Students examine the ways major industries are affected by and respond to natural disaster. They interview local representatives of these industries on how they prepare for and manage such disasters.

High schoolers explore how the study of diseases, epidemics and disease management promotes our understanding of human culture and history. They also examine the roles of agriculture, trade and living in cities in promoting the spread of...

Students demonstrate what happens when nature takes back land after humans have managed it. They find an area in the schoolyard, and mark it off with a boundary. Students build a simple fence with string and stakes. They put up a sign...

Students sort class books into categories to help classify and organize them so they are easier to find. For this sorting lesson plan, students go to the library and see how they organize their books and do the same in the classroom.

Students collect information about buffalo and transform their classroom into a wildlife park. In this conservation lesson, students work in groups to research a question pertaining to buffalo populations and habitat...

Fourth graders explore the concept of conflict mediation. In this coping skills lesson, 4th graders discover conflict mediation skills that may be used to resolve conflict. Students also learn techniques to reduce stress.

Students investigate where lumber products come from and how they are processed.  In this resource instructional activity students watch a video and understand how the lumber is managed as a renewable resource. 

Students read the book Interrupting Chicken about someone who keeps interrupting. In this reading lesson plan, students discuss how they should not interrupt in class.

Students participate in a local, classroom economy in both the resource and products market. They track all transactions and learn economic principles and concepts.

Learners examine and identify the similarities and differences of two-dimensional shapes. They play an I-Spy shape game, participate in a classroom Shape Search, and create illustrations of shapes for a shape collage.

Students use the disciplines of math and science to examine ecosystems. In groups, they calculate the amount of supplies they would need to live in the classroom for one day, a week and a year. Using this information, they apply it to...

Second graders build a classroom community by getting to know each other better. They ask classmates various questions and use graphic organizer software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students practice their oral language skills while asking...

Students discuss the responsibilities of advancing in grade and participating in more activities. In this grade transition instructional activity, students watch a 'ball juggling' demonstration to visually identify the responsibilities...

Pupils create their own Nio sculptures to guard the entrance to the classroom by using knowledge of the Kei school in Japan, primary source documents, and basic art supplies.

Students, after reviewing daily the vocabulary words on the board, practice using appropriate greetings during introductions and farewells. They stress grammatical emphasis on subject pronouns with each greeting. In addition, they...

Students study about circus performers as they visit various French cities. They make decisions about events, management, and create a graphic organizer about the various French Cities. Also, they care a database to rate some of the...

Young scholars understand conservation terms. In this three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) lesson plan, students understand the importance of preserving a clean world and reducing waste. Young scholars sing a song which show importance of...

Students explore the concepts of family and community. In this diversity instructional activity, students read Bear About Town and then design and build their own classroom neighborhood homes out of individual shoeboxes.

Students explore the concept of social contracts. In this Mayflower Compact instructional activity, students read handouts regarding the compact and participate in a classroom activity that requires them to author a social contract.

Pupils plan how to manage a fictional timber resource.  In this earth science lesson plan, students research the options and repercussions of logging a forested plot of land.  Pupils consider the implications of logging to the...

Students stuff Christmas stockings. In this Christmas activity lesson, students receive candy based on their classroom behavior. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.

Tenth graders compare the activities of the Underground Railroad with the Amistad Case. In this slavery lesson, 10th graders research primary and secondary sources to discover information about Connecticut abolitionists. Students use...

Students determine what to do with money. In this personal finance lesson, students discuss budgeting, savings, and loans with their instructor. Students then participate in classroom activities that require them to participate in...

In this "My Life Had Stood" worksheet students discover the speaker's relationship with violence and anger. Students discuss the role of violence and how writing is in itself an act of violence.