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...

In this writing a poem instructional activity, students choose a human emotion and write a poem following the directions to name its color, describe what it tastes like, what it smells like, what it looks like, what it sounds like, and...

Young scholars infer the emotions of various individuals portrayed in the photographs and depict these feelings in a monologue or journal entry. Students explore the verisimilitude of art to reality, sharing ideas and observations in...

Students learn characteristics of an effective personal narrative.  In this personal narrative lesson, students discover ways to show rather than tell, adding richness and detail to their writing.  Students evaluate a news...

Fifth graders evaluate how stress affects them. In this health lesson, the students create cans describing what stress feels like and then use marbles to show stressful feelings they have experienced. After listening to the book Getting...

Third graders chunk text while reading it. For this language arts lesson, 3rd graders determine the author's purpose for calling certain things the names they are called like spuds for potatoes. Students discuss how words affect the...

Fifth graders discuss interjections reviewing them to be words or phrases that express excitement or strong emotion. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders understand that commas or exclamation marks are used to separate...

Students examine the coping skills that are necessary when dealing a loved who has Alzheimer's disease. They write using emotionally charged descriptive words after watching an associated video.

Students listen to the story The True Story  of the Three Little Pigs and explore a variety of questions related to conflict resolution. In this trade book activity lesson plan, students listen to the teacher ask a variety of higher...

In this recognizing vocabulary words in context worksheet, students read sentences and choose the vocabulary word in parenthesis that correctly completes the sentences. Students choose 12 answers.

Students create a bookmark about symbolism. In this literature-based lesson plan, students study the meaning of the word symbolism. Students read and analyze the symbolism found in "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Then they choose a...

In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis learning exercise, students define six key vocabulary words using only one or two words and answer seven comprehension questions from the story.

In this idiomatic expressions instructional activity, students read a one page text that gives the meaning and origins of expressions using the word "cold" such as "cold fish", "cold shoulder" and "out in the cold". Students answer 5...

Seventh graders explore their personal health by completing a worksheet. In this healthy living lesson plan, 7th graders examine the health triangle and research ways to prevent at risk behavior. Students complete a health survey based...

In this National Hugging Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling, sequencing, scrambled sentences, writing questions, survey,...

Students analyze piece of literature for symbolism and create a bookmark containing an illustration of the symbolism in it, a quote that shows the symbolism and an explanation of how this symbolism enhances the work.

Students identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students construct their own...

Students research the history and accomplishments of the American space program and ponder its role in the future. They gather research on NASA and make small group presentations to the class on their findings and assessments.

Learners draw on their own experiences with health care to create educational skits to better doctor-patient relationships. For homework, they create guidelines and write recommendations for an appropriate government role.

Students examine persuasive techniques used to sell products, and create and write an advertisement for peanut butter.

Students read and analyze the book "Angel Child, Dragon Child" by Michele Maria Surat. They chart the main story elements on a graphic organizer, and write three sentences about themselves and draw a self-portrait. Students then create...

High schoolers find a group of words from an unlikely source and turn them into a poem. They discuss the central image in two well-known poems by Langston Hughes and Emily Dickinson. They write their own short poem expressing one...

Students discuss cyber-bullying and how it relates to their emotional state. In this cyber-bullying lesson, students watch a short video that identifies how cyber-bullying occurs. Students participate in an active learning...

Elementary learners practice reading with expression to understand text better. They identify punctuation marks to see how each sentence is to be expressed with a certain emotion. Then they practice their new skills by working through...