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Career Stereotyping
Students learn about gender biases. In this careers lesson, students list possible careers with the gender associated with them. Students discuss gender biases and complete an activity where they find pictures in magazines...
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"Shapes" Dance Lesson Plan
Sixth graders create dances by manipulating shapes with their bodies.
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Locomotor License
Students participate in a simulation to practice motor skills and moving safely in the space they share with others.
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Say What? (A Murder Mystery)
Students practice their performance, expression, and logical thinking skills by asking questions and speaking in correct tones. They attempt to meet IEP requirements in these areas by presenting murder mystery clues using the appropriate...
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Collecting and Pressing Plants
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the study of native plants and classifying them according to a kind. They press them into a journal while identifying them according to species. Students compile the samples into a...
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Caring for Hair
Student explore the diverse ways that people care for their hair. In this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students interview hair-care providers to learn the hairstyles and hair care that they provide to their customers.
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Polling and Statistics
Learners investigate polling. For this statistics lesson, students collect data-on polling and graph their data on a coordinate plane. They identify biased and non-biased polling.
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February and Other Words with Tricky Spellings
In this February and other words with tricky spellings worksheet, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them. A list of more irregular words is included.
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Health and Safety
Young scholars analyze colors and the reasons they are used in preschool room setups. They examine preschool setups, safety procedures, and the immunizations required for preschool.
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Discovering the Linear Relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit
Learners discover the linear relationship between degrees Farenheit and degrees Celsius. They manually compute the slope and y-intercept of the line passing through points. They convert Celsius to Fahrenheit degrees.
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Adding Integers II
In this adding integers worksheet, students solve 10 problems, adding integers. Students may click on hint or check answer buttons. Page has links to additional resources.
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Addends with Spiffy
Students solve single variable equations. In this missing addend lesson, students solve problems with missing addends. Students create a function box to help study numerical reasoning.
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Determining the Age of Fossils
Students examine the concept of radioactive dating. In this radioactive dating activity, students investigate how to determine the ages of fossils and rocks as they learn about half-life radioactive decay.
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Concrete Poems
First graders listen to several poems containing shapes as well as selected concrete poems. They brainstorm a list of their favorite things and then come up with ten words that relate to the top five things chosen by the students. They...
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The Pony Song
Students sing "Three Little Pigs", the "Pony Song", and "The Animal Blues" in this elementary school music lesson. National and State Standards are addressed. Assessment rubric is included for grading and student evaluation.
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Working for Water
Students examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats lesson students view a video and plan a school restoration project.
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 15, 2010
Second graders complete a spelling activity to learn how to spell plural words. In this plural words lesson, 2nd graders complete an oral spelling activity with their teacher and then a worksheet to spell plural words.
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Prototype Production
Learners create a product out of concrete. In this concrete lesson plan, students also demonstrate safety when using the tools provided.
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Invisible Neighbors
First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.
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Toxic Waste
Students examine the problem of excess garbage in New York City and around the world. They answer questions about their personal garbage output, conduct Internet research on a scientific survey conducted in the South Pacific, and write a...
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Environmental Event: Earth Day Activities
Students identify solid waste and water pollution concerns. They discuss how to prevent water and air pollution as well. They describe any behaviors they have that would be considered environmentally irresponsible.
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Schools
First graders complete a unit of lessons on school and how schools have changed. They read a Laura Ingalls Wilder excerpt, view and discuss a Norman Rockwell painting, conduct an interview, construct a school map, and create an ABC book...
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Child Safety Brochure
Students explore child safety information and use this information to produce a child safety brochure. During this process, they will have a chance to gather, organize, summarize and write information about child safety.
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Writing Process
Fourth graders identify the benefits of using a field guide for nature observations. They then field trip to a natural setting to prepare for writing. They record their observations, and write a journal entry using the steps of the...