Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...

Students compare the Chinese and English languages. In this Chinese language instructional activity, students identify how the writing system in China uses different characters than the letters in the English language.  Students...

Students access web based resources in order to study the history of Asian-Americans as they immigrated and assimilated into live in America using grade level appropriate resources. Also, they examine journals, artifacts, and complete...

Second graders develop a fire safety plan using a board game. Using a set of consequence cards, 2nd graders discuss the importance of staying away from fire. They use their experience with the board game to develop a fire safety escape...

Learners study Bereshit 13:5-11, in preparation for acting out the texts' events in the next lesson.

Students study the history of Los Angeles and make a tourist brochure for the city.

Second graders study Fulton and his Steamboat, the "Trail of Tears," the Oregon Trail, the Transcontinental Railroad and the Pony Express in this series of lessons.

Students, through a variety of activities, study the concept of diversity in society and inclusion in schools and how this affects disabled Students.

Students study artists and their styles. They create a Kidspiration web as they discuss art work looking at shapes, texture and color. They list other things that they would like to explore artists.

Students study economic terms and create a calendar using digital cameras. They advertise the calendar to the whole student population by making posters and singing an advertising jingle.

Students discuss how terrain and climate affect the design of houses and commercial structures and thus influence the way architects design buildings in this elementary lesson plan.

Students plan a driving route that includes directions, route number, and landmarks. They present their directions to a simple well-know tune such as; Jingle Bells, Baa-Baa Black sheep, etc.

Students study community. They set up a mock town in their classroom and role play as they participate in a variety of activities that represent real interactions they might have in their own town or community.

Students study the inauguration process as well as what the constitution states about who succeeds the President of the US when the office is emergently vacant. They discuss the role of government and the events leading to Lyndon...

Students build a 5 stamp collection based on the Abraham Lincoln unit theme. In this historical lesson plan, students discuss their collections within their group and build a new collection of 10 stamps. As a class, students debates the...

Students study the occupation of truck driving and transportation. In this transportation lesson, students identify an item that was transported to the classroom. Students identify key elements in the transportation process and listen to...

In this water conservation game, students collaborate with classmates to play a game about saving water. Students form groups and use the provided game boards and pictures to study water conservation.

Build class community with an art project. Learners first examine and discuss works of art. They then contribute to a class mural by tracing their hands and decorating them in relation to their own cultures. The final mural...

Art can tell viewers about an artist's personality and background. Have your learners look at Inuit art and consider subject matter and how it relates to the artist and his or her world. The related art project requires pupils to create...

Aesop's Fables are the focus of this language arts lesson plan. Young philosophers study and discuss the morals found in the most famous of Aesop's Fables. They write an original fable that teaches a common moral. A "Fable Listening...

Learners use the internet to read about the water plan for Dryville. They work in small groups to develop a picture representation of each phase of the story. Students assemble their illustrations to create an entire illustrated edition...

Second graders engage in an integrated lesson plan which combines classroom curriculum with Internet use of online reference resources. They, in pairs, are assigned a state to research on the internet. They utilize a worksheet imbedded...

Students discover representations in art, religion and cultural practices of the flora and fauna of specific geographical regions in this early elementary lesson plan. The lesson plan ends with a mural project by the entire class.

Students research their family history and make a family tree. In this family tree lesson plan, students are given an example of a family tree with names, pictures, and descriptions of each person. They then are instructed to research...