Students read a book and predict what the rabbit in the story will do next. They identify the objects he finds and how they are all related. They create their own butterflies to be put up on a bullentin board.

Students are read a book about missing letters. They identify all words on the page that begin with the missing letter. They create their own picture of where they believe the letter went and share with the class.

Third graders read the book "Air Pollution" by Gary Lopez. They reflect on what causes air pollution and write about it in their journals, learning new vocabulary and using it each day.

Learners read a story about the population in the United States reaching 300 million, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this population lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions,...

Students read and analyze fairy tales. They discuss the story elements of a fairy tale, compare/contrast various fairy tales, complete an Anticipation Guide, and write an essay comparing the structure of a fairy tale to the structure of...

Learners are read the book "Me & Mr. Mah". They discuss what the memory boxes in the story looked like and what was in each one. They create their own memory box out of a shoebox and items they brought from home.

Middle schoolers participate in a game to help them locate countries around the world. They identify facts about countries they drew out of hat. They work together in groups to read facts to another group until the correct country is...

Students take home a suitcase with items from the classroom to help them feel safe. They work with their parents to write in their journal about the things they did while the suitcase was home with them. They read their journal entries...

Eighth graders read Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Students are read the book "Oh, Tucker". They write a paper about the positive and negative aspects of having a dog as a pet. They use a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and they edit them the next day in class.

Students create "Garden Journals" using construction paper, poster board, and general art supplies in this Art, Science, Reading, and Writing instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. This activity may be done at the...

For this reading worksheet, students cut out, color and decorate four bookmarks associated with the book, The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White.

In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students write read the addition or subtraction number sentences and solve the 4 problems.

Students participate in activities related to letter H. In this letter H lesson, students practice handwriting, and letter recognition through a letter search puzzle. Students participate in activities related to letter H words flash...

Mark Twain, the famous American author, is often studied in the school system. Use "The Prince and the Pauper" to analyze the differences between the text and its video version.  This activity includes several culminating project...

Students create a mini-storybook of fire-safety pictures to learn about fire hazards in the home. In this fire education lesson, students discuss fire safety tips and color the pictures in the storybook. Next, students separate into four...

Here’s a graphic organizer that permits learners to chart the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of a story. The PDF file can be customized to work with any narrataive.

In this school activities instructional activity, students complete the sentence using one of the phrases from the word bank related to their favorite school activities. Students then draw a picture of the activity.

Engaged learners discover how an owl beak works and how animals adapt to their environment. This task is part one of a three-part series. 

Young scholars examine the consequences of time travel through the analysis of the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, conduct Internet research on endangered ecosystems, and create a...

Young scholars create their own play dough to use for art projects. In this art lesson, students measure, pour and mix the ingredients to make their own play dough. Then, young scholars use the clay to create their own sculptures.

Students explore creativity and imagination. In this lesson plan about art, students experiment with different tools used for creating prints. Students use ears of corn with kernels and without kernels, tempera paint, paper plates for...

Students examine where water is found in the world, how we use it, and the various forms it takes. They observe the refraction of light through a prism, record the day and night sky over a week's time, and create a topographic model of...

Students participate in a class discussion about how pentominoes figure into the plot of "Chasing Vermeer." They then solve pentominoe puzzles and play interactive games. Resource links are provided for the activities and puzzles.