Students investigate seasons. In this environment lesson, students describe the four seasons by drawing an appropriate tree for each season.

First graders create predictions for the story, Just Me and My Mom. In this language arts lesson, 1st graders read and discuss the story. Additionally, students draw pictures of the events of the story to show who, what, where, and when....

Students draw cells, make a cell, and list organelles in plant and animal cells. In this cells lesson plan, students create edible cells.

Students match different clothing with the weather on a worksheet to show what to wear in different weather conditions. In this weather lesson plan, students discuss the sheet in the end.

First graders decode Thanksgiving vocabulary while learning about the history of this holiday.  In this Thanksgiving history lesson, 1st graders listen to a story, trace their hands to make turkey feathers and listen to a turkey...

Students explore performing arts by singing with their class. In this music appreciation lesson, students collaborate in groups to read and sing songs based on specific holidays such as the Fourth of July or Christmas. Students define...

Third graders identify word families.  In this reading word families lesson, 3rd graders explore word families (-udge, -ight, -umb, and -ound) with a partner then complete a worksheet for accuracy. 

Third graders, given the price of different ingredients, make a trail mix of five different items without exceeding their budget of five dollars. They choose between pretzels, M&M's, twizzlers, popcorn, etc,. Each student practices...

Students create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. In this reading strategies lesson, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Students produce story webs to communicate...

Second graders come up with motions to put with their poem and read their poem with expression. In this expression lesson plan, 2nd graders work in groups to complete this task.

Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking instructional activity, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.

Students listen to a recording of "Sakura" and determine where it is from. In this global sound lesson, students view pictures of cherry blossoms and connect its significance to Japanese culture. Students sing the score while...

Third graders create dance moves to a song. In this dance instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to the cow song and create dance moves that match the words they hear. They work in small groups and perform their dance and song. 

Students discover patterns in language, math and science. They experience patterns by hearing stories, and becoming pattern detectives.

Students examine artwork that surrounds the topic of "family." They compare and contrast the families in the artwork with their own families. Finally, each student creates a HyperStudio slide of their own artwork that represents their...

Second graders explore the properties of primary color and investigate what happens when primary colors are mixed. They listen to the story The Crayon Box That Talked and list the colors. They experiment mixing primary colors and...

First graders study the planets in the solar system.  In this planets instructional activity, 1st graders read Planets, then create a mobile containing all of the planets in the correct order. Students will label the planets with...

Second graders discuss change in cities over time. They view pictures of a city as it has changed over time and then compare city pictures of the past to those of a modern city today. In preparing for a guest speaker who will come and...

Students explore the leaf as a design motif in art. They conduct Internet research on leaf and tree symbolism, view and discuss artwork, and create an original work of art featuring a leaf or leaf motif.

Students compare and contrast differences and likeness of whales/fish and toothed/baleen whales and discuss what they know about whales and what they would like to study about whales. They then describe the characteristics of a mammal.

 Students explore the likelihood of events.  In this logical thinking lesson plan, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or...

Students read the novel "Cecilia's Year". They answer questions to test for reading comprehension. They also relate the story to their own life.

Fourth graders summarize the participation of Indiana citizens in the Civil War. They research an assigned topic and build a museum exhibit that displays at least five points of information relating to the topic. Students write a...

Third graders discuss the ways in which human interaction with the environment and production of waste products contribute to pollution. Through a pollution demonstration, they explain how various groups of plants and animals can be...