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"The Block": Romare Bearden's and Mine
Young scholars study Bearden's style of collage and create their own collage that reflects their neighborhood. They are read "The Block" and poems about neighborhoods and write one about theirs.
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Who Lives in the Arctic North?
Young scholars study the Arctic North. In this Canada history lesson, small groups of students research and then teach the class about either the plants, animals, humans, or geography in relation to the Arctic North. Young scholars make...
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Comic and Film Strip Writing
Students write a funny story and illustrate it in a comic strip. In this comic strip lesson, students study comic strips and determine the plot of each story. Students then write a short story and illustrate it using a comic strip...
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The Me Book
Students relate to the pictures as symbols so that they come to point to named pictures, explain what pictured objects are for, match pictures to real objects, categorize objects, and recognize words.
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Word Search Fun
In this word search grid worksheet, students write 10 clues and arrange their answer boxes on the blank grid to create their own word search puzzles.
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Poetry: Developing a Taste
Students identify nouns in poems. In this poems lesson plan, students read poems, discuss them, analyze them, learn the rhythm, and ultimately define nouns that they discover in their poems.
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No Joke - My Voice Counts!
Young scholars respond to cartoons. For this social and cultural issues lesson, students examine how cartoons can be used to get a message across to the reader. After examining numerous cartoons, young scholars create their own cartoon...
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Reading the Landscape in Children's Literature
Students identify geographical information about landscapes found in student literature, demonstrate an organizing tool, developed around geographical themes, for the recording of information, and share uses of this approach.
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Ancient Cultures
Learners develop archeological skills in order to explain how scientists determine what ancient cultures were like. They develop an appreciation of the work that is involved in finding out about our past.
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Blindfolded Building
Pupils build a Lego design and then work with a partner to reproduce that design. They guide the building of the reproduction by description only and then check their work.
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Good Knight Alphabet Quest
Students will learn new words by using their favorite books. They will examine fiction and nonfiction works to differentiate types of literature. The lesson engages learners because it is using the format of a game to deliver instruction.
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Touring the World With Tomie dePaola
Learners listen aloud to books by Tomie dePaola. They utilize the Internet to study the geography and culture of the places the they read about in Tomie dePaola's books. They answer questions about Norway through an Internet treasure hunt.
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Worksheet 6. Which Word Belongs?
In this word group worksheet, students write the word from the word pool that belongs in each word group. There are 10 word groups on this page to complete.
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Reflexive Pronouns - Sentence Drop
In this grammar worksheet, 3rd graders draw lines down from the top of rows of words to connect them to form sentences. They do this with 12 lists of words and form 12 complete sentences that include reflexive pronouns.
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Where Is Away?
Students explore ways to dispose of trash. In this instructional activity, students discuss where trash goes when it leaves their house and other inappropriate ways to dispose of trash. Students brainstorm ways to produce less waste.
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Which Word Belongs?
In this categorizing words worksheet, students read a series of three words and determine what they have in common. From a word list, students write the word that belongs in each group. There are ten questions.
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Farm Alphabetic Order Worksheet
In this farm words activity, students put words that represent parts of a farm in alphabetical order. Students put 17 words in alphabetical order.
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Good Citizens
Students differentiate responsible from irresponsible behavior in their community. In this citizenship lesson, students use technology to organize lists of responsible and irresponsible behaviors, write about the effects these behaviors...
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Geography at Home: Buildings We See Around Us
Students explore architecture. In this architecture lesson, students examine photographs of buildings in their communities. Students collaborate to discuss their observations regarding the buildings. Students record their observations in...
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History of Chocolate
Students research the history of chocolate. In this timeline lesson, students learn about timelines and the difference between B.C. and A.D. Students research the history of chocolate and record their findings on a...
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Culinary Diversity
Students discover foods associated through different cultures and how they came about. In this food culture lesson, students investigate the different influences on the diets of different people based on their heritage....
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Abuela's Weave Teacher's Guide
Students read and response to the book, Abuela's Weave. In this African-American literature instructional activity, students discuss pre-reading questions, that focus on family traditions and make predictions about the text. Students...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I See Animals Hiding
Students are introduced to the story " I See Animals Hiding" and define key vocabulary words from the story. In this lesson aimed at reinforcing vocabulary, students listen to the usage of vocabulary words in the story. Students...
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Creating an Interesting Setting
In this setting worksheet, young scholars fill out a chart for seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting, and hearing in a setting. Students complete 20 boxes total in the chart.