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Let Me Tell You About My Favorite Animal
Students create books about their favorite animals using graphic organizers.
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Drawing - Swan Lesson and the Blue Heron Lesson
Students draw a swan and heron from step-by-step instructions. They discuss characteristics of the swan and its environment. Students study and write a paragraph, story, or report illustrating their picture.
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"Yarning" About Latitude and Longitude
Students identify various locations using latitude and longitude. In this map skills lesson, students use yarn and labels to create a "human globe." Students identify the Prime Meridian, the Equator, and Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
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The Cleverest Thief
First graders read The Cleverest Thief and participate in various activities across the curriculum areas. For this story lesson, 1st graders arrange an anagram of the word monastery. Students complete worksheets to alphabetize and use...
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A Rock’n Earth
Seventh graders identify the three types of rocks. In this earth science instructional activity, 7th graders model the rock cycle using crayon shaving. They explain how rocks change as they go through the cycle.
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Mr./Ms.Scientist, This Is Your Life
Middle schoolers create a timeline of ten events in chronological order about a scientist to include his/her accomplishments.
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Raptor Poetry
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...
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How Could You Visualize the Importance of Education
Middle schoolers view different pieces of art from artist Candida Alvarez. They discuss what the art means to them. They create their own mobiles showing what they would like out of their education.
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Mexican-Americans: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Students examine how the Mexican-American culture developed in Los Angeles. They explore the past, present and future of Mexican-Americans in LA and present their findings in a PowerPoint presentation.
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The Mysterious Person
Learners each create a small piece of a larger picture. When assembled the final piece match a photograph of a famous individual.
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Poster Design For Peace
Students examine the elements and principles of design. They design and create posters to promote world peace.
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Let the Bugs do the Rhyming
Young scholars listen to limericks and write their own about a favorite insect.
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The Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World: Where Did it all Start? Time-lines of History
Young scholars create timeline to trace the history and development of the selected organization, and compare the history of the selected organization to actual historical events.
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I Am Unique
Young scholars study traits of organisms including genetics and inheritance. In this genetic traits lesson, students complete a shared reading and discuss the 6 traits of uniqueness. Young scholars sort themselves by specific traits and...
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Meter Readers Turned Composers
Young scholars compose eight measures of music after they practice interpreting time/signature meter.
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Musical Rhythm Instruments
Students design a unique instrument using containers, beans, markers, crayons and colored construction paper. At the end of the lesson each student have a working rhythm instrument decorated with at least two colors.
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Map Projections: The Grapefruit Activity
Young scholars partcipate in activities in which they examine different map projections. They discover the positives and negatives of each type. They use grapefruits to help them with the different types of map projections.
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Creating a 3d Model and Corresponding Topographic Map
Students create a landform model and topographic map. In this topography activity, students use a real landform to create a model and topographic map to scale.
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A TRIP TO GAMBIA
Students identify some characteristics of life in Gambia by reading Hoffman, Mary. (1995). Boundless Grace, New York,NY.
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Our Land: League Philanthropy Unit
Students use the folk singer Woody Guthrie's song 'This Land is Your Land' to learn about the responsibility of every person to take care of each other and the land. In this land preservation lesson, students sing the song, learn...
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Toys, Toys, Toys: Structures and Mechanisms
Second graders continue their examination of how things operate. In groups, they use this information to create a simple toy of their own. They also explain the relationship between stationary and moving objects and share their simple...
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Dream House
Pupils complete a collage depicting what they would like in their Dream House. They think about the home of their dreams and pretend that they can have anything and everything that they want in a house. Find pictures from magazines...
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Käthe Kollwitz: Never Again War!
Students explore the artistic works of Holocaust escapee Käthe Kollowitz. For this Holocaust art lesson, students examine the self-portraits that Kollowitz created and discuss the message in her woodcut images. Students design their own...
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Palette Knife Painting Inspired by the Works of Brian Rutenburg
Students explore the works of Brian Rutenburg. In this art lesson, students create a work of art using acrylic paint and palette knives inspired by the works of Rutenburg. Students write about their artwork.