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...

Hold a discussion in your class about the increase in mercury being found in fish that are caught commercially as food for humans. Given a worksheet, learners then calculate how much fish a person can safely eat each month to remain...

Students imagine they are animals in the Palace Facade painting. In this Palace Facade lesson plan, students observe and discuss the geometric and organic shapes in the painting shown to them.

Learners read the story, "The Polar Express." Prior to beginning the story, students predict events of the story and drink hot cocoa. Afterwards, they write a short story about Christmas and create a model train for the classroom....

Students create an acrostic poem about winter. In this lesson about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Students read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic poem for the word "CLASS"....

Students create blind contour drawings. They compare methods of drawing including blind contour and contour approaches. Students follow a blind contour method to produce a drawing of a flower and then complete the piece with a watercolor...

In this modals worksheet, students complete the sentence by adding the appropriate modal verb to the end. Students are given eight sentences to complete.

Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...

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In this World Autism Awareness Day worksheet, learners read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey.

Students explore human senses. In this applied Science lesson, students utilize their senses to distinguish various objects. Students explain their descriptions.

In this Hippocrates worksheet, students study and learn facts about the contribution of Hippocrates to medicine. After reading the one page text, students may answer 4 essay questions.

Students paricipate in number of activities related to ladybugs and grasshoppers.

Young scholars read "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" then they brainstorm words about fall that begin with the letters F, A, and L. They compose and decorate their own acrostic poem then they write a Fall story and complete a final copy in the...

Students use a modified version for the steps of writing.

Students view various types of food that are listed as bad for all people. Students chart out all findings within this lesson. Students talk in an open forum of ways they could change their eating habits in the future.

In this vocabulary worksheet, students read ten sentences and choose the correct completion from two choices. These sentences do not have to do with the advice or requests indicated in the title.

Students read an article on parents unawareness of Ecstasy use. In this current events lesson, students infer issues related to teen drug use and parent prevention and engage in a class discussion. Students give a quiz related to Ecstasy...

Offers a synopsis of major theories in brain development and learning coming from recent years as a formula for dealing with children and learning.

This site contains an article that discusses ten things that parents can do to provide a healthy, stimulating environment for their baby's brain development.

University of Wisconsin gives a news story about the effect of child abuse on the normal development of the brain. Cites information from a recent study.

This site from CNN provides a transcript of a short news story about the importance of early life on brain development.

This interview with Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour examines the impact of scientific research which has revealed that the brain develops most in a child's first three years of life.