Students explore websites about famous African-Americans. They work in pairs to decide on an African American who should be honored with a stamp. They write a letter recommending this person for a stamp including appropriate reason why...

Learners develop baseball cards with information about their classmates. They interview each other and take a picture for the cards. They share their cards with others in the room.

Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.

Students examine how drying flowers was a popular hobby for Colonial women during the Colonial era in America. They read and discuss an instruction sheet, and create dried-flower bouquets that are hung upside down and tied with a string.

Students study the eyesight of eagles. They discuss raptors and their eyesight and compare it to their own. They measure how far away they can see a small object and its distance. They calculate the eyesight to measure an eagle's...

Fifth graders plan and conduct investigations to identify and record tree species. They complete Forest Plotter and write about tree species found and draw pictures of them.

Students work together using The Tool Factory Workshop to create memories for the entire school year. They (sixth graders) help the kindergarten with field day, grade level parties, local field trips, learning computer applications, and...

Fifth graders define the meaning of similar and congruent using concrete objects. They make similar and congruent figures using geoboards. They draw their figures on dot paper, and color their designs.

Learners practice using free association as a pre-writing technique as they list things that they are thankful for. They share the lists of words and apply them when they write a descriptive essay or poem after identifying commonalities...

Students create masks from the Italian Renaisance theatre and use them in one-act plays they write. they analyze the role and development of theatre in world cultures.

Students find areas on playground where they would live if they were a grizzly bear, share their reasons for their choice, talk about habitat areas, and choose their sites again, based upon new information.

Students create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where students...

Students investigate the concept of how people are dependent upon natural resources and how they can apply them to be maximized in usefulness. The students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the environment. They conduct a...

Combine addition of numbers identified from playing cards with physical activity to engage learners and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require two decks of...

AAA Math's interactive tutorials and lessons assist students grades K-8 improve their understanding of a wide range of arithmetic topics. Students are provided with immediate feedback as they complete the "Learn," "Practice," and "Play"...

Learners explore the geometric and topological properties of three-dimensional objects. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

Students learn how to construct shapes and understand the properties of these shapes. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

Students investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

Learners investigate the concept of a number as a quantity. The activity has learners convert back and forth between decimal and binary expansions of numbers. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

Learners explore connections between addition, subtraction, and multiplication. In addition, learners review place value and learn about the distributive law. The lesson plan includes an overview and a lesson toolkit.

This site has a square dance rhyme with some fun subtraction practice. Teachers will appreciate the activity page, the extra challenges, and the teacher's guide for easy lesson planning.

This website from The Math Page explains and defines decimals.

Add and rhyme with Farmer Fred, then use the activity sheet to work through some more farm addition. The teacher's guide and extra challenges will be helpful in lesson planning.

Take a bike ride with Max and add up the miles he has traveled. Use the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra challenges to create an engaging learning experience!