Students consider how women gained the right to vote in America. In this suffrage instructional activity, students investigate major events of the suffrage movement and conduct research. Students also role play petitioning to...

Students determine whether a hanging victim is guilty or not guilty. In this introductory law lesson, students use numerous documents to present their case proving Albert Parsons as either guilty or not guilty.

Students write words that describe the Ghost in Hamlet and act out scenes to grab the audience's attention. In this Hamlet lesson plan, students use language to interpret feeling and grab the audience's attention.

Students discuss suggestive language and the use of symbols and foreshadowing in Shakespeare's plays.  In this Julius Caesar lesson, students discuss the idea that men control their own fates.  Students examine the words of...

Students create a model bridge using steel. In this bridges lesson plan, students study John Augustus Roebling and how he created bridges out of steel and the impact it had on society. Then students build their own bridge model.

Students define cowboys and learn about their roles on rangelands. For this rangeland lesson, students define cowboys and cowgirls and complete a KWL chart. Students read Cattle Kids and Til the Cows Come Home. Students visit the...

Students compare and contrast different perspectives of the French Revolution. For this visual arts lesson, students discuss the use of satire and caricature in history and create satirical cartoons based on contemporary issues.

Students explore Edward Curtis' photos of a Native American ritual and practice documenting their own religious rituals. For this photography analysis lesson, students analyze an Native American ritual in Curtis' photo. Students discuss...

Students paint landscapes. For this Impressionism lesson, students explore the history behind the Impressionist Movement in art and paint their own impressionist piece inspired by a nearby landscape.

Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...

Students interview a family other than their own to learn about oral history. In this oral history lesson plan, students also create a newspaper article about Leschi and pretend they interviewed him back in the past.

Students analyze fables and trickster tales from various cultural traditions. In this fable analysis lesson, students identify the elements of fables and trickster stories. Students read Aesop's fables and Ananse spider stories....

Students analyze American essayists Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass in an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing. In this essay history instructional activity, students identify methods for writing essays. Students read...

Students write a diary. In this writing and creativity lesson, students pretend they are moving west and keep a diary about their adventures. Students study real-life scenarios about families who made the trip out west before writing...

Third graders locate the Sacramento Valley in California where rice is grown. In this rice growing location lesson, 3rd graders locate the Sacremento Valley, California on a map, and color the mountain ranges and terrain that is around...

Eleventh graders explore the immigration patterns in the United States.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders study the push and pull factors that caused immigration.  Students research one group of individuals and...

Middle schoolers explore the impact of cotton. In this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture presented by their instructor on the Southern crop of cotton and its impact on the South prior to and following the Civil War. Middle...

For this word choice worksheet, students read the sentences and complete them with the words journey, travel, or trip. Students complete 15 online exercises.

Eleventh graders explore Connecticut slavery. In this American slavery lesson plan, 11th graders analyze primary sources relating to slavery in the state as they research in collaborative groups. Students determine whether...

Students research the impact of American Imperialism. In this Spanish-American War lesson, students visit the listed Web sites to discover details about the war and its effects. Students use the information they locate to participate in...

Students practice their own acting skills. In this Shakespeare lesson, students participate in choral readings and reenact scenes from The Taming of the Shrew. Students then discuss the difficulties of Shakespearean acting.

In this African independence worksheet, students read a Jr. Scholastic article and respond to 21 short answer questions. The article is not included.

Students investigate the history of medicine. In this medicine lesson plan, students may visit the Thackray Medical Museum, the Old Operating Theatre, or the Edward Jenner Museum in Britain online or in-person to discover details about...

In this ESL grammar revision and practice worksheet, students complete activities choosing correct prepositions of time, active and passive voice verbs, and comparatives, complete reported speech and "say/tell" activities and correct...