Young scholars plan a service project. In this service learning lesson, students demonstrate their understanding of philanthropy as they plan a stone soup party.

Students explore geometry in Navajo rugs. In this shape art lesson, students create a Navajo rug design using triangles and squares. Students investigate designs on the Internet and then create an original design.

Students identify the different properties of polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, students differentiate between polygons and non-polygons. They review important vocabulary to help them understand the properties of polygons.

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

Sixth graders read the legend of King Arthur. They complete comprehension activities and research life in the Middle Ages. In groups, 6th graders complete several projects including making shields, crowns, and stained glass art designs.

Learners analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.

Students consider an individual habit and its cost. They study ratios and proportions, and use that knowledge to calculate the cost of a habit over extended periods of time. write a detailed comparison of the costs.

Tenth graders create journals on their spending habits. In this money-management lesson plan, 10th graders create and keep journals of their personal income and expenditures. Students learn to use Excel to create a spreadsheet for their...

Learners review and reproduce an article of Elizabethan styled clothing as a part of an analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  In this Elizabethan art lesson, students discuss the fashion of the Elizabethan era and research it online....

Sixth graders compare distances between objects in the solar system. They investigate how light years are measured and when using them to measure how distances compare with one another. They write an essay exploring the possibility of...

Sixth graders explore geometric figures. In this geometry lesson, 6th graders manipulate properties and relationships of geometric figures to identify objects on the coordinate planes and describe where figures sit on the planes.

First graders develop a connection with students in a first grade classroom in Japan. They begin to develop a curiosity about Japan--the landscape, the people, and their culture, while developing an understanding of the Five Themes of...

Students listen to poem, Where Oh Where On the Playground, Do I Love to Be?, and practice reading, interpreting, and making maps, charts, and graphs in surveying classmates and discussing their favorite places to play in school playground.

Sixth graders read the book CALL IT COURAGE by Armstrong Sperry. They use the Internet to research and work in groups to write ocean chants. They construct dioramas and build a sea turtle withK'NEX.

Students are introduced to the importance of journal writing. After creating their own journal, they write their thoughts and feelings about different subjects. If they choose to they can share their writings with the class to end the...

In this Language Arts activity, learners read a poem called "Things I Do Each Day." Students may sing it as a song to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne."

In this Language Arts worksheet, students read a poem called "Taller, Shorter, or Longer?" The poem includes movements and comparisons of different animals.

In this Language Arts activity, students read a poem called "Let's Pretend." The poem includes descriptions of different animals, such as a bird and a horse.

Students practice color coding in their writing. In this writing lesson, students work on a new technique to help with them with their formation of letters and numbers.

Students participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...

Students utilize their understanding of individual resources in solving practical, everyday problems that might arise in the workplace and/or in their family and home.

Students perform experiments to determine the nature of energy particularly in air, light and water. They conducted an energy audit using the Energy Audit Checklist and by looking at the school's bills for gas and power.

Students gain a better understanding about cultures. They find similarities and differences between cultures. Various resources ranging from web sites to trade books to email addresses of people are provided. This lesson incorporates...

Students design advertising posters for a snack sale. They study the concept of philanthropy and write friendly letters asking for volunteers.