Lesson Plan
Curated OER

James Madison: From Father of the Constitution to President

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate reasons why James Madison is called the "Father of the Constitution." They discuss three events during his presidency that raised constitutional questions and look at Madison's opinions of those questions. They...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Franklin, Master Diplomat

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While many often associate Ben Franklin with his kite electricity experiments, budding historians find out he contributed much more. They discover Franklin's political savvy by examining primary sources in the informative installment of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the 'New Colossus' to America

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss meaning of symbols associated with Statue of Liberty, read and analyze Emma Lazarus' sonnet, "The New Colossus," and write persuasive letter to a nineteenth-century audience to gain support for bringing statue to America.
Lesson Plan
Time Warp Trio

My Big Fat Greek Olympics

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
The Olympic Games are indeed a significant and far-reaching cultural component in our international community today, but from where do they originate? Where do our traditions stem from, and how do we choose the sports that constitute...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Skulls Tell It All

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Skulls tell it all, and with this lesson plan, you will tell it all to your class! Youngsters view animal skulls, analyzing the shape of teeth and the placement of the eye sockets. They associate these adaptations with the types of food...
Lesson Plan
1
1
National Endowment for the Humanities

Mark Twain and American Humor

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is famous, in part, because it established a uniquely American form of humor. For this famous story, Mark Twain combines the tall-tale, the dialect story, and satire. Here is a resource...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Voyages of Christopher Columbus Scavenger Hunt

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Christopher Columbus worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access a specific website to find the answers to eight short answer questions associated with the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Beginning Short Stories - "What Do We Have to Eat?"

For Students 2nd - 8th
After reading two short stories, learners identify vocabulary associated with food and eating. This activity with 5 questions could be used as a reading comprehension and vocabulary practice for younger students or an ESL worksheet for...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spring Addition Sums 0-5

For Students Pre-K - K
Practice addition by counting animals associated with Spring to add sums up to five. One of the four equations requires students to create their own problem to solve.
Lab Resource
Curated OER

Summary of Shapes of Molecules

For Students 10th - 12th
Neatly organized and easy to read, this chart summarizes five different molecular shapes: linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral. It associates shapes with electron pairs and atom arrangement and lists...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fifteen Seconds of Fame

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
A reading of Panic in Paris launches a review of the elements of narrative writing. Class members work in groups to find narrative devices in the book and record their findings on a provided worksheet. Using the completed pages,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Converting Frenzy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Gain practice converting between metric units of volume and mass. The class goes over the procedures for making the conversions as a whole. The strategy used here includes making charts that show the relationships between the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where are Koalas on the Food Chain?

For Teachers 4th
Take a field trip to observe Koalas, absolutely! Budding scientists become familiar with the Koala's position in the food chain. They answer questions based on what they see and draw a food chain explaining the Koalas position. Tip: A...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seed Transport

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore botany by completing KWL worksheets. In this seed transportation lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with botany and seedlings before completing worksheets based on assigned text. Students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

3 Little Pigs Vocabulary

For Students K - 6th
Prime your Autistic or special education pupil with this image-rich vocabulary preview. To be used with the story, Three Little Pigs, these cards each contain an image and the associated word or phrase that relates to the story.
Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Violence on Television

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Focus on a specific incident of violence on television in the case of the Canadian Broadcast System showing Silence of the Lambs on public television. Look at the broadcasting codes and a complaint that was filed against the Association....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Lines and Whole Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd
Number lines are a great way to help scholars grasp basic addition when it's still a new concept. This worksheet offers them 10 chances to practice this association. The first five have an addition equation and a number line; learners...
Worksheet
2
2
DK Publishing

Addition, Multiplication, and Division

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
These equations are missing numbers, and scholars must process multiple operations to complete them. There are addition, multiplication, and division problems here, each missing an addend, divisor, or factor. After completing 24 of these...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Learning 5 - Write the Word

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
As beginning counters learn numbers 1-10, give them activities like this one to help strengthen number value associations and printing skills. They begin by tracing the word five before printing it on their own. Next, they count the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matching Fractions

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Focus on halves, thirds, and fourths in these visual fraction activities. Scholars begin by examining a grid with various expressions of the three fractions displayed in the grid squares. They color-code the grid to indicate which...
Organizer
Curated OER

Creador de Oraciones

For Students 9th - 12th
Start by selecting a topic. What do you want your class to learn more about? Then, distribute this helpful note-taking guide. They record their topic, a list of names that could be associated with it, a list of verbs that come up when...
Organizer
Curated OER

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

For Students 10th - 12th
Provided here is a packet of worksheets to accompany The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. To start, readers research words commonly associated with the time period. Then, a list of 30 tough vocabulary words are listed (including...
Lesson Plan
Physics Classroom

Action-Reaction Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Computer-interfaced motion detectors are required to carry out this inquiry. It is a new twist on exploring motion with plunger carts: they are set back-to-back and then propelled away from each other. Their velocities are measured, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coordinate Planes

For Teachers 4th
Identifying the location of ordered pairs on coordinate planes is the focus in the math lesson presented here. In it, 4th graders are introduced to coordinate pairs, the x/y axis, and the techniques associated with this type of graphing....

Other popular searches