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President Barack Obama
In this American history worksheet, students read a biography about President Barack Obama and complete 8 multiple choice questions.
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Making Good Decisions
Students read a local town meeting sheet about a problem they are having, and come up with solutions. In this decisions lesson plan, students analyze the problem and come up with solutions to the problem. Students discuss how to make a...
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Human Migration in the United States
Students investigate the factors involved in human migration in the United States. Students analyze maps of different regions in the United States to determine how a variety of factors influence human settlement and development.
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Introducing Biodiversity
Students investigate biodiversity by creating reports with their classmates. In this ecosystem lesson, students utilize the Internet to research the different types of life in our environment and different locations around the world....
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Just Stringing Along
Learners learn the string instruments of the symphony orchestra and recognize their "relatives."
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Sonya Clark
Learners make a hat that symbolizes special things about them after they explore hats from around the world and see those created by Sonya Clark.
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The Peanut Wizard
Peanuts inspire this lesson about George Washington Carver, called The Peanut Wizard in the included informational text. Class members read about peanuts and George Washington Carver and create a timeline of his life. In addition, pupils...
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Every Grain Counts
Pupils research a variety of facts about rice. They read books, access information on the Internet and use maps to determine major rice growing areas in the world and the patterns of distribution for this crop. Students create maps to...
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A Nation of Immigrants
Students analyze the speech that Barack Obama delivered titled "A More Perfect Union." In this race relations lesson, students collaborate in heterogeneous groups to analyze the text of the Obama speech and discuss its implications....
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House Three: The House on Stilts - Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine, France
Students analyze the architecture of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret as pieces of art. In this architecture analysis lesson, students read information about the Villa Savoye and write an essay about Frank Lloyd Wright's comments about...
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"Every Mother's Son" Lesson Plan
Students recall and discuss personal encounters with local police and then watch a video on the subject.
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Dia de los Muertos
Second graders research the Day of the Dead, an important Mexican holiday. They view videos, investigate Mexican geography and history and compare the Day of the Dead to the celebration of Halloween.
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Axis and Allies World War II Simulation
Students investigate World War II through the computer game Axis and Allies. They discuss the basics of World War II before playing the game, spend eight weeks playing the game that is a simulation of World War II, and write a report...
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Global Happiness Through Music
Seventh graders discover their cultural and musical identities by collecting data and make journal entries. They create music artist booklet highlighting their musical tastes. Students perform music selection for an audience.
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Unit 1: Verb "To Be" School
In this grammar learning exercise, students fill in 8 blanks in a dialogue about school. They use the proper form of the verb "to be" to complete each statement.
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Possessive Nouns: indicating possession for people or things
In this possession worksheet, students complete the sentences with possessive nouns. Students complete 14 multiple choice questions.
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Most Livable Cities Quiz
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, learners respond to 20 identification questions about the most livable cities in the world. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Yes, We Can!
Students examine a situation of striking workers in Los Angeles. They answer questions related to the story. They also interview people involved if time allows.
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A Woman's Place in the House of Commons
Students become familiar with the role women play in the Canadian government. They gather, organize and analyze data on female politicians.
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Slavery in the United States
Students research slavery in the United States and present their findings as a newscast with appropriate visuals to the class.
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Dr. Samuel Mudd
Fifth graders examine the circumstances surrounding Dr. Samuel Mudd's conviction on the charges of conspiracy and harboring an assassin, including the speculation that his conviction may not have been legal.
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Ancient Chinese Tomb Building
Young scholars compare and contrast the monuments erected for George Washington, the first president of the United States, and Qin Shi Huangdi (r. 221- 210 BCE), the first emperor of China. This lesson also includes a creative project.