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Excuse Me
Students participate in a game where one student is "the tagger." The tagger holds an object in their hand to signify they are the tagger. They attempt to move through the playing area attempting to tag other players with their beanbag.
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Tech Number Patterns
Second graders, using concrete objects or drawings, explain the difference between odd and even numbers.
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Mystery Words - Part Two - School Terms
Learners increase their vocabularies with the mystery words activity. In this vocabulary lesson, students solve the mystery words using clues.
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Healthy Island
Students engage in an activity that integrates nutrition information with upper body strengthening physical activities.
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Walk the State Line
Students practice balancing activities while learning the states in the USA.
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Can You See It, Touch It, Hear It?
Students develop and practice observational skills through lab activity.
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Balancing Act!
Students participate in various balancing activities. In this body management lesson plan, students use cones, mats, ropes, and a balance beam to demonstrate balance. Students are divided into small groups and are assigned to stations.
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Down by the Bay
Students listen to teacher read books about fish and participate in activities in order to explore how to identify bluefish. They count and graph the numbers of fish they find in simulated fishing activities.
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Recycling Relay
Learners improve their locomotor skills and their knowledge of recycling. They participate in a relay as they recycle different objects into their proper containers.
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Our Solar System: Its Planets and Their Satellites
Fourth graders create a replica of our solar system. Each group arranges the balls in the proper order for our solar system by gluing them to the construction paper. Under each of the balls, the name of the object should be clearly printed.
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Port Hole
Third graders work together to lift and pass each other through a tire. They simulate time travel and decide on an object they would take with them through the time portal. They reflect on their experiences and consider the importance of...
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Tape Toes & Rubberband Hands
Students learn the proper form for throwing. Correct hand placement is demonstrated as imaginary and then real objects are thrown at a target. Tape is placed on one shoe and referred to as the tape toe to get the student in position for...
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Spelling Words Puzzle I
Students observe examples on the board to show them what to do in this activity. They then receive a worksheet and completely spell the words that have letters missing to help them study their spelling words.
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Lesson Plans for Drawing
Students analyze Impressionist art and complete related activities. In this Impressionist art lesson plan, students read and study the art of Childe Hassam. Students explore basic design concepts and the steps in drawing. Students...
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Oscar's Garbage Can
Students throw and catch various objects in this introductory activity. They attempt to throw balls into Oscar's Garbage Can.
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Ready SET go!
Students practice writing numerals and finding their values. In this numeral practice instructional activity, students write numerals in sequence and draw objects to show the value of the numeral. Students use digital cameras to create a...
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PowerPoint Probability
Sixth graders investigate film making by creating a video about probability. In this math visualization lesson plan, 6th graders create a presentation for their class demonstrating the probability of random events taking place in...
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Time Capsule Essay
Discuss your class' vision of the future. Learners create materials for use in a time capsule. They write letters to explain their contribution and provide photos. Afterwards, they use higher-level thinking skills to reflect on why...
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Carnival of the Animals and Aquarium and Magic Fish
Engage little learners in this moderately developed three-lesson unit on the composer Camille Saint-Saens and his piece "The Carnival of Animals." Each lesson includes a listening, discussion, and an art project to engage your class in...
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Tea for Two
Pupils examine how certain items can link family and friends together in unique and interesting ways. They analyze how historic artifacts have helped people connect in the past by focusing on a silver teapot used by a family in the...
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Dichotomous Key
Students develop an understanding of how a dichotomous key is organized. In this dichotomous activity, student are put into small groups, and work together dividing their group of similar objects (buttons, paper clips, screws, keys...)...
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Making Waves, Making Music, Making Noise
Sixth graders watch a demonstration on how talking cans produce sounds. In groups, they compare and contrast the sounds from different sized cans. They participate in a variety of activities to discover how sounds are made and how...
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Parts of Speech Review
Students need to know how to correctly use words in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with hands-on activities, students retain and enjoy studying sentence structure.
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A Snapshot of Science
Sixth graders explore physical and chemical changes. In this physical science lesson, 6th graders study vocabulary, discuss the changes they see in the world and look up information on chemical and physical changes. Students create...