Learners investigate their individual talents. For this togetherness lesson, students listen to the poem "Togetherness Chant" and change the final stanza from play to work. Learners brainstorm how they can use their individual talents...

Students write a creative writing piece by personifying apples. In this creative writing lesson plan, students view a PowerPoint about the writing process and brainstorm about apples. Students write a rough draft about their apple and...

Fifth graders investigate the causes of the American Revolution. They explore how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests brought about the Revolution (e.g., the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, taxes on tea, coercive Acts)....

Seventh graders experience the structuring of researched information and placing documented resources into a visual presentation. students can be paired into small groups to promote tutoring in using PowerPoint.

Students brainstorm definitions of the word "courage." They work in cooperative groups to complete tasks related to critical lense statements. Students write an essay of critical analysis. They write a first draft, and peer edit . Essays...

Sixth graders investigate the steps of mummification. In this ancient Egypt lesson, 6th graders listen to a SMART Board aided lecture to view how mummification works as well as the meaning behind the ritual. Students then complete a...

Students practice communication skills through brochure writing.  In this child safety brochure lesson, students gather important child safety information and rewrite it into a brochure.  Students must use correct language....

Students graph integers on a number line. For this integers lesson, students create a colored foldable to assist them with notetaking and problem solving.  Students complete exercises from text.

Fifth graders apply basic Internet navigation and computer skills to complete a scavenger hunt about the Everglades, after reading the book, Everglades, by Jean Craighead George.

Eighth graders investigate how Language Arts and Social Studies can be integrated in the curriculum. They conduct research about a famous person in history. Then students use the information to write a report for the class. Then students...

Students prepare an event to honor philanthropic activities in their community. In this common good lesson, students send out invitations to local non-profits or to those who engage in philanthropic activities and plan an awards...

First graders discover where penguins live, what they look like, what kinds of food they eat, and other interesting facts. They communicate statements of information through the composition of a one paragraph summary about a penguin.

Seventh graders find specific information about a topic on the Internet using an outline created by the class prior to the instructional activity. Using this outline, 7th graders create a chronological timeline of a famous artist's life...

Students create two literacy (reading and/or writing) centers to implement in an elementary classroom. Students review examples of educational software and determine the best potential centers to use in elementary classroom. Two centers...

This resource includes a 45-minute webcast with George Mason University education professor Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussion questions, sample assessment tools, and other resources. Sample assessment tools are available as...