This is a fun reinforcement activity that will provide the class with practice at recognizing shapes based on their properties. They are given a series of clues which they use to draw a shape on their white boards. This is repeated three...

Greed is the theme of the West African folktale, Anansi Goes to Lunch and this multidisciplinary collection of lessons. First, scholars listen to a read aloud and participate in a grand conversation about the book's key details and...

Young writers can contemplate a cartoon zombie's brain while they write a creative story. The theme is Halloween and the issue is that the writer invited real monsters to his or her party. Big mistake! Or was it?

This teaching guide for Love That Dog and Hate That Cat includes suggestions for how to integrate Sharon Creech's books into a poetry unit, as well as writing activities, discussion questions, and tips for making poetry...

Class members take on the role of jurors in this guided imagery activity designed to be used with chapter 15 of Mississippi Trial, 1955. 

In a comprehensive unit of activities, learners explore the five senses. Youngsters discover the many different body parts and their functions that allow humans to have sense of sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing. The best way to...

Animal reproduction in sheep and cattle is explored with the help of Punnet squares. Scholars employ tools using probability to conclude the color of wool a sheep's offspring will have. Acting as animal geneticists, pupils then take...

Following a breathing exercise, scholars examine facial expressions and body posture to identify feelings. The exercise ends with a reflection.

Young scholars identify feelings through facial expressions and body language. Learners listen for a feeling word, then act it out and discuss how they portrayed it.

Following a catchy video about decomposing numbers, young mathematicians build and write numbers using dice. Class members work to create an anchor chart that displays six ways to make numbers. Beans get scooped and estimated, then...

Students watch the program "Pieces of Mind" from PBS and participate in a class discussion about PET scans and their advantages. Students then brainstorm activities a PET scan could be used for.

In this daily math problem worksheet, students create a hundreds board template using the online worksheet format. Students choose their starting number and hit submit to generate the hundreds board worksheet.

Learners consider the goals of a treatment plan for persons who have had the way they think, feel, or behave changed because of mental illness. PET images are utilized to support the evidence of changes in the activity and functioning of...

Students examine how the brain develops. In this neurology lesson students read an article citing evidence that the different areas of the brain mature at different rates. They discuss emotional versus logical aspects of decision-making....

Learners identify a career field to research and complete a job shadow activity. For this career exploration lesson, students brainstorm a list of careers they are interested in and research them. Learners participate in a job shadow of...

In this Dr. Seuss activity worksheet, learners examine 8 illustrations and match them with the appropriate textual descriptions on the right.

If you do not mind wading through unrelated headings (This is not for a physics or STEM course, as it states.) and content (The lesson opens with an article about neurology, not halophiles.), then you will find a valuable resource on...

In this science worksheet, students color in the coral snake according to the correct scheme as defined in the directions. As an extension activity one could design their own snake.

In this daily math problem worksheet, students complete three activities that help them compare and order numbers. Students show their work using pictures, numbers, or words and may use cubes, number lines or hundred boards for help.

In this daily math problem worksheet, students complete three activities using division. Students show their work using pictures, numbers, or words and may use cubes, number lines or hundred boards for help.

In this daily math problem activity, students complete three activities that help them equally group and divide numbers. Students show their work using pictures, numbers, or words and may use cubes, number lines or hundred boards for help.

In this daily math problem learning exercise, students complete three activities that help use estimation and solve problems with repeated addition. Students show their work using pictures, numbers, or words and may use cubes, number...

In this daily math problem learning exercise, students complete three activities that help them use subtraction and work backwards. Students show their work using pictures, numbers, or words and may use cubes, number lines or hundred...

In this combinations worksheet, students complete several activities that help them make combinations from number sets. Students may show their work using pictures, numbers, or words. Students may also use cubes, number lines, or hundred...