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Crops 2: What Plants Need to Grow
Students explore the kinds of things that plants need to grow well.
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The First Class
Teachers explore different ways to become acquainted with their students. They consider ways to learn their Students names including labels, name tags, playing the games "Concentration" and "Add an Adjective." They explore ways for...
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From Athena to Zeus: Digital Stories Through the Eyes of Greek Gods and Godesses
Practice creating digital presentations based around Greek Mythology. Your class will create digital books dedicated to individual Greek Gods. They will utilize their photography skills and multimedia labs to create a digital...
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Understanding the Stress of Being a Teacher
Be the absolute best that you can be for your pupils by learning how to control the stress in your life.
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Taming the Wild Wiki
Take a look at the credibility of online sources such as Wikipedia. Discussion points and handouts are included to facilitate a meaningful and informative dialogue. Tips are given on how to determine if a Wikipedia article is reliable...
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Using the Library for More than Research Papers
Use the repository of resources that modern libraries hold to your advantage during National Library Week.
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Control the Classroom from Day One
Avoid the beginning-of-the-year scramble by having a strategy for the first few days of school.
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Every Student Counts: Building a Positive Learning Environment
Join in the effort to end bullying through building a positive learning environment for everyone.
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Classroom Guide for the Redwall Series
Students participate in cross-curricular activities and readings to become familiar with the works of Brian Jacques. In this heroes lesson, students discuss the character traits of legends and how their characters develop through events...
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Rice Math
Fourth graders practice basic subtraction facts using a number grid. In this rice math lesson, 4th graders figure out how much more they need to get to a specific number. Students complete a chart of examples and then play a...
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Integrating Technology In Your Classroom
You can try these management tips and lessons to help you confidently integrate technology into your curriculum.
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The Making of the Mahatma: Gandhi's Childhood
Students investigate the childhood of one of the greatest philosophers of our time, Gandhi. In this biography lesson, students analyze the upbringing and events that finally shaped Mahatma Gandhi's life. Students locate...
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Getting and Keeping a Job for Teens
Learners examine teen labor laws. In this teen jobs lesson, students read labor laws and complete sample job applications. Learners also role play job interviews and examine hiring packets.
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Investing: Reflect? Lesson 7
Students explore the concept of investing. In this investment lesson, students discuss the best way to invest money. Students then write essays, taking two seperate points of view.
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Rhythm Lessons Show The Link Between Music And Math
Educators can use music lessons that show students how to learn about rhythm in a fun and exciting way.
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Germs Can Make You Sick
Students explore how germs are spread. In this science lesson, students practice good hand washing practices and discuss how washing hands can prevent the spread of germs.
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What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?
Students draw a picture of the job they would like to have when they grow up. They discuss jobs they would like to have. They discuss the idea that men and women can do the same job.
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What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
Students explore career options. In this career lesson, students discover non-traditional career options for genders as they draw people at work in jobs and discuss them.
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Lesson Plan for "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear
Students find rhyming words in poem, get information from the pictures, explain the elements of a poem, and extend the poem.
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The Rainbow Fish
Students are read the book "The Rainbow Fish" and summarize each page. They discuss actions they should be displaying to others. They critique the book and role-play being friends to end the lesson.
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Point of You
Sixth graders study point of view by rewriting an existing narrative paragraph (using a different point-of-view). They expand this knowledge by writing an expository paragraph, then rewriting it to reflect a different point-of-view.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Sequencing Lesson
Students listen to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and summarize to story to demonstrate comprehension. They review the days of the week and create their own book.
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Place Value Lesson
Fourth graders use place value structure to construct and compare numbers that are up to the ten thousands. In this place value lesson plan, 4th graders explain and discuss numbers that are greatest in size according to the place of the...