Where does our garbage go? What is the difference between a recyclable and non-recyclable item? Pose these important, but often overlooked, questions to your class and invite them to consider the lasting and damaging effects of the...

Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...

Fifth graders use general knowledge to make educated guesses about the habitat and survival strategies of animals from Australia, Antarctica and Africa. They research to confirm and check ideas and group animals in a variety of ways.

Investigate vocabulary terms related to communities. First your class generates a list of vocabulary terms related to the study of communities. Working in small groups, they compete in a dictionary drill to discover the meaning of the...

Students practice spending money by completing math word sentences.  In this economics lesson, students utilize problem solving strategies to complete word problems written on the board involving making purchases with money....

Fourth graders use the prereading strategy of discussion and then use a graphic organizer to help guide reading on the topic of the rock cycle. They use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to guide thier inquiry.

Pupils practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative instructional activity, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Pupils gain...

Fourth graders read selections from library books and summarize what they read. They listen to a summary and guess which paragraph the student is summarizing.