Students create photographic family histories. In this technology skills lesson, students create family trees with digital photographs that they take of the family members.

Young scholars examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis lesson, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Young scholars view each type of cell on...

Students read "the Very Hungry Caerpiller" by Eric Carle and create their own caterpillers using the same art techniques found in the book in this excellent early elementary lesson. Included with the lesson is a vocabulary list and a...

First graders shoot photographs of living and non-living things. In this living and non-living organism lesson, 1st graders discuss the attributes of living things, take digital photographs of living and non-living things, and design a...

Students fight off germs. In this technology skills activity, students create claymation videos with accompanying podcasts that educate others about the H1N1 virus and methods to fight germs.

Young scholars watch and discuss films. In this video viewing lesson, students watch a film related to a  different topic every Friday. Young scholars watch these films in order to encourage discussion and Internet research....

Students create historically accurate newspapers. In this Civil War instructional activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding the events, battles, and personalities of the war. Students collaborate to publish...

Students understand what primary and secondary sources are. In this primary and secondary sources instructional activity, students take a list of sources and break down to primary and secondary sources.

Learners write a personal narrative and convert the story into digital format. In this digital storytelling lesson, students write a personal narrative, record the story, create images for the story, add animations or transitions, and...

Young scholars practice spelling their names.  In this technology and early emergent literacy lesson, students locate the letters in their name among a cluster of letters on the Smart board, then click and drag each letter to the...

Learners investigate the world of electricity by completing a KWL sheet. In this energy lesson, students view PowerPoint presentations about electricity, who invented it, and how it is used today. Learners define several electricity...

Students recite a poem to organize the steps to tie their shoes. In this shoe tying lesson, students learn a poem that gives the directions on how to tie shoes.

Students make a handprint underneath a Valentine poem to give to their parents. In this Valentine poem lesson plan, students also glue conversation hearts around the edge of the page for a border.

Students investigate Festivals and invent a new one, and write a short review of it.

Students discover gardening by documenting plants grown on school grounds.  In this botany lesson, students utilize digital cameras to capture images of plants on photo hikes which are turned into a slide show.  Students plant...

Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will stay in...

Students investigate the Colonial Era by completing a template on their computers.  For this U.S. History lesson, students discuss the differences between primary and secondary sources and identify several different sources as one...

Students compare gangs and cliques. In this comparison lesson, students prepare to read the book, The Outsiders, by making a Venn diagram comparing gangs and cliques. They brainstorm ideas about the two groups which they add to the...

High schoolers practice story telling. In this story telling instructional activity, students work in groups to read a fable and divide it into a beginning, middle, and end. Each member takes a section and practices retelling it with...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students experience creating realia with digital photos to increase their vocabularies. They practice creating meaningful digital photo books that the students can take home and read with their families. Each student interacts with a...

Pupils conduct Internet research, and read articles about education to determine why particular educational practices are used, and why they are important in terms of No Child Left Behind. Students create PowerPoint presentations...

Students investigate current events. In this current events lesson, students identify current events from newspaper articles and place them on a timeline.

Students create books with photographs as illustrations. For this book making lesson, students create books for different subjects to accompany what they are learning. They take photographs to match what they have written.