Pupils explore the concept of floating objects (ice).  In this floating lesson, students conduct an investigation in which they hypothesize about the time that an ice boat will last floating in water.  Pupils record their data.

Students play a ball game while divided into two teams. They show teamwork in scoring points and defending their goal

Students read and discuss the text Miss Rumphius. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss how the characters in the book made the world beautiful and create a class book of good deeds.

Learners study units of measure like cups, pints, quarts and gallons. They work in groups to create their own mixtures of trail mix using the measuring cups. Then they make a gorilla puzzle using a gallon bottle.

Students complete a unit of lessons on insects. They participate in a bug hunt, construct paper flowers, discuss pollination, create bug paperweights and insect mobiles, play bug charades, and participate in a bug scavenger hunt.

Students, in teams, spread out on their half of the playing area and pass the ball from teammate to teammate, until the team goalie catches the ball. The goalies are placed on the opposite ends of where their teamates are.

Students complete several student readings involving kite making and kite flying. They analyze how the parts of a system go together and how these parts depend on each other. They comprehend how different environments both provide...

Students make a generalization about the process of 'looking' and 'grouping', hoping to show that we, as Americans, show preferences and shared choices. They study examples of American art through time and create a class chart...

Third graders relate the process of division to subtracting equal groups. Through guided practice and teacher demonstration, they complete division problems using a subtraction method. Students complete problems independently for...

Students explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.

Students identify different woods based on their density. In this density lesson, students use a triple beam balance to find the mass and a metric ruler for the volume. They look through various wood blocks and identify what type of wood...

Students discover new art techniques by examining the work of Paul Gauguin and his use of opposite colors.  In this art analysis lesson, students investigate the different perspectives and colors used in classic post impressionist...

Students investigate the composition of the interior of the Earth through a teacher lead activity. They study the theory of plate tectonics before creating a model of the earth's interior. They use a hard boiled egg to synthesize a model...

Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.

Students read Red Cross handouts on the Heimlich maneuver, then describe and explain all the steps in the Heimlich maneuver. They view a computer simulation of a choking victim, then practice the Heimlich maneuver skills with partners.

Students create snow globes out of recycled coffee jars and other items.

Students discover the art of printmaking and practice painting skills in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Paints, brushes, sponges, paint trays, and fruits and vegetables are all required to produce the prints in the art...

First graders solve baseball-themed addition problems. Working in pairs, 1st graders drill each other on simple addition facts using baseballs. At the completion of group time, students introduce their partner and share their...

Students study the difference between physical and chemical properties. They also discuss changes in matter, known as physical and chemical changes. They observe and discuss several demonstrations of both physical and chemical changes

In this vocabulary worksheet, students match ten pictures of classroom items to their names. Each illustration is a drawing. Some are black and white, others are in color. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.

Pupils engage in and invent a variety of organized outdoor play activities to encourage cooperation and motor development. In this outdoor activities lesson, students are divided into three groups and organized in lines. Pupils play...

Learners do an experiment using a microscope. In this lesson plan, about cells, students examine different slides using a microscope. Learners look at an onion skin, cheek cells, and potato cells. In each of these, students find cell...

Students explore the importance of soup kitchens. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students brainstorm ways they can be philanthropists. Students watch a puppet show about a young girl who doesn't have enough to eat at home...

Students listen as teacher reads Words Are Not For Hurting, and answer questions about the content. Students discuss how to prevent arguments and work disagreements out with words. Students watch a puppet show that promotes discussion as...