Bring Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mad Libs, and cloze activities to your college class with this activity. They complete a cloze instruction activity in which the students choose words that would fill in the blanks and create their...

Students investigate the different parts of speech by participating in a fill in the blank activity. In this Mad Libs instructional activity, students define the different parts of speech and discuss how they are used appropriately in...

Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.

Young scholars create a mummy using the mummification process. In this mummy lesson, students peel an apple and place the peeling in a baby food jar. They carve a face into their apple, dry it in salt and wrap it in toilet paper to...

A light, and humorous instructional activity on "street cows" is here for you. Learners listen to the story, "Street Cows," which is embedded in the plan. On a map of the US and the World, they locate the cities where the "Cows on...

Students work with the mathematics unit of collection, organization, and presentation of data. In this math and technology lesson plan, students use Valentine M & M’s and The Graph Club to sort and graph the various colored M & M’s.

Second graders review coins and their values. In this coin recognition lesson, 2nd graders review the coin values as they read 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein. Students use class computer demonstrations to identify the coin's names, worth,...

Pupils discover facts about Iditarod racing. In this language arts lesson, students create a class musher picture dictionary selecting terms from the Musher Term list. Additionally, pupils create a class picture dictionary compiling all...

Young scholars consider the relationship between religion and society in Myanmar. They study about recent military violence against Buddhist monks in Myanmar by reading and discussing the article " What Makes a Monk Mad". Students...

Students examine the concept of protein structure. They read an article, construct a three-dimensional model of an insulin protein, take a quiz, conduct Internet research, and answer discussion questions.

Students discover the importance of NOT getting involved in someone else's fight and NOT to getting others involved in their fights. In this beware of the dogs lesson plan, students read the Bible verse: Proverbs 26:17 and participate in...

Stories are created, by students, using a variety of adjectives. 3-5th graders will learn about adjectives and use their new knowledge to create ad-lib stories to share with the class demonstrating their mastery of adjectives, indefinite...

Students examine the idea of forgiveness through art. They discuss a situation in which someone who made them angry. They are read a book called "Snail Started It" and illustrate the scenes using a felt board.

Students interpret canine verbal and non-verbal communication. In this dog communication lesson, students discuss dog communication through bark and body language. Students study the 'reading canine body postures' worksheet and write...

Students read and illustrate silly sentences.  In this sentence structure lesson, students draw illustrations to reflect the parts of one of the silly sentences.  Students pictures should show all the parts of their...

High schoolers practice tongue twisters to help reinforce enunciation during debate.

Third graders read the book The Sisters Club and complete activities that are related to the book. In this reading activity, 3rd graders read the book given, and then do activities that include taking a birth order quiz and an activity...

Students explore writing a short story. In this literature lesson, students are introduced to "The Minister's Black Veil." After reading, students write their own story with a main character who exhibits some of the characteristics of...

Examine the movement of characters in the story, Caps for Sale. Using the text, pupils invent gestures and movements for some of the actions and major events. They practice retelling a story by using the movements they developed. They...

Investigate poetry and song lyrics with your class. They will identify poetic elements in their favorite modern music. Then they will play their song choice aloud for their classmates.

Students describe and compare characters and situations in dramas from and about cultures and historical periods, illustrate in improvised or scripted scenes, and discuss how theater reflects a culture.

Fourth graders explore writing as a way to communicate. In this writing instructional activity, 4th graders articulate how they feel about an issue in their lives. Students share their works.

Students make faces of their feelings on 4 different paper plates.

Fourth graders interview community members for a "newspaper". They design a business brochure, write a disappearing ghost story, and experiment with mono-printing. They experiment with a variety of materials, tools, equipment, and...