Students identify long and short term goals. In this perseverance instructional activity, students discuss the difference between short term and long term goals. Students categorize their personal goals as short or long term. Students...

Sixth graders explore the steps in decision making and responsibility. In this lesson, 6th graders analyze a scenario and decide what actions should be taken. Students write in their journals.

Students discuss the meaning of integrity. In this language arts instructional activity, students work in small groups to read scenarios and discuss how integrity applies to all scenarios. Students discuss what the benefits of having...

Eighth graders discuss fairness. In this fairness lesson plan, 8th graders meet together to talk about how downloading free music affects the common good. They talk about their own feelings of whether it is fair or not. 

Students learn the importance of fairness and come up with strategies to create this type of environment in their classroom.

Students read and explore an Egyptian folktale. In this folktale lesson, students read the book The Well of Truth and discuss geographical facts about Egypt. Students complete several reading comprehension activities including a...

Students consider the plight of African Americans in post-Reconstruction America. In this African American history lesson, students discover the visions of African American leaders Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Marcus...

Connecting to literature and learning how to infer are two great reading strategies everyone needs to know. Here, the class will read along with the story The Miracle of the First Poinsettia, review folktales as a genre, and make...

In this Johnny Appleseed activity, students read information about Johnny Appleseed and answer comprehension questions. Students answer eight true and false statements.

Students deal with the historian's dilemma of how to write about people in the past who committed wicked deeds. They analyze a well-known cartoon, "Satan Tempting Booth to the Murder of the President."

Students participate in two unfair activities to explain the concept of fairness. Then they role-play different scenarios demonstrating the idea of fairness. They discuss reasons to make rules and complete a web chart on fairness.

Learners examine historical context. In this historical perspectives lesson, students read and discuss instructor-selected picture book biographies. Learners then complete graphic organizers based on the challenges the main characters...

Second graders watch a show to gather information about a career. In this careers lesson, 2nd graders watch Reading Rainbow and participate in a class discussion about the occupation presented in the show. Lesson includes extension ideas.

Students compare communities to which they belong. In this social studies and language arts lesson, students discuss trust and use a Venn diagram to compare two communities to which they belong.

Fifth graders participate in a variety of math and language arts activities based on chocolate.

Young scholars discover the ideas of enlightenment by reading historical poetry. In this philosophical lesson, students read poems by Sir Walter Scott and Sergeant Joyce Kilmer while discussing the themes of the writing with classmates....

Students explore the implications of tobacco use. In this personal health lesson plan, students participate in a classroom activity that calls for them to characterize a smoker and then examine the harmful effects of smoking on...

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon with anti-American symbolism and respond to 5 short answer questions.

Students define integrity and responsibility, then discuss the motto "Do the Right Thing." students participate in teacher-generated problems in small groups.

Students explore Benjamin Franklin's personal accomplishments and his wisdom on self-discipline. In this social studies lesson plan, students analyze Benjamin Franklin's quotes and discuss their meaning. Students share with the...

Second graders hear a story about King Henry the Egg, Little D and the meat group. They act out the parts as the story is read aloud and complete a worksheet. They pantomime activities that use and build muscle

Third graders use research from a previous lesson plan to design their own inventions. In groups, they brainstorm a product they would like to see built and share them with the class. They must explain how each one would serve a purpose...

Third graders brainstorm a list of inventions used daily. They use Kidspiration to create a web with inventions in the middle. Students choose three inventions from the web and rank them according to interest.

Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...