Students study the artist Wassily Kandinsky as well as his art and and music. In this art appreciation lesson, students view a variety of Kandinsky's work and circular color studies. Students relate the use of color to emotion...

Students work with the /sh/ digraph. They read and spell words that contain the phoneme /sh/. Students read Sh!Sh! Stop that Noise. They identify the words containing the phoneme /sh/ while reading the story. Students practice spelling...

Students explore the five food groups as well as the specific foods found in each of these groups.

Students listen to examples of fiddle music and violin music to determine the similarities and differences between the two musical forms. A video link is included in this introductory lesson to fiddle music (Part One of Two).

Students investigate the song of the "Oriental Festmarch" while listening to the march. They conduct research about the genre of the march in music. They answer some key questions in order to create the context for the lesson.

Pupils analyze the architecture of Louis I. Kahn. In this architecture analysis instructional activity, students analyze how a design is conceptualized and compare examples. Pupils complete image based discussion and two related...

Young scholars discover the history of the United States by examining the Great Migration.  In this U.S. History lesson, students research the immigration movement on the Internet and complete a worksheet about the large population...

Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. In this animal habitat lesson, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...

Fourth graders examine qualities of friendship. In this friendship lesson, 4th graders investigate responsible decisions and healthy relationships.  Students will role-play relationship situations.

Students use educational software about different dinosaurs to determine what group of dinosaurs each belongs in.

Students refine their usage of past simple or present perfect. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs and utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them gain practice with time signifiers.

Second graders complete story maps in order to retell stories to the class.

Fourth graders make studenT books to share with elementary students that teach a universal rule that obeys both conscience and authority.

Learners read and examine slides and lithographs of selected Hopper creations. They participate in teacher led discussions of these works of art and participate first hand as a commercial artist. They go out into their community,...

Students answer questions written by other teams about literature in an attempt to become "millionaires." In small groups they write a motivational introduction to their teams selected books, publish their questions as a HyperCard...

Students compose, notate, and evaluate their own rhythmic compositions using the song "Broccoli" for inspiration in this excellent elementary-level General Music lesson. Emphasis is placed upon four-measure patterns and the classic...

Students identify and explain geographic terms. They write descriptions of the terms. Students discuss landforms and draw pictures to illustrate them. Students compose and present oral reports about landforms.

Students explore the Alphabet and acquire basic English vocabulary through the exploration of art. They find the alphabet in a variety of visual art images the teacher provides for them. Students count, sort and categorize Alphabet...

Students discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short vocabulary...

Students study the effect that downloading has had on the music industry. As a class, students discuss what they know and do not know about the laws of music downloading. Small groups create a marketing plan to help reduce the amount...

Students explore the concept of communication. In this communication lesson, students create collages featuring their likes and dislikes. Students present the collages to their classmates. 

Ways to take advantage of children's natural curiousity to ensure that your next museum visit is a lively and engaging learning experience. Provides excellent question prompts, along with advice for tailoring a visit to suit your child's...

Students can brush up on their knowledge of the parts of speech when they do this lesson. This site contains a kinesthetic lesson plan that caters to children with all types of learning styles.

Learn how your computer can help you write a book report, from the outline to the final draft.