Student's read Arthur's Nose and view the changes in Arthur's nose. In this Arthur lesson, students define difficult vocabulary, discuss choices and sing to the tune of Old MacDonald had a Farm. Students create a new nose for Arthur.

Students listen, clap, compose and identify various rhythms.  In this rhythm instructional activity, students practice rhythm with rhythm cards.  Students become familiar with stick notation. Students glue Popsicle sticks to...

Students participate in a movement to music activity. In this awareness of movement lesson, students hear music and move like animals they hear described in the music. Students make disciplined movements and make sounds...

Students practice matching pitch. In this lesson on vocal pitch, students sing a silly song that requires them to match their pitch. This song/game also provides a harmless way to get students to sing solos.

High schoolers discover the ideas of enlightenment by reading historical poetry. In this philosophical lesson, students read poems by Sir Walter Scott and Sergeant Joyce Kilmer while discussing the themes of the writing with classmates....

Students examine character traits to find the most positive behaviors.  For this getting along lesson, students identify behaviors that are beneficial to getting along.  Students evaluate their own behaviors and target three...

Students learn how to protect themselves from STDs.  In this healthy living instructional activity, students define the acronyms for various STDs, work in groups to fill out charts on the most common STDs, and learn the five things...

High schoolers discuss the American dream and explain what the American Dream consists of. In this American Dream lesson, students listen to music about America for the reasons people love America.  High schoolers create a list of...

Students discuss global warming. In this global warming lesson, students read an article about global warming and list five things they learned. Students work in small groups to compare what they wrote. Students illustrate one of the...

Learners explore the food pyramid and how to eat a healthy diet.  In this nutrition instructional activity, students use pictures to make charts of food from the different food groups, record the food they eat throughout the day,...

High schoolers examine the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Cask of Amontillado." In this character lesson, students discuss and analyze the characters in the story. High schoolers make personal connections to the characters and create a...

High schoolers analyze information to determine how they can help a community that has been affected by water contamination.  In this environmental science lesson, students watch portions of the movie "A Civil Action" and discuss...

Learners use their senses to write descriptive sentences. In this descriptive writing lesson plan, students discuss their senses. Learners are asked to look at and feel unpopped corn kernels. Students then write descriptions of the corn...

Students complete a craft project.  In this Mother's Day lesson, students learn about Mother's Day around the world, write an essay about their mother, create a Mother's Day card, create coupons for meaningful time with their...

Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...

Students investigate the world's tallest buildings. In this architecture lesson plan, students discover how humans change the physical environment. Students read about and view pictures of famous buildings in the world. Students make...

Fifth graders experience simulations in order to meet the required Social Studies standards. In this simulation instructional activity, 5th graders experience a teacher set-up simulation of students being put in the Responsible Thinking...

Students examine the Gilded Age. In this Gilded Age lesson, students create a museum of their own showing what life was like in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Students investigate immigration, settlement and how these...

Young scholars use math skills and create a spreadsheet. In this statistics and computer skills activity, students gather ACC basketball statistics, convert fractions to decimals and then percents. Young scholars use the gathered...

Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  In this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Students...

Students discover ways to surf the Internet while being kept safe from other web dangers.  In this web surfing lesson, students utilize several different web programs such as imbee.com, Disney's Surfswell, and Netsmartz, which allow...

Students investigate how transportation has evolved through the years. Students also generalize how transportation may continue to change in the future. Students work in small groups to brainstorm ideas the identify and solve a...

Students discuss gender role stereotyping and males and females in non-traditional work roles. They debate and discuss opinions as a group, and then as a class, concerning "men only" and "women only" jobs

Young scholars engage in a simulation/role play. They analyze information about flavors and ingredients that create a unique flavor of a culture. They make recommendations to the executive chef on menu items appropriate for international...