First graders pronounce and define the Thirteen Moon Cycles in Oneida language. In this multicultural literacy and calendar activity, 1st graders view a video clip in which Oneida elder speakers say the name of each moon and explain its...

Students work to determine when the flu is most prevalent in the United States. They gather data on their own, create calendar, charts, and graphs, analyze their findings and present them. This is a very appropriate winter instructional...

Seventh graders work on a cross curricular project in both geography and writing classes. Students conduct research on Latin America using both non print and print sources and follow the MLA form of research. Students turn in source and...

In these alphabet letter worksheets, students color in the uppercase and lowercase letters from Aa through Zz. Students color 26 worksheets.

Students construct a paper moon clock to determine the moon's position. In this lunar position lesson, students use the provided printout to create a moon clock. They use the clock to determine the moon's position in the sky based on its...

Students participate in a dual challenge: to read a set number of books and also to exercise a number of minutes. They record the number of books they read, and also the number of minutes they are physically active. After a given period...

Learners research the Mayan number and calendar system. They translate a variety of math problems from base-10 Arabic numbers into a base-20 Mayan representation. They discuss current challenges faced by the people in today's Guatemala.

Students explore modular arithmetic involving base eight. They participate in an activity where society functions around the numbers one through eight. Students explain how life will operate with only these numbers.

Students study various types of glaciers and the landforms they create. Working in pairs, they research a type of glacial landform and construct a calendar page illustrating and describing it. The pages be compiled to create a class...

First graders investigate the aspect of time, including days of the week using a calendar. They use problem solving strategies and a monthly calendar to find a solution to the problem.

Students exercise on a regular basis outside of the school setting. They discover the FIT principle (Frequency, Intensity,and Time) and build on to the number of days as well as the amount of time they exercise. They exercise at least...

Pupils are given a calender to take home and show their parents what they learned during the day. They write sentences and draw pictures for their calendar. They are able to keep their parents aware of what is happening at school.

Students discuss the weather each day and log it on a class chart for a month.

Students examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.

Students predict what sort of activities can be accomplished during the allotted time. In this time lesson, students record their predictions and perform the activities they predicted that they could accomplish within the 20 minute time...

Students consider the role of a critic by creating top ten lists for arts-related topics and participate in a simulated blog activity. They write newpaper articles to accompany their top ten lists and submit them for publication.

Students construct a pinhole camera using their knowledge of the physics of light. This interdisciplinary activity give students hands-on experience in understanding the production and processing of photographic images.

Students correctly identify examples of everyday clothing and special occasion clothing worn in Africa. Students will classify clothing as that used for everyday or special occasion.

Students search for particular piece of information in text. They develop skills of looking for information and finding specific data without reading the whole text.

Young scholars study the Japanese educational system and compare and contrast it to the American system. They discuss a typical school day in America and what they believe a typical day is for a Japanese student. Next they write an...

Students use the Archival Research Catalog to complete assignments and activities about Lewis Hines and the National Child Labor Committee.

Tenth graders, in groups, search a database in order to help them choose a book. They become aware of their options for choosing a book to read. They create a reading deadline calendar for their group.

Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...

First graders study, discuss, and memorize the meanings in the Oneida Language of the most commonly used names for each of the Thirteen Moon cycles in their community. They draw pictures corresponding with the name of each of the moon...