Students read about water, waves and the sea. They experiment with the action of water by pouring water into baking pans and watching how it moves. They build and examine a 'wave bottle' by adding colored water and vegetable oil to a...

Pupils research information about Hank Williams using the internet. Using the lyrics from his songs, they interpret the poetry used. They work together and individually to write their own poems and interpret them.

Fourth graders create a PowerPoint presentation comparing a "Grabless Conclusion" to a "Monumental Conclusion", using picture books.

Students discuss what it means to be responsible. As a class, they brainstorm a list of how they are responsible in their daily lives. In groups, they read the story of Liliuokalani and locate Hawai'i on a map. They discuss the...

Students add and subtract fractions and multiply and divide fractions using pattern blocks.

Students do research about the Canadian government and become aware of all the resources available to them.

Middle schoolers investigate the concept of a market. They produce a dramatization to simulate the daily activities found inside. Students ask questions about the price, location, and use of items. The acting strengthens communication...

In this language arts worksheet, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word. Students...

In this ESL instructional activity, students complete exercises on five pages. All the English questions pertain to weather and tourism in the students' home countries.

Students are introduced to the parts of the heart and the flow of blood through the heart.

Learners practice using new vocabulary while using adjectives to describe people and feelings. They watch and participate in demonstrations on how to pronuciate certain words. They also complete writing assignments in Spanish.

Students use the dictionary and thesaurus and are able to explain a definition in their own words.

Young scholars research how individual Canadians have contributed to Canada and do a presentation.

Fifth graders sit in a circle and are given geometric attributes, i.e. four equal sides, etc. They run around the circle when a shape is called that corrolates to their attributes. They try to tag other students also running around the...

Students draw a time line on graph paper on a scale of one square to every five years beginning in 1770 and ending at 2000. They place historic events and inventions in their correct time period on the time line, and add their birthday...

Students examine artwork by artist Ernst Herter. They discuss what the art means to them. They create a collage to represent a poem of their chosing. They discover how literature is used as an inspiration for art.

Students raise public awareness of a specified organization. They discuss their favorite jingles slogans or sayings associated with a company. In groups, students create and perform an advertisement for the entire class. Students...

Students engage in a lesson about the a proposal for a sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. They write a letter to the President of The United States in opposition to the proposal based upon classroom activities and research.

Students explore heart rates. They record pulse rates, predict which exercises cause a faster heart rate, make a chart, and graph the results. Students write an essay using the data to support their predictions. They write a hypothesis...

Students investigate the writings of Thoreau in order to better comprehend his impact on American Literature and unique writing style. Working to evaluate the different pieces of writing, they read the essays in order to create their own...

Students investigate the concept of Haitian Creole. They first fill out a worksheet asking for prior knowledge. Then students compare and contrast the languages of English, French, and Haitian Creole. They define Creole and discuss its...

Students examine the letter 'a'. Through instruction and modeling and a variety of practice activities, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue twisters, read stories and use letterboxes...

Young scholars practice recognizing and sounding out the letter S. They listen to the alphabet song, "Sea Shell," by Amy Lowell, and view a large picture of a snake in the shape of the letter S. Each student points out other objects...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter I. Students then view flash cards and identify the pictures containing the short /i/...