Students examine the role Martin Luther King Jr. played in America's history and what life was like in the 1960's. They watch and discuss an online video about the childhood of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the holiday enacted in his...

Students consider the implications of prejudice. In this segregation instructional activity, students experience a simulation that has school staff favoring students with blue eyes. Students discuss the simulation experience, watch "The...

First graders review the Pledge of Allegiance and symbols of America. Students discuss the sequence used to say the Pledge of Allegiance. They practice reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Students view symbols of things they know and...

Middle schoolers examine whales and how they migrate.  In this whale lesson students research whales and their migration patterns.

In this color words learning exercise, students learn the color words of blue, yellow, red, and purple. Students write the color words from the word bubble into the corresponding blocks. Students then color the pictures of the wagon,...

Students identify the painter Picasso as a famous Spanish cultural figure, name at least one of Picasso's painting styles and describe aspects of Picasso's Blue Period. They create their own Blue Period inspired work of art.

Students create different values and intensities of color. They choose a hue and paint the complementary color circle. They create a tint and a shade from the original hue. They complete the Gradations of Intensity worksheet to...

Students experiment with the effects of color and light as they are exposed to the basics of working with stained glass: cutting, assembly, soldering and finishing.

Students use information about the Union and Confederate troops to create a bar graph.  In this graphing lesson, students graph troop information on a bar graph, color coding the information.  Students then find the differences...

Work on punctuation such as placing quotation marks around direct quotes, and inserting commas to set off a quotation. The lesson includes a printable activity sheet and additional practice sentences.

In this September worksheet, young scholars follow 10 steps and color in the illustrations according to the directions. Students choose colors based on their opinions about the month of September.

Students gain the knowledge of how to create color/s. This is relevant in their lives as they will forever be exposed to color and learning to identify how color is created.

Second graders categorize fish crackers into groups by color and compare the two groups using the symbols <, =, and >. They use concrete objects to solve number sentences with equalities and inequalities.

Students compare colors. In this color lesson plan, students determine which colors are primary and which are secondary. Students investigate rainbows and create a piece of art organizing colors as they appear in a rainbow.

Students identify and discuss key factors that determine how effective color camouflage is in certain habitats.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and study light. 

Students create art in the style of Piet Mondrian. They review works by Mondrian, identify primary and secondary colors and then use construction paper, cut strips of paper and paint to create a piece of art that incorporates geometric...

Students explore geometric vocabulary through creation of shapes on a geoboard. They present design attributes, transfer of design, and color-coding components mix to create a fun and exciting lesson that stretches student thinking.

Students examine different types of ocean life. They classify sea shells and role play in the ocean center. They color and write about their experience in the ocean center and share their experiences with their classmates.

Students create "Mondrian style" paintings in this 4th through 12th grade Art lesson. Emphasis is placed upon learning the styles and art techniques of Piet Mondrian and abstract art. The lesson includes a link to an interactive art...

Students examine a painting.  In this shapes and puzzle lesson, students view Guston's painting Blue Water and identify the colors, shapes and recognizable forms.  Students work in groups to put together puzzle pieces of the...

Students explore materials and experiment with stencil process. Students study positive verses negative shape. They experiment with color planning and learn what happens when colors overlap. They work with personal symbols and/or...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound represented by the /ay/ correspondence. They spell different words containing the /ay/ correspondence using letter manipulatives, and identify words they hear the...

Students work in small groups to organize stars into different categories. They consider size, luminosity, color and temperature, organize the groups and ten report their categories to the class.

In this reading worksheet, students respond to the book Freight Trains by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students cut out the colored picture of 8 train cars depicted in the book. Students put them in order, lining them up...