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The Old Brass Wagon Hoop Dance
Students learn direction, skipping in rhythm, right side-left side recognition, and cooperation.
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The Charlie Brown Dance
Young scholars attempt to be creative while practicing the movement concepts of Effort - fast/slow, Space Awareness - Levels and Self space, and Relationships - moving in unison.
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Conflict And Cooperation
Fourth graders engage in a study of how cultural indian tribal groups cooperated or had conflicts amongst themselves. The research is conducted using a variety of resources and students make connections to their own culture. The skills...
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Hoop Trip To The Planets
Students practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Place Value Tag
Students increase their cardiovascular endurance through movement. At the same time, they learn place value of numbers to the millionths place.
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Concert Ettiquette
Students investigate the concept of social ettiquette. They complete exercises that are targeted at finding the right kind of behavior to display while performing in a concert setting. They make a list of the most desirable behaviors for...
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The Whale Poem
Learners watch a whale video clip for information. Students brainstorm on the facts that they learned about whales. Learners use the Internet to find information and images about whales. Students write and publish a whale poem.
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Twist and Shout Stations
Pupils participate in three different physical education stations while Chubby Checker's song Twist and Shout plays. They pump up an empty bicycle tube at station 1, jump rope at station 2, and dance at station 3.
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Scrabble Endurance
Young scholars practice movement skills while working on their spelling. They review spelling words and practice the locomotor and non-locomotor skills involved.
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Building a House
Students investigate the house building process by naming building materials and sequencing the steps.
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Black History Month - - Mary Seacole CV
Students commemorate black history month. Using the Internet, information books and printed web pages, students research the events of Mary Seacole's life. Students role play Mary Seacole being interviewed for a job.
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Design a CD Cover
Pupils encounter a unique way to design their own personal CD covers. Students research on how others have designed similar covers. Pupils produce an original CD cover. Students correlate various singers to their CD covers.
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English Year 6: Furniture Game Sequences
Sixth graders create, illustrate and present a collaborative poem sequence using a variety of software.
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Biographical Account--John Lennon
High schoolers develop skills of biographical writing through research. Students analyze a video on John Lennon and his death. High schoolers visit the website on John Lennon still recording details of his death.
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Comprehension Questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
In this comprehension questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear worksheet, students read the book, then answer 12 comprehension questions
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Healthy Happy heart Booklet
Young scholars complete activity pages in a book to demonstrate their understanding of a healthy heart.
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Alligator Craft Paper Bag Puppet
Students make paper bag puppets. They use the puppets as a story teller and reader. Students use the puppets to ask questions during and after reading. They assemble their own puppet. Students use the puppets to introduce new themes,...
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Memorial Quilt
Students explore the significance of memorials in the creation of their own memorial for the victims of 9/11. Through brainstorming and class discussion, they identify the characteristics of a memorial. Students use construction paper...
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Mark Twain Olympics
Students, during the last week of the year, are placed into 12 teams to represent countries of the world. All of students participate in a school-wide Olympics that involves 4 rounds of fun activities.
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Rockin' Robin
Students practice weight transfer skills to the song "Rockin' Robin." students warm-up with this activity during a tumbling unit.
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Lines and Shapes
First graders identify different kinds of lines found in common shapes. They discover ways in which an artist utilizes lines in a painting.
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Censorship in America
Students follow resource links to study the history of art censorship in the US. They study the work of the FCC and the Hip-Hop 4 Peace campaign.
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Our Five Senses
Students identify their five senses and how the are used everyday. As a class, they develop a list of sounds they hear at a zoo and compare them with a list of sounds they hear at a park or school. They create an instrument on their...