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High Frequency Word Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a word scavenger hunt. They practice saying and identifying letters. They work together to help each other.
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The Fraction Race

For Teachers 3rd
The students participate in a game involving a hula hoop and basketballs. After each student participates in the activity, they write their game score in fraction form using the points they earned over the points possible.
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Early American Quilt Patterns

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the history and purpose of quilts in early America. They create and name their own unique quilt blocks. Students combine their quilt blocks with other students in the class to create a class quilt.
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Word Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the parts of a sentence while working on their locomotor skills. Students, in teams, race to words on index cards. The team collecting enough cards to create a complete sentence wins. Additional variations on the...
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The Bones of the Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize the bones that make up the human body. They become more aware of the human body. Students experiment with this concept with a variety of items. They also work on this concept with dribbling a ball.
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Box of Mystery

For Teachers All
Students are given a box and wrapping paper and are asked to decorate it in a style that is original and creative. The project could be used for content area learning if adapted to include curriculum content. The lesson plan is designed...
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Challenge Courses

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students engage in and invent a variety of organized outdoor play activities to encourage cooperation and motor development. In this outdoor activities lesson, students are divided into three groups and organized in lines. Students play...
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Crosby Rush

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students develop their striking skills by trying to score a hockey goal. In this striking skills lesson, students use hockey sticks and small balls to practice scoring a goal.
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Autobiographical Writing About Memories

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Pupils reflect on fall memories in preparation for creating an autobiographical composition. In this composition activity, students explore how many writers use the changing seasons, fall in particular, to describe a character's...
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Catching and Throwing Circuit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice their catching and throwing skills. In this physical education lesson, students participate in a circuit activity that requires them to catch and throw using a variety of equipment.
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Pass it Around

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students participate in body awareness activities by lying in a large circle and passing a ball. In this body awareness instructional activity, students lie in a large circle and pass a ball in multiple fashions to improve their motor...
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Beat the Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students play a cooperative game.  In this health and fitness lesson, students organize a ball game and keep score. Students get into groups and try to make it to around all bases.
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Emotion

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this psychology learning exercise, students complete 5 short answer questions on neural pathways of emotion. They explain what aspect of emotion is similar across all cultures.
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Measurement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete measurement problems where they use powers of ten, read metric measurement tools, estimate measurements, and more. In this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders complete 10 problems.
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Out and About: Railways

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore British Railway history. In this railway lesson plan, students may visit the Natural Railway Museum, the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, or Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway online or in-person to...
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Spell Craze

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice dribbling as the class spells words from a chart or board.
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Spark Activity: Snakes and Lizards

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are divided into 2 groups: "snakes" and "lizards." Lizards move about the room in a way designated by the teacher, while snakes remain on their "rock" holding a given object and perform a balancing movement. Lizards guess what...
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Seeing and Hearing Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study the animal senses. In this animal senses instructional activity, students act out animal movements and make animal sounds. They use "see and hear" cards to play a game in which they find another child with a either "make a...
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Sharks and Minnows

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students get an opportunity to practice and refine their dribbling skills in a game situation
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Liquid Crystal IR Detector

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with one method of detecting infrared radiation. They simulate the detection of infrared radiation using a liquid crystal sheet.
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High-Five Curl-Ups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice curl-ups in cooperative groups.
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Triangle Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills in small groups.
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Tick-Tock: Biological Clock

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete several activities that stimulate their assessment of time. They consider the term 'biological clock' and how animals in the wild depend on their own internal clocks for survival.
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Bean Bag Fitness Fun

For Teachers K - 5th
Students move a bean bag in a variety of activities aimed at increasing flexibility.

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