This fun activity guides learners through an exploration of the effects of replacing f(x) with -f(x), f(x) + c, k f(x), and f(x + c). Using graphing calculators, students experiment with variations of the graph of y = x^2 to design a...

Students identify, extend and create patterns using various types of manipulatives and then work a pattern game in the computer lab to reinforce what was learned.

Students complete acting exercises as a part of a precise language activity to help them build vocabulary and improve their descriptive writing skills. In this theatre and writing lesson, students create and act out a sentence with two...

Students explore illusions by drawing and viewing images in class. In this art perspective lesson, students analyze a skeleton outline drawing which demonstrates the ability to draw in a two point perspective. Students utilize the...

Looking for a fun and interactive way to explore bovine biology? Learners read a brief informational text (included for printing) before participating in several cross-curricular activities. First, grab their attention with a hilarious...

Learners conduct a mock presidential interview. In this US presidents lesson, students research the lives of former U.S. presidents and then role play interviews of the "presidents."

Students build a friendly environment for future students by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this middle school introduction instructional activity, students utilize a camera to record important moments throughout the school...

Looking for an interactive roll playing lesson plan? Young actors practice reading and rereading decodable texts with expression. They interact with the play, "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies," by Aaron Shepherd within this lesson plan....

Third graders learn the meaning of a Fiesta and the tradition of the Pinata. They eat authentic Mexican food. They participate in games and fun activities celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. They share one thing they learned about the...

Students read orally with expression in this lesson. They read sentences stressing different emotions with appropriate expression. The teacher models expressive vs. non-expressive reading, and they practice with a partner. Their...

Students listen carefully to songs and identify specific things. They demonstrate knowledge of songs by sing- along with class.

First graders explore language arts by utilizing educational software. In this storytelling instructional activity, 1st graders utilize Microsoft Word to create their own children's story incorporating images as well. Students proofread...

Students repeat patterns while listening to music. In this patterning activity, students listen to a pattern on a tape of music and reproduce it by clapping or stamping their feet. They listen to stories about famous composers.

Fourth graders create a model of the formation of Indiana by glaciers. Working in groups with appropriate materials, they create a model documenting how glaciers moved through the land and formed the geological structure and land masses...

Everyone can be an MVP! Young learners create their own baseball cards about themselves in this autobiographical lesson. They use information about their lives to create a baseball trading card. They make flash cards using baseball...

Second graders role-play as members of the "Math Graph Detective Academy" and assist in solving a mysteries. Once they have watched a "top secret" video, they sort objects according to traits into five categories. Throughout five...

Students work together to brainstorm dialogues intended to persuade another person to engage in a sexual activity. They supply creative and persuasive refusals to these requests.

Fifth graders perform a simulated experiment where they use simple genetic coding to crreate a personl.

Students analyze passages from The Mysteries of Love and Eloquence, or the Arts of Wooing and Complementing, written in the seventeenth century. Students analyze the images, words and figures of speech the author used and compare the...

Students use their sense of touch to describe an object in the mystery box. In this mystery box lesson, students use linguistic abilities to describe the object. Students give as much detail as they can as to what they feel that object...

Students practice sitting silently and feeling love and friendship grow in their heart. They listen as the teacher reads a story of friendship between Zahid and Ali (included in the lesson). They discuss the story and participate in a...

Students perform experiments on a Promethean Board and will identify and use stages of the inquiry process. Students will be in instructed in the use of a Promethean board, will practice and eventually perform experiment on their own.

Students learn fitness through a team game. They explore how to move into open spaces to receive passes from teammates.

Students simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the words,...