Young scholars examine violence on television. In this media awareness lesson, students discuss the types of fictional and realistic violence shown on American television. Young scholars participate in a Congressional simulation activity...

Students examine the impact of sound devices in poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students read the listed poems and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme, and slang. Students discuss how sound devices...

Students examine the use of symbolism in literature. In this literary elements lesson, students discuss the attributes of symbolism. Students then read selected Cinderella stories and "The Fall of the House of Usher," and identify the...

Students are read Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Two Tier words. They discuss the meaning of the words, as a group, both before and after the...

Students create an outfit out of newspaper and masking tape to be placed on one of their classmates. In this outfit lesson plan, students have 10 to 20 minutes to complete the getting to know you activity.

Young scholars explore the contrasting movement characteristics of Alice, the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts. In a circle students follow the teacher who introduces movement for the characters of the Alice, the White Rabbit and the...

Students read and discuss the book, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." They participate as a group in performing the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom play and complete a variety of activity cards that deal with different avenues of the book. Adjectives...

Students explore interviewing skills. In this interviewing skills lesson, students frame questions to obtain informative answers as they use what, why, when, how, where, and who questions.

Students learn to recite poems and songs that they will recite and sing at their graduation for kindergarten. In this graduation lesson, students memorize and practice 5 poems and songs.

Fifth graders research a famous person or building associated with Oregon City. For this local history lesson, 5th graders work in groups to research and create a poster board about a famous person or building found in Oregon City.

Students practice vocabulary and reading using the story Bently and Egg. For this reading lesson plan, students match vocabulary words to definitions while using context clues from a story. Students then create sentences using the words.

Young scholars paint their own cloudy sky after studying paintings of the artist John Constable. In this John Constable lesson plan, students read and discuss the outdoor paintings of this artist and then complete their own painting of...

Learners examine the impact of sound devices in poetry, prose, and non-fiction. In this figurative language lesson, students read instructor-selected literature and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme,...

Students explore plot, setting, point of view, and theme. In this literary elements lesson, students read "The Cask of Amontillado," by Poe and the War of the World script by H.G. Wells. Students identify and define the...

Students read the book "Franklin Goes to the Hospital" and are introduced to 3 tier two words. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students listen to the usage of the  key words in the story. Students then answer questions...

Students go outside to the playground and write a piece in the style of beat poets based on what they see and hear outside.

Students observe samples of artwork which use line, shape, and form to show movement and depict natural forces of nature. They create their own piece of artwork that shows a natural force and movement and then write a descriptive...

Understanding how visual codes such as long-shots, close-ups, and camera angles affect meaning helps prepare young filmmakers to plan their own productions. The concepts embedded could also be used to analyze photographs and paintings.

Skim, reread, and then take notes. The step-by-step procedure outlined in this resource can be used to help pupils write a summary of a reading passage. Using their notes, class members then draft a summary focusing on the main idea and...

Students examine the use of dialogue while writing stories. They decide what two different characters would say to each other based on their character traits of being nasty and nice. They complete an activity page.

Learners read a story with 220 basic sight words. They discuss why the words are important to identify and utilize them in their own writing assignments.

Young scholars discuss the art of Japan as it relates to Japanese culture and geography and then create individual postcards reflecting the information learned from the lesson. This lesson includes possible enrichments.

Pupils view a PowerPoint about Tibetan monks to help them explain the culture's world views, myths and religious beliefs. They investigate Navajo sand paintings and compare how they are similar to the Tibetan monks' artwork.

Students select a person whom they admired and get a picture of that person. Then they go through a lesson on creating and using grids. They learned how to properly use a grid to increase the scale when they create a drawing.