Students examine constellations. In this astronomy lesson, students study various constellations and identify five major constellations. They will construct a model of one of the constellations.

Students explore Impressionism and artists like Monet and Renoir. In this Impressionism lesson, students visit an Impressionism website and discuss the themes used in the art. Students select an Impressionist artist and research them....

Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. In this language lesson, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read chorally and...

Students explore space science by reviewing scientific vocabulary terms. In this planet identification lesson, students identify the nine planets in our solar system and discuss which ones could potentially harbor life at some point....

Learners examine blues music. In this music genres instructional activity, students discover details about the history of the musical genre and compositional techniques. Learners then compose melodies of their own with 12-bar blues chord...

Learners simplify complex radicals following a specific technique. For this math lesson, students simulate the process using several decks of cards. They explore real life applications of radicals.

Students explore the symbols and figures significant to the American culture in the five lessons of this unit. The U.S. flag in various versions, the Statue of Liberty, and the Lincoln Momorial are all covered in short segments in this...

Young scholars demonstrate knowledge of directions while moving to a rhythm as the teacher calls out directions and the count.

Third graders study maps. In this U.S. geography lesson plan, 3rd graders explore directions on a compass rose and use a map scale to determine distances between two points on a map. They listen to a lecture and use their own maps to...

Students orally retell the Yosemite Miwok legends and design accompanying artistic depictions. They discover the various storytelling elements, such as plot and theme.

Young scholars will read through a transcript. They then brainstorm words that demonstrate that people are talking. Students then rewrite the transcript report as a description of the actual conversation.

Students engage in a study about the planets and create a poster as one of the projects during the study. They create individual charts for mapping the solar system so the locations can be found in mock space missions to other planets.

In this literacy worksheet, students work to create a game board to use the words on this list. They should practice reading and spelling them.

In this reading worksheet, students learn to distinguish between the words "want" and "what" by reading a story about a super-ant. Students read or listen to the story and draw 7 cartoons to show events in the story. In each cartoon box...

Though lists can be full of interesting facts, they can be hard to remember, especially for tests. In this human behavior science fair project, you will learn about a memory technique called mnemonics (pronounced nuh-MAH-nicks). See if...

A mnemonic is an instructional strategy designed to help students improve their memory of important information. This technique connects new learning to prior knowledge through the use of visual and/or acoustic cues. The basic types of...

Contains plans for eight cross-curricular lessons that teach about memory and the brain using Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used...

This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words such as homophones and homonyms; it provides a video and two slideshows. The YouTube video shows humorous misrepresentatations of words. The first of the two slideshows defines terms and...

Test your visual recall memory by studying and reproducing from memory drawings of furnished rooms. Explore five mnemonic devices to find the memory aid that works best for you.

Video, with accompanying lyrics, features a quick mnemonic device for remembering the order of the U.S. presidents and how many terms each president served. Includes quick reference guide to the first ten presidents. [2:06]

Learn how to model a range of prewriting techniques and introduce several mnemonics to help students organize their writing.

In this lesson, you'll be reminded why spelling is important; a three-step strategy to follow when you edit your written work or the work of your peers; when to rely on the spell-checker and when to override it with your own good...

This lesson focuses on the correct usage of the words Lie or Lay and Sit or Set and an easy mnemonic technique to help them remember when to use each.

This lesson begins with a PowerPoint covering the 8 parts of speech. It is followed by a mnemonic poem to remember the 8 parts of speech. Then nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections each have a separate video...