Students read about children in Ghana, Sri Lanka and Haiti. They compare these children to themselves in a structured lesson that focuses on note taking and research skills. Students work in groups to write a short essay about the...

Second graders connect reading to writing by making predictions, completing text to world connections, solving problems, and more. In this reading and writing lesson plan, 2nd graders draw conclusions after reading and write them down.

Students define nutritiion and diet by exploring the food pyramid. They examine the food of different cultures. After listening to a story about the pyramid, they draw pictures of their breakfasts. Students examine magazine photos...

An excellent lesson on the water cycle! In it, learners should gain a general understanding of the water cycle, along with how water first falls as precipitation, then ends up coming out of our faucets. This lesson nicely integrates...

First graders get out and explore two different habitats to examine how each one meets the needs of the plants and animals that dwell there. They discuss what they've learned about animal habitats as they explore the outdoor environment....

Wow! What a lesson plan! Six terrific activities are described in great detail, in this 31-page document! Learners will model and explain cloud formation, sketch and identify certain cloud types, calculate and compare incoming and...

Here is a fabulous activity on the Earth's radiant energy system. This amazing, 31-page document is chock-full of great activities, worksheets, lab sheets, quizzes, rubrics, and assessments. Learners model and explain cloud formation,...

Upper graders and middle schoolers make up a scenario of planning outdoor concert locations for their favorite musical group. They do this by looking into the weather patterns in a variety of tropical regions. They research where and...

Students understand the importance of saving seeds. In this saving seeds lesson, students dry out seeds for later use planting. Students recognize that one plant may have many seeds.

First graders explore American culture by participating in arts and crafts activities. In this Thanksgiving lesson, 1st graders listen to music based upon the Thanksgiving tradition and examine images of the first Thanksgiving. Students...

Students paint farm animals. In this farm animal lesson, students paint pictures of farm animals during one thirty minute session. They cut out and glue the pictures on a picture of a farm which they also painted in the second session.

Students complete verb worksheets. In this verb lesson, students complete two worksheets to help them identify and then use action verbs.

Young scholars create snowflake similes, Kwanzaa plaques, menorah banners, and more for the month of December. In this December activities lesson plan, students also analyze characters in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Students investigate rhyming words. In this word study lesson, students are introduced to rhyming words and then sort out the words that rhyme and group them. A worksheet is provided.

Students identify the change in the seasons. In this earth science lesson, students describe weather of each of the seasons and illustrate pictures of each season. Students discuss their illustrations with their classmates.

Students use the Internet to access a passage and identify cause-and-effect relationships. This activity provides practice for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

Students explore literary elements through music. In this figurative language lesson plan, students examine imagery and personification in "The Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi Hendrix.

Pupils build a barn or silo out of clay. In this sculpting lesson, students plan and design a barn or silo and follow step-by-step directions in order to create their finished product out of clay.

Students read and perform William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. For this Shakepeare play lesson, students read the script for the play and practice the simplified version of the play.

Students investigate the effect good sleep and rest has on the human body.  For this health lesson, students discover the different stages of sleep and discuss ways they can ease their own tension through exercise or meditation....

Students play a game. In this grammar lesson, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.

Students write a diary. For this writing and creativity lesson, students pretend they are moving west and keep a diary about their adventures. Students study real-life scenarios about families who made the trip out west before writing...

Learners practice their spelling words from a book of spelling words for their age group. They must practice their spelling as to not spell without a spellcheck.

Pupils listen to a teacher reading of The Little Red Hen, identify the story elements and sequence them. They talk about different jobs associated with providing food and act out a play based on the story. Be aware that although several...