Students practice listening to math problems in a foreign language.  In this number sentence activity, students listen to the teacher ask them a question in a foreign language that has some type of number combination for an answer....

Students practice telling time using a foreign language.  In this time telling lesson, students listen to a teacher tell them the time in their target language as they translate it while writing.  Students utilize their new...

Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her.  In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party.  Students create a bulletin board...

Learners utilize a new language to discuss dates and birthdays.  For this foreign language lesson, students practice using vocabulary words from a target language to speak about birthdays and culture related to a specific student....

Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. For this complimenting lesson, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson afterwards and...

Students discuss the Constitution of the United States and its amendments, then apply this discussion by creating a "Who should Decide What?" list, based upon their ideas about whether controversial issues such as abortion and medical...

Have you ever checked your clothes to see how many nations created them? Pupils take a deeper look at international trade and the balance of payments nations have with one another. They use calculations, simulations, and primary sources...

Making time for collaboration, a key element in creating a professional learning community, is a challenge. Not only is the school's master schedule effected, but the schedules of families, community members, and even bus companies, are...

Students recognize different consumer products, found in and around the home, that have reactive or denaturing properties when used together. They explore chemical and physical properties of each product by identifying chemical formulas...

Students explore the nature of money and how foreign exchange rates work. They write reports based on their research.

In this math worksheet, students solve nine word problems using addition and subtraction. Students are encouraged to show their work.

Students explore the nature of money. They view how monetary systems evolved. They examine how different cultures value money and how foreign exchange rates work. Charting currency exchange rates begin.

Students tour the estates built by America's wealthiest visionaries during the years 1911-1929. They discuss the Age of Invention and the people associated with that age in US history.

Read a narrative describing various types of trade restrictions, and then engage in a debate about a new tariff. Critical thinkers will evaluate arguments to determine who benefits and who is hurt by the new tariff. Consider assigning...

Useful for history or economics classes, this presentation details the characteristics of mercantilism and its evolution into modern-day capitalism. The slides detail Adam's Smith criticism of mercantilism and how, rather than an...

Introduce your class to the often-mysterious world of Iran in this informative and engaging presentation. With political, social, and religious upheavals, Iran's recent history is a hot topic in recent news - as is its future. After this...

Studying ancient Greek culture, literature, and architecture is a great way to begin a unit on world cultures - or to start reading Antigone or other Greek dramas. Detailing the social aspects of ancient Greek life, this...

Second graders define the term culture and are exposed to a variety of cultures from around the world. They read books, play Native American games, develop a class book that examines their own culture and, after examining currencies from...

Students debate imposing tariffs on imported shoes. For this tariffs lesson, the class is divided into two groups: those that oppose a tariff on imported shoes, and those that support it. Groups read about each position, write position...

Young scholars practice discussing timely manners in a target language.  In this foreign language lesson, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often.  Young scholars create a timeline...

Students explore the meaning of the term global interdependence, why rich countries help poorer countries, and match types of international aid to their scenarios.

Students practice their listening comprehension by playing the "telephone" game.  In this foreign language lesson, students listen to a story read by a teacher in their target language and try to remember the details by writing 5...

Students create a scenario where they go on a date with another person and write a draft of their presentation in the form of a fashion show. In this scenario lesson plan, students do all of this in the foreign language they are studying.

Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson plan, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students...