Students add details to their writing. In this language arts lesson, students use details to enhance their writing. Students view a picture and write a paragraph about what they see. Students conference with another student to edit their...

Students create a descriptive paragraph about their past or their heritage and provide a picture to go along with it. In this past and heritage lesson plan, students share their paragraph with the class.

Learners examine human health by completing a sports nutrition worksheet. In this eating habits lesson, students discuss the importance of a balanced diet and proper feeding times when competing in physical activities. Learners complete...

In this Cesar Chavez worksheet, students read about the life of Cesar Chavez, then complete a variety of comprehension activities: a synonym match, phrase match, fill-in-the-blanks, spelling and sequencing. Homework suggestions are given.

Students describe statistics by conducting a class cooking activity. In this ketchup lesson plan, students conduct a class survey based on ketchup consumption habits by students. Students utilize tomatoes, water and a bottle to create...

Third graders, after having conducted one experiment three times, record their observations results in a chart. They predict what hidden colors they believe that a leaf holds. Students record their predictions in their science note books...

Young scholars integrate writing skills with music. They select three to four topics to write about and print out on decorative paper.

Learners participate in a recycles day. They research how recycling benefits the environment. They also compete in a paper products recycling contest.

Fifth graders examine the neighborhoods around their school. Using maps, they document landmark buildings and community organizations with digital cameras. They write about their journeys and share them with the community.

Students explore the workings of a farm. After reading "Charlotte's Web," students visit a farm. They discuss their observations of the real farm to the one described in the book. Students create a map of the farm they visited. They...

Students examine the different types of poetic conventions. They write a poem about philanthropy using these conventions. They illustrate their poem with artwork of their choice.

Young scholars identify nonprofit and profit organizations in their community. They discuss why it is important to have both types of organizations. They create a land use map of their community.

Learners participate in a garage sale. They will weigh the items sold. They will calculate the total weight of items sold and donated to an agency.

Students discuss importance of making good choices.

Fifth graders identify areas of careers that coincide with their individual interests.

Students create a HyperStudio stack and use an LCD projector to share a state report with their class. Eighth grade students collaborate with fourth grade students to create the presentation.

Fourth graders create a Class ABC Book summarizing key elements of Illinois and Chicago.

Students research their family heritage and bring in photocopies of items representing their families. They create an attractive, artistic collage using these images.

Students examine a situation of striking workers in Los Angeles. They answer questions related to the story. They also interview people involved if time allows.

Students, working in groups, to study on aspect of their community history. They put their research together in one story about their community.

Students work together to develop a festival for book lovers. High schoolers work with young children and practice their reading. Traveling between reading stations, they focus on different reading standards. They act as role-models...

Students review provisions of Bill of Rights and First Amendment, choose five rights they would like to preserve, support their choices and ideas with reasoned arguments, and discuss consequences of keeping or losing particular rights.

Fifth graders estimate the size a population (ecosystems) Students make a chart from information collected then create a graph (line or bar) from this information. Students do a lesson where they observed, examine, and record data...

Fourth graders explore why groups of immigrants settled in Wisconsin. Through intervies with family members, printed materials, and internet research, 4th graders discover the contributions early residents made to the state. Students...