First graders become familiar with Mayan culture, Aztec civilization and the Inca Empire.

Students discuss and construct timelines based on the life of author/performer/Civil Right's activist, Paul Robeson. They view photographs of him at various times in his life and discuss the roles he may have been playing at those times.

Students examine and discuss government-imposed censorship of art and artists' methods for counteracting censorship. They view censored artwork, write a persuasive essay, and create an art piece.

Students examine how the Nazis came to power and living conditions at Auschwitz. They watch and discuss a PBS documentary, read and discuss handouts, analyze a Pyramid of Hate, and assign experiences in their own lives to different...

Young scholars create an art piece that expresses their opinions while circumventing hypothetical government restrictions in this lesson on art and government censorship. Emphasis is placed upon historical instances of censorship around...

Fifth graders examine and identify the values and purposes of the Bill of Rights. They complete a class KWL chart, participate in a class jigsaw activity, write and illustrate a book about the first ten amendments, participate in a mock...

Students investigate the invention of television and examine its role in their lives. They read and discuss an informational handout, list the pros and cons of television on a worksheet, and create a class pie graph illustrating the...

Students list the role of the prosecutor and the role of defense counsel. They state the elements of robbery and defense of compulsion. Students conduct a mock hearing, following the sequence of steps in an adjudicatory hearing and...

Students review the terms in the "Money Vocabulary Word Bank." They make a wallet or purse to keep their money in. Students learn the song "Show Me the Money." They participate in five centers: 1) Head or Tails Tally, 2) Piggy Bank...

In this environment experiment worksheet, students complete 3 experiments using ice. First they label each experiment and respond to the four questions given. Then students do the 3 experiments as stated, considering what the experiments...

In this science worksheet, learners learn about water cycle, weather, clouds, storms and water resources by completing 8 pages of this full color newsletter. Students read a story, study weather maps, learn to make a rain gauge, learn...

In this grammar worksheet, students read the story "State of Emergency in Nepal" and fill in the fourteen blanks with the correct form of the word given in bold.

Students explore the culture of the Mayans through a variety of activities. In this activity about Maya, students analyze pictures in books and on websites, produce scale models of Maya architecture, and create Maya mosaics. Students...

Students create a "handprint rainbow" to show that together people can make beautiful things. For this character education lesson, students are read the book, "God's Dream," and discuss the emotions of themselves and the characters....

Sixth graders record a video. In this skeletal system activity, 6th graders review what they already know about the skeletal system and then watch a presentation. Students work in groups to discuss what they learned and write a script...

Students practice creating graphs in Microsoft Excel. For this technology lesson, students conduct a random survey and collect data. Students use the Microsoft Excel program to create a bar graph of the data.

Fourth graders construct data graphs on the Microsoft Excel program. In this statistics lesson, 4th graders formulate questions and collect data. Students represent their results by using Excel.

In this Excel lesson, students set a formula to check their homework. Students also use clipart, work in groups, and learn to use the tools in the drop-down list.

Students explore the basic elements of poetry through Appalachian life poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, students read seven poems from Jim Wayne Miller's the Brier Poems and complete poetry analysis activities for each poem.

Students create fossils to understand how scientists learn about dinosaurs.  In this dinosaur lesson plan, students mix ingredients to make dough and put in objects that can make impressions. Students let fossil dry overnight....

Students identify different types of sea horses. In this sea horse research lesson, students learn associated vocabulary and listen as the teacher reads Elaine Landau's, Sea Horses A True Book. They visit assigned Internet sites to find...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about James Joyce's Ulysses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Learners explore surreal art and poetry. In this visual arts lesson plan, students examine works by André Breton, Robert Desnos, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miro. Learners then apply the techniques in the works they analyze to their own poetry.

In this online math worksheet, students solve word problems associated with percentage. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching tool!