Students research a chosen European country. They create travel brochures and expression booklets to present their information to the class.

Students keep a folder and outline booklet as they read. They meet with other students each Thursday to discuss their readings.

Learners design a booklet that explores the Bill of Rights. They summarize each of the rights, write a personal response to each entry and create an illustration to interpret each of the rights. Students then make a cover and title page...

Students describe geographical places through art, music, writing, and math. They compile information in booklets which may be published.

First graders visit the library or media center to research sea creatures using encyclopedia. They find two facts and research the Internet to find a picture of the sea creature. They create a class sea creature booklet.

First graders research information about the author Tomie dePaola. In this author studies lesson plan, 1st graders use the computer to find information about Tomie dePaola's life and writing accomplishments. Students create booklet about...

Students explore what people do on the farm/prairie and the importance of the farm/prairie to our lives. Students read books and look at pictures to study about the different aspects of farming. Students create a mural and write a...

Students demonstrate an understanding of shanties, a traditional music form. They listen to several shanties and create their own verses to add on to these songs. They express their feelings through music by using rhythm and rhyme to...

There are a lot of great ideas to be found here. To better understand the connection between art and history, learners research several music and art pieces, then relate them to major social events. They study the lives and works...

First graders listen to two books about Rosa Parks. They contribute factual information for a web. They listen to an interview with Rosa Parks on the internet, adding more information to the web. They write and illustrate a book using...

Third graders create an autobiography on the computer. They write, design and illustrate using word processing and graphic tools on the computer.

Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...

Students examine their own personality traits and preferences. They use this information to write an autobiography.

Learners use poetry to share their feelings about the Holocaust. Using the internet, they research a major event of the twentieth century from a different viewpoint using the language of the foreign country. They use different...

Students explore inventions that have been created since the nineteenth century.

Young scholars review the Youth Criminal Justice Act and examine the consequences for young people who commit crimes. They investigate the rehabilitation and reintegration processes associated with the act.

Students interview another student using a twenty question format and write a three-part biography of that person. They create a collage representing the person they interviewed.

Seventh graders create a brochure for a fictional pharmaceutical company.

Students participate in a gallery walk or Web Quest to study the various roles and processes in the Canadian government.

Learners search for government sites and create master lists by category. They list Executive, Judicial, Legislative and Special Interest Group sites.

Students research and analyze the geographic problem of whether or not the Three Gorges Dam should be completed. Students take a position on the issue, gather information related to their position, present their conclusions, and write a...