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Jane Goodall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about Jane Goodall and complete discussion questions after they read about her. For this Jane Goodall lesson plan, students discuss questions as a group or write answers individually.
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Alliteration

For Teachers 4th
In this alliteration worksheet, 4th graders write alliterations with their first names, find rhyming patterns in poems, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Repetition

For Teachers 4th
In this repetition worksheet, 4th graders make a word card for repetition, find repetition and other poetic devices in poems, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Rhyming Words

For Teachers 4th
In this rhyming words worksheet, 4th graders complete activities such as circling rhyming words, writing rhyming words, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Similes

For Teachers 4th
In this similes worksheet, 4th graders complete the similes and highlight similes in a poem. Students complete 4 activities on this worksheet.
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Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this metaphor worksheet, students make a "word card" with the word metaphor for their vocabulary bank, then determine whether statement from The Dragonslayer are similes or metaphors, 
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Independent Project Selection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write research proposals, conduct research and interviews and maintain a log of their work, and draft, revise, and edit final written projects to produce a finished research article.
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Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars map the ecoregions in Texas and illustrate the vegetation native to the region. They will use their maps to investigate why prehistoric hunter-gatherers might have decided to live in one area over another, such as the...
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Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss why hunter-gatherers might have favored certain areas in which to live. In pairs, they research specific regions to examine in depth. Students present their eco-region vegetation findings (in this case Central...
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Poetry Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students produce iMovies to share their thoughts of friendship along with poetry creations in this technology-based lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. The lesson includes a link to a "create a poem" site and requires computers...
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Drawing Birds

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss what they know about birds and share picture books. They read text on the page and discuss the question and draw the flying bird on their paper by having them look at the color drawing of the bird.
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Red Legs: A Drummer Boy of the Civil War

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify and interpret the life of a drummer boy during the Civil War as well as about a reenactment. Students listen to a fictionalized story or a Civil War reenactor and compare ot with the life of the drummer boy the story...
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Good and Bad Touches

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners evaluate whether certain physical actions constitute a "good touch" or a "bad touch". In this sensitive health lesson, students are read a book about types of touches, and then compare and contrast between good and bad types....
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Health Education: Tobacco Products

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze the dangers of using tobacco products. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders learn about the dangers of tobacco products as they watch a teacher-led puppet show and sing a new song.
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Where Do I Fit?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about career options and the role jobs have in community. For this career lesson, 4th graders complete a career exploration worksheet and study the local community jobs available. Students...
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a haiku and illustrate it on the computer. For this haiku lesson plan, students review the history of the haiku while they are outside and then write their own. Students then use a computer program to illustrate their poem.
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Navigating With Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students retrace the steps of European explorers to the New World and recreate the early exploration through online research and multimedia presentations. In this world history and technology lesson, students research early explorations...
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Patchwork Adventure Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore poetry by completing a worksheet.  In this poetry lesson plan, 3rd graders create a quilt using images students have drawn based on imagery.  Students practice using vocabulary from the poem "Adventures of...
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Diaries From the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find similarities and differences in two different diary entries. In this Holocaust history meets literary skills lesson plan, 6th graders read the diary of a soldier or prisoner from the the Auschwitz concentration camp...
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Do You Know Deborah Sampson?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply information about Deborah Sampson to create a Jeopardy type game. In this Deborah Sampson lesson, 5th graders read information text about the Revolutionary War Patriot before using the information to develop questions...
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Haiku Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write their own haiku poem after a lesson plan on the history and format of a haiku. In this poetry lesson plan, 3rd graders write a haiku with the correct lines and symbols.
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Reader's Workshop: Julius

For Teachers 1st
First graders use prior knowledge and reading strategies for the story (Julius).  In this reader's workshop lesson, 1st graders use elbow buddies to discuss parts of the story during guided reading.  Students review reading...
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A Feat of Daring with Lewis and Clark Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the exploration of the United States by participating in a class activity.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, 6th graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and participate in a game of...
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What Genre Am I?

For Teachers 1st
First graders differentiate between different pieces of literary genres by participating in a hands-on activity. This includes a student assessment sheet.

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