Seventh graders explore the various elements found in the advertisement of a dramatic experience. Playbills are created that reflect the plot without revealing the climax of the play. Costumes, set construction, and character description...

Students examine the culture of the Maasai pastoralist. They identify traditional aspects of their culture and describe how the roles of men and women vary in their society.

An engaging lesson which has elementary learners measure weight to the nearest pound and construct and interpret a bar graph! They measure length using non-standard units and determine area using square tiles. Pupils round their birth...

Use a worksheet to help learners identify the topic sentence and transitional words. They eliminate sentences that do not belong in the paragraph and name the pattern of organization used. Great for homework or extra credit.

A different-than-normal problem that allows learners to practice their reasoning to find an answer. The problem bases itself off a graph drawing of a store that needs to install security cameras. The challenge is to find which placement...

Students examine the role the river played in the settlement of towns in the basin. Student groups prepare an oral presentation on Milford Lake, Tuttle Creek Lake or Perry Lake.

Students research the past eras in history including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.  In this time scale lesson students take part in a lab that allows the students a better understanding of the timeline of...

Sixth graders use a map of Canada to label all provinces and territories as well as write information about each location. Using books, they read about each province and territory and write down adjectives describing them. They paint a...

Students examine science lab equipment and review the basic rules of laboratory skills.

In this cell phases worksheet, 7th graders study the phases of an onion cell. Students write the onion mitosis cell phases on the lines.

In these letter sounds worksheets, students study the various pictures in the worksheets and label each picture with its beginning letter sound of A, D, C, O, G, or L.

Students each create a small piece of a larger picture. When assembled the final piece match a photograph of a famous individual.

Students examine the feelings associated with segregation and then act out a scene based on those feelings.

Sixth graders explore the uses of herbal plants. They read the book Pharmacy in the Forest and discuss the vocabulary words that pertain to the structure of a plant. Students create a summary of what they have read and watch a video on...

In this gardening worksheet, students read about growing seeds indoors, then complete 4 short answer questions based on the passage.

Students list similarities and differences about their lives in comparison to the life of a child living in Accra, Ghana today. Students share what they think about the life of a child in Accra, Ghana.

Seventh graders participate in the building and racing of a vegetable and fruit race car.

Fifth graders utilize a map of the I&M Canal (imbedded in this plan), and perform a series of tasks. They calculate distance, find specific points of interest and solve a set of story problems about the canal.

Students systemically determine the concept that the waste items placed in a "yes" category are biodegradable and those in the "no" category are not. This activity is a motivating way to introduce a unit on wastes by having students use...

Students study fossils. In this fossils lesson, students discuss and study real fossils. Students color in pictures of fossils and their sections. Students then identify fossil picture parts and names. Students write definitions for...

Students, while extensively reviewing the vocabulary terms on the board, examine basic food groups along with their food labels to help maintain a healthy dies for proper health.

Students explore the concept of Manifest Destiny. In this Westward Movement instructional activity, students study why Americans emigrated west in the 1840s and 1850s. Students create interactive timelines, write exploration reports, and...

First graders construct a class picture graph and tally grid that show their favorite zoo animals. They discuss the information the graphs show and complete a personal graph based on the class example.

In this gasses, liquids and solids worksheet, students look at pictures, then write in boxes labeled with parts of the picture whether it is a solid, liquid or gas.