Students research traditions of different cultures and create a multicultural calendar, including important dates in the traditions of their assigned culture.

Talk about intrinsic motivation! Begin where your students' natural interests lie  -- with themselves -- and launch a variety of projects with this activity. Class members research important events that took place on their...

Health nuts create a month-long calendar presenting health-themed pictures, tips, or facts in each day's box. Rather than just a project, you could raise the required number of health facts and use this as a unique assessment of...

Students practice using reference materials to locate information by making a nature calendar.

Students create a subsistence calendar for seasonal activities in their community. In this seasonal activities lesson plan, students research the four seasons in their community and write down the activities to do in that season.

Students honor an adopted tree with artwork. In this adopted tree lesson, students find a tree in their neighborhood. They follow the tree throughout the year, keep notes, draw sketches, take photos and rubbings. They make artwork...

Students create a project based from an interview. in this interview lesson, students come up with questions for their interview and plan their project based on the calendar provided. They create a storyboard and a slide presentation. 

Students conduct Internet research to determine information about China's laws, government, philosophy, architecture, inventions, calendar and language. Students create a web site about ancient China and how it has influenced world history.

Learners, in groups, search the Internet for evidence to support the idea about a relationship between physical activities, health and well being. They create a flyer or newsletter for a campaign to recruit students to the runner's club...

Students participate in several winter-themed lessons. In this seasonal activity, students study penguins and polar bears by animal masks for dramatic play. Additionally, students construct winter calendars and celebrate the season of...

Fourth graders create a calendar of historical events and people in Wisconsin. They select a month of the year and research events and people using the Internet and other resources. They collect their research and create a reencactment...

Students create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.

Eighth graders research key events in the Civil War and create a calendar with illustrations and key events listed throughout the year.

Students discover ways to make the world a peaceful place.  In this humanity lesson, students read the book Peace Begins with You by Katerine Sholes, then discuss how they can have a peaceful impact on their society.  Students...

Fifth graders research and plan an imaginary vacation. In this travel planning lesson, 5th graders work in pairs to use an atlas, calendar, review airplane schedules, encyclopedias, magazines, and the Internet to research information...

Young scholars draw Santa's face on white paper, add color construction paper for his hat, and use the beard section for a "countdown calender" until the end of the month in this creative December activity. Each day another cotton ball...

Fourth graders create a calendar about their state. In this state calendar lesson, 4th graders select a state theme and create a calendar based on that theme. Students write paragraphs for each month related to the theme and design the...

Students create a calendar of endangered species. In this preservation lesson plan, students research endangered species of plants and animals around the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Students gather facts about the endangered species and...

Students watch a video of an WNBA athlete to learn about calendar scheduling and elapsed time. In this time management instructional activity, students watch the video for the WNBA athlete. Students record tips about time management and...

Students analyze the art of St. Catherine and Gothic Art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students read the biography of St. Catherine and read about the carving of the statue. Students complete a related statue art...

Learners explore environmental protection by conducting a research experiment in class. For this botany lesson, students identify the necessities for growing a plant indoors and create a small terrarium for their plant. Learners observe...

Students discover the moon's phases and the rarity of eclipses. In this lunar lesson, students view a video titled Spin Around the Solar System: A Moon Dance, which demonstrates the key differences between a lunar and solar eclipse....

Young scholars look through pictures to examine the seasons and seasonal activities which include the Salish months and traditional activities for each month. They also discover why certain activities are done at the same time each year...