Students practice the click and drag technique on the computer as they match pictures of activities in the home, school, and community to the correct boxes. Then they will write about the activities.

Students create their own food chains on Kidspiration starting from the energy of the sun and what it creates. In this food chains lesson plan, students learn about how insects eat plants and so on.

Third graders identify the causes and effects of the story, "If You Give A Pig a Pancake" and "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie", by Laura Numeroff. They write a cause and effect story using Kidspiration.

Students draw a literacy response picture demonstrating knowledge and appropriate use of computer hardware components (monitor, mouse) using KidPix and Kidspiration software with a minimum of two different pictorial details on their...

Students complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...

A clever visual known as "Measurement Man" is used to relate the number of units used to measure an object. Fourth graders fill in blanks with the correct numbers to show how many cups in a pint, how many quarts in a gallon, and other...

First graders explore the practices and products of the two cultures. They build log cabins and teepees or Hogans, make costumes, use vocabulary and Native American symbols to write stories, create art products such as pinch pots and...

Second graders discuss the properties of the three states of matter, and then sort objects into the proper categories, solid, liquid, or gas.

Second graders read and study the unit on the United States of America and its symbols, 2nd graders then match symbols with the correct vocabulary word.

First graders identify the given math shape and then click and drag the shape name to the correct shape.

Second graders discuss different types of transportation and find pictures that would fit in these categories: land, air, and water. They will then write about their favorite type of transportation in each category.

Fourth graders practice vocabulary and parts of speech using chosen words from the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Students explain the classification of planets according to various criteria. They create charts illustrating comparative data.

Students create Inspiration webs using graphics or photographs that depict high and low points in their lives. This technology-based Language Arts lesson for the upper-elementary or middle-level classroom is excellent for improving...

Young journalists create newspapers of individual biomes after researching their biomes. This lesson plan can be completed in three phases and concludes with each person publishing their individual newspaper pages.

Students select pets from available graphics to represent pets they own. They categorize the pets according to those that live inside the home, pets that live outside and a pet they would like to own. They generate sentences about each.

Students observe their environment and write detailed, sensory-specific sentences about that environment. This lesson can be extended to include the creation of a personalized story or movie of the experience (student examples are...

How much do you know about the holidays around the world? Second graders put their knowledge to the test with a 14-day lesson about global celebrations. They read informational text, employ KWL charts, and compare and contrast the many...

Students examine and hypothesize about hard cooked and raw eggs before experimenting to see which one cracks more easily when dropped in a bucket. They open both eggs and compare them using a Venn diagram. They design a presentation...

Students read a story and respond.  In this caring and helping others lesson, students read Arthur's Halloween making predictions as they go.  Students write a report on caring, create a caring journal where they record how...

Students investigate environments and animals through the use of technology while on class field trips. The lesson is highly adaptable and can work with any field trip in many subject areas.

Learners examine family structures. In this family structure lesson plan, students discover things about their own families and those of their classmates. They make a chart as they discuss nature versus nurture, complete a worksheet...

Young scholars listen to stories and view video about penguins. In this penguins lesson, students research penguins in groups and present a report using their choice of technology or artwork presentation.

Students research the Titanic using fiction, nonfiction, images, and Internet based resources. They determine if it is appropriate to raise and save the Titanic and its artifacts before planning and writing an opinion piece which defends...