Ninth graders evaluate primary source documents from the Korean Civil War to compare and contrast them to different countries. They identify the boundaries of the Korean Civil War and work in groups to investigate the story of a Korean...

Learners participate in a theme study while teaching primary students basic skills according to Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals in Reading, Math, and Writing. The instructional activity is concerned primarily with the concept of...

Seventh graders study the engineering projects that the US Army Corps of Engineers initiated during the development of Texas. They examine primary source documents that are in digital and print form, and identify US Army Corp of Engineer...

Students read primary documents to launch a discussion about the role of American women throughout the 1970s-1980s.

Fifth graders identify their personal interests and behavioral choices. They explore how these choices affect school and family situations. Consequences of their choices are examined.

Students analyze primary source documents. They evaluate how well the requirements for voting and holding office in the 1776 Maryland Constitution reflect democratic values.

Pupils explore the concept of geometric symmetry. In this geometric symmetry lesson, students walk around their school and take pictures of objects that demonstrate symmetry. Pupils use Microsoft Paint to draw the lines of symmetry on...

Students examine how artists (painters or cartoonists) use artwork as a means of disseminating a political point of view in this lesson that uses primary source documents and examples of political cartoons.

Students research and discuss the various ceramic techniques foudn throughout China's history using primary source documents and internet resources. This lesson plan emphasizes small learning groups.

Students practice layering colors while creating three distinct backgrounds using the educational software TealPaint in this High School Art and Technology lesson. A slideshow, a quiz, and a color PowerPoint Slide show are included.

Students analyze primary sources about black soldiers in the American Revolution. They apply independent conclusions to create a piece of historical fiction. Students come to understand that as soldiers, scouts, or spies,...

Students investigate the concept of foot soldiers with oral history. They are provided with primary and secondary resources. Students differentiate the terms of oral history versus the written record of history. They have class...

Students discover the proper way to care for their computers at school. As a class, they use the Internet to view a website on how to care for pets and relate it to their classroom computer. To end the lesson, they are given different...

Students observe a Powerpoint presentation describing troubleshooting procedures for school technology. In the presentation, they discover how to uncover problems with hardware and software. Among the procedures addressed are adding...

Students discuss the policies of race relations of five presidents. They analyze primary documents to comprehend the various views and actions of five Presidents in regards to race relations. Students evaluate the influence of...

Students participate in various activities through the school week involving the high-frequency words on their word wall in order to increase familiarity with reading and spelling the selected words. In this word wall lesson, students...

Eighth graders explore the question "What Counts as History?"  In this Philosophy activity, 8th graders pretend that they are going to interview a historian.  Students read a primary source and answer the questions that follow.

In this cursive letter H worksheet, students learn to form upper case letter H. Students analyze the sample letters and then practice on the primary lines. The title says this is D'Nealian style but it is not.

In this cursive letter T worksheet, students learn to form lower case cursive D'Nealian letter T. Students analyze the examples before practicing on the primary lines. There is no tracing.

In this cursive learning exercise, students learn to form upper case cursive letter V. Students analyze the examples and then practice on the primary lines. There is no tracing. Note: Despite the title, this is not D'Nealian style.

Who was Walt Whitman, and what link does he have to president Abraham Lincoln?  After Lincoln's assassination, Whitman wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" This poem and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" are the focus of...

Learners select one of the ideas for a science project reflecting their knowledge about coal. They then choose a catchy title to spark interest that describes their project. They use the scientific method to explain the process.

Eighth graders utilize the SOAP method to analyze a work of art and relate it to what they know about the Progressive Era and the reasons why cities changed and the ways in which cities changed during the end of the 19th century. They...

Young biologists identify parts of the body, sort humans from other animals, and list the difference they see. Learners are split up into groups of three, and each group must find pictures in magazines of humans and other animals. They...