Language arts learners practice using commas in a series while designing their own advertisement! This creative assignment calls for learners to create their own visual advertisement describing a product of their choice. Their poster...

A strong volleyball lesson cover positioning for serve receive and transitioning from those positions to offensive attack. There are many ways to set up for serve receive depending on the rotation of the group and the skills of the...

Have your U.S. history class engage in pre-assessment activities at the beginning of the school year. They activate prior knowledge to answer questions. They also use information about particular topics to fill in a graphic organizer....

Keep your eyes peeled for pests! Here, scholars inspect their campus for signs of living things such as insects and rodents. Upon observation, class members record their findings and present the information to their peers.  

Young scholars enumerate features of their own culture and evaluate how those features have influenced their lives. They explain that many differences are related to culture-beliefs and ways of living that are handed down from one...

Role models are all around us! Young learners celebrate Women's History Month by selecting two female role models in their lives, and writing or drawing a short description about why they admire that girl or woman.

Learners analyze Frederick Douglass' narrative about Christianity and slavery. In this Frederick Douglass lesson, young scholars read his slave narrative and analyze its word choice, imagery, irony, and rhetorical appeals. Learners...

Third graders design a plate to represent the three parts of a tree. In this tree parts lesson plan, 3rd graders learn about the functions of each part and design the plate to resemble the rings of the tree.

Introduce your class to the Core Democratic Values. The lesson focuses on defining the Core Democratic Values and related terms. Small groups look up terms and present a song based on the information they've found. After the...

First graders will identify, discuss, and engage in appropriate team building behaviors.

Kindergarten young scholars will be thrilled with this mini lesson unit that has them collecting flies in a fly trap, and observing them to learn about the functions of different parts of their bodies and how they groom themselves. They...

A learning module that begins with "When Good People Do Bad Things" by Ann Trafton, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...

An article, from the online journal From Now On, that discusses a wide range of issues related to originality of thought--the kind of thinking that leads to new ideas, innovation, and creative problem solving. Covers a variety of...

Through the exercises presented at this website, students with "Learn that other kids experience the same kids of emotions as they do," "That it's important to understand what we're feeling," and "That we can often benefit by discussing...

Learn how to work out conflicts with others "Fairly and peacefully." This website includes simple tips to help you resolve problems, control your anger. Discuss conflict resolution with other students and your parents by using the...

Know that it is normal to experience different emotions and learn positive ways to deal with your emotions. This website, which is meant to accompany a video on emotions and good character, provides questions for discussion, activity...

An archive of challenging ethical dilemmas relevant to the experiences of high-school students. Use this solid set of resources as the foundation for lessons that teach about ethical choices and values based on real-life contexts and...

A how-to article that illustrates how teachers can educate students about making choices that are consistent with their ethical values. A comprehensive plan for using the venerable Socratic method to reinforce critical-thinking skills by...

This lesson guides students to learning about the qualities of a good citizen.

In this lesson plan, learners weight the pros and cons of having a soft drink by examining the evidence of the impact on one's health. Afterwards, they make an informed choice about or not they would consume a soft drink. Then they...

Good starting point for students needing to do research on dinosaurs. Find quick facts and dates, follow links to articles on fossils, the Mesozoic era, and reptiles, and click links to access some of the best dinosaur resources on the web.

Learn more about the economy through this informative lesson. "In this lesson, you will learn how the incentive program affects the personal choices you make in class. You will also analyze how economic incentives can affect behavior."

Consumers are faced with tough choices because so many innovative and exciting products and services are available. Therefore, engraining a decision-making process that includes considering of opportunity cost is necessary to shape...