Students review the structure of government in Mexico and discuss how it is different than the United States. Using artifacts, they must label and identify the city or state in which the artifact originated. They use the artifact clues...

Middle schoolers identify the major components of the cell and their functions. They compare and contrast the major components and functions of animal and plant cells

Students explore folktales. They create artwork that represents the setting, charactes, and key events of the story. Working collaboratively, students assemble their own artwork to create a class mural. Working collaboratively,...

Students discuss communities and why rules are important. In this community lesson plan, students compare and contrast communities with and without rules and play with parachutes and balls.

Students compare and contrast various species of birds. After participating in a brief discussion of the characteristics of birds, they view birds in their natural habitat and in pictures with a focus on the similarities and differences...

In this recognizing fractions worksheet, students observe explanations and examples of pie charts and bars and use them to color, write the fraction of the shaded part, and draw and color pie charts. They will solve thirty-two problems.

Fourth graders discover the country of Iceland. They investigate Iceland's history, culture, and geography using hands-on materials. They engage in a multi-day lesson. Each day focuses on a different aspect of Iceland. A most-impressive...

Arthropods are the stars of a fine science lesson. Learners look at the diversity, characteristics, adaptations, and important roles that these insects play in the Sonoran Desert environment. A terrific document called "Amazing...

Students locate Africa and share their knowledge of the continent, then read a news article about Oprah Winfrey building a school in South Africa. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...

A phenomenal lesson on sound is here for your third graders! In it, learners engage in hands-on activities, watch video, take part in Internet activities, and complete tasks in cooperative groups in order to explore the world of sound...

The identification of proper adjectives is the focus of this language arts learning exercise. Learners identify proper adjectives in four phrases, then place a proper adjective of their choice in three other sentences.

Drafting a strong first sentence for a summary is an important step. Writers can use the formula presented on this handout to get started. The resource lists three steps to put together a strong topic sentence, as well as tips and hints...

Some Spanish learners believe the subjunctive is frightening. Help eradicate that fear by going into depth on when to use the present subjunctive. There are many different situations in which the subjunctive is used described here. You...

Pupils name the basic body parts of an insect.

Young scholars investigate the symbols utilized to form an email address. The lesson was originally written for librarians who have had little or no net experience.

Students label and describe functions of main parts of the eye, and explore the eye by using the eye model.

Sixth graders engage in a activity that explores the conversion process of fractions, decimals, and percents in relationship to their values to each other. Students demonstrate how to convert numbers interchangeably between fractions,...

Students identify subjects and verbs in sentences and identify subject-verb agreement. They view a Power Point and define singular and plural in relation to subject-verb agreement and review rules to demonstrate their understanding of...

In this classroom applications of fieldwork basics worksheet, middle schoolers label 5 questions according to the type each one is and create 5 of their own fact-based and open-ended questions that may be used for interviewing purposes.

Students study the life of Malcolm X. In this autobiography instructional activity, students read The Autobiography of Malcolm X, investigate and evaluate the time period of his life, and write an essay based on their reflections...

Students participate in lessons that focus on reading and writing skills. They work on punctuation in sentences with book titles present and not present. The lesson plan has a scaffolding section for ESL. This strategy is usually...

Fifth graders name numbers through the hundred millions place and demonstrate where to correctly place the commas. Using a car place value line, they park cars with numbers on them in the correct place value spot. Students also read...

Fifth graders participate in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of telling the differences between a fraction, decimal, and percent. There is a good example of conversion in the lesson plan.

Students compare and contrast two dimensional polygons and three dimentional nets by examining the differences in drawings. They create three dimensional shapes and label the faces, edges, and vertices. After creating the shapes, they...