Students conduct research on the life and artwork of Vincent Van Gogh. They explore various websites, answer research questions and write a paragraph about the information found online, and discuss as a class what makes Van Gogh's...

Sixth graders study Columbus Day in relation to who discovered Canada. They complete a KWL about Canada and discuss Columbus Day as an American holiday. After viewing a video, they read articles of Christopher Columbus and work in groups...

Fifth graders identify stereotypes of Indian people based on perceived characteristics. They discuss the misconceptions. Students define quality of information and give an example from the story "Seaman's Journal: On The Trail With Lewis...

Students identify the strengths and weakness in their community. They take a community walk and take pictures of people interacting with the environment and the "green spaces" in their community. They then write a persuasive essay...

Students explore the strategies and bias that are sometimes used in advertising with a particular focus on automobile advertising. Working in groups, they read several car ads and discuss the bias, opinion and stereotyping in the ads as...

Students engage in a study looking at the problem of transportation to school. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to work together to come up with possible solutions based upon current...

Students study how a type of product is advertised. In this product advertisement instructional activity, students research a specific product and its advertisement. Students create a market research survey based on their peers...

Young scholars analyze four versions of the Cinderella story. In this fairy tale analysis lesson, students read four versions of Cinderella and work in groups to identify the plot for each. Young scholars illustrate the stories and...

Students create a magazine in Microsoft Publisher. In this magazine lesson plan, students create a magazine about the American Revolution using the publishing program.

Students create a 3-D topographic map.  In this map building instructional activity, students use cardboard to create a topographic map of the Catskills mountain region.

Students put the events of a story in the correct order.  In this sequencing lesson plan, students are paired up and labeled A or B.  Students in each group receive a set of story or event sequence cards and they take turns...

Young scholars analyze the life of American middle to upper-class women in the mid- to late-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. In this women's suffrage activity, students visit the given links in the activity to analyze the...

Young scholars analyze mass media to analyze media bias. In this media bias activity, students read example situations and definitions about media bias. Young scholars read and discuss how to be aware of media bias.

Students identify how their school has changed. In this local community lesson, students listen to a brief history of their town and school and interview someone that graduated from their school. Students then create a map of their...

Tenth graders differentiate between positions, interests, and values.  In this current events lesson, 10th graders analyze, in a response to literature, the failure of a fictional negotiation.  Students demonstrate the ability...

Students explore school integration issues. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students read Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges and school integration and then write reflections about difficult experiences.

Learners discover racism and slavery by completing a role playing activity. In this U.S. history lesson, students analyze documents from the Civil War era and describe the Fugitive Slave Law. Learners view a video on YouTube about the...

Seventh graders examine the controversial role of Christopher Columbus. In this Christopher Columbus instructional activity, 7th graders determine what Columbus was like and what his motivations were as they research print and Internet...

Young scholars take a closer look at the British film industry. In this current events lesson, students listen to a lecture and visit selected websites to study the history of the British film industry. Young scholars also...

Fifth graders investigate Canadian history by examining the alliances made in the past. In this Canadian treaties lesson, 5th graders identify the Native Americans of Canada, known as the First Nations people or Aboriginals. Students...

In this online interactive literature quiz worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the life and accomplishments of Emily Dickinson.

Students examine media messages. In this media awareness instructional activity, students analyze online messages about heroism as they complete a jigsaw reading activity.

Learners explore school secretaries. In this ELL vocabulary and language development lesson, students look at pictures of school secretaries performing various jobs and give oral descriptions of what they see. Learners visit the school...

Third graders read the story Babushka's Doll and write a summary of the main events in the story. In this summaries lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the country of Russia before they read.