Students investigate the 50 States Quarters Program. They use the state of Idaho as a basis for creating context for the lesson. The image on the coin becomes the subject. They differentiate between the reverse and obverse side of the...

Fifth graders explore poems of African Americans. They research a famous African American, write a report, create a timeline of events in African American history, create a map of the New World, and research Molly Walsh. After...

Students examine quotes and text passages related to the Holocaust. They generate a list of questions about the Holocaust and analyze a piece of writing based on the authorship of the work. They infer the meaning of a poem and determine...

Students explore the seasons and months of the year through literature, math, art and movement. They identify the month of their birthday and in which season it comes. Students name the four seasons and they memorize a poem to recite the...

Ninth graders read and discuss part 1 of The Odyssey and create a mind map and visual images to represent vocabulary. In this reading lesson plan, 9th graders are introduced to poetry, and the Hero Cycle.

Students study our third president, Thomas Jefferson through stories and poems. They investigate the attributes of a nickel.

Pupils write a five line poem describing themselves in Spanish. They finish the poem by publishing it on paper that is cut into a shape that helps identify them.

Students explore Abraham Lincoln through stories and poems. They also explore him being on the penny.

Student read both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures on thermometers. They covert the temperatures and write poems to show understanding.

Students study about the life, presidency, monument, and tribute of Franklin Delano Roosevelt through stories and poems. They study the attributes of a dime.

Students study the life of George Washington, his monument, and tributes to him through stories and poems. They study the attributes of a quarter.

Tenth graders explore, examine and study poetry within a variety of different strategies within this lesson. They review and discuss a diagram of the big picture of why it's importance to study, analyze and deconstruct poetry, so that...

Students examine the contributions of the author Gwendolyn Brooks. They create a journal, read and discuss poems by Brooks, write a poem about themselves, and create a timeline of their own lives.

Students explore the connections between Langson Hughes and blues music. In this African American culture lesson, students compare and contrast blues music with poetry and short stories by Langston Hughes.

Students create poetry and verse, using all 5 senses to paint a visual image of life in a Japanese-American internment camp.

Students investigate bioethical issues. In this bioethical issues lesson plan, students research gene cloning, imaging technologies, transplantation, and other bioethical issues. Students share their finding with their classmate and...

Young scholars explore the humane treatment of animals. In this character development and civic responsibility instructional activity, students define "hero" and brainstorm related attributes. Young scholars complete an action plan...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students reflect upon the lesson of tikkun olam as they read "First They Came for the Jews." Students plan and execute a tikkun olam project of their choosing...

Twelfth graders examine  local, state, and/or national animal welfare organization.  In this Social Studies instructional activity, 12th graders research their identified organization.  Students develop a planned...

Fifth graders read the book Grandpa's Mountain and discuss how land was taken away for "the good of the country". In this social studies lesson plan, 5th graders then create a newspaper, poster, poetry, interviews, surveys, or other...

First graders plan and create a model zoo depicting the natural habitats of animals. Their models include animals and a display of written factual information about the animals. Students present their project by conductig a tour of...

Fifth graders explore U.S. history by reading an award winning book about World War II. For this Japanese internment camp lesson, 5th graders read the book Under the Blood-Red Sun and discuss the entrapment of Japanese-Americans on our...

Challenge readers of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath to create a museum exhibit that uses artifacts to focus on one issue raised by the award winning story of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the Joads.

Feeling conflicted? Work out those issues with a language arts lesson on internal and external conflict. Using "The Interlopers" by Saki, class members identify the conflicts between the characters before writing their own short...