifying characteristics and objects that make...

Students study the concept of bird migration. For this bird lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings, discuss the concept of community, and write reflections.

Learners read Talking Walls and discuss the walls presented and their importance to the culture. In this geography instructional activity, students locate and label each country/continent discussed in the book on a world map. Learners...

Students participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...

Students explore the importance of a job. In this career education lesson plan, students read the book Bear About Town and identify jobs in their community. Students draw pictures of a job they would like to have.

Students explore the resources in other countries. In this communities lesson, students examine characteristics of their community to those of other communities. Students examine Canada, El Salvador, and India and their natural resources.

Students explore the ethics of 'fair' in regards to humans relationship with wildlife. In this wildlife study instructional activity, students read the story starters about wildlife and then discuss how to finish the story. Students...

Second graders study the environment by reading and discuss information on pollution in the texts. In this environment lesson students read Wicker School Takes Action, and  City Green and discuss what we do with our trash. ...

Second graders study building placements in a neighborhood. They discuss businesses, roads, houses, rivers, police/fire stations, and use Neighborhood Map Machine to create a new map. They complete an exploratory map and community of...

Students study vocabulary words about indoor air quality. In this indoor environment lesson plan, students create a word wall with vocabulary words about indoor air quality and pollutants.

Students analyze the characters in the book Christmas at Mud Flat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students analyze characters in the book, then choose which character they personally identify with the most. Students then use...

Students make a diorama to illustrate the process of mechanical airflow. In this movement of air instructional activity, students discuss ventilation and air movement indoors. Students discuss ventilation systems and study pictures of...

Students explore videos, software and print resources to investigate the concept of community. Students write poems about their town and illustrate them for a collaborative literacy project.

Students read and retell the story of Fred the Fish. In groups, they create their own story of a similar nature and identify a situation in their community like the one in the story. They create possible solutions to the problem and...

Second graders identify people of different ages, cultural backgrounds, traditions, and careers. They explain how they contribute to the community. Students sing a song to display the different Christmas traditions that are celebrated in...

Students invite community members to visit the classroom and interview them about water in the community. Students prepare for, conduct, and follow up an interview and record their responses in their Water Journals.

Second graders listen to Horton Hears a Who? and complete a study of word cooperation. They group the words into families to see chunking.

Students explore responsibility by participating in class exercises. In this classroom community lesson, students utilize flash cards which assign one of six jobs to every student in the class. Students perform their class...