Students create a PowerPoint presentation on school safety. They are required to have illustrations and transitions in their slideshow. They develop a safety test for their classmates.

Third graders explore biology by viewing a germ video in class. In this sanitation lesson, 3rd graders identify the importance of washing hands and complete several on-line germ safety activities. Students view a video in class titled...

Students engage in a lesson that is about finding the main idea of a passage of reading. They use a passage while focusing upon the words and defining vocabulary. The students work on fluency and then identify the main idea.

What a fun way to practice segmenting words into syllables! Engage learners by using their own names, spoken by Mico the puppet (or one of your favorites). Mico announces names slowly, syllable by syllable. If scholars have a...

In this research learning exercise, students answer multiple choice questions about different research items. Students complete 12 questions about the internet, different resources, and more.

Second graders discuss various ways in which landforms change over time. They, in groups, research and create a reference book about landform change including tsunamis, earthquakes, weathering, erosion and volcanic eruptions.

Students investigate the mixing of light. They form a hypotheses to reason why color changes occur and they write conclusions and ask new questions arising from the investigation. Students identify the primary and complementary colors of...

Second graders read the book Hole Mole and complete activities that teach them about Mexican culture. In this Holy Mole lesson plan, 2nd graders complete cooking, drawing, writing, and other activities.

Fifth graders analyze information about the thirteen colonies. Using the information, they can manipulate and identify a region in which the colony is located. As a class, they make generalizations about the various regions and time...

First graders explore language arts by participating in a bingo activity with classmates. In this irregular word lesson, 1st graders utilize index cards and game boards to participate in a game of Word Bingo. Students practice sounding...

Students are introduced to the concept of sounding out words while building word recognition skills. In this sounding out words lesson, students take turns sounding out words on index cards. Students sound out the words as fast as they...

First graders are introduced to silent letter words and practice their silent sound. In this silent letter words lesson, 1st graders take turns reading words with silent letters. Students sound out words and recognize the silent...

Students are introduced to contractions and their function as apostrophes. In this contraction lesson, students recall the word "it's" on the board. Students then sound out the word and recognize that he apostrophe is silent....

First graders play a word card game to study words with silent letters. In this word sounds lesson, 1st graders say the words on the cards as fast as possible. Students continue to shuffle the cards and practice saying the words.

Students explore language arts by participating in a word fluency activity. In this irregular word lesson, students discuss the sounds that are made from different words as they read them from flash cards. Students shuffle the flash...

Students practice saying the first sounds in words pre-selected by the teacher. In this initial sounds fluency lesson, students practice saying and elongating the initial sounds in words.

Students explore language fluency by identifying word segments. In this word structure lesson, students utilize words from their vocabulary lesson, dissect them into syllables and sound out their individual parts. Students participate in...

First graders study word endings. In this word endings activity, 1st graders study words that end in /s./ Students study various spelling changes for words that use an /s/ and say the words.

Students repeat the letter x sound following teacher modeling. In this phonics activity, students brainstorm words that begin with the /x/ sound and say the sound as the letter is pointed out among a set. Students continue recognition...

Students are introduced to the letter "A" and play a game to reinforce the printed and sound recognition of the letter "A."  In this letter "A" instructional activity, students observe the teacher model the letter card game....

In this story elements worksheet, students are instructed to read a Clifford book, then fill in graphic organizer "bones" with the title, setting, characters, problem, events and resolution.

Eleventh graders comprehend the 1920's. They analyze examples of art from 1920's to build an comprehension of the times. They are asked if art reflect or transcend the time in which it was created? Students discuss the common element...

Sixth graders study Ancient Greece. In this Ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders complete 16 lessons to learn about Ancient Greece. Students complete a quiz for assessment.

In this Language Arts instructional activity, students complete a chart and answer six questions about a nonfiction book. For example, students list three facts they found out from the book.