A class discussion on reference materials opens up a lesson plan on how to use these important resources. They discover that dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses are called word reference resources, and they practice using them. The...

Students count to five. They use two blindfolds and a bean bag. One child is blindfolded. The other children sit close together in a circle on the floor. Spin the blindfolded person around three times, then release. The children clap...

In this mathematics activity, 5th graders shade parts of a pie circle to illustrate the fraction given for each. Then they write the equivalent fractions for each and split them in half. Students also identify how many pieces each is...

Students practice using the letter "L." For this letter "L" lesson, students complete a worksheet (not included) on which they identify pictures of items that begin with the letter "L."

Students examine the story Mary Had a Little Lamb. For this language arts lesson, students discuss the story and read companion poems. Students identify the rhyming words in the story. Students discuss lambs and sheep.

Here is a language arts lesson that can be used with virtually any grade level. The only thing that changes is the reading level of the books. Learners compare and contrast different heroes and the characteristics they hold. They use a...

While just a simple exploration of fractions, this lesson comes with resources to make it a richer experience. Third graders identify fractions, complete worksheets, and use KidPix to make their own fraction pizzas.

Teach your young adventurers about boating basics, such as boating terminology, knots, key aspects of the boat, and how to determine a boat's capacity. This resource is a good way to get started on learning how to water ski. There are...

In this fractions worksheet, students complete several activities that help them learn fractions. Students identify fractions of 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4.

Students explore the concept of graphing figures from equations. For this graphing lesson, students use Microsoft Math to graph figures from equations and write equations from graphed figures.

First graders identify a whole and the fractions 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 using pizza. This is a very nice lesson, in that not only do students practice their fractions, they also get to eat the pizza at the end of the lesson!

Students analyze and identify visual symbols in everyday life and during a museum visit. In this visual symbol instructional activity, students study associated vocabulary such as analyze and interpret. They find and note attention...

As part of an activity to identify odd and even numbers, learners use monsters to explore this concept. This would be a great activity to use before Halloween in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. There are five questions.

Students identify a map of the United States. In this United States map lesson, students study a map of the United States and find various locations on the map. Students then locate and list the state that touches their state.

In this comprehension worksheet, students read about the making of a computer: circuit boards, hard drives, monitors and plastic housings. Students then answer 3 multiples choice questions.

Seventh graders measure surface area. In this geometry lesson, 7th graders find the surface area of various geometrical shapes. Using a computer program, students compute the area of 2-D and 3-D shapes.  Students use...

Students identify basic shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, circle), create shapes with different body parts, and create shapes at various levels (high, low)

Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).

In this online fractional parts worksheet, third graders read descriptions of fractions and choose the corresponding pictures, color fractional parts, identify shaded parts, draw lines to show fractions, and draw lines of symmetry....

Shapes in art, shapes in stories, shapes in the environment, shapes all around. A multi-part lesson that includes looking at the artist Paul Klee's work, reading books about shapes, taking a walk in the neighborhood and identifying...

Students demonstrate how to alphabetize animal names. In this word study lesson, students identify animals that live on the farm and conduct a favorite farm animal survey. Students order animal pictures in alphabetical order.

In this shapes instructional activity, learners complete 5 different figures with various given shapes. First, they identify each shape illustrated. Then, students color and decorate each shape. Finally, learners cut out and paste the...

Young scholars investigate and explore common objects to discover and identify their parts. They also are encouraged to discuss the need for specific parts and what happens when a part is missing from the whole.

Students make simple plankton nets and use them to collect and identify common forms of plankton. They identify and interpret plankton, as seen under a microscope, whether there was more zooplankton or phytoplankton. Finally, students...