First graders perform a pantomime for their classmates. After a discussion of the items needed to go on a camping trip, each student selects one of the items to pantomime for the rest of the class. The remaining class members guess...

Third graders discuss citizenship and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. On poster board, the teacher draws a tree and students draw their citizenship ideas on paper or clip pictures from magazines and glue them to the tree.

Young scholars identify the relationship between ones and tens in place value. They use place value mats and straws to identify tens and ones and group the ones to represent tens. After writing and discussing the numbers 10 and 20 they...

Students compete in a scavenger hunt to find twenty-two different geometric shapes in natural objects around the school. They practice identification of each geometric shape using a handout then form small groups to search the school...

Students investigate principles of chemistry. In this chemistry lesson, students conduct research to locate and select chemical demonstrations that they perform for their classmates.

Students identify how tall a tree is. In this measurement lesson, students use "luminometers" to measure a tree and complete a data sheet.

Fifth graders model and distinguish between prime and composite numbers. Students are paired up with another classmate to complete this lesson. Students are assigned different numbers to work with, they use square tiles to form as many...

Ninth graders explore the concept of bullfighting and the Running of the Bulls as tradition in Spanish culture.  In this Current Events lesson, 9th graders analyze various pictures of bullfighting.  Students create a drama on...

Students evaluate population maps and convert fractions to percentages. In this WWII lesson, students use statistics on the Holocaust to determine population loss and change. Students create their own math questions and answers using the...

Third graders create posters of heroes and present their findings and what they think it means to be a hero. In this role models lesson plan, 3rd graders compare heroes and describe their characteristics.

Twelfth graders investigate the contributions of the First Nations and Metis to Canadian society. In this native studies lesson, 12th graders complete handouts that require them to recognize native contributions in education, governance,...

Students examine Hubble Deep Field images. In this galaxy classification lesson, students research galaxy classification. Students view and classify Hubble Deep field images of galaxies.

First graders construct a story using adjectives. They type and edit their story using a computer and ClarisWorks, Kids-Paint and Write.

Learners listen to story read by teacher, recall facts from the story, and discuss Abraham Lincoln and his birthday.

Pupils examine how archaeologists preserve context of sites through use of rectangular grid or Cartesian coordinate system, and develop sense of distance by pacing off and estimating distances.

Students brainstorm a definition for the word cooperation. As a class, they participate in a game in which they try to avoid the taggers. In groups, they surround a tag classmate and help them get to safety. To end the lesson, they share...

Students discuss if they have ever seen anything that has rusted. They place metal objects into the cup and then add just enough water to cover the bottom of the container. They complete information on their data sheets and record as...

Fourth graders are given a worksheet stating the goal of the day, different sections to visit, and time spent on each section. They are given the CDs, 4th graders are told to insert the CDs into the computer. Students go to The Plains...

Sixth graders write a short story about being stranded on a deserted island. After a brief geography review of locations at various latitudes and longitudes, 6th graders draft their story about being stranded. They use sensory and...

Fifth graders observe different types of conductors. They answer orally about the conduction of heat energy with 100% accuracy. Students investigate some materials that conduct heat much better than others, and poor conductors can...

Fifth graders recall the major plot points of a chapter book. After reading the chapter book "Stone Fox," they students describe the plot framework through use of a worksheet. Students are then divided into group to act out selected...

Eighth graders discuss perimeter by relating it to the path they would take while walking their dog around a park. They find the perimeter of regular polygons and one irregular polygon. Students use graph paper to draw their own examples...

Seventh graders investigate the concept of natural selection and it relation to the theory of evolution. They create a definition for classification based upon looking at other subjects that are similar. The variation of species is...

Students identify digits and two digit numbers. They play the Digit Place game to guess the two digit number the teacher has and the place value of both digits. After practicing several examples and playing the game as a group, they...