Students explore how authors write stories. In this careers lesson, students invite an author into the classroom and ask him/her questions about writing as a career.

Pupils explore the job of a fireman. In this career education lesson, students brainstorm what they already know about firemen and take a field trip to a fire station.

Students review list of statements pertaining to United States History, and determine whether statements happened during the Civil War, after the Civil War, or had no connection to War. Students then speculate about connection between...

Students explore the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. For this civics lesson, students examine the document, define related vocabulary words, and rewrite it in their words.

Learners explore the sun and take a "trip" to outer space.

First graders demonstrate the difference between goods and services.

Student examine the physical changes of matter and are able to describe them. They make ice cream in plastic bags to observe the changes in matter. They describe and record the changes in the ice cream mixture as it freezes.

Students identify and research famous European explorers using a variety of sources. They compare and contrast the explorers drawing conlusions about the importance of each explorer. They design a web page on one explorer of their choice.

Ninth graders study the impact that climate has on the land. They discuss how deforestation leads to erosion and soil damage and how trees and vegetation help to stabilize the land. They draw a large map of the Caribbean and show Haiti...

Students examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. In this United States history lesson, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary words by using context...

First graders create 2 Texas State symbols using Microsoft Paint and identify 4 Texas symbols. Each student get to choose his/her own symbol to draw. Each child have a workbook with the symbols in it. The final products are made into a...

Students perform "Fifty States in Rhyme" with correct posture, correct rhythms, and accurate pitches. They also identify and perform such musical terms as tone color, tempo, dynamics, phrases, and accents. Emphasis is placed on the...

Sixth graders investigate the historical even surrounding the Apollo Mission to the Moon. They conduct research specifically to find information about the astronauts on the mission. The students conduct class discussion about the...

Students in and ESL classroom discover and discuss the importance of Abraham Lincoln and why we celebrate his birthday. They study vocabulary associated with Abraham Lincoln.

Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle.  In this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.

Students explore the concept collecting and representing data. In this collecting and representing data lesson, students record the different colors of sweetheart candies in their sweethearts box. Students create a table of the data and...

Students explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances lesson, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Students play the stock market game. Students interview a parent...

Students recognize George Washington and why his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday through pictures, a story, crossword puzzles, and other activities involving other presidents.

Students read informational and literary texts in order to gather information about people, events, symbols, and ideas that are representative of the United States of America. Students begin to develop an understanding of the United...

A great, week-long unit for younger students studying the flag and Pledge of Allegiance. There are several supplemental readings and suggestions for cross-curricular units.

This very complete lesson plan uses an article from the Journal of American History to teach about the student movement of the the 1960s and 1970s. Everything necessary for the lesson is provided including the exercises for teaching the...