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Evolution of Mass Media after 1920

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the importance of media through American History.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders develop teamwork skills discovering information regarding an assigned time period.  Students predict and...
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Split Character Studies in Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify characters who exhibit conflicting character traits.  In this Crime and Punishment lesson, students identify and discuss characters who have opposing character traits.  Students relate their character study to...
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Enemy Pie

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activities with the book Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.  In this literature lesson plan, students answer questions before and during the reading. They describe how the main character's feelings changed.
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Mr. Peabody's Apples

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read Mr. Peabody's Apples. In this reading lesson, students complete pre-and post-reading activities to improve comprehension skills. Students role play scenes from the story to analyze.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 
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Litter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.
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Words in the News: London Parties at Street Carnival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss their experiences at festivals and carnivals. They practice using new vocabulary words and match them with their definitions. They read an article about a carnival in London and answer questions.
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Fearlesness

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore overcoming fear. As a class, students share experiences of being afraid. After students read a story about being fearful, students compare events in their lives to the character in the story. They sing songs about not...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...
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These Lakes are Great

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the Great Lakes Basin and water conservation. In this Great Lakes and water lesson, students study the location of the lakes before reading the book, The River Ran Wild. They discuss the associated vocabulary and in...
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Doing What's Right

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers hold a class discussion. In this integrity lesson, students discuss the definition of integrity and read various handouts about what it means to do what's right. Middle schoolers write a reflection in their journals.
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Typos Can Lead to Imposter Sites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of phishing attacks. In this phishing attacks lesson, students read an article about imposter websites. Students discuss dangers of imposter websites and what to do if they fall victim to a phishing attack.
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The Government: From Different Perspectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the importance of government by conducting a debate.  In this U.S. Government lesson, 5th graders utilize their classroom as the setting for a two sided debate based on whether government is essential to a...
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Advertising's Hidden Messages

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students explore the hidden messages in advertisements. In this business lesson, students discuss the role that advertisements play in our lives. Students locate advertisements that use various advertising techniques. Students create an...
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Do You See What I See?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and describe different objects seen under a microscope and compare the individual perspectives of what was seen.
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Essay Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete essay writing activities. In this essay writing lesson, students use an outline activity to learn about the advantages and disadvantages for various essay writing types. Students also break down the paragraphs into...
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Nicotine Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.
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William ¿¿¿Billy¿¿¿ Mitchell

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners participate in class discussion about famous people in aviation history and focus upon the special qualities that helped them to achieve their goal. They use the internet to perform research.
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Dream! (Part One)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students share with the class what they want to be when they grow up. As a class, they identify what they want to be for Halloween as well. They are videotaped stating their dream and photographed with their mask. Using the masks, they...
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Think Green

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students experience and practice compositing and recycling through hands-on-activities. They distinguish between which items from their trash can be recycled, composted and reused. The process for making recycled paper is also covered in...
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The Only Superstitious Person Is Huck Finn

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders interview people from three different age groups about superstition including what they believe and why they believe it. This lesson goes along with the classic book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Characters in the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students dress and act as selected characters from Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". They identify each other and make predictions about the upcoming chapters based on their observations about the characters.
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Perspectives

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe an event, a situation, etc. through the eyes of two people or two inanimate objects.
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Creating Pie Graphs Using Percents

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. They list their activities for a 24 hour period, and create a pie graph using Microsoft Works.

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