This site has several lessons on regression, "Designed to help students visualize topics associated with lines of regression, given a set of data points." Go to the teacher notes to find the objectives and standards which apply.

[Free Registration/Login Required] After this lesson centered around the book Owl Moon, students will be able to identify words and phrases that suggest feelings and appeal to the senses.

This site offers a lesson plan designed to teach the concept of "marginal productivity" by having young scholars produce "textbooks" in a simulated factory. Directions, charts, and questions are provided.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Lessons on Houses, Furniture, Food and Clothing, a nonfiction book for children.

In this lesson, students will read a book about how a character perseveres when the task is difficult. They will identify the challenges and how the character overcame the challenges. These activities will show your students that that...

An in-depth set of lessons on voting. Topics covered include voting requirements, registering to vote, voting trends, voter self-education, setting up a polling station, and simulating an election polling site that coincides with a real...

A lesson on sustainability of urban farms in particular in New York City. Students learn how to apply sustainability principles to environmental problems. Students will look at the need for sustainable farming practices that maximize...

Follow links to comprehension lessons for Grades K-2 in both English and Spanish that focus on plot and story elements. Additional links are available in English and Spanish for Grades 3-5 Comprehension lessons on various genres and...

This is part 2 of a two-part lesson on understanding how speed changes when two objects collide. Students will conduct an experiment, collect data, and draw conclusions about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide....

This is a sample lesson on electromagnetism. It includes animated diagrams, interactive exercises, an audio option for reading the text, and comprehension questions throughout where students can type their answers or pick from...

"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.

Contains plans for four lessons using "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Remarque with an emphasis on its ironic conclusion. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites...

This lesson focuses on how human activities are impacting marine ecosystems. Includes handouts.

This is an introductory lesson on the concept of theme. Students choose two words that sum up the theme of the novel "So B. It" by Sarah Weeks. They then analyze a passage to find evidence of their choices and create a theme map. They...

Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Students study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...

This is a lesson plan for George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting An Elephant." It provides five detailed activities for use with the essay. Other links to parts of the lesson plan including an introduction, guiding...

You are a congressman on the first day of your job. What will your day be like? Follow how a congressional term begins and what needs to be accomplished to begin the new term in this lesson plan. Role play the different players in the...

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...

Lesson plan focuses on electricity use and energy consumption, while engaging students in a hands-on activity that helps them comprehend the effects of regulation and conserving energy resources.

In this instructional activity, students explore "real-life" resources that make use of literal equations (rewriting known formulas) to help make people's lives easier. Students will use Excel to design formulas that find a specific...

Young scholars will compare an informational text versus a narrative text about Earth Day. Included in this lesson are videos and pictures of the lesson in action, a printable Earth Day Venn Diagram, and a recycling activity.

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of students engaged in the lesson are provided, along with a...

Learners will conduct a short research project about a topic. This lesson focuses on how to find the information needed on their chosen topic.

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 lesson are videos showing the lesson in action, discussion...