Second graders explore triangles and quadrilaterals. They rotate to various centers in the room to identify and examine triangles and quadrilaterals. After presenting a picture to the class, 2nd graders locate right angles, triangles...

Second graders discuss the characteristics that make a neighborhood. As a class, they create a KWL chart assessing their knowledge about neighborhoods. Students develop a list of rights and responsibilities of good neighbors and...

Students consider how zoning policy shapes the character of neigborhoods. They see how zoning and loan policies have been used historically in the U.S. to benefit some people and discriminate against others. They examine tensions between...

Learners research India and Indian culture. In this Indian research lesson plan, students research and report on the lives of Indian children. The report will be in the form of a mock interview between a journalist and an Indian child....

Students identify and explore ways respect contributes to leadership. In this leadership lesson, students define respect and identify ways to be respectful. Students write about a time they were disrespectful and the consequences....

Second graders explore the concept of responsibility and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in their school and community. They brainstorm about the word responsibility, develop a list of how people make friends, and make a...

In this identifying road signs worksheet, students draw a line from 8 colorful road sign pictures to the words that name them. They see signs such as hospital, no U-turn, children crossing, and no right turn,

Students practice the use of hand signals to designate right or left turns. In this safety lesson, students ride a scooter following paths set up to look like sidewalks and roads. Students practice forming the proper signals prior to...

Tenth graders gather information on the history of anti-Semitism and Judaism. Using texts from a variety of sources, they analyze the role of rescue and resistance in children's books. They discuss the child's point of view and reflect...

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...

In this coloring instructional activity, students examine a cartoon- style black line drawing of two children on an Easter egg hunt. Students color the picture.

In this coloring worksheet, students color in a cartoon picture of a children celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Students can also cut out the illustration and add their own details to the picture.

Students collect data on the favorite seasons. In this data collection and analysis lesson, students learn about displaying data on charts and graphs. They collect data about the favorite seasons of the children in their class and...

Students examine the plight of child soldiers. In this militarization lesson, students study the practice of employing child soldiers to fight in Liberia. Students discuss the U.S. policy to disarm the child soldiers and discuss the...

In this perimeter and area instructional activity, students find the perimeter and area of shapes with right angles. Students complete 9 problems total.

Students learn their rights and responsibilities within the context of the dance class.

Students are introduced to six victims of a crime. They role play characters in the scenario and discuss feelings as the scene unfolds. Through brainstorming and role playing strategies, they increase their understanding of the rights of...

Students compare the responsibilities and rights of women in the US and in Kenya. They examine how gender affects societal roles.

Student study possible effects the mother's nutritional habits will have on her baby. They see how important it is to eat right and examine a regular diet for a pregnant woman or one for a woman with diabetes or other physical problems.

Students explore genes and inheritance. After listening to a story describing a rare genetic disease, students discuss inheritance and how living things pass on traits to their children. In groups students, students decipher code...

In this grammar worksheet, students write the pronoun and its antecedent in fourteen sentences in the two columns to the right of each sentence.

In this early childhood number 2 worksheet, students practice printing the word two by tracing it and then writing it on their own. In addition, students learn to count to 2 by circling the right number of pictures at the bottom of the...

In this drawing curved lines worksheet, students follow the balls bouncing across the page by tracing the 3 curved lines from left to right.

In this color word matching worksheet, students match the color word on the left with the picture that is the same color on the right. They match 5 color words which include: red, pink, blue, yellow, and brown.