How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...

"The goal of this lesson is to introduce the concepts of mean, median and mode and to develop understanding and familiarity with these ideas." This lesson is provided by Shodor Education Foundation.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students to identify similarities between two pictures.

In this lesson plan, students will identify lowercase letters of the alphabet, specifically: h, a, r, p.

Lesson explores the causes of the Civil War and the basic disagreements between North and South through the use of primary source documents, photographs, and census information. Includes two detailed student activities and resources for...

In this article, readers will learn how to develop a lesson plan that will include ELL students. This article highlights that effect lessons, that will inclusive of ELL students, will work to build background knowledge, provide explicit...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan helps students learn to identify an author's purpose.

[Free Registration/Login Required] With this lesson plan, teachers can help students increase their understanding of what they read through the use of key words that compare and contrast.

MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this activity, young students will learn about the importance of spokescharacters for companies. Then students will create own jingles and spokescharacters for...

In this lesson, 6th graders use details from a nonfiction article to create a visual representation and then, from that visual, provide evidence that demonstrates their understanding of the text. Includes samples of student work and lots...

This lesson is a great small group reading lesson that has a social studies connection. For this lesson, students will be comparing and contrasting schools from long ago and schools of today using informational texts. Included are...

You can add a phonemic awareness activity to your phonics lessons each day and it will only add a few extra minutes to your lessons. You also don't need to buy expensive manipulatives for your students to use. There are lots of low-cost...

During this Curious George STEM lesson, learners will explore the concepts of air and wind. Student will engage in a hands-on activity after watching a video excerpt from Curious George.

Intergrating dance into your social studies lesson on the Navajo culture will give your young scholars a glimpse into another way of life. They will use their knowledge of loom weaving, Native Americans, and creative dance to express...

In this lesson plan, young scholars explore the tradition of Pueblo "Listening dolls" and create their own version of this historical tradition. Also contains a rubric, extensions, and books to use as references.

A comprehensive six-part lesson plan that encourages students to study the concept of non-violence as it was practiced during the confrontation that took place in Birmingham in 1963. This led to the famous letter written by Dr. King in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students that a biography tells the story of a person's life.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students that fairy tales start with "Once upon a time" and have a happy ending.

Guide to Ernest J. Gaines' novel, A Lesson Before Dying, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and ten lesson plans with activities, homework assignments, project ideas and essay topics. A radio show, with...

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[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students that biographies tell stories about real people who are famous or important.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan and materials to teach kindergarten students that biographies tell stories about real people and give information about their lives.

Using squirrels as an example, students will understand that some animal groups' inherited traits enable them to adapt and spread into many environments. Included in this instructional activity are videos showing the instructional...

In this lesson, students use marbles of various sizes to see how collisions can transfer energy from one object to another. Resources include videos of the lesson in actions, examples of student work, and a lab worksheet for students.