Students analyze four books and find the appropriate number in the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal System lesson, students compare their analysis with the reason they are placed in the library. Students create a rap and make...

Learners investigate the Colonial Era by completing a template on their computers.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, students discuss the differences between primary and secondary sources and identify several different...

Students explore the concept of segregation. In this oral history lesson, students conduct interviews and research primary sources to learn about segregation practices that affected African Americans. Students present their research...

Students compare gangs and cliques. In this comparison lesson, students prepare to read the book, The Outsiders, by making a Venn diagram comparing gangs and cliques. They brainstorm ideas about the two groups which they add to the...

Learners investigate heroes in their community by presenting a story of a true hero to their class.  In this storytelling lesson, students interview a local person who has performed a heroic deed and create a presentation with...

Learners explore self through the completion of a creative technology project. In this self-discovery lesson, students create a 25 frame movie about themselves.  Learners incorporate images from the web and audio files. 

Learners create historically accurate newspapers. In this Civil War lesson, students research Internet and print sources regarding the events, battles, and personalities of the war. Learners collaborate to publish newspapers that feature...

Students cut and fold envelopes and address them themselves. In this envelopes lesson plan, students follow 8 sets of directions on how to make and send an envelope with a letter inside.

Learners read the story Smack Dab in the Middle and complete activities such as charting, writing, illustrating, graphing, and more. In this Smack Dab in the Middle lesson plan, students also discuss the book and retell the story.

Students write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...

Students use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology instructional activity, students write and record letters to Santa. Students write letters to Christmas characters and record them....

Second graders research authors of 2 different writing styles and then write their own piece in the style they choose. In this writing lesson plan, 2nd graders look through many books for love of reading.

Sixth graders locate and map six components to have a working knowledge of maps. In this map skills lesson, 6th graders define the six map components and work in groups to draw a map using the components. Students read a related...

Students discover the value of oral history by creating their own audio recordings.  In this traditions and customs lesson, students listen to a local historian discuss the idea of preserving history through oral traditions....

High schoolers practice story telling. In this story telling lesson, students work in groups to read a fable and divide it into a beginning, middle, and end. Each member takes a section and practices retelling it with vocals, gestures,...

Students study the labor force used during Colonial America. In this Colonial America lesson, students discuss labor types used in the colonies. Students read about indentured servants and the use of African slaves. Students...

Students are introduced to important people who have made contributions to society from different cultural groups. As a class, they develop a definition for diversity and work together to make a comparison chart to discover how people...

Students explore, examine and analyze how to apply deductive thinking to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions. They view and critique a handout called "Who Made the Mess?"and a facts sheet on the handout. They divide up into groups and...

Students create documentaries. In this Vodcast lesson plan, students in high school interview elementary school students regarding highlights of their lives. High school students create Vodcasts of the interview sessions.

Pupils compare cultures. In this writing skills instructional activity, students collaborate to chart the tradition and cultural beliefs of their classmates. Pupils use their finding to write comparative essays regarding the similarities...

Students create photographic family histories. In this technology skills lesson, students create family trees with digital photographs that they take of the family members.

Young scholars use their journals in order to predict what will happen in a text for a prereading strategy. In this prereading lesson plan, students list the 5 strategies they learn and use them before they read.

Sixth graders use adjectives to describe foods listed in restaurant menus. In cooperative groups, 6th graders create menus and identify the adjectives used in the menu created by their group.

Students read the opening scene of the play, The Merchant of Venice without receiving any background information. They analyze and discuss the relationships between the six characters, and determine the social status of the characters.