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African Folktales
Students examine the art of storytelling. In groups, they write their own African folktales, design costumes, props and scenery, and videotape folktale presented in dramatic form.
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African Folktales
Learners study the elements of folktales. They write, perform and produce their own African folktales using camcorders and movie software.
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Whoever You Are
Learners examine cultures, traditions, and feeling throughout cultures. In this cultural lesson, students use literature, maps, and cultural information to examine how people have universal feelings despite their different cultures and...
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Rights and Responsibilities: Grass Born to Be Stepped On
High schoolers use the Internet and other resources to research an aspect of history that illustrates rights and responsibilities, including historical events, issues and ideas, and the people involved.
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Pledge of Allegiance
In this social studies instructional activity, learners read the Pledge of Allegiance by Frances Bellamy. Students match 6 words from the pledge to their correct definition.
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Schools Around the World
Young scholars discover how schools around the world are the same and different. In this international school activity, students learn about different types of schools from all around the world and the items and activities within these...
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Celebrate Read Across America Day With Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans
Celebrate Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss lesson plans, and dish up the "Green Eggs and Ham."
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We're in the Money
Students study money and its place in the economy. In this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money. Students explore how money works in society and explore modern money...
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The Immigrant Experience: Down the Rabbit Hole
Students relate the immigrant experience to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In this immigration experience lesson plan, students read Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and relate it to the immigrant...
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Love in the Time of Cholera Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Oedipus Plays Quiz
After reading Oedipus and Antigone, quiz your readers with these online, interactive questions. All questions are multiple choice, and they simply ask for information recall (as opposed to further analysis). Twenty-five questions are...
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Sophie's World Quiz
After reading Sophie's World, high schoolers answer as many multiple choice questions as possible. There are just about 30 questions posted online, and learners can hit "submit" to receive immediate feedback.
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His Dark Materials Quiz
Is your class reading His Dark Materials? Use this Sparknotes quiz to supplement your reading comprehension test. You can click "PDF" to send the quiz to the printer, and you're all set to go!
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Presocratics
Online interactive quizzes are great for promoting self-driven learning. This one contains 23 multiple choice questions about presocratic philosophers. Scholars may submit their answers to be scored. Note: This philosophy quiz...
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The Classification Station
Second graders identify proper nouns and categorize them by subject. They apply correct principles of grammar: they write complete sentences, use correct capital letters, use correct punctuation and apply correct rules of usage and...
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The Hunger Games
Enjoy this exciting novel with your students, and bring the games to life in your classroom!
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Be the Kiwi
Compare the North and South of New Zealand. Exploritive minds identify which island is better to live on, taking into consideration such things as social, political, and economic aspects. They research an argument to present and debate...
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The Ramayana: Showing your Dharma
Students identify characters and events from the Ramayana. They discuss ways in whcih the images convey non-verbal information and messages. They discuss similarities and differences in the visual and verbal tellings of the Ramayana.
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Cultures Around the World
Students explore the concept of culture. In this culture instructional activity, students discuss how clothing, food, celebrations, holidays, and travel contribute to the formation and perpetuation of culture.
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You've Got My Vote!
Students explore the ruling of the US Supreme Court on the ballot recounting ordered by the Florida State Supreme Court. They work in small groups to research and compare the judicial and electoral processes.
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"Virtual" Model United Nations Day
Pupils identify and analyze that Global Interdependence and Internationalism have become major themes in human activity in the areas of population, environment, the world economy, and the United Nations.
Students identify the structure...
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You're History
Students write personal histories. In this historical analysis lesson, students explore their own places in history as they read the diaries of others and write their own.
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Your State's Architectural Scrapbook
Students, after studying the history of the states most common architectural styles, are asked to gather together pictures that they think would represent each of the styles.