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Read All About It: Thanksgiving
In this Thanksgiving reading worksheet, students read for information and answer true and false comprehension questions. Students answer six true and false statements.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Fourth graders participate in a play to work on seeing events from a different perspective. Some of them are reporters, some cameramen and women, and others are interviewed. They put themselves in the shoes of the people in the book...
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Fat - A Concentrated Energy Source
The role of fat as a nutrient that provides a source of concentrated energy and is also necessary for the body to utilize other nutrients, namely some important vitamins.
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Healthy Snacking for a Healthy Lifestyle
Students discuss healthy snacking and its importance for older adults, list types of snacks eaten daily, identify healthy snacks, review snacking tips, and review healthy snack recipes for ways to make snacks for older adults to enjoy...
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The Whole Trut about Whole Grain Breads
Students comprehend the nutrition benefits whole grain breads. They explore how to overcome the common barriers to eating whole grain bread. Students investigate how to choose and store whole grain breads. They comprehend the...
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Helping the Hungry: Researching the Causes of Hunger and Related Charities.
Students research the issue of hunger and poverty in the US. The class then works together to choose a charitable organization and develop a fundraising strategy.
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Respect Wildlife and Farm Animals
In this performing arts and wildlife lesson, students role play 4 scenarios in order to demonstrate how to act around wildlife and farm animals. Students discuss the proper ways of feeding animals, touching them, and respecting the...
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Human Body Activity
In this human body learning exercise, 2nd graders experiment making a full-sized human body portrait. Students discuss the human body organs and their functions. Students follow and complete 8 precise directives in making a human body...
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Climate Change Challenge
Students participate in a demonstration in which they role-play polar bears and habitat components to demonstrate the impacts of climate change on the Arctic Ocean ecosystem.
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Diet and Exercise for a Diabetic
Tenth graders plan a diet for a variety of needs. They create an appropriate menu and exercise program to maintain a healthy weight.
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Interdisciplinary Lesson Plan
Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.
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Animal Signs
Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track animals. They participate in an hands-on activity in which they examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by...
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Our Family
Students explore the roles of family members. They read books, discuss the special talents of household members, and create a class family album book using photographs brought in by the students.
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Medieval Madness
Students complete a critical reading of the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice." During their reading, students create several journal responses to the character's situation and transformation. Working with computers, students complete...
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Quick Breads, Biscuit Method Lab
Students watch the teacher demonstrate following the biscuit recipe. They follow the recipe themselves and prepare bread sticks and cinnamon rolls. While their breads are cooking, students work the provided crossword puzzle.
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Adjectives: Hairy Apes and Green Cupcakes
In this adjective completion activity, students create sentences with descriptive words of their own. Students fill in a missing adjective in ten sentences. A good, solid activity for young readers.
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Seed Dispersal By Animals
In this seed dispersal by animals worksheet, students read for information and complete comprehension activities. In this short answer worksheet, students answer nine questions.
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Ravishing Rings (Multiplication with a Snack)
Learners understand multiplication through the use of snack manipulatives. In this multiplication lesson, students solve a multiplication problem using pretzels and then create and answer original problems. Learners analyze how they got...
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Who are My Sisters and Brothers?
Students explore religion by completing a cultural diversity activity. In this human compassion activity, students identify all of "God's Children" as their sisters and brothers. Students read the book Frederick in class and listen to...
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Stone Soup Lesson Plans
With "Stone Soup" lesson plans students can learn about cooperation, and have a delicious meal, all at the same time.
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Learning Spanish Vocabulary Words Can Be Fun
Here are ways to help your students learn Spanish vocabulary using motivating activities.
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AIH-14: Changes to American Indian Cultures
Middle schoolers explore American Indian cultures and changes caused by European exploration in North America.
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Colorado Animals Newsletter and Directed Web Page
Students select a Colorado animal, develop a Directed Web page, and research their animal. Each member of the group combine their research and develop a Newsletter.
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Sharks At Risk Viewing Guide
Learners complete a worksheet while viewing a film about sharks. They examine the reasons for overfishing of the oceans. They identify predator-prey relationships as well.