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Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders sing melodic sol-mi songs for teacher and student assessment. Emphasis is placed on drill and practice while developing melodic singing skills. Students evaluate performances and activities using pre-determined rubric...
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Push and Pull Factors: Tug O' War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners analyze the factors that led to migration in the 19th century including the forces that drew people to resettle as well as to return a place where they previously lived.
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Paperplane Flying Circus

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create paper airplanes. They compare and contrast the airplanes created in class and test them out. They adjust their airplanes until they all fly. They discuss the forces that allow flight to occur.
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The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students tour their school meeting all of the staff members and taking their pictures. They use the pictures to make cut outs that describe the person's job and other facts about them. They listen the Gingerbread Man, and retell the...
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Placing Plates

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the task of making a large hexagonal plate by putting together smaller ones. The lesson has detailed example problems for the teacher to use during direct instruction. The manipulative activities strengthen the...
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Bioglyphs

For Students 7th - 8th
For this bioglyphs worksheet, students create a bioglyph diagram for themselves using the provided symbols for distinguishing characteristics. An example is provided.
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Sculpture -Assemblage -Art of Mexico

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create imaginative creatures are called Alebrijes.
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ESTIMATION

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice estimating and counting and using a ruler to measure distance.
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Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson - Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use appropriate terminology to describe the instrumentation and style of a musical example. They identify common elements between musical styles and vocal styles.
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Youth Art Month Pins

For Teachers K - 6th
Students design and create pins advertising Youth Art Month and incorporating mini versions of famous prints.
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Anastasia-Dead or Alive

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an investigative activity that requires them to use precise observational skills. They observe a partner's ear recording pertinent data so that they can make a positive identification. They identify the teacher chosen...
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Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore free-motion machine quilting through three exercises. They enhance patterns, make their own patterns and stitch a realistic quilted drawing. Students create a color wheel and develop a variety of methods that enable them...
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The Easter Celebration

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read a short story about Easter. They recognize and point to pictures of the key words (egg, chicken, rabbit, basket, flower). They make an Easter basket and count how many chickens can fit inside. They also practice identifying...
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The Pink Pig

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the short /i/ sound in spoken words and the letter symbol in this activity. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the short /i/ sound. They then read the story "Liz is Six" and identify the words with the...
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Telephone Fun!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /f/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and identify the words containing the /f/ sound. Students trace and write the letter "F," and in pairs identify picture flash...
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Remember the Egg!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate how to see, describe and draw faint or subtle features on an object which is thought of by most people as having a smooth, featureless surface. The exercise is important to reinforce skills in making observations...
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Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Corps of Discovery. They explore a variety of websites and complete a WebQuest, analyze maps, and answer comprehension questions. Students also write journal entries and...
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Science: Rock On!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the traits of rocks and minerals in their local area. After creating a rock and mineral legend, they color maps based on their legends. Once students examine rock and mineral specimens, they draw pictures of them.
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Forces in Fluids

For Students 7th - 9th
In this forces in fluids worksheet, learners answer questions as they relate to forces in fluids. Students complete a chart about atmospheric pressure.
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Slimy cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the parts of a cell.  In this chemistry instructional activity students complete an activity in which they make as much slime as they want. 
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Get in Touch With Trees

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this five senses worksheet, students complete several activities that help them improve their sense of touch and learn about their environment.
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James McCune Smith: A Model of Resistance

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners discuss examples of resistance. In this anti-slavery instructional activity, students analyze a portrait of James McCune Smith and listen to a lecture about his life and involvement in abolition. Learners analyze his actions and...
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K-2 Valentine's Day Heart Purse

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students create purses for students to collect classroom Valentine's or treats in. In this Valentine's Day lesson, students create valentines purses out of the given materials to collect their valentine messages in.
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Breaking News English: Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

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