A read-aloud anthology explores the ancient greek civilization. Over four weeks, second graders explore Mount Olympus, Sparta, Athens, the olympic games, philosophers, and Alexander the Great. Scholars listen to and discuss a reading,...

Students explore the history of libraries. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students consider the work of Ptolemy to build a library in Alexandria. Students discuss the availability of books then and today. Students also discuss how...

Who was Alexander The Great? How did Abraham Lincoln’s early life influence his political life? Learners select a historical figure to use for video biography. After developing research questions and collecting information, pupils search...

Students explore mythology by researching the Internet. In this history of flight lesson, students view websites discussing the first recorded flight and the mythological creatures that people suspected could fly. Students read a...

The struggle for women's rights is not unique to this generation, or even to the 20th century. Class members explore the conflicting opinions of Alexander Graham Bell and his wife, Mabel Hubbard Bell, regarding women's pursuits of higher...

Students research the origins of the name of their town or city. They pick another city and do the same, individually. They also write a bio poem about a historical figure.

Humans love to communicate and they do it in so many different ways. The class investigates how people have used new inventions and technological innovations to communicate. They are divided into groups of three or four and given...

Students explore the power of the Church in government. In this literature instructional activity, students read Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. Students respond to questions regarding the works and discuss...

Fourth graders listen to The Great Ball Game and discuss the roots of the tale.  For this multicultural tale students identify the realistic facts about the Abnenaki Indians.  Students use the Internet to find out about the...

Sixth graders research the history of rice consumption. In this rice consumption lesson, 6th graders read a study guide and answer comprehension questions about two rice dishes and rice cultivation.

Students analyze key components of a portrait and relate the elements to the historical context. In this lesson students evaluate the "Emancipation Proclamation" and it's significance.

Through a series of activities, learners are exposed to how artists use symbolic imagery to create the narrative of a subject’s life. They study The Birth of Alexander and some manuscripts kept at J. Paul Getty Museum. They then draft...

Art and literature can go hand in hand, they both are used to express elements of the self in a creative and interesting way. Budding story tellers interpret and analyze the narrative elements they find in a work of art. They focus on...

Use this lesson plan to discuss inventions that have changed your class's world and have impacted society. Middle schoolers investigate important inventions of their time and design an invention in a simulated business atmosphere. Modify...

Fourth graders study the uniquely diverse structural design of leaves and demonstrate knowledge of interdependence between structure and environment through research, laboratory activity and written summary.

Students study the life of Genghis Khan from his childhood to adulthood as a conqueror. They write poetry for two voices. They investigate how rules and laws are made and work together to problem solve.

Students explore wants and needs. In this introductory economics lesson, students use a "pinch card" to display whether a familiar item is a "want" or a "need". Students listen to the book Alexander used to be Rich on Sunday by Judith...

Students explore studying habits by utilizing technology.  In this social networking lesson plan, students utilize a virtual chat program to connect with students from a nearby school. Students ask and answer study questions back...

Students create a diamonte about bats. In this diamonte lesson plan, students review parts of speech and bat vocabulary. They take their vocabulary and plug it into a diamonte poem that compares bats with another animal using nouns,...

Students discover what a primary-source document is, what different types there were back in 1867, and what newer kinds there are today. They play a form of bingo using printed cards that reproduce documents related to Confederation.

Second graders explore cause and effect. They read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. They discuss their own experiences with bad days. Students identify the causes and effects in the book. They write a letter...

Students create poems using a group of four predetermined words. In this poetry lesson students incorporate each of the four words into a poem that makes sense.

Students create a project about bats. In this bat lesson, students monitor a bat's life for a year and record their monthly observations. They use websites and online sources to get information about the bats.