Young scholars access the First Among Equals website and research Canadian Prime Ministers.

Fourth graders create an organized report which includes specific information about their assigned animal. They use the Alpha Smarts program and Microsoft Word to create their reports.

Fifth graders attempt to solve a problem related to an airline accident. The accident appears to be weather related. They analyze and research the effects of wind and turbulence in order to prevent future accidents.

Students work together to solve a classroom mystery. They collect and organize their information into databases. They educate the school on how databases benefit life in a democracy.

Students practice singing the song Allouette. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.

Students sing the melody of the song, "No Man is an Island," in the Oneida native language. They memorize the song and discuss how the words demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.

Learners practice singing the harvest song in their native Oneida language and English. They sing the lyrics to the melody of "Children Go Where I Send Thee." Students discover the meaning of the song as it expresses thankfulness to...

Students practice singing a traditional Oneida song. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.

First graders observe that rhyming words have different beginnings, but the same endings by viewing examples on the overhead projector. They say the beginnings of the words that go with the correct endings. They then come up one at a...

Learners continue their discussion of if coming to America was the best thing for a group of immigrants. As a class, they complete the citizenship test offered by the INS. They research the benefits and responsibilities of being a...

Ninth graders play guess my shape (either describe or use a feely bag to introduce the 3 shapes in the problem.) As they are identified put them in an order as shown in the problem. As the students work on the problem in pairs teacher...

Fifth graders explore use of computers. They use technology tools to collect, analyze and display data. Students create and format a document using word processing. They participate in a curriculum-based telecommunications project.

Students discuss the story Amelia's Road by Vickie Leigh Krudwig in this cross-curricular Math lesson for the middle-level classroom. Elements of the social sciences are addressed. Cooperative learning groups are suggested for successful...

Seventh graders address a series of questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Students find a position to be formulated and defended, specifically the Internet newspaper or the traditional daily newspaper. Students create a five card...

Young scholars develop an annotated timeline specific to the concept of States' Rights. They research an example to the doctrine noting how the ideas change and beome more specific as time passes and discuss their findings through class...

This lesson focuses on strategies for active reading such as annotating your texts, reading multiple times, and using your prior knowledge.

During this lesson, students will use close reading strategies to analyze aspects of the setting in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. [7:57] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity

Working in small groups, students read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir Night and then take turns assuming the "teacher" role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.RI.11-12.4 Word meaning, RI.11-12.10b Text...

This instructional activity engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Patricia Polacco's book, My Rotten, Red-Headed, Older Brother. Students will analyze the story's characters and create thought bubbles associated...

Students use research-based comprehension strategies to read and evaluate websites, and practice analysis by comparing hoax and real websites and by identifying false or misleading information. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources

This activity focuses on how to find sources including information on research strategies: preliminary, intermediate, and advanced. It provides a variety of resources available in each level including videos: " How To Google Like A Pro!...

This lesson focuses on finding evidence to support your thesis, how to incorporate your findings into your own work, and how to effectively quote, paraphrase, and summarize your information. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9, W.11-12.1b...