Graphing doesn't need to be tedious!  When pupils understand key features and transformations, graphing becomes efficient. This lesson plan connects transformations to the vertex form of a quadratic equation. 

As part of a study of how writers structure their text so that readers understand events, class members do a close reading of "Is It Lawful to Make Slaves of Others Against Their Will?" a chapter in Aronson and Budhos' Sugar Changed the...

Make multiplication of decimals easier by applying the distributive property. Pupils investigate how they can use the distributive property to multiply decimals. After learning the strategy, they work on some practice problems at...

Why is reading important? As part of the mid-unit assessment, scholars read, summarize, and analyze an article about the importance of reading. Additionally, they continue their discussion about whether their rules to live by should be a...

In this story connections worksheet, students learn about making connections between things that happen in a story. Students pick out a book, write the title and author, and then draw a picture of the main character in the story and a...

Students study the environmental factors that affect food systems and choices. In this food systems and health lesson, students study global and national information about obesity. Students study photos and captions about the topic....

Students explore writing techniques by comparing fiction vs. non-fiction. In this literature analysis lesson plan, students read stories from Aesop's Fables and compare the themes and characters to stories from their own life. Students...

Second graders connect reading to writing by making predictions, completing text to world connections, solving problems, and more. In this reading and writing lesson plan, 2nd graders draw conclusions after reading and write them down.

Students explore nonfiction texts. For this language arts lesson, students read a nonfiction text and make predictions. Students identify facts and opinions in the text and draw conclusions as they read.

In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's and eventually making a turkey. Students complete the alphabet from a to z.

In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students complete the alphabet a to z and make a turkey.

For this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of Santa.

In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of Santa.

In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a hippopotamus.

For this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a crab.

In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a chicken.

For this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a chicken.

In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a hippopotamus.

In this connect the dots worksheet, learners connect the dots by following their abc's. Students go through the entire alphabet a to z to make a picture of a crab.

Students participate in simulation as they examine vegetation in a square meter land plot. Students construct charts and a key to make predicitons about other land plots.

First graders predict what will happen in different parts of the story Koala Louby Mem Fox. In this predictions lesson plan, 1st graders say and write their predictions.

Second graders discover what magnets can do. In this magnet lesson students make predictions about magnets. They experiment with the magnets and record their data on a chart.

Students make predictions about the book The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg by doing a picture walk. In this comprehension lesson plan, students read the book, see if their predictions were right, and draw pictures of their own.

Third graders manage money. In this money math lesson, 3rd graders read Pigs Will be Pigs. Students then use manipulatives to practice adding monetary amounts and making change. Students also practice working with money on selected...