Two informational texts feature community gardens of the past and present and how seeds grow. Scholars read, discuss what they have read, complete a timeline, define words, and compose a brief essay about the texts' main idea.

A three-part assessment promotes reading comprehension skills. Class members read literary texts and take notes to discuss their findings, answer comprehension questions, write summaries, and complete charts. 

Scholars read excerpts from the story, Heidi, in a three-part assessment that focuses on comparing and contrasting characters. Each part contains three tasks that challenge learners to discuss, answer comprehension...

A brief survey begins a lesson that challenges scholars to answer the question, What is bullying? Learners discuss their answers and take notes, paying close attention to the types of bullying and roles people play. Pupils change their...

Students discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.

Young scholars explore the concept a higher education yields higher earnings. Throughout the class, students visit six workstations and examine occupations, education, salaries, spending, banking, and taxes. As young scholars rotate...

Ninth graders identify bloodborne pathogens and examine universal precautions. They listen to a speaker from the Health Department speak about bloodborne pathogens, conduct Internet research and discuss OSHA guidelines for protection,...

Students use mnemonics rather than mindless repetition to help them remember keyboard locations. They examine the left side home row, backspace key, and space bar using large, teacher-made keyboard.

Learners gain awareness of global patterns of food distribution. They are introduced to the concepts of food security and food insecurity. Pupils investigate the nutritional status of others around the world using information from the...

Students experience and visualize first hand the importance of proper hand washing through a hand washing experiment with different temperatures of water and with a different length of time to wash. They prevent food-borne illness and...

Students practice study strategies for the Ohio driver license test. For this driver's license lesson, students read the Vehicle Laws booklet and highlight important information. They create questions that might be on the test. 

Students listen to a book being read and answer questions when prompted. They describe a time when they were helpful to others. They explore how they felt when they helped others and name classroom jobs that are important. They discuss...

Third graders share their accomplishments and how they felt when they reached their final goal. In groups, 3rd graders brainstorm ideas and goals. They discuss personal goals, both short term and long term. They list steps in...

First graders discuss different milestones in their life such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking, etc. They brainstorm ideas of how the changes affected their life from the moment they occurred to the present. Students brainstorm and...

Seventh graders review their graphs from the previous lesson plan about trends. Individually, they identify their personal strengths and weaknesses when it comes to being successful. To end the lesson plan, they use this information to...

Students observe a picture of a paella dish. Using a worksheet, they follow directions to explore international dishes. Afterwards, students play a similar game. In groups, students describe dishes and play a vocabulary game.

Students explore various ways to use the Internet for extra help in school. In this technology lesson plan, students go to various "ask an expert" websites. Students review the process of using these Internet resources.

Students research, write away for information, talk to councilors and watch videos all on careers in Mathematics. Students learn about two careers of their choice and present information on one of them to the class.

Take some time to have your pupils identify careers that are not traditional for their gender.

Young scholars explore the concept of job shadowing. They select someone in their chosen field and schedule a day of job shadowing. They interview their selected person and report to the class including what they discovered and write a...

High schoolers review and discuss what skills and knowledge they need to make a decision about a career. They take a test to see which career they would most likely fit into.

Students discover how technology is used in the workplace. In this careers activity, students compare and contrast careers and how technology is incorporated into each of them. Students set goals to achieve their ideal career.

Students discuss and identify four careers they have an interest in. Using the internet, they choose one career to research to discover the educational requirements, salary and training. They interview members of the community in the...

Twelfth graders complete a research activity to learn about post-secondary education and possible career paths. For this college and career search lesson, 12th graders locate colleges of interest on a map and explore information in a...