Seventh graders engage in a lesson that focuses on the sequence of a story and they discover its importance in the context of improving reading comprehension. Students analyze the plot of a story and reconstruct it into the right order.

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the literature study of Dragonwings. They write about the story from the perspective of a reader that is well informed towards the last chapters. Students also find target vocabulary and...

Fourth graders read a Haitian folktale. They study main characters in Haitian folktales and explore multicultural information about Haiti. They clarify understanding by retelling a sentence (paraphrasing) and a passage in their own...

In this reading response log activity, students choose a reading strategy to respond to what they have read. Students select 2 of the 6 sentence starters to help them begin.

Students research a notable painter and use his or her work as inspiration to create a functional light switch plate.  In this art lesson, students find an artist whose work is appealing to them to research and critique. ...

Students develop their speaking skills. In this oral communication lesson plan, students read "One Hen" by Katie Smith Milway and work in groups to discover how making a small loan to the main character in the story had positive effects....

Learners discover the concept of "tikkun olam," or "repairing the world." In this service learning lesson, students identify skills that they possess which may be used to help those in need.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students discover what philanthropy is and identify people who benefit from philanthropy. Students read selected newspaper articles regarding philanthropy and...

Students discover the history of Colonial America by creating a class presentation.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to research one of 20 topics in which they will create a PowerPoint or...

Third graders explore the delicate balance the must be maintained in a rainforest ecosystem. In this ecosystems lesson, 3rd graders learn about the importance of "little things" such as bugs or a certain plant in the rainforest. This...

Students study the periodic table and the elements.  In this chemistry lesson students complete a group lab activity and relate it to the periodic table. 

Students design a new classroom workplace. In this architecture lesson, students use area formulas to identify the problem with the existing desks in their classroom. Students design their own solution volume formulas to solve the...

Twelfth graders examine the process of voting.  In this American Government lesson, 12th graders evaluate the arguments for and against alien voting.  Students participate in a debate on voting rights.  

Pupils discuss the foods they eat and why they eat them. In this nutrition lesson, students determine what foods people might eat in Cyprus and create a traditional meal tasting five traditional recipes of Cyprus set up like...

In this U.S. history instructional activity, students read assigned textbook pages that tell the story of Westward Expansion and respond to 35 short answer questions.  

Students put their reading comprehension skills to practice. In this interpreting text instructional activity, students read "Chief Red Jacket's Reply," and then respond to questions that require them to reason, infer, and analyze the...

Fifth graders explore how the war affected American children. For this social studies lesson, 5th graders discuss how quotes made people feel about the war effort. Students write reflections on their reading.

Students read about the octopus and create an octopus out of ink and a deflated balloon. In this octopus lesson plan, students discuss the different defense mechanisms of the octopus and use the ink to demonstrate what happens if the...

Learners calculate the speed, motion and distance of a projectile. In this geometry lesson, students obtain measurements while calculating velocity. They graph their results and make predictions.

Students read the story Jalapeno Bagels and then write a summary about it. For this summary lesson plan, students retell the story as if someone else has not read the story.

Second graders listen to the story, The Whispering Cloth and discuss the message of the story. In this feeling alone activity, 2nd graders make connections about what feeling alone means to them. Students define and interpret...

Students investigate human health by researching sexual health facts. In this puberty instructional activity, students identify the changes that will occur in a teenage body over the next several years and what the eventual outcome will...

Students examine sentences and rewrite them in the most logical order. Each sentence should be connected to the next, both logically and rhetorically.They look for methods the author has used to organize and develop his ideas.

Students study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day instructional activity, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Students learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy...