Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts of arrays and factors. They use a Hershey bar and divide it into segments in order to simulate the arrays. Then students construct other arrays from the leftover pieces.

Students create Native American dream catchers to represent the Native American culture. After reading and discussing the origin of the Dream cather, they begin to construct their dream catchers using wire hoops, thread, beads, and...

Students explore different strategies for reading with a purpose utilizing information before, during and after reading selections. They find out about a topic of interest and then find a text that contains that interest and analyze that...

In this language arts worksheet, middle schoolers discuss the meanings of metaphors from a book Number The Stars and then reason why the author writes with them.

In this adjectives worksheet, students read 9 adjective pairs such as: old/young, light/heavy. Students match the adjectives to pictures that illustrate their meaning.

In this word and picture matching instructional activity, students read the names of 9 body parts and match them to the correct picture that shows the meaning.

For this ESL complete the idiom worksheet, students fill in the endings to common idioms. They see a small, colorful clip art picture that shows the meaning of the idiom before they complete the sentence.

In this ESL present continuous verb matching learning exercise, students match 8 verbs to the pictures that best express their meaning.

Students identify problem solving strategies and demonstrate the ability to make choices using those strategies. In this problem solving lesson plan, students are introduced to vocabulary and strategies by playing a hula hoop game, then...

Students explore women in history. In this lesson about nineteenth century women, students analyze paintings looking at women and their clothing, expressions, body language, and the setting and color. Students understand how paintings...

Students construct three dimensional self-portraits. In this visual arts lesson, students use clay to create a self-portrait. Students make the clay and discuss their self-portrait.

Young scholars explore how to transplant trees in their community. In this citizenship instructional activity, students construct a map of where to plant trees and then plant the trees.

Students play a game. In this cooperation lesson, students are introduced to a game where they each take turns drawing a piece of a picture. They discuss how we can do different things when we work together and what the terms group,...

Students explore characteristics of effective group work. In this multi-cultural social studies lesson, students work in teams to design and construct a headdress similar to what would be worn during the Bahamian festival of Junkanoo....

Students explore the concept of poison distributions. In this poison distribution activity, students construct poison distributions by surveying the number of cars that pass a point in a specific amount of time. Students find poison...

Ninth graders explore the concept of ratios. In this ratio instructional activity, 9th graders construct a to scale time line that starts at the beginning of time. Students determine the correct placement of big events in time such as...

Students investigate the Christmas customs of Great Britain. In this holiday instructional activity, students construct pomander balls and sing English Christmas carols.

Students demonstrate the concept of friendship. In this character education lesson, students read the book Best Friends and discuss what friendship means. Students create a picture book about their likes and dislikes.

Students identify base words and their inflectional forms. In this base words lesson plan, students learn how adding "ing" can change the meaning of the word, and they fill in a chart with different forms of base words.

Learners examine the trait of courage. In this Declaration of Independence lesson, students discuss what it means to be courageous and identify the courageous acts the signers of the Declaration showed. Learners research the...

Students examine runoff for the causes, the impact, and the solution.  In this investigative lesson students construct a three dimensional model of a watershed and provide information of contaminated runoff to their audience. 

Students analyze data and complete a worksheet about land use change in a coastal region. In this land use lesson, students discuss events that cause land use changes in coastal areas. They construct a change table to summarize data on...

Young scholars make connections between two design objects intended for different purposes and analyze the social and political meaning in the designs. In this design analysis lesson plan, students complete image based discuss...

Tenth graders predict the shape of a geometric figure in 3D. In this geometry lesson plan, 10th graders construct 3D shapes to perfect their knowledge of measuring and predicting. This assignment is also available as an online...