Students experience and study how space offers expanding resources for commerce, science, technology and education. They view how advances in space can and do improve life on Earth. Each student views a geological exploration within this...

In this comprehensive reading comprehension lesson plan, students complete an indepth look at the introductions and history of cell phones. Students research, analyze and determine the answers to twenty two questions regarding what a...

Students create a Thanksgiving coupon book. In this holiday lesson, students review the history of Thanksgiving and create coupon books to give to someone who they are thankful for.

Students compare two stories.  In this compare and contrast lesson, students read Miss Nelson is Missing and Miss Nelson is Back.  Students brainstorm similarities and differences in the two stories, use a Venn Diagram to...

Students explore the reasons the United States became involved in World War I.  For this World History lesson, students research the reasons Woodrow Wilson made the decisions he did, prepare a debate and write a paper.

Students participate in station activities in P.E. In this physical education lesson, students do station activities. Students start out with a warm up exercise then make their way to dance, bowling, scooters, jump rope,...

Ninth graders examine the concept of cultural change. In this global studies instructional activity, 9th graders examine how cultures interact and impact one another. Students research the evolution of popular cultural exchanges.

Seventh graders explore the concept of integer addition. In this integer addition lesson, 7th graders tell stories involving addition and subtraction. Students walk on a number line given directions such as add 3 or add -2. Students play...

Third graders use a variety of hands-on activities to increase their understanding of synonyms. They exchange synonym plates with other groups and complete synonym puzzles by using the dictionary.

Fifth graders apply their knowledge of math in a grocery shopping trip. In this math lesson, 5th graders use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to help them with their shopping. The teacher sets up a mock supermarket in...

Students create favors and decorations for a Halloween party. They discover the history of the holiday. They practice working together and using their social skills.

Students use their bodies to form the letters to spell each of the five words that they were given. They must spell the word correctly and the teacher must be able to read the word from left and right on their "baseline." The teacher...

Students create a play in which each person in the group is a "character" or part of a system.  In this creative instructional activity students are assigned a process in which they write a script about with characters. 

Students explore the sport of handball. After reviewing the rules of handball, they explore how to hit the ball without hurting their hands. Students discuss arm strokes and proper foot alignment and sidearm positions. Using proper...

Students participate in a number of different lessons with the intention of improving skills to play handball. Each activity focuses on a certain skill like strokes and serves. The skills have a progression of difficulty until the...

Second graders participate in a reading instructional activity in order to improve phonics skills. They generate the short vowel sound in CVC pattern words. Students blend beginning consonant, short vowel sound and final consonant into...

Fifth graders, with a partner, create tessellation patterns by playing 10 by 10 Tessellations. They need to use critical thinking skills to decide if pattern block plane figures tessellate and how each block best fits into the pattern.

Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...

Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.

Second graders, in groups, develop models to show how forces such as gravity, friction, equal, unequal forces and change in direction work on marbles.

Learners explain the origins of Thanksgiving. As a class, they list all the meanings, stories, and images that come into their minds when they hear the word "Thanksgiving." After reading about Thanksgiving, pairs of students create 4...

Students work with counters and math mats to demonstrate number concepts. In this number concept lesson, students use cubes and configuration cards to show more or less than given numbers.

Second graders investigate how to differentiate between self-space and general space of themselves and others.

Students examine the different members of food safety teams and their role in the food safety cycle. They study how these teams work together to keep our food safe.