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Understanding Primary Sources
Young scholars draw conclusions from primary sources and share information and interpretations with a small group. They are introduced to the Jigsaw technique. Students discuss why a grocery receipt would be a primary source. They...
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Total English Advanced : Imaginary Situations
In this modals of deduction practice worksheet, students read 3 imaginary situations and complete the 4 sentence starters that follow each one.
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Color
Students learn the effect that warm and cool colors have for those who see them used in visual art. They create a collage of variety of colors. They participate in a gallery walk to view the artwork of others.
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Herculean Heroes
Pupils identify and compare Herakles's heroic qualities to those depicted in students' portraits of their favorite heroes.
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Perspective
Learners explain what is near and far in respect to the horizon line on a 2-d surface. They blend and use oil pastels correctly and explain the concept of a horizon line.
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Celebrations of the Pacific Rim
Students research a celebration belonging to a Pacific Rim culture. They prepare a written and oral report with their findings and present such information as how the celebration has changed over time, its origins and the significance of...
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Weather Graphing
Every morning students complete the weather chart. They use colors to reflect the cloud cover and symbols for rain, snow, etc.
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The Concept of Wa I
Twelfth graders compare how disputes are resolved in Japan and the United States. They read the case, state the facts of the case, and identify the issues involved. They determine that preserving harmonious relationships is more...
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Perspective
Learners create oil pastel landscape paintings in this middle-level Art lesson plan on perspective, horizons, foreground, background, and middle ground. The lesson plan includes resource links to books on teaching art and perspective.
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Cultural Characteristics
Students are introduced to the various types of cultures found in the world. Using the internet, they research a culture they are interested in and answer comprehension questions. In groups, they demonstrate in a PowerPoint presentation...
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Geometry
Learners are introduced to the basics of Geometry. Using cutout shapes, they identify whether they are polygons by using the properties of polygons. They practice drawing shapes they are going to be using on an everyday basis and...
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The Photographs of Dorothea Lange
Students research social-documentary photography using Dorothea Lange’s documentary projects. In this photography analysis instructional activity, students analyze examples of photographs by Dorothea Lange and research one or more of...
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Identifying Faces, Edges, and Vertices
Fourth graders examine faces, edges, and vertices. In this geometry instructional activity, 4th graders participate in classroom activities that require them to compare geometric shapes, figures, and models.
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Word Order
In this word order worksheet, students complete the sentences by putting the words into the correct word order. Students complete 34 sentences.
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Let´s Make Friends
In this friends worksheet, students write the missing letters for the days of the week, fill in the blanks to sentences about people, write sentences based on pictures, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Volcanoes
Students explore the formation of volcanoes. In this earth science lesson plan, students build their own volcanoes in the lab using different materials. They identify the different types of volcanoes.
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Renewable Energy
Students identify how to study renewable energy from the standpoint of a news reporter or a concerned citizen. Then they approach art in a fun way through a journalism project that includes create a brochure for display. Students also...
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Westward Movement/the Oregon Trail Using Power Point
Fifth graders research and examine the Westward Movement using a computer. they create their own word search from facts they discover in their research or while interacting with the Oregon Trail software. They create PowerPoint...
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Decomposition
Pupils are introduced to the concept of decomposition. They examine decomposition in their school orchard. They write about their findings in a journal.
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The Artistic Process
Young scholars experiment with and compare different types of natural resources and tools used by artists in ancient Rome. They describe changes in natural resources that result from human use of tools.
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Haunting of Third Grade
Third graders discuss the meaning of the word "haunted." They watch as the teacher demonstrates using a sticky note to mark words that they find interesting in their reading. Students read chorally, then break into groups for a...
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Settling in the Midwest
Fourth graders search a database for pictures of home that early Midwestern settlers lived in. They create a class presentation using the pictures.
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Symbol Collage
Learners recognize and compare symbols and their meanings on a mummy case with those in students' everyday lives.
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Our State Road Trip
Students take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...