Students research life in Hannibal, Missouri. In this Mark Twain lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of life in Hannibal in the late 19th century. This lesson may be used as an introduction to Twain's...

Ninth graders describe latitude and longitude and how they may be useful to find things on a map.  In this cartography lesson students divide into groups and devise a coordinate system that can be used to communicate a position. 

Second graders discuss how to make correct change. In this lesson on money, 2nd graders practice making an amount using the correct number of coins.

Students read Where the Wild Things Are. In this language arts lesson, students read the story and retell the story. Students tell a version of the story in which they turn themselves into wild things.

Third graders discuss the importance of putting events into the correct sequence. In groups, they put the order of events of different stories into the correct order while completing a worksheet. To end the instructional activity, they...

Learners discuss Picture 1 - Electrical Applicances. They discuss their prior knowledge of electricity and then listen to a video. They then answer the questions on the worksheet called, "Lesson 1 Electricity Safety Video" and share...

Learners describe how demand differs from the quantity demanded, explain what the law of demand states and what demand schedules and demand curves illustrate while studying about economics. Also in retrospect, several writing scenarios...

Fifth graders engage in problem solving. In this patterns lesson, 5th graders are presented with a problem regarding ranching that they solve as a class. Students watch a video about how patterns are used in the real world. Students...

Students consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights instructional activity, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Students conduct further research about...

Third graders write about a summer event they participated in. In this paragraph writing lesson, the teacher models how to write about a place they have visited. Students then write their own paragraphs.  Students will point out on...

Students explore plants and the scientific method. In this plant growth lesson plan, students follow the steps in the scientific method to perform a seed germination experiment as a whole class. Students work in a group to create their...

Students are introduced to the importance of journal writing. After creating their own journal, they write their thoughts and feelings about different subjects. If they choose to they can share their writings with the class to end the...

Students observe the growth of rock candy. In this crystal growth lesson, students make rock candy and measure the crystal growth over five days.

Students create photographic family histories. In this technology skills lesson, students create family trees with digital photographs that they take of the family members.

Students explore Enlightenment and Neoclassical art.  In this visual arts lesson, students compare and contrast images of architecture from both styles. Students create visual art designs that feature the ideals of the Enlightenment.

Students explore feelings. In this language arts instructional activity, students realize that books help in talking about feelings. Students discuss how they feel during the reading of a story and listen to each other in answering...

Students explore phonetics by participating in a class game. In this alphabet sounds lesson, students collaborate in a ABC's activity where they identify a random letter, the sound it makes, and place it in it's correct spot on a mat....

Distinguish the sound of musical notes and correctly name them. In this music lesson, participate in a game of musical twister where the circles are renamed with musical note names. Additionally, display recognition of eighth, quarter,...

Students conduct a food choice experiment with snails, recording the results on a chart to determine what snails eat.  In this what do snails eat lesson, students color a picture of snail anatomy, perform the experiment with 3 food...

Young scholars investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental lesson, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.

Students explore the environment by building a mock ecosystem. In this rainforest analysis activity, students define many environmental and rainforest related vocabulary terms and discuss the current status of our planet's rainforests....

Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.

Students investigate the influence of the Enlightenment on American society and government. In this Enlightenment lesson, students work cooperatively in groups to define the principles of the Enlightenment, American...

High schoolers work as a team to build a freestanding bridge from newspapers and masking tape and analyze the effectiveness of their group. In this teamwork lesson, students view and summarize a video on Service Learning Projects. High...