Students create pattern books. For this math patterns lesson, students create various patterns using manipulatives. Students take digital photographs of the patterns and create books.

Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about the layers of the rainforest. They create a paper rainforest in the classroom. They take notes from the presentation and write a paragraph to include in a layer book. They create a...

Students practice using a digital camera and identify the various parts. As a class, they review recent vocabulary and signs used in their community. In groups, they take pictures of various items and write complete sentences describing...

Students select and research a state as an individual project and present their findings to the class. Then, they write a one page paper and create a collage or painting of their state on a mural. Finally, students create and illustrate...

Students identify when and why quotations are used. Using comic strips and speech bubbles, they read and discuss examples of quotation marks, and in pairs write text for a cartoon on a piece of paper using quotation marks around the...

Students make a graph. In this weather lesson, students fill in a KWL chart about different types of weather. Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about weather and natural disasters and where these types of weather are common....

Students, after assessing a valuable history lesson, create an amazing and very personalized quilt. They explore how individuals helping the slaves escape to freedom, hung a quilt on their front porch to let the slaves know that the...

Third graders examine machinery in the modern world by completing a scavenger hunt.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders utilize a computer to view photographs of simple machines they must locate.  Students take photographs...

Students recognize philanthropy and collect samples from the newspaper or other literary sources. In this newspaper writing instructional activity, students observe acts of kindness and write about them in a newsletter.

Students create an autobiography. In this autobiography activity, students create a digital autobiography using photographs and captions about their lives. Students will publish their autobiography on the class blog page, as...

Students watch streaming video, Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving, define and discuss acrostic poetry, complete circle map using words associated with Thanksgiving, and create acrostic Thanksgiving poems to be typed in Microsoft Word...

Students create family histories. In this book making lesson, students take digital cameras home for the night and take family members' photographs. Students use the photographs and text they write about their families to create a family...

Students present information about recycling to other students. For this environmental protection lesson, students create a puppet show or commercial about the importance of recycling for other students to view.

Young scholars practice using words to describe photographs they have taken.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students utilize a disposable or digital camera to take 5 pictures of their life after school.  Young scholars...

Students explore geographical elements. In this geographical elements lesson, students create a map showing the geographical elements in their area. Students take pictures of these elements to glue to their map and present it to the class.

Students research tall buildings and identify the geometric shapes used in the construction of the buildings. They compare shapes and infer why some are better than others in building. They produce a multimedia presentation of geometric...

Learners use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology lesson, students write and record letters to Santa. Learners write letters to Christmas characters and record them. Students make...

Students study and write about local history. In this local history lesson plan, students learn about their local history before visiting a group of senior citizens to discuss what they know. They practice the questions they will ask the...

Learners study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass instructional activity, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Learners create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from...

Students walk around their neighborhood and school to find objects that remind them of a math concept or vocabulary term. In this real world math lesson plan, students find math concepts in various familiar locations and take...

Students make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a digital...

Students use digital photography as a lesson on portraits and perspective. In this photography lesson, students explore their school grounds and take pictures using their cameras. Students' goal is to create architectural and portraiture...

Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the factors of describing a neighborhood. They follow a set of target questions in order to obtain information about individual neighborhoods. The information is used The write...

Students observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. They examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree. Pupils take a walk outside for a "Leaf Walk." Students are each given a lunch size paper bag, so that...