Students explore the concept of division using the book "When the Doorbell Rang." They listen to the book, role-play the dividing of the cookies from the story, and create their own story problem to solve using the stamp program from...

Students examine their favorite holidays and how they are celebrated. After reading an article, they discuss the length of television programming for the Super Bowl. In groups, they create their own television programming relating to...

Word problems and the strategies to solve them are the focus of this worksheet. Students are given 3 word problems and are prompted to write out their plan for solving each problem. The fourth problem tells students to write out his or...

In this math applications activity, students solve 8 varied problems that include basic operations, geometry, elapsed time, logic and story problems.

Students discover the beaks of birds. For this biology lesson plan, students explore how many different birds can live in the same geographical area because they are adapted to eat different organisms.

Third graders identify the food groups. In this nutrition lesson, 3rd graders examine the food pyramid and create a balanced diet plan. Students label a blank food pyramid outline.

Explore Hanukkah and its origins with a social studies lesson. Learners discover the history of Hanukkah and its traditions. They locate Israel on a map, hear the story of the menorah and create their own...

Learners discover how to play sports fairly by role playing sports scenarios in class.  In this sportsmanship lesson, students participate in a charades activity in which they act out a random event while the class decides if this...

In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2004 election and respond to 5 short answer questions.

In this statistics activity, 3rd graders answer questions about different graphs including bar graphs, picture graphs, line graphs, and more. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.

Students use coordinates in a table to write equations. In this algebra lesson, students discuss rate of change as it relates to slope and x and y values. They plot the points from a table to graph their lines and write an equation for...

For this statistics and probability worksheet, students determine the probability of a series of dependent and independent events occurring.  The one page worksheet contains a combination of ten multiple choice and free response...

In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders roll a die to determine the value that will be substituted in order to determine the value of an algebraic expression. The one page worksheet contains eight problems.  Answers cannot be...

Students observe first hand what it is like to be the prey and what he or she must do to blend in and make themselves less noticeable. They participate in a variety of hands-on activities which help them explain how insects hide...

Students design a train route using a topographical map. In this historical and spatial thinking lesson plan, students must plan a route through the Sierra Nevada mountains that a train could physically travel. Links to printable student...

In this recognizing probability word problems instructional activity, learners use a probability line, a jar of balls, cards, a spinner card, and word problems to solve the probability problems. Students solve 35 problems.

In this Israeli-Palestinian conflict worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer questions about the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Learners practice previously learned skills to the theme of "Dr. Seuss books".

Students make good decisions about making purchases of items on sale and explain how percentages effect cost.

Sixth graders enjoy playing Jeopardy as a review for expressing conversions between fractions, decimals and percents. This lesson plan provides a fun, motivating way for students to demonstrate their learning!

Fifth graders research and record statistics on the economy of an assigned state. They create a spreadsheet in Excel to report the data and a 3D Pie graph using the Chart Wizard in Excel to represent their states' data.

Second graders read a story about Little D, a baby dragon, and how he interacts with the five food groups. They color, chant, pantomime, and discuss food groups after reading the story. They also consider causes and effects as they make...

Students discover how fossils are found and how they help scientists reconstruct the past. They examine how they shed light on what kinds of animals and plants lived over the years, when they lived, and under what environmental conditions.

Students brainstorm their favorite sports with one another. They work together in small groups based on their interests in sports. They research the coaching of that sport by reviewing different resources. They demonstrate their sport to...