This lesson teaches learners to identify the differences between healthy and unhealthy behaviors. Included are graphic cards that the students will use to make a classroom chart of healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

The Science of Water Teacher's Guide provides a number of inquiry-based activities for grades 3-5 (although it can be expanded for other grades). The guide contains science lessons that enable students to explore water, behavior of...

Examine a map of the travel routes and evening nesting sites of two chimpanzees and create a travel route of your typical day. Describe the social enhancements that helped humans to evolve from foraging behavior to establish fixed...

Explore observational psychology by conducting an informal study on yawning. Present an oral essay before a group while continually interrupting the talk with yawns, observe the reactions of the audience and ask them to explain their...

Investigate the work of ethologists - animal behaviorists - by observing an animal's behavior (alone and then in a group) for an extended period of time. Produce a scientific report of your observations.

Emulate the work of primatologists by observing animals in a zoo environment. Record observations as entries in a journal, and prepare a final report of your conclusions.

During this lesson plan, young scholars will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a...

This lesson plan from the Council for Economic Education for students, grades 9-12, examines the question of why many Americans don't vote. It interestingly ties the answer to some economic terms such as choice, cost/benefit analysis,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson plan, the Digital Citizens teach learners how to be safe, responsible, and respectful online. Includes slideshow, video, lesson plan, song and lyrics, poster, coloring book, and resources...

A series of quick lessons teachers can use when setting up a Writers Workshop in their classrooms. Lessons include teaching students appropriate Writers Workshop behaviors and activities, building independence, discussion topics, and...

In "My Dog Has Got No Manners," students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from the poem by Bruce Lansky in Rolling in the Aisles, students will dramatize a poem about a child who complains about his dog's bad behavior to...

Lesson that helps students understand what rules and laws are. Students discuss the books David Goes to School by David Shannon and Rules and Laws by Ann-Marie Kishel, perform skits demonstrating how to follow specific school rules, and...

Lesson teaching about the importance of washing one's hands to prevent the spread of germs. Includes several simple experiments.

Students will learn about how registration and voting works in their state, and create a flyer to share with someone in their life.

Investigate the three types of memory: sensory, short-term and long-term, and explore tricks and techniques that can improve long-term memory. Conduct five basic challenges to test, explore and improve memory skills.

Discover ways to share items with a group in a way that is fair to all. Discuss the importance of sharing.

A lesson in why it is important to wash your hands so as to prevent the spread of germs.

Several tips for teachers to try during the beginning days of the school year to get things off to a smooth start.

Investigate the communication skills of animals. Explore their ability to associate abstract concepts or signs with specific objects or actions by solving a puzzle involving decoding symbols.