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Adopt An Animal
Students view slides of pictures of rare animals and make predictions about them based on the characteristics they see. In this animals lesson plan, students then research one of the animals and present their findings to the class.
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Powerpoint Portfolio
Students create a ten slide Powerpoint presentation as the culminating project for their Language Arts class. Slides include information based on a school related topic or question. Powerpoint presentations are peer reviewed by the class.
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Wheel of Fortune for Students with Multiple Disabilities
Students play Wheel of Fortune. For this Wheel of Fortune lesson, students with disabilities play an online version of the game to earn rewards and small prizes. Students must solve math problems correctly in order to win.
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National Craft Month
Incorporate National Craft Month into your daily lessons with these great ideas.
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Cups & Chips - Solving Linear Equations Using Manipulatives
Algebra students use manipulatives to solve linear equations. They use manipulatives, symbolic methods, and substitution to demonstrate each algebraic solution.
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Plan Ahead for Professional Development
You can learn something new this fall and winter by attending a conference or seminar.
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Valentine's Day Poems
Roses are red, violets are blue, poems are sweet, and educational too.
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Weather Patterns
Students research to determine weather patterns and natural hazards most likely to affect their region.
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Cross Sections
Young visual learners explore different cross sections of 3-dimensional objects. First, cross sections of cubes are explored by using an interactive flash activity. This is then extended by looking at cross sections of spheres,...
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Johnny Appleseed
Students engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...
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Coaxing Flower Bulbs
Young scholars complete an experiment for coaxing flower bulbs into growth. In this flower growth lesson, students research various types of flower bulbs that may be used to complete a coaxing experiment. Young scholars then complete a...
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Motivating and Mentoring Introverted Thinkers
A variety of strategies designed to intrigue and motivate introverted classes and students.
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Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Learners differentiate between inductive and deductive reasoning. In this geometry lesson, students identify congruent figures and examine logos for congruency.
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Argumentation and Logic
Students recognize inductive and deductive reasoning and analyze common fallacies in critical thinking. For this argumentation and logic lesson, students use role playing activities and specific instances of inductive and deductive...
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Crossword Puzzle
For this crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by different solving clues. For example, "Term used to describe a broad range of cultural differences."
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Math in my life
Learners create a poster of how math is in their everyday lives. In this math lesson plan, students create a poster with different sections of how math affects them everyday.
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Cooperative Classroom Text Features Activities
Fifth graders examine text features and create a PowerPoint presentation. In this text features instructional activity, 5th graders go over Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures and text features before they choose one to include in a...
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National Counseling Week
Celebrating National School Counseling Week can develop communication for student's academic and personal support.
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Memory Master
Practice spelling words that use prefixes, suffixes, and specific roots. In this grammar lesson plan, learners play a game where they compete with spelling words correctly to gain points. A short set of review questions are also...
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Look Ma, No Hands!
Young scholars in Advanced Keyboarding Applications class practice using Voice Recognition software to compose and "voice" four written assignments. They explain why this technology is useful to those with physical disabilities or those...
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When Am I Ever Going to Use this?
Students solve problems using equations and properties of integers. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems using ratio and proportion and graph their answers on a coordinate plane. They solve word problems using geometry.
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Physical Science: Bridge Building
Learners study bridges and design and build their own. They explore different types of bridges and build a basic beam bridge in pairs. After creating their beam bridge, they design a truss bridge and then build a suspension bridge and...
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Winds of Change
Students investigate extreme weather patterns. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to study hurricanes and their causes. Students write reports on their findings.