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Descriptive Verbs
Young scholars read a piece of literature and locate the descriptive verbs in the piece. For this descriptive verbs lesson, students understand the value of using descriptive verbs. Young scholars rewrite a story they've written with...
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Writing an Analytical Essay From a Supreme Court Case
Critical thinkers read a summary of a United States Supreme Court case, including important background information and the court's final decision. They form an opinion in agreement or disagreement regarding the case and then write an...
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I've Never Tried That - Present Perfect Tense
Students choose three items from a list and discuss the cultural importance of each one. They complete a chart, research information, create a presentation and share it with their peers. Students choose activities to in which to...
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Personality Plus
Students create "Personality Box" and present to classmates using specific speaking skills.
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Pocahontas (Matoaka)
Middle schoolers explain how Pocahontas contributed to the people of Jamestown. They relate her actions to the core democratic values. They also infer about the effect of her actions.
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Dear Young Philanthropist
Students research the lives of philanthropists from history and role-play as them. They write letters to students explaining their motivations for helping others. They prepare visual presentations of their chosen philanthropists.
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Volunteers in the Community
Students discuss volunteerism and identify volunteer positions in their community. They choose and carry out a volunteer project in the school or local community.
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Tell Me a Story -- Consequences
Students identify different feelings. They develop a list of the types of consequences they face when doing a certain task. They discuss what they gained from the different events.
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Bridges for All Lesson 1: Fighting Chance (1850-1877)
Students study how a Quaker woman, Laura Smith Haviland, served as a lifeline for fugitive and freedmen during the American Civil War era. They research other philanthropic organizations and the associate vocabulary of this era.
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Heathly Foods Makes Heathly Body
Young scholars examine and identify foods on the food pyramid. They catergorize food and place them on the correct level. They discover why they should eat foods in moderation.
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Time, Talent, Treasure and Economics
Students work cooperatively to create a quilt. They choose a pattern and determine the specific skills and steps needed to produce that quilt. Labor is divided equally between group members and a quilt is created assembly line style....
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Impromptu Speeches
Students formulate an impromptu speech about a given topic. In this public speaking lesson, students choose a topic from a deck of pre-written index cards and quickly present an impromptu speech. Students use a rubric to review the...
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Character Education: Integrity
Eighth graders write about a quote given to them to reflect on the concept of integrity. In this integrity lesson plan, 8th graders connect personal experiences to the concept of integrity and write about it.
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Does It Look All Right to Me?
Students identify different viewpoints in society. They describe the characteristics of some of the individuals involved in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. They listen to a historical narrative and identify issues of...
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Good Will - Three Chinese Stories
Students listen to The Seven Chinese Brothers and identify tall tale elements in it. They brainstorm ways they could help each other in school. They create a banner reflecting the style and art of Chinese decorations and clothing in the...
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What Are Our Talents?
Students describe how a talent can be used to help others. They read a story about a Native American boy who shares his talent with others. They illustrate their special talent and shares them with the group.
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LESSON 3: The Many Shades of Our World
Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color.
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Celebration of Living History
Students create a living history book about themselves and read it to a senior friend. In this living history lesson plan, students complete a project about the living history of their lives by filling out venn diagrams and sharing it...
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Showtime! Profit or Non
Students perform a production. In this job lesson, students perform the production they created about jobs in the profit and nonprofit sectors. Students write an essay describing the advantages and disadvantages of working in these sectors.
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Character Education: Perseverance
Pupils analyze and define the word perseverance as it applies to Martin Luther King, Jr. For this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students discuss the book 'I Have a Dream: The Story of Martin Luther King.' Pupils analyze the meaning of...
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Two Trustworthy Texans
Students read essays. In this character education lesson, students read about two Texans, answer question about them and discuss their contributions.
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Friendship Begins with A Smile
Students examine the emotions behind different facial expressions. They explain how it feels when someone smiles at them and practice smiling and speaking to someone with eye contact. They also demonstrate the characteristics of active...
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Poetry
Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.
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Monsters are Make-Believe
Students decide if items are real or make-believe. In this lesson on reality, students listen to the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and discuss the difference between items that are real and items that are make-believe.