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Brown Bear Phonics
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence. In this writing lesson plan, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type...
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Protecting Our Planet
Students examine the impact of pollution. In this pollution lesson, students watch Protecting Our Planet, then participate in a simulation of the effect of pollution on a variety of organisms.
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Something Fishy?
Students try to draw and identify a jellyfish from a physical description. After reading an article, they discover new information about cnidarians. In groups, they research and develop dioramas about a specific cnidarian species. They...
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Small Actions with Big Purpose
Seventh graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 7th graders discuss community causes they care about and make plans to contribute their time and energy to overcome their personally-selected issues.
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STS Biology - Teaching Controversial Topics
Each of the three activities submitted presents difficult science topics in the context of the human experience. The activities focus on real-world problems, which have science components, from the students' perspectives.
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Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
Pupils examine the lives of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth. They create a "found" poem using the voices of both brothers and perform the poem for the rest of the class.
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Working for Water
Learners examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats instructional activity students view a video and plan a school restoration project.
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Literacy Map Activity
Students write directions using maps and ad, they define driving directions and convert cardinal numbers to there ordinals. They write directions which are given orally in these multi-level literacy activities.
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Obtuse Triangles
Fourth graders explore obtuse triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, 4th graders make obtuse triangles with paper and scissors. They determine how to find the center of their triangle.
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Design a Quilt
Students quilt to create a personal design. In this quilting lesson, students follow the steps listed in order to patchwork quilt that represents themselves in art.
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Chapter 14: Education and Religion
In this education and religion in America worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer questions and 16 matching questions pertaining to the culture of the United States.
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Fertile Minds
Students explore the cultural phenomenon of older mothers. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about reproduction, IVF, and cultural changes that have prompted some women to give birth later in life.
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Motor Skills
Students practice and improve their hopping skills. They maneuver through a poly dot maze following directions.
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Living Together as One
Students identify examples of discrimination in our country's past and present. They examine how bias is harmful to the community as a whole. They also describe what changes have been made to protect different groups.
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Money Booklet
Students practice handling money by examining different world currency. In this economics instructional activity, students utilize a coin booklet to trace individual coins and draw bills, later coloring them in their traditional...
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#14 Riddles
Students listen to riddles and identify Dolch sight words in the riddles. For this sight words lesson, students listen to riddles and guess the sight word for the riddle. Students solve sight word riddles.
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Isosceles Triangles
Learners investigate triangles. In this shapes geometry lesson, students define and state the attributes for equilateral, scalene, and isosceles triangles. Learners locate the prefix "tri" in a variety of words and make connections with...
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Angle Action 1,2 and 3
Students investigate angles through construction. In this geometry instructional activity, students use a protractor to identify the measurement of an angle. They identify angles cut by a transversal and two parallel lines.
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Angle-Side Relationships
Students calculate the different sides and angles of a triangle. In this geometry lesson, students use triangular properties to define the relationship between two triangle. They identify missing angles using the interior angle theorem.
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Similar Triangles - Applied Problems
Students differentiate between similar and congruent triangles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the angles of triangles using the similarity theorem. They apply concepts of triangles to the real world.
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Sketching Prisms
Students sketch and create nets of different polygons.In this geometry lesson, students differentiate prisms from other three-dimensional shapes. They define the properties of prisms.
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Observing Brine Shrimp
Students observe brine shrimp eggs, create an appropriate environment for their survival, and observe their growth.
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Area And Perimeter Powerpoint
Students engage in a study using technology in order to attempt the comprehension of using perimeter and area. They use powerpoint to solve different problems. This helps to keep learners engaged in the process of practice and...
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Transformations-Shapes on the Move
Students examine transformations. In this math lesson plan, students view and describe flips, slides, and turns. Students practice making transformations with shapes.