Learners understand that law is a tool that provides for the protection of our individual rights and at the same time makes it possible for groups to live together.

Students inspect a variety of objects from different points of view. The front, right, side, top and bottom. They then draw a diagram of that object from the point of view chosen. Also, they think of other objects and draw them from...

Young scholars understand the rights and responsibilities of belonging to a community.In this citizenship lesson, students illustrate eight citizen rights and share them. Young scholars define the meanings of nationality and...

Students develop a skill that is essential.Children should be able to read silently as a fluent reader. Reading silently gives the children the ability to gain a better understanding and comprehension of the text they are reading. This...

Students investigate the history of unequal education in the United States and the impact on African American history. In this unequal history lesson, students discuss the purpose of education and describe an ideal school. Students...

Learners view a video about the result of using atomic weapons during World War II. They examine how human rights are violated during wartime. They listen as family members come and speak to the class about their experiences during the...

High schoolers describe the effect of segregation on black and white children. They explain how these effects were proven in court.Students describe the effects that are still being felt today and what we can do to counteract them.

In this car seat worksheet, students read about how child car seats help to keep children safe and the new law regulating how safety seats are attached. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.

In this position words worksheet, students learn spatial terms by drawing a red squirrel traveling up the tree, a gray squirrel going down, a blue bird flying down from the left branch, and a yellow bird flying up from the right branch.

Students investigate the games that children used to play to nursery rhymes. They explore the role of illustrators and illustrate their own book of rhymes in this unit.

Students attempt to put puzzle pieces together with no prior knowledge. This activity shows students at the beginning of the year that history is like a puzzle, there are often missing pieces, and many ways the pieces can turn to look...

Students look at statistics that show children who are overweight are increasing in our society. Students chart out ways to be physically active and how to eat a balanced diet. Students devise a menu/activity chart in light of what has...

Students illustrate as many nouns and verbs as they can in a limited amount of time. Students review all the words that they came up with. They help each other figure out which ones were right and wrong. Students make a new list of nouns...

First graders work with a piece of text to become more fluent in reading. This lesson helps children practice how to read faster. They work on reading fluency through repeated readings under pressure. In turn, more words read per...

Students discuss the right and wrong actions of a young Navajo boy. Using that information, they compare and contrast his culture to their own. In groups, they create a newspaper or poster showing the cultural contributions of the...

Students read comments about the Queen's Jubilee made by children and get into groups to rank the comments in order of how much they agree with them. They then cut out each comment so that they can move them around more easily and stick...

Students identify an issue and provide several reasons to support a position. They describe ways members of a community meet one another's needs. Students explain their roles, rights, and responsibilities within the community.

Ninth graders select a topic to research, completing the sentence, "Are the effects of _______ really that detrimental to one's health?" They record information in a journal, including sources of information. Students work in groups with...

Young scholars review amendments of the Constitution relating to due process. They discuss the Constitution in the case of Eberhard "Zip" Fuhr. They research the provisions of the WWII Alien Enemy Control Program. They determine how...

Students participate in a reading literacy instructional activity that focuses on the skill of visualization and the metaphor of a movie is used to explain images in the mind. This instructional activity teaches children how to make a...

Students host "College Night 2007 at Ballston Common Mall on Wednesday, October, 10 from 7-9 p.m. They can participate in workshops on college admissions and financial aid. The Parent Academy is a new initiative to assist parents of...

In this math worksheet, 1st graders combine the real numbers with the quantity of one and write the answer in the far right box. The answers are also accessible.

In this grouping into fives and tens learning exercise, 2nd graders group pictures of triangles by drawing circles around sets of ten. They work with 50 pictures of small, right triangles.