Students research the history of Chinese tangrams and complete tangram activities. In this tangram instructional activity, students complete Internet research to learn the history of Chinese tangrams. Students construct a set of...

Young scholars work together to get all of their team mates through the holes of an obstical course called the spider web while not touching the rope. In this team work lesson plan, students focus on working together.

In this unit of lessons, students examine the Chesapeake Bay area. Students learn what lives here and how humans are affecting the area.

Students examine the need for rules to keep order at home, in school, in communities, and in the country using trade books and teamwork activities. They work in cooperative groups to define a positive learning community by writing a...

Students learn how a business starts and finds financial independence. In this instructional activity, students learn the struggle of financial management, the costs of running a business and how to keep a budget.

Students solve problems about air quality. In this air quality lesson, students receive a scenario from the problem wheel and find solutions to the air quality problem. Students write a paragraph summarizing what they learned.

Young scholars explore the movement of air.  In this air lesson, students discuss and give examples of air ventilation.  Young scholars compare outdoor and indoor air quality.  Students create mind maps as a visual...

Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. For this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.

In this geometry lesson plan, young scholars trace the capital letter "T" in different directions to learn how a shape is congruent. Students trace this letter on a sheet of paper, then turn, flip it, and trace it in...

Students learn direction, skipping in rhythm, right side-left side recognition, and cooperation.

Students locate different places including U.S. cities using longitude and latitude coordinates. In this longitude and latitude lesson plan, students locate 10 different locations.

Eleventh graders learn about the Chinese culture and how important they feel their heritage and culture are, and to help the American students develop a pride in their own culture as well.

Young scholars learn aerobic endurance through game play.

Students plan a service project for students in their community, celebrating respect through understanding diversity, selflessness and cooperation.

Young scholars learn about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.

Pupils learn what it is like to be a child solider.

Learners participate in an Oregon Trail simulation in order to learn the hardships that the emigrating settlers faced. In this U.S. history activity, students are required to work as a team and use the internet to research a final...

Fifth graders study fossils and how they are charted. In this fossil lesson plan, 5th graders research the excavation process of discovering fossils, and view fossils. They then do a hands on activity that involves plastic fossils that...

Students investigate the influence of the Enlightenment on American society and government. In this Enlightenment lesson, students work cooperatively in groups to define the principles of the Enlightenment, American...

Students strengthen leg muscles while learning about the environment. In this environmental lesson, students use scooters to pick up poly spots from the floor. The poly spots are metaphors for trash.

Students explore the concept of living snowfences. In this tree lesson, students read, "The Living Tree," brochure and discuss the ecological benefits of planting trees to create living snowfences. Students draw plans for planting trees...

Seventh graders explore the essence of Gandhi's teachings. In this nonviolent protest lesson, 7th graders select service projects based on the teachings of Gandhi.

Second graders construct the 3 types of clouds using cotton balls and write sentences describing them. In this clouds lesson plan, 2nd graders describe a cumulus, stratus, and cirrus cloud.

Third graders locate the states of Main and Kansas on a map. In this state location lesson plan, 3rd graders read the book Sarah, Plain and Tall and discuss what states she traveled through.