Seventh graders experience the satisfaction of writing for a purpose; their self-selected piece be published for an audience. They write using techniques appropriate to the selected genre.

Young scholars discuss tolerance. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the book A Very Special Critter by Gina Mayer and discuss the character's disability. Young scholars role play how to be tolerant of a new student with a...

Students study the contamination of drinking water and what human activities play a role in it.  In this environment lesson students complete worksheets and complete a lab activity. 

Students create a model of the birth of a star and demonstrate the stages of the star's lifecycle.  In this star lifecycle instructional activity, students mix flour and water in a jar to model the birth of a star, then role-play...

Tenth graders gather information on the history of anti-Semitism and Judaism. Using texts from a variety of sources, they analyze the role of rescue and resistance in children's books. They discuss the child's point of view and reflect...

Students examine plant and animal cells to observe the organelles present in the cell, to match the function of each to the organelle on a cell model and to build a model of the plant or animal cell.

Young scholars select appropriate data to determine the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data. They calculate the statistical data on literacy rates and life expectancy within each geographic region of the world. Students...

Students, while reviewing an extensive list of vocabulary terms on the board, examine various transportation costs, schedules and practices. They brainstorm both economical and convenient ways to go from place to place. In addition, they...

Pupils discuss what they would do if they saw a neighbor's house on fire and what information they would need to know to tell the 911 operator. They watch as the teacher models how to call 911 and observe that the numbers are called only...

In this ESL action word matching worksheet, students match a clip art picture of an action such as running, eating dinner, or swimming, and match it to the appropriate words.

In this transportation ESL learning exercise, students will focus on the various modes of transportation. Students will match ten pictures with the appropriate vocabulary from the opposite column.

In this ESL preposition worksheet, students will master words of location. Students will study ten pictures and match each picture with the appropriate preposition from the opposite column.

In this Christmas worksheet, students analyze how to match up ten Christmas pictures on the left to their appropriate descriptions on the right.

For this pronouns worksheet, learners view eight pictures and then complete eight sentences by placing the appropriate pronoun, who's or whose, in each blank.

Students consider the connection between the past and future landscape of Quail Island. In this visual arts lesson, students observe existing artwork, art vocabulary, and connections to the role of social sciences when painting...

Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...

Students consider the role of American newspapers in the revolution and plans for new government. In this early American history lesson, students determine how communication provided by newspapers contributed to the organization of the...

Fifth graders practice their reading rate and fluency. In this fluency lesson, 5th graders practice speaking fast and slow in a variety of different character roles. They read with a buddy and have their fluency evaluated by their...

Students watch a video titled Francine's Bad Hair Day about a girl who can't get her look right on picture day. In this body image lesson plan, students discuss the role of the media on body image and what people "should" look like.

High schoolers become familiar with the polite forms of conversation that are used in this country. They role play making requests using polite forms. Students write an appropriate thank you not to a host or hostess. This lesson plan...

Learners explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must replenish its...

Pupils review types of polygons and list several examples of each. They assume the role of a landscape artist interviewing for a job. They create sketches of their plans for six polygonal gardens and write an expository paragraph...

Students identify and list the different types of pets owned by the children in the class. They graph the total number of each type of pet owned. They draw or cut-out a picture of an animal. Using the materials listed above, the children...

Pupils learn about the importance and risk that stocks carry within a business. In this financial management lesson, students use role play and case scenario situations to decide what stocks are best for given companies. Based on the...