Students complete multi-curricular activities in a Halloween themed lesson. For this Halloween lesson, students examine newspaper ads to find prices of pumpkins and use them to complete a stem and leaf plot. Students find the diameter,...

In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery...

Students record their experiments or lessons using a video camera. For this technology lesson, students explain to the camera what they have learned. They watch these together to help reinforce a lesson.

Students create drawing that tell a story about a young girl's life in an internment camp. In this internment camp lesson plan, students hear stories and analyze photographs of internment camps and then create their own drawings.

In this word recognition lesson, students use a karaoke program to read and sing songs, enhancing their sight word recognition. Students preform these songs to each other. This could also be a fun way to introduce new...

Fifth graders investigate the Victorian era by participating in Victorian style activities.  In this World History lesson, 5th graders read about the traditions and customs of men and woman from the Victorian era and how the...

Student examine the basic characteristics of folklore. In this folklore lesson, students complete activities to identify two kinds of folk, folk groups, and folklife. Students list daily activities in their home, identify folk groups...

Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. For this folklife lesson, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may complete extension...

Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...

Students examine cultural traditions. In this cultural studies lesson, students conduct interviews and research online digital tools that allow them to discover their family's cultural traditions. Students prepare presentations using...

Students examine immigration. In this oral and social histories lesson, students analyze primary sources to research immigration history in their community. In this year-long research project, students participate in visual and...

Students investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls.  In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters....

Students read an article about the toy Zhu Zhu and answer comprehension questions about it. In this toy lesson plan, students also create an ad for a new toy that they invent in groups.

Students examine numbers used in the real world by reading newspapers.  In this number identification instructional activity, students explore popular newspapers and attempt to find numbers in prices, temperatures, dates, sports...

Students compare their desired portions with the actual serving size. In this lesson on serving size, students compare their desired portion of a given food with the actual serving size listed on the Nutritional Facts label.

Eleventh graders investigate Martin Luther King's decision to speak out against the war in Vietnam.  In this American History instructional activity, 11th graders read excerpts of MLK's speech.  Students examine why King made...

In this dialogue about holidays worksheet, students participate in a question and answer dialogue about holidays.

Young scholars compare the holidays celebrated in the Middle Ages to those celebrated in American culture today. In this cultural tradition instructional activity, students read Internet-linked articles about holidays of the Middle Ages....

Students take a closer look at war memorials. In this Vietnam lesson, students research the Vietnam War Memorial and then visit the memorial. As a culminating activity, students research other war memorials.

First graders identify symbols that represent the United States on a worksheet. For this United States symbols lesson plan, 1st graders identify 5 symbols on the sheet.

Young scholars investigate the role of Trench Warfare in World War I. In this World War I lesson plan, students read Christmas in the Trenches, 1914 and then discuss the conditions of war in trenches and how Christmas 1914 interrupted...

Students investigate the environmental costs of operating golf courses. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study golf course needs and green design options.

Learners take a closer look at youth crime. In this current events lesson, students research the listed Web sites that include information about British teen violence and poverty statistics in the nation. Learners then discuss how to...

Students go exploring Britain's beaches. In this geography lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about specific beach habitats and the history of cleaning those beaches.