A great lesson plan that examines Abraham Lincoln's greatest speech, the Gettysburg Address. Help young scholars understand the speech in context and why it is relevant today. The lesson plan objectives, video, power points, and a...

University of Regina senior education mathematics students compiled this this in-depth resource list for elementary and middle school grades. The resources are categorized according to: supporting program materials, print resources,...

Teachers, this is the place to come for fraction lesson plans if you teach elementary students. All the topics have a number of resources available from which to choose.

This lesson plan will help young children understand the concept of "personal space" and will be reinforced via reproducible worksheets.

The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to give students an opportunity to connect probabilty and geometry. Students learn how to calculate probability, use geometry to solve probabilty problems, and, as an added bonus,...

Lesson plan for 3 - 5 graders about the advantages of using money instead of bartering.

This site provides four appropriate lesson plans for teaching life skills to young children with special needs. Topics taught include color recognition, sequence patterns, reading comprehension, and environment awareness. A good resource...

A website that contains resources for science teachers in middle school and elementary school. Resources are online resources as well as book suggestions.

The books about the Civil War period written for young audiences provide a rich context in which to learn about the war itself and to explore more basic issues about the nature of human life and society. This lesson plan for an upper...

A series of lessons for students from elementary through high school on how escaping slaves would use the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" to guide them to freedom.

Comprehensive activity plan for elementary-level students that uses literature to enhance social studies content. Students read a work of historical fiction about the Boston Massacre (My Brother Sam Is Dead by James and Christopher...

In this lesson students will practice estimation with computation, counting, length and area.

Discover how the mail moves across the country, learn how it was delivered before cars and other modes of transportation, and take a look at the history of the postage stamp. Games, lesson plans, curricular units and online murals are...

Introduce elementary students to ancient Egyptian art through this fun clay instructional activity. Students study hieroglyphics and make cartouches with their names inscribed.

A one-page glossary of words that might be used by elementary students when learning about plants and their habitats.

Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.

Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.

Not only will you find a description of a good unit, but you will find all of the handouts you will need including directions, letter home explaining the unit, websites to be used, and worksheets.

A general site for anyone interested in singing. Contains free online singing lessons and articles for vocalists related to singing plus other useful information. Resources for everyone-even kids online music games.

Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.

Contains plans for five lessons for the book "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo. Students create lists of ten to summarize the features of characters. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links...

This online resource is from the Tufts University offers lesson plans, worksheets, and ideas about using algebra with elementary grade levels.

In this lesson, learners will analyze the rules of snowboarding as established by the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) in order to help them develop an athletic code of conduct for elementary school students. This code of conduct...

We all know that the most effective way to teach reading is to start with reading. This instructional activity uses that approach with writing story leads.