Pupils create "love bug bags" using pink pipe cleaners, construction paper, glue, glitter or sand, and a lunch sack in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. This can be used in the Springtime or as a Valentine's Day project.

First graders explore fractions with manipulatives. In this fraction instructional activity, 1st graders use paper foods such as sandwiches and pizza in order to find halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and more. This instructional...

Students complete an experiment to observe capillary action.  For this capillary action lesson, students add food coloring to a bowl and watch what happens as they dip the corner of the paper in it. Students observe the results.

Third graders create a pumpkin lantern. They work in groups to illustrate the growth of a pumpkin seed. Students are asked what they think of when they see the color orange. They choice one person from the group to get a piece of...

Young scholars identify their personal skills and strengths and learn to use the attributes in their own experiences. In this personal attributes lesson, students write down a skill or strength they are proud of. Young scholars then toss...

Teacher prepares four layers of Plasticine stacking layers on top of each other to create a model of how rocks within the earth can be folded creating anticlines and synclines below the surface and mountains and valleys on the surface.

Students explore the different ways language is used in conceptual art. In this conceptual art instructional activity, students analyze artworks that emphasize ideas over form and the methods used in conceptual art. Students work in...

Students explore Chinese New Year. In this Chinese culture instructional activity, students read associated literature and use worksheets to explore aspects of the Chinese New Year. Students complete this instructional activity by making...

Students build a haunted house out of a paper bag, and decorate it with shapes cut out of construction paper. They attach their address to the bag to aid in memorizing this important information.

Students are read a book about haunted houses and dracula. They decorate a paper bag as they choose using shapes and ghosts. They practice stating their address and may take their house home when they have said it correctly.

Students create various design drawings using parallel, oblique, and divergent lines and the medium of black paper and colored gel pens.

Students listen to the story of "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." They discuss the events of Hiroshima, effects of the bombing, and methods people can make a difference in achieving peace in the world. Students use orgami paper and...

Students select a method of presenting on a given topic by rolling paper dice which have various presentation methods on them. They produce the activity and share it with the class.

First graders watch the teacher model how to draw pictures and write words in a First, Next, Then, Last - 4 block graphic organizer. They write and draw in their own 4 block papers.

Second graders make, name, and describe, using their own language and the language of geometry, everyday shapes and objects. They create and discuss geometric patterns which repeat (show translation), or which have rotational or...

Students construct a Dutch Kite using simple materials. In this math lesson, students measure kite dimensions according to specified instructions. They also describe and define the different parts of a kite.

Young scholars participate in an experiment determining how to separate a mixture of dyes in water-soluble ink.

In this Earth mini book learning exercise, 1st graders will fold their paper to make a KWL mini book. Students will then write a sentence or two about what they know, want to know and learned about Earth.

Students create a book using art, problem solving and language skills. They illustrate and write a tall tale. They sculpt a character from their tall tale.

Students, through active participation in Japanese origami, demonstrate their skills in this cultural art form and develop an appreciation for other cultures.

Students explore the concept of congruency. In this fractions lesson, students use paper plates to practice recognizing congruent parts as they make folds and cuts to represent equal parts.

Fourth graders compare and contrast gliding flight and true flight. They investigate the basic principles of aeronautics. The class participates in activities to observe lift and the effect of air. Students design and fly their own...

Students create mice using heart shapes, construction paper, yarn, markers, scissors, and glue in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The activity is an excellent alternative for use during the Valentine's Day season.

Students paint Haring figures onto aluminum foil. In this painting lesson plan, students use tag board, foil, white copy paper, pens and pencils, tape, tempera paint, and permanent markers.