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What's the Point? A Lesson on Point of View
Fourth graders read the book, Good Dog by Alexandra Day. In this writing lesson, 4th graders re-write the story from a chosen character's point of view. This lesson can be used with many other wordless picture books.
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Knowing the Ropes
Students become familiar with the Core Democratic Values that are the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of American society which unite all Americans. Each student is responsible for finding three pictures in magazines...
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Interior Design
Students complete a design for their bedrooms. They design a floor plan for their bedrooms including convenient traffic zones and good use of space. They include fabric swatches or examples of wallpaper along with notes on theme and...
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Building Blocks for a Healthy Body
Students watch a video and discuss the benefits of regular exercise. They use books, Internet sites and interviews with health professionals to develop a list of activities to develop physical fitness.
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Picture This: People Getting Along Together
Young scholars analyze various mosaic murals by the artist Charles Alston. They view and discuss ways to show a family of people, how art expresses relationships between people, and create a painting that demonstrates how people get...
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Natural Regions of Texas Archeology
Seventh graders, in groups or individually, research Texas archeological sites and create a mural of the natural regions and the sites found in them. They conduct online research to discover the importance, age, and the inhabitants of...
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Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Students create replicas of Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers using construction paper, tissue paper, glue, and scissors in this art lesson for the elementary classroom. The flowers can then be displayed in the room as a class bulletin board.
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Lucy the Changing Ladybug
Pupils listen as the teacher reads "Lucy the Changing Ladybug." Students use construction paper to create a large leaf which they divode and number four sections. Each section will be illustrated to represent one stage of a ladybug's...
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Surface Area of Rectagular Prisms
Sixth graders investigate the area of polygons. In this geometry lesson, 6th graders calculate area of prisms using geometric formulas. They work with prisms and other rectangular shapes.
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Mathematics Within: Bar And Pie Graphs
Students compare and contrast the use of bar and pie graphs with the same data. They create a data set by surveying all students in the class using sticky notes to make a table on the board. Then, each student creates a bar and pie graph...
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Introduction to Time
Students explore the concept of time. Through discussion and artistic projects, they define time in their own words and tell how it is used to represent the seasons. Students draw a picture to portray time as it elapses during the...
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twelfth graders read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and choose the ten most important adventures of the novel for a timeline activity. In this Huckleberry Finn lesson, 12th graders read the novel and list the adventures. Student...
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Four Seasons
Students identify the change in the seasons. In this earth science instructional activity, students describe weather of each of the seasons and illustrate pictures of each season. Students discuss their illustrations with their classmates.
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Khamsa Good Luck Hands
Students study the use of symbols in cultural art and create a collage of their hand prints. In this symbolism and art activity, students learn about the use of symbolism in cultural art by studying the Moroccan art design called a...
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Holiday Giving From the Classroom
Students participate in a holiday giving activity to learn about community involvement. In this community outreach lesson, students discuss giving and receiving as well as the gift of time. Students prepare songs and holiday cards to...
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Poka Dotted Dinosaurs
In this dinosaurs worksheet, students use crayons to color the dinosaurs in a camouflaged fashion to blend in with their habitat. Students follow 5 directions and answer 2 questions.
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Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass
Students read the story Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 1st graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing,...
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Emotions: ACE English Program
Students respond to prompts about emotions. In this ESL/ELL lesson, students develop an understanding of vocabulary and feelings associated with emotions. They identify emotions on flashcards, in magazines, and on worksheets.
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Students sing the song The Itsy Bitsy Spider and complete movements with the song. In this song lesson plan, students are assessed on if they sing the song in the correct order or not.
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Newton's Third Law of Motion
Learners explore Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. In this physics lesson, students participate in various experiments that demonstrate the idea of action/reaction, such as a balloon launch, a skateboard activity, and a spring scale...
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Artful Boomerangs
Young scholars create and decorate a boomerang. In this boomerang activity, students research the history of the boomerang and the three different types. They create their own boomerang and decorate it with a collage of pictures.
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Hide and Seek
Students examine animals that use camouflage and discuss why they use it. They create drawing of an imaginary animal that uses camouflage to hide in the classroom and identify the adaptations that would allow it to hide effectively.
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Wycinanki and Polish Folktales
Learners, with the use of the Internet among various other resources, research/locate Polish folktales and re-tell the Polish folktales in their own words. In addition, they examine the art of Wycinanki, Polish paper cutting.
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Halloween Paper Bag Mask
Students create Halloween paper bag masks using paper bags, scissors, pens, crayons, paints, glue, glitter, tissue paper, and various other art materials. This lesson is ideal for late-October and can be done in as little as 30 minutes.