Students explore the geography of the United States. In this social studies lesson plan, students identify the major deserts on a map of the United States.

In the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, some tiny creatures show just how quickly natural selection can turn a mutation into an advantageous adaptation. Watch a video about rock pocket mice, who show that one small change can make all...

Young scholars explore water usage around the world.  In this "water" social studies lesson, students brainstorm ways in which water is used.  Young scholars visit the Water in Africa website to view pictures of water usage in...

Fourth graders explore geography of four distinct regions of California: mountains, coast, central valley, and desert. They locate California on map, identify state's boundaries and borders, and explore agriculture, a major economic...

Third graders listen to a teacher led lecture about species living in different parts of the world. They study how the species spread to different parts of the world and examine the concept of dispersal. As a class, 3rd graders...

Sixth graders write a short story about being stranded on a deserted island. After a brief geography review of locations at various latitudes and longitudes, 6th graders draft their story about being stranded. They use sensory and...

Students use countries and dogs from around the world to answer the questions.

Students recognize Michigan on a map and understand how its climate is affected by the Great Lakes. In this Michigan food lesson, students play a trivia game to identify the produce of Michigan. Students relate the climate in each part...

Second graders read literature about Africa, examine physical characteristics of the continent, explore animals native to Africa, and discuss distance between Africa and locations in the United States.

Students examine the story for use of balanced sentences and parallelism-two literary devices-and then practice using those devices in writing of their own. They combine the simple sentences grammatically into one correct sentence. A. I...

Students analyze the Great Salt Lake as a resource for artistic work and other studies. In this art analysis lesson, students view maps that show the location of the Great Salt Lake including a satellite image. Students can also study...

Third graders locate the Sacramento Valley in California where rice is grown. In this rice growing location instructional activity, 3rd graders locate the Sacremento Valley, California on a map, and color the mountain ranges and terrain...

Students study the animals and their alphabet letter. In this animal alphabet lesson, students associate the animals with their letter and learn facts about the animals. Students may use the cards to classify animals by groups or play a...

Students locate events on a timeline of Sedona, Arizona and describe human and physical characteristics of the city. In this Sedona lesson plan, students locate the city on a map and listen to stories about Sedona.

Students are introduced to the state quarter program and examine the Colorado state quarter. They locate Colorado on a map and create a map with a key. They discuss the state motto and examine pictures of the state's geographical features.

Students explore reading comprehension strategies. They discuss the story-grammar strategy. Students discuss the importance of comprehension. They discuss questions they should ask while reading a text. Students read a story and stop to...

Fifth graders complete a spelling activity for homographs. In this spelling lesson plan, 5th graders complete a crossword puzzle using homographs.

Learners read an article about how honeybee are sensitive to the electromagnetic fields generated by cellphones. In this ESL lesson plan, students work as partners to complete a table of information relating to the many bee species...

Learners explore the concept of the letter Dd.  In this letter recognition instructional activity, students are engulfed with items, movement, and music that begin with the letter Dd.  Learners create crafts that help them...