High schoolers discuss natural disasters, global community and address Students concerns and worries. They review thoughts about the tsunami written by high schoolers logging onto the Newsround website and determine which statements...

Students examine how to choose books to read on their own and how to participate in reading discussions. They practice the two finger rule for choosing an independent reading book and how to look at the book's topic for personal...

Young scholars identify days, dates, and month on a calendar. In this calendar lesson, students use a blank calendar page and fill in the days of the month. Young scholars recall what they learned on specific days and record that...

Students take photos of objects and write an equation. In this equations with photos lesson, students take pictures of objects around the school that have the shape of mathematical items learned in class. Students also draw in an x-axis...

Students read about settlers in Kansas and the adaptations they made in order to build different kinds of houses. For this Kansas settlers lesson plan, students participate in choral reading and retell information they learn.

Students read books, learn about the letter i, and eat raisins that represent ants all to learn about insects. In this insects lesson plan, students also observe an ant farm and play follow the leader.

Young scholars evaluate their learning about philanthropy and the service project by completing a written reflection on their experience. The reflection will not be just a recap but a looking back to identify with "new eyes" those...

Fifth graders participate in a series of hands-on, Web-based activities and video-based activities to extend their learning of Forces and Motion.

In this ESL worksheet, students answer 10 questions about themselves. For example, "Why do you want to learn English?" and "What is your first language?"

Fifth graders learn about the Lugo Era and how they lived by creating some materials that were used during that time. In this Lugo Era instructional activity, 5th graders use crafts to create items used during that era. They also learn...

Students explore ways to prevent poverty. In this philanthropy lesson, students read the stories Beatrice's Goat and Give a Goat and construct a Venn diagram comparing the two stories. Students discuss how to conserve resources to...

Students use an interactive website to complete a wilderness trail adventure where they learn about Native cultures, voyagers, and the Canadian fur trade. In this interactive history lesson, students visit the wilderness classroom...

Students explore the functions of technology tools. In this technology lesson, students learn how to appropriately use digital cameras and upload pictures to computers. Students also investigate how to use Windows Movie Maker in order to...

Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, learners choose a word and sound it...

Fourth graders complete a webquest about Maryland's historical sites. In this Maryland lesson plan, 4th graders explore the internet to learn about important, sites, history, people, and more.

Students explain and learn the practical application of standard deviation. They compare cities in the U.S. and discover whether cities closer to the ocean have more consistent temperatures. Useful resources are given.

Students explain what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed.

Students explain that most plants usually reproduce sexually. They learn the parts of the flower and the process of sexual reproduction in plants.

Second graders identify types of roots and their purposes and observe and document root growth. students observe their roots once a week and measure them to see if there has been any change. Each student keeps a written log of the...

Learners investigate how trees produce their own food. They examine chlorophyll cells with a microscope, analyze a cross section of a log, determine how old the tree was, simulate the distance of the roots, and create a play.

Fourth graders develop problem solving skills while learning to measure an athletic track. The focus upon logic and reasoning is helpful for all types of science and math calculations.

Fourth graders work in groups in order to motivate one another to develop reading comprehension and literacy skills. The skills are built through the sharing of fine literature. They maintain a reading log to keep accountable for the...

Seventh graders Name and locate the major internal organs of the human body and the frog. Students virtually dissect a frog and compare organs to the human organs. Students draw illustrations of their learnings.

Learners are involved in a cooperative learning environment that analyzes fractions, ratios to time and distance, equivalent fractions and numerical relationships and expressions in quantitative problems. They take notes, relate...