Students examine the lives of children in other places. They listen to a read aloud of Eve Bunting's, Dandelions, and retell the story of the family living in the West. They talk about the sod houses and compare them to the types of...

Students identify and research famous European explorers using a variety of sources. They compare and contrast the explorers drawing conlusions about the importance of each explorer. They design a web page on one explorer of their choice.

Young scholars develop a list of images of President Abraham Lincoln: for example, self-taught youth, great debater, advocate of abolition of slavery and assassinated hero. They must determine if these images of Lincoln stand up under...

Students compare and contrast Minnesota to its Canadian neighbors. In this geography lesson, students work in groups to examine a map for their political division to Minnesota. Students compare and contrast information about Minnesota to...

Young scholars develop a game based on their research of the roles, rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship.

Students try a variety of reading strategies. In this reading strategy lesson, students read a nonfiction passage and put Post -Its to mark the spots where they are using a reading strategy. They focus on inferring, predicting,...

Students identify the effect of light on objects. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students use a chart to write a hypothesis about what will happen when colored construction paper is left in sunlight. Students observe and discuss the...

Fourth graders examine the Metis culture.  In this Metis living instructional activity, 4th graders read Things I did Last Summer by Martin Shulman and discuss the life of the main character, Bonnie.  Students recreate their...

Students study our third president, Thomas Jefferson through stories and poems. They investigate the attributes of a nickel.

Students compare their own special holidays and traditions and then use their imaginations to create their own holiday.

Pupils explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.

Students explore Abraham Lincoln through stories and poems. They also explore him being on the penny.

Eleventh graders assess an appreciation for the sacrifices made to achieve fundamental rights in our society. They analyze how far we've come to explore what more needs to be done in the "Freedom Struggle." Each student completes a...

In this math activity, students match the pictures to the number sentence that is pieced together. They use the order of operations to simplify.

Students define communication and identify its components. In this communication lesson, students read, discuss, and internalize the four pages of communication elements that include charts, vocabulary, and methods.

Young scholars take a closer look at Pakistan today. In this current events activity, students visit selected websites to discover a history of the country, the cultural values of its citizens, and structure of the of the government...

Fifth graders read postcards and find their locations on maps. They use the pictures and text on the postcards to write about imaginary vacations. They compute the mileage and compare it to TripMaker data.

Middle schoolers work in small groups to research the initial history of two colonies and answering a list of questions. They then prepare a PowerPoint presentation or poster that includes all the findings of the questions and share...

In this Canada crossword puzzle worksheet, students read 13 clues pertaining to Canada. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle, which has no word bank.

Students discover for which kind of linear function is appropriate to use the "scatter" or the "connected" term. In this lesson, students investigate functions using variables, patterns book, graph paper, rulers and the graphit program.

Pupils explore discrimination. In this character development lesson, students identify groups and organizations to which they belong and the requirements that go with each group. Pupils discuss inclusion and exclusion and generate ideas...

Young scholars examine primary sources as related to Nevada and the Civil War. In this United States history instructional activity, students gather and analyze various primary sources in small groups and interpret unknown vocabulary...

Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle.  In this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.

Third graders read about Italy and the complete activities that investigate the spice trade. For this spice trade lesson plan, 3rd graders analyze characters, write a thank you note, speak Italian, and complete language activities.