Imagination is one of the most important ingredients of a creative mind. Because imagination is at its peak in early childhood, educators can continually cultivate it among preschoolers. By allowing children to experiment with life...

Informative explanation from the United Nations about what children's rights are, the role that the U.N. is playing, and the current status of children's rights. (Published 1995)

Meet Molly, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about cooperation, resourcefulness, and World War II through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.

Report on a Japanese initiative to assess the issues that Asia must address in order to prosper in the twenty-first century and the role that Japan has to play. (November 1999)

Donkey Hodie and her pals are making art projects from materials found around Someplace Else. As they play and create their art projects, children practice collaboration, cooperation and perspective-taking. In the classroom, teachers can...

This is a resource for any teacher looking for some ideas to use to complement a unit on bugs. Scroll down for songs, center ideas, crafts, science discovery, math ideas, dramatic play ideas and much more!

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan asking students to use action cues while playing a game of Charades. Ideas for direct teaching, guided practice, and independent practice are included. Independent practice worksheets are...

Increase learning by encouraging students to interact with peers and teachers through interactive instruction strategies including debates, role playing, panels, brainstorming, and many more. Then click on some of the strategies to learn...

This lesson requires students to use the Internet to research the early life of Mark Twain and the influence of his childhood experiences on his writing. The lesson includes letter writing, reading, role playing, and working in a group...

The author of this article argues that character development must be taught in schools and that teachers must take steps to make sure students understand what perseverance, determination, empathy, responsibility, respect, and caring are....

This site hosts a series of descriptions for playground activities from around the world. The author wants to contribute to the social and emotional well-being of pupils through its resources on teaching children how to play.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks informational text explains how a student can be a good citizen at school. A question sheet with pictures is available to help young students build skills in reading comprehension.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient grouping strategy. Teachers will learn to motivate students with the "Pick a Card, Any Card" strategy. It explains how to use it to select parts for reading a play in class.

Play four games that require teamwork as you work with a partner.

Canada plays a significant role in the United Nations efforts to ensure human rights are respected globally. This webpage lists links to important official Canadian government documents that guide Canadian policy and cooperation in human...

In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this lesson will actively engage learners to subtract positive and negative integers. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding...

Surveys show that over the past 40 years fewer and fewer people trust each other. Why do friends become enemies and enemies become friends? Game theory can help explain our epidemic of distrust and how we can fix it. Play the game of...

In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this lesson will actively engage learners to represent decimals in different forms. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding how to...

This lesson will allow students to practice plotting points on a grid. Students will have an opportunity to play a coordinate game. This lesson is hands-on and allows for cooperative learning. This lesson plan was created as a result of...

This article takes a look at what risk-taking looks like in a preschool classroom.

Explore the effect of overcrowding on a population, and play a game that demonstrates what happens as a population loses its space. Investigate cooperation in social groups, the benefits of sharing food and what happens when the system...

Students able to throw and catch, and who are able to shoot and pass a basketball are ready to play "Zoo Parade Day." This activity requires students to work in different "centers" or stations throughout the gym and to demonstrate...

Children take turns being the "leader" and leading their partners through a series of locomotor movements. Includes safety tips, ideas for varying the activity, and other suggestions.

LessonPlanZ.com, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides a listing of drama-related lesson plans.