Students explore an object without seeing it then draw what s/he felt.  In this touch-drawings instructional activity, students partner and place objects in a paper bag so the other person cannot see it.  Then students use...

Students identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Students color in a coloring sheet of a cat.

Students create replicas of Egyptian tombs. For this visual arts lesson, students study the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians regarding the afterlife. Students design small mummy tombs using shoe bows, modelling clay, and embellishments.

Students analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control an individual has over my own behaviors. They develop a behavior change plan that includes rehearsal as a means to promote frequency of replacement of...

Students identify and present the effects on humans when the body temperature falls, demonstrate and explain how the body loses heat, and understand hypothermia and cold water survival techniques.

Students participate in an Elders as Resources project. In groups, they work with their elders of the community to exchange viewpoints in which they can discover aspects about each other previously unknown. They also examine the case...

Fourth graders read the book "The Sign of the Beaver". As a class, they identify the problems in the story and predicting what they think is going to happen next. Individually, they examine the cause and effect relationships and...

In this constructing sentences worksheet, students rearrange the words in 8 sentences so that they begin with a compliment. Students also examine 8 sentence starters and finish them.

For this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read excerpts and answer comprehension questions.  Students read 5 passages and answer 26 questions and 2 short answer questions.

Students conduct a food drive. In this service learning instructional activity, students put on a school-wide food drive, decorate the bags the food will be delivered in and possibly even help distribute the food.

Students describe several obstacles overcome by Helen Keller and identify adversity in their own lives and think about their views of dealing with it and ways of overcoming it.

First graders identify similarities/differences of celebrations and list ways to celebrate. They investigate celebrations from around the world.

Students identify the types of child abuse, how it occurs, and how to report it. They listen to a guest speaker lecture on child abuse and how to prevent it.

Students appreciate the art of the artist Keith Haring. They design and implement Keith Haring-like images for a wall mural and explain and experience a project containing many different compenents and processes from beginning to end.

Students view and discuss a selection of paintings from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and other Surrealist artists. They play a game in which each person in a group writes a sentence and passes it on to the next person without letting...

Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.

Students read an online article in preparation for researching a period in history and interviewing someone who lived during that time. They investigate how they have participated in history.

Pupils create two different types of graphs from the information in the "Farm Facts" booklet (i.e., bar graph, pie chart, etc.). They calculate where your food dollars are spent (on and off farm).

Young scholars are introduced to the anatomy and characteristics of the North American wolf, grizzly bear and bobcat through a purchased kit. They cast plaster models of each of the animals for study and display.

Students create an image using given coordinates and evaluate how the coordinates change when a slide or rotation takes place.

Students investigate the art of animation and various cartoon characters created by Chuck Jones. They complete a Webquest, watch video clips, draw a cartoon character, answer discussion questions, and create an original caricature of a...

Student use maps to answer geographic questions. They analyze Earth's surface by using a map to identify physical features that lead to different transportation routes. Student create a collage to show geographic insight into the topic...

Students engage in a lesson that involves the use of imagery in poetry. They select words from poems that are used for imagery. The words are put onto magnets and then used to create new poems filled with imagery. The hands on connection...

Students create greeting cards. They listen to verses from various cards and evaluate each one. They research websites of greeting card makers and complete a chart. They discuss themes and ideas in greeting cards and edit their free...