Third graders pick up plastic ants scattered on the floor. They take them back to their desks, count them, and add their totals to those of other students.

Students study the characteristics and basic needs of insects. They compare and describe similarities among insects. They examine the body structure, covering, and movement of insects and also, examine insect life cycles in this unit of...

Students create alphabet rubbings. In this visual arts lesson, students use sand paper and crayons to make alphabet rubbings. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.

Students listen to the story Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert, and try at least one new fruit or vegetable.

First graders identify a number that is one more or one less than a number up to one hundred and identify a mystery number. They also create a class graph that illustrates how many children are in each family, and answer questions about...

Students explore basic transportation vehicles, specifically air, land, and water vehicles, name six different modes of transportation, identify four different kinds of train cars, and three differences between two different modes of...

Students are read "The Rainbow Fish" and discuss characteristics of being a good friend. They create their own fish to show the qualities they discussed. They receive one scale to add to the fish.

Students review what a pattern is and they create a pattern on a fish. They are reminded that patterns do not change halfway through and they paint over it with watercolor paints. They display their fish on the walls.

Students experience an art project as a follow up to reading The Rainbow Fish.

Learners use estimation and pencil-paper calculations to help Jack and his mother solve a variety of life problems. They solve problems using various math operations, i.e., addition, subtraction, and measurement.

Students examine the change in the diversity of animals living in an area before and after development. In order to do this, students need to have access to an area near their school which is undeveloped. A good, "real life" lesson.

In this past simple verbs worksheet, learners match pictures with action verbs, complete sentences with past simple verbs, and write past simple verbs next to the regular verbs. Students complete 3 activities.

Fourth graders view slides on the SMART board of physical and behavioral adaptations of animals. For this animal adaptations lesson plan, 4th graders also view a video and match a physical adaptation with the animal it pertains to.

Second graders rotate through various centers designed to practice consumer math skills. They complete a task card at stations simulating consumer transactions that would take place at toy store, grocery store, restaurant or school store.

Students are introduced to the activity by writing some sentences with words in the wrong order. They are told that the patchworker needs help to get things in the right order. Students are asked to read the list of words on the...

In this algebra lesson, students analyze and play with a trimagic square. They play a game through addition and squaring and cubing. 

Students apply estimation strategies for problem-solving purposes. They become familiar with one aspect of a marine biologist's work.

Students explore the use of flow charts and cyclical diagrams. They discuss how to read the charts. Students produce a simple flow chart or diagram to explain a process. They investigate various methods used to present text.

Sixth graders read the book "Sir Cumference and Knights of the Round Table" to introduce them to the concept of Pi. As a class, they discover where Pi originated and define the terms circumference, radius and diameter. To end the...

Students use common household and classroom objects to generate static electricity and study its effects. They discuss the video Science Rock CD called Electricity, Electricity. The video explains many things about electricity.

Students watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Students are told that...

In this phonics instructional activity, students say the name of each of twelve pictures. They identify circle either the long i or short i symbol to tell which sound is in the picture.

In this combinations review worksheet, students answer 5 multi-step short answer questions involving combinations. Students then answer 15 questions regarding combinations, sequences, and terms. Students also answers 15 probability...

In this math applications worksheet, learners solve 6 varied problems that include estimation, money, basic operations, pictographs and geometry.