Second graders explore cultural differences through reading. In this culture lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric. Students discuss scenes from the book and how the character feels. Student get with a...

Students practice their critical thinking skills. In this media awareness lesson, students read articles about media overload and interpretation of media. Students respond to discussion questions and discuss how they verify...

First graders listen to the story "The Real Tooth Fairy and explore the concept of mental images. In this mental image lesson plan, 1st graders create a mental image of what the tooth fairy looks like. Students listen to the teacher...

Students examine the issues facing children in society. In groups, they participate in a simulation to discover the lack of connection between child-support and how it affects the children and society as a whole. To end the...

Young scholars listen to Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold, and create story quilts.

Students analyze how social change has affected artistic expression and popular culture. the explain the influence of media on contemporary American culture.

Third graders brainstorm on what they believe they do on their summer vacation. They explore how family and relatives are important in their lives. They read along with their teacher a book about relatives.

Students examine events that lead to the building of war memorials. They analyze the reasons why people build them and go to them. They create their own ideas for a memorial for the Mexican War.

Students focus on the problem of African American leadership throughout American history. In groups, they research the life and works of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois and how they worked to promote the need for African American...

Students write about New Year's Resolutions made about personal improvement, family and friends, and school and the outside world. They write a first draft and a final draft of a five-paragraph essay about their resolutions.

Students explore the function of verbs when considering tense. They read a story that is written in past tense and discuss how to change it to future tense. Students transform a news story from past to future tense.

Young scholars share their reactions to hearing a false rumor. After reading an article, they discover how a variety of newspapers responded to printing incorrect information. They prepare their own questions and contact sources for...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ consonant digraph. As a class they recite a Ch tongue twister, then trace and write the letters ch. Students then listen to word pairs and identify the words containing the...

Learners discuss whether honesty really is the best policy with a instructional activity on "The Empty Pot," a Chinese fable about integrity. After reading the story, class members answer several comprehension and reflection...

Students examine some of the author's writing traits and then make an effort to incorporate his style into their own writing. They show how richly written literature can be used as a mentor text, or model, for improving one's own writing.

Students read the story "Sharing in Africa". As a class, they brainstorm a list of holidays and celebrations in various cultures and identify the Congo on a world map. To end the lesson, they focus on one paragraph of the story,...

Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the book "Feast For 10" by Cathryn Falwell. They read the book and follow the recipe for pumpkin pie from the story. Students then write about their cooking experience,...

For this reading worksheet, students examine the theme of bravery in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students answer 10 questions about bravery in the book and the brave actions of the characters.

In this word meanings from context activity, students read 4 short passages that have a word in bold type. From 4 choices, students select the best meaning of each word in context.

In this adjectives and adverbs learning exercise, students read and look at the underlined word in 8 sentences and write on the blank line in front of each one whether they are an adjective or an adverb. Students fill in the blanks or...

In this past, present and future tense verbs worksheet, students decide if the underlined verb in 6 sentences are past, present or future tense verbs, write a present tense verb in 4 sentence and a past tense verb in 4 sentences....

In this George Washington worksheet, students read information about George Washington's life and answer comprehension questions,. Students answer fourteen short answer questions.

In this identifying subjects in sentences instructional activity, students use nouns from a word bank to fill in the blanks with the subjects of the sentences. Students write 6 answers.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students read an article that challenges them to consider African-American contributions to social justice.