Ninth graders explore how Alexander the Great expanded his empire and spread Greek culture.  In this World History instructional activity, 9th graders research the concept of Hellenistic Culture. 

Students define the word environment. In this environmental awareness lesson plan students, orally make a list of at least 6 ways to keep our environment clean. Students individually create posters that show how to keep the environment...

Seventh graders explore the Reformation.  In this World History lesson, 7th graders analyze primary sources on being Protestant and Catholic.  Students discuss as a class the impact of the Reformation. 

Students identify and use literary devices such as personification, idioms, hyperbole, and metaphors. They identify one literary device and illustrate the meaning. They write a letter using correct letter format and incorporates literary...

Students listen to the book Finding the Friendship Dolls, A True Story: How Children Can Help Create World Peace through Toys. For this world peace lesson, students choose events in the story to create a timeline of those events....

Students explore how human rights are different in each part of the world.  In this freedome lesson, students define human rights, research how human rights in one country ultimately affect other countries, and share their findings...

Students increase awareness of the variety of ways available to measure.

Ninth graders discuss life of Lucas Samaras, identify familial, cultural, and personal characteristics, and create 3-dimensional containers exploring external and internal characteristics

Seventh graders practice paraphrasing. As a class, they review previous lessons and discuss the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism. Students begin by paraphrasing sentences orally and then they complete a worksheet,...

Students explore communication by using non-verbal cues. In this body language lesson, students utilize blindfolds to communicate with classmates through words only, then use only physical actions to communicate and compare the two....

Young scholars explore flags. In this social studies civics lesson students listen to Flags of the Metis by Calvin Racette. Young scholars identify examples of symbols used in the 21st century. Students research information about flags,...

Second graders create new endings to The Three Little Pigs. They read and discuss The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and compare it to the original version. After comparing the two versions, they write a friendly letter to the wolf...

Second graders review the structure of a narrative piece of writing. Individually, they write a narrative based on their best day of school. After being read different stories, they share their own narratives with the class. They are...

Students explore inventions. In this physical science invention lesson, students work with a team to create an invention using everyday materials.

Sixth graders study the Greek Golden Age. In this ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders explore a virtual Greek theater and complete reading, writing, and drawing activities in classroom learning stations.

Fourth graders create symbols. In this visual arts lesson, 4th graders study cave drawings, Native American pictographs, and Aboriginal Drawings prior to creating their own communication without using words.

Young scholars investigate animals. In this animal research lesson, students choose an animal to research online and record facts from at least 3 types of resources. Young scholars complete a webbing tool, write a paragraph, and use MS...

Students go to the library and use computers to research a science topic and work on their presentations. In this presentations lesson plan, students use overhead transparencies and use props for a skit.

Fifth graders explain why we fly. In this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.

Fourth graders explore number sense by completing word problems in class. In this estimation lesson, 4th graders define terms such as sum, difference, estimate and best. Students complete estimating worksheets based on the concept of...

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...

Eighth graders participate in talking circles. In this self-governance lesson, 8th graders examine human rights from the perspective of Native Americans. Students discuss the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as "Interview:...

Students design a postcard with a graph and text. They research their favorite vacation spot. Pupils write a friendly letter to their parents requesting to visit this vacation destination. Students use a Circle Map, to help fill in their...

Students construct two-column proofs. In this geometry lesson, students use deductive reasoning and geometric properties to justify given geometric statements. Students compare and contrast proofs.