Students participate in static and dynamic activities to develop muscle strength and balance. Free weights are used to work on shoulder, bicep, and tricep muscles. Locomotor skills of hopping, jumping, leaping, skipping, and galloping...

Third graders are introduced to the meanings of the concepts slides, turns, and flips in how they relate to Geometry. As a class, they use their bodies to demonstrate how each term should look like. To end the instructional activity,...

Students experiment with writing backwards as Leonardo DiVinci did.

Young scholars examine electricity. In this electrical conduction lesson, students create a quiz board (circuit board). They work in small groups to construct the circuit board and come up with questions/answers for the quiz portion....

Students learn the mechanics of vision. In this biology lesson plan, students discover the relationship of light to vision, how light moves, how that affects what we see, and some structural aspects of the eye.

Learners explore how the blood flows and carries oxygent from the lungs to the heart and to the body to create energy after participating in chasing, fleeing and dodging activities. They actively move through an obstacle course...

Students participate in 5 activities that lead into the correct progression for the shot put. Activities include grip and arm position, release, putting, standing puts, and reverse puts. This instructional activity includes safety tips,...

Second graders study building placements in a neighborhood. They discuss businesses, roads, houses, rivers, police/fire stations, and use Neighborhood Map Machine to create a new map. They complete an exploratory map and community of...

Fifth graders examine the manufacturing of cotton. In this cotton and slavery lesson, 5th graders review background information about cotton and slavery. Students examine a real cotton ball and discuss why it was painful to pick....

Students explore the concept of patterning. In this patterns lesson, students use recycled plastic tab closures as well as their problem solving skills to identify and create patterns.

In this electricity and magnetism instructional activity, students will answer 17 questions about how electrons flow, how electric motors work, and the function of a transformer.

In this redox and electrochemistry activity, students identify the anode in electrode pairs of electrochemical cells. They also describe how a lemon battery works and how wet and dry voltaic cells work.

Pupils examine communication and how to be a better listener.  For this social skills lesson students complete several listening exercises.

In this subtraction worksheet, students subtract one digit numbers from each other. They are given pictures of objects and cross off the amount given to get the correct answer. Students complete 7 problems.

In this letter "A" worksheet, students examine 13 picture and identify those pictures that begin with the letter "A." Students also examine a group of letters and underline all of the "Aa" letters. Student practice tracing the uppercase...

Students view a sample notebook of different types of clothing and techniques. In groups, they practice using the techniques to create their own sample notebooks. To end the lesson, they are introduced to more advanced sewing techniques...

In this circulatory system worksheet, learners use an internet program to observe the circulatory system and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 21 short answer questions.

Students explore photography by utilizing digital cameras. In this 3 dimensional lesson, students create eye glasses using red and blue acetate in order to view 3-D images. Students utilize computers and digital cameras to enhance...

Students explore the concept of latitude. In this geography lesson, students discover the global grid system and complete a map activity which require them to record the latitude of various cities in the world.

In this word problems worksheet, students solve twenty-eight motion/rate word problems.  The formula used in solving rate problems is provided at the top of the worksheet.  Answers are provided at the bottom of the worksheet.

Students sketch a still life picture. In this sketching lesson plan, students create a still life image using a cup and straws. Students create an original piece of art.

Students are introduced to the concept/idea of a vector, what it represents and why they are used. They develop an understanding of what vectors are, how and why they are used.

In this Earth and Sun instructional activity, students read 2 instructional passages and respond to 5 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding these geographic topics.

Students write a story. In this writing and drawing lesson, students select one object and write about events from that object's perspective. Students draw pictures to go with their story.