Pupils introduce and converse with classmates as they review basic tense structures.

Students define surface water, drainage basin or watershed. They investigate what affects runoff in a drainage basin. They complete lab sheets and worksheets.

Students interpret and create different types of graphs. They analyze data from charts, develop a survey and design appropriate graphic illustrations and make a presentation.

Students demonstrate how to take bearings using a compass. In pairs, they select objects in the classroom then write down its first initial and bearing. They exchange papers and try to disciver their partner's object.

Students define spill, leaks and landfills and identify the environmental problems caused by them. They complete worksheets and a quiz.

Fifth graders examine the concept of coral bleaching and sea surface temperature. They view a teacher demonstration, interpret sea surface temperature data, explore a website, and complete worksheets.

Use this presentation for a quick review of the long e sound. While just a quick review of this topic, learners identify the different spellings for this sound and read a list of words. This resource could be used before a lesson on the...

Review the oa sound with your class. Learners read a series of words containing the oa sound, such as moat and coat. This visually-appealing presentation could be used to provide a quick review before a reading or spelling lesson.

Have your pupils been mixing up the words complement and compliment? Set them straight with a brief lesson and then assign the quick activity included for some practice. Class members read each of 10 sentences and circle the correct word...

Change, growth, and a sense of belonging are the focus of a unit that uses poetry to explore these themes and the distinguishing features of poetry as well. 

Disguises and role playing are the focus of a resource that uses Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and Henry IV, Part I, to demonstrate how we all play many parts in our lives; how we all are “merely players.” The many...

"Let the hunt begin!" As an introduction to synonyms, second graders generate a list of word pairs that have similar meanings. The words pairs are written on sentence strips, cut apart, shuffled, and distributed to class members who must...

Each of the Earth's spheres interacts with the other spheres in predictable ways. Young scientists explore these interactions through a hands-on activity, graphing, and watching a video. They summarize their knowledge in a video or...

Students investigate the purpose of each ingredient in a quick bread.

Students make predictions regarding the subject of a news article, based on its title. They read the article and discuss it, answering various comprehension and thought questions.

First graders practice their language art capabilities by rhyming words.  In this vocabulary lesson, 1st graders examine words that rhyme with rice and create rhyming sentences using the same sound.  Students complete a quick...

Second graders explore similes. For this figurative language lesson, 2nd graders read the book Quick As A Cricket and choose a simile to illustrate.

Learners analyze tier two vocabulary words. For this vocabulary lesson, students read The Lorax and assess the meaning of vocabulary words found in the story. Learners record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.

Students complete vocabulary building exercises before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They focus on relaltive clauses on the final worksheet. They write a letter about second hand smoke in a...

Second graders discuss what antonyms are and read the book, Quick as a Cricket.  For this antonym lesson, 2nd graders write a short story by describing themselves. 

Students view Ode to Chief Seattle and create an animal sculpture.  In this art lesson plan, students choose a variety of materials for creating an animal sculpture using flora and fauna and other environmental images. ...

Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...

Pupils will analyze scales as related to models and real life in this geometry lesson. They work together to compare the dimensions on a model as compared to the real building.

Fourth graders listen to The Bear's Toothache and illustrate the story in their minds.  In this visualization lesson, 4th graders draw pictures of what they hear in a read aloud.  Students discuss their pictures and...