Students are being evaluated on their math skills. In this algebra lesson, students review basic math skills and are being reviewed for leaning skills that may enhance or inhibit their learning skills. They are scored based on a special...

Fifth graders identify strategies to assist in choosing a book. In this book selection lesson, 5th graders discuss ways to determine if a book is the right reading level or on a topic of interest. Students preview several books and...

These lessons use a variety of methods and approaches to teach flowering plant biology which includes seed germination; plant growth and food production through photosynthesis; plant transpiration and respiration; sexual reproduction...

Young scholars examine World War I war crimes. In this world history instructional activity, learners use primary and secondary sources to research and understand the action taken by the United States during the Armenian Genocide. Young...

Fifth graders gain knowledge about Mars and Earth. In this compare and contrast lesson, 5th graders use visual representations of the solar system to observe the characteristics of the planets. Students read fiction and nonfiction...

Students are introduced to the nervous system. In groups, they research the relationship between disease and injury and how it affects the nervous system. To end the lesson, they present their findings to the class and create a poster.

Ninth graders investigate systems of linear equations.  In this Algebra I lesson, 9th graders determine which method is the best for solving a systems:  graphing, substitution, or elimination.  Students choose...

Students identify what clouds are made of. In this weather science lesson, students look at clouds outside the window and draw what they see in their journals. Students read the book It Looked Like Spilled Milk and identify what clouds...

Students read various examples of poetry and create a poetry portfolio. In this poetry writing lesson, students work at their own pace to complete a poetry portfolio with examples of the different poetic forms demonstrated. ...

Students engage in the writing process. In this drafting activity, students research different types of genres to find which they enjoy reading and writing. They review the drama in a story and discuss different story prompts. 

Fifth graders listen as the material on Computer Components and Assembly Script is described. They then get in groups of 4 or 5 and stand together in a line with each student respectively representing one memory register. Another child...

First graders investigate the color spectrum by painting their own pictures. In this artistic expression lesson, 1st graders discuss their own families and create ways to express their culture and family history on a picture quilt....

Second graders make a quilt. In this cultural diversity lesson, 2nd graders review their knowledge of the Metis people. Students work in groups to create a class quilt that illustrates the lives of these people. Quilt themes include...

Young scholars discuss the benefits of volunteering. In this creating volunteers activity, students consider philanthropic actions and opportunity costs. Young scholars create a song and visual aid about being a volunteer.

Students use transitions to connect the beginning, middle and end of their writing. In this lesson on drafting a story, students use a graphic organizer sandwich to put pictures back together and recognize a specific order.

Seventh graders examine the factors that affect the number and types of organisms that an ecosystem can support.  In this ecosystem lesson students study the barn owl and where it is on the food chain, then dissect an owl pellet.

Students explain how cells reproduce. For this biology lesson, students transcribe and translate a gene. They discuss and compare their answers in class.

Third graders use the internet to record the daily weather conditions. Using symbols, they take the information they gathered and create an easy to read chart. They share their charts with the class to end the activity.

Ninth graders investigate the concepts of ratio and proportion.They solve examples with the teacher for ratios and proportions. A basic fraction review is used for a warm up in this lesson. The primary focus of the lesson appears to be...

Fourth graders identify behavioral and structural adaptations to plant and animal life. In this unit overview, 4th graders discuss the importance of variation and adaptation in a species survival. This is a unit overview and does not...

Fifth graders explore the concept of rates and how to solve them in problems. They solve the problems using multiplication. The majority of the lesson is direct instruction with the students being included in the process.

Second graders investigate the task of making a large hexagonal plate by putting together smaller ones. The lesson has detailed example problems for the teacher to use during direct instruction. The manipulative activities strengthen the...

Students are given instruction on how the class will work. In this math class instructional activity, students are given a breakdown of what is expected of them on a daily basis. They are given basic math problems as an introduction to...

Eleventh graders will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding Key Idea: As listeners and readers, 11th graders will collect data, facts, and ideas, discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations. As...