Students read a story and use sentence strips to order story events.  In this sequencing lesson, students learn new vocabulary words centered around the story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, preview the story, make predictions...

Students focus on several objects which causes them to move in different directions during this outdoor activity.

Second graders turn into measuring maniacs with this activity! With real world objects, 2nd graders practice measuring accurately to the nearest inch and centimeter. After a lecture/demo, students practice with a worksheet imbedded in...

Young scholars explore a calendar. In this calendar and math instructional activity, students view a video clip about using a calendar. Young scholars participate in a game in which a game board is used to identify days of the week,...

Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..

Sixth graders explore the water displacement method to determine the volume of solid objects such as rocks, nails, and marbles.

Students observe the growing stages of plants. For this plant growth lesson, students collect, germinate, and plant seeds to chart the growth process of plants.

First graders read "Goodnight Moon" or "Day And Night" and discuss what they see in day and night skies. They read and sing lyrics to the "Day and Night" song. They identify objects in the sky as day or night objects. They illustrate day...

Eighth graders read the novel, "Out of the Dust," and create a free-verse poem about a treasure of their own. They use the attached checklist to evaluate their own poem.

First graders discuss the definition of patterns, and sing the song, Going Buggy, identifying patterns in the song. They create original patterns using bug counters and insect stickers.

Students discover patterns in language, math and science. They experience patterns by hearing stories, and becoming pattern detectives.

First graders associate events and objects with day or night. They create a word bank and use is as a reference to create sentences about the sun. They conduct sun-themed experiments and art projects.

Students add to a class Shape City by designing and constructing new buildings.

Young scholars demonstrate knowledge of sorting and classifying by color as they sort gummy bear candies.

Students compare whole and fractional numbers using <, >, or =, with manipulatives and drawings.

Students sort, classify, and write about how they sort a variety of shells.

First graders sort and classify, and complete a T-chart using Students' shoes.

Third graders, in a foreign language class, identify and use adjectives in sentences.

Students to get a feel for different rhythms through throwing and catching. They are asked to throw to their partner keeping time with the beat of the music. The partner catch the ball and throw it back to their partner in rhythm.

Third graders use the appropriate units of measure when given a list of items to estimate and measure. They work in cooperative groups to locate, estimate, and measure given items using the correct unit of measurement.

Students identify, extend and create patterns using various types of manipulatives and then work a pattern game in the computer lab to reinforce what was learned.

Pupils create divination bags. In this visual arts lesson, students study the beliefs of the Yoruba people of Africa. Pupils design and create divination bags in the style of the Yoruba people.

Students learn offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.

Students participate in offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.