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Going "Diggie" with Math Word Problems
Sixth graders create word problems. In this sixth grade mathematics activity, 6th graders use digital cameras to photograph interesting events around school and create word problems for their photographs that address the key concepts...
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Photojournalism: Documenting the Four Greatest Threats to Global Sustainability
High schoolers study global sustainability by viewing photos. In this environment lesson students work in groups and create their own photo gallery.
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Getting to Know You
Students demonstrate the concept of friendship. In this character education lesson, students read the book Best Friends and discuss what friendship means. Students create a picture book about their likes and dislikes.
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Physical Differences
Students examine physical differences amongst themselves. In this diversity instructional activity, students read the book We're Different, We're the Same. Students name things about their appearance that is different from the person...
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The Mosaic School
Students complete activities to learn about world cultures. In this multicultural instructional activity, students define the terms diversity, culture, and mosaic. Students research their family's country of origin and complete...
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Upon the Burning of Our House
Tenth graders read the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" and complete analysis activities. For this poetry analysis lesson, 10th graders read the poem and create original scenes summarizing the stanza.
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War and International Law:America’s Foreign Policy: A Brief History
Students discover the history of American foreign policy. For this foreign policy lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture that presents a brief history of American foreign policy. Students respond to...
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The First Thanksgiving
Students research the first Thanksgiving. In this first Thanksgiving lesson plan, students research the Internet about how the first Thanksgiving came about between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. They complete a KWL chart, and...
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Separate is Not Equal
Students use political cartoons and editorials to study Brown v. Board of Education. In this Brown v. Board of Education lesson, students read the background information on eight cartoons and editorials for a study on Brown v....
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 21
In this sentence completion worksheet, 4th graders fill in the blanks with 2 words for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 15
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences with one word. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Arthur's Thanksgiving
Learners investigate Thanksgiving by reading a children's book. In this holiday instructional activity, students read Arthur's Thanksgiving by Marc Brown and create a turkey fact book after reading an electronic encyclopedia....
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Wars and Conflicts
Students explore the concepts of war and conflict. In this research skills lesson, students use Internet and print sources to research the causes, effects, main events, and significant figures of selected wars.
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Terraqua Column
Sixth graders create a TerrAqua column. In this ecosystems lesson plan, 6th graders build a TerrAqua column to conduct investigations on how living things impact the ecosystem.
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Corporate Human Rights Policies
Students examine corporate human rights policies. In this business ethics lesson, students read articles and conduct research that allows them to respond to and discuss the provided business ethics questions.
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Race into Reading
Young scholars create a career exploration experience for elementary students. In this career exploration lesson, young scholars select a career field d to read about to elementary children. Students then present the Career Exploration...
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Discovering Leadership
Students identify positive leadership skills and apply them in everyday scenarios. In this leadership skills instructional activity, students examine the qualities of poor leaders and good leaders. Students create a leadership poster and...
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Problem Solving for Leaders
Students identify and explore ways leaders solve problems. In this leadership lesson, students use the FCCLA planning process to solve a given problem. Students report to the class the problem and their solution.
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Moving Out
Students determine their cost of living. In this determining their cost of living activity, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house. Students research the cost of...
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Design a Latin American Restaurant
Students investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American instructional activity, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of...
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Famous Americans
Learners create a wax museum of famous Americans. In this research skills instructional activity, students read biographies of selected Americans and conduct additional research. Learners dress as the famous Americans they...
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Nonviolent Protest Around the World
Twelfth graders complete research that exposes them to examples of nonviolent protest throughout the modern world. In this nonviolent protest research instructional activity, 12th graders discover information about signification...
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Is Modern Civilization Civilized?
Learners examine the concept of civility. In this modern civilization lesson, students study Gandhi's teaching about the attributes of civilized societies and discuss how they can contribute to fostering civilization in their own community.
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Early America
Learners explore what a leader represents. In this social science lesson, students discuss what the traits, qualities, or characteristics are of a leader. Learners also understand that leaders existed in America's past and in the present...