Though this resource was designed in 2005, US tension with North Korea remains a relevant topic for exploration and understanding. Unfortunately, this lecture and reading-based lesson plan is unlikely to engage the class. The end product...

Future public health officials read about the exposure to pyrethroid pesticides and analyze box plots of pesticide use, diet, and children's ages. They discuss whether or not there are any relationships in the data. If you feel this...

Though the format of this ELL lesson is confusing (the standards listed are for plate tectonics, yet the objectives are for American geography and holidays), a teacher could glean some ideas from the main idea. Here, pupils complete a...

High schoolers read sales promotion reports and create a sales promotion summary using information from the report. They develop a graphic organizer to outline their information for a presentation. There is an assessment checklist...

Students prepare an oral book report on a biography they have read. They bring in a bag of objects they associate with the report's subject and use them as props for the report.

First graders begin a KWL chart about birds and listen to books read aloud by the teacher before accessing Internet sites. They use a hotlist of websites to find information and use software to make a computer based movie.

Second graders conduct research on plant parts. They listen to the book "Jack and the Beanstalk," explore various websites and read about plant parts, and create a movie using Kid Pix computer software.

Third graders read children's literature during the school year and compile a list of books and genres in an Access database. They print out a report of all the different books and genres of they read over the whole school year.

Pupils read the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. For this poetry lesson, students read the poem on an overhead transparency and discuss what actions can be used to illustrate it. Pupils come up with their own movements to...

Students investigate the natural resources on earth by reading a book in class.  In this environmental lesson, students read select pages from the book Alaska by Rebecca Stefoff and discuss their feelings on the material. ...

Students read classic children's books. In this Dr. Seuss lesson, students read the Seuss classics The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs & Ham and Horton Hears a Who. Students create models based on story characters and discuss the...

Fourth graders work in groups in order to motivate one another to develop reading comprehension and literacy skills. The skills are built through the sharing of fine literature. They maintain a reading log to keep accountable for the...

Third graders use the internet to record the daily weather conditions. Using symbols, they take the information they gathered and create an easy to read chart. They share their charts with the class to end the lesson.

Utilize this worksheet package if you are looking for basic Civil War coverage. Much of the plan is disabled, however the worksheets contain 2 simple texts that pupils can read, mark, and respond to in 2 comprehension questions that...

Enchant your youngsters by reading them The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Ask them to name objects that begin with the letter J like jellybeans. Give each of them some jellybeans to sort by color....

Students create poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students read poetry and identify rhyming words using highlighters. Students may also add rhyming lines to the poetry they read.

Students examine the process of human development and identify the reasons for a good nights sleep. Individually, they write a list of the situations in their lives which are stressful. As a class, they discuss myths about stress and...

Students create and publish a newspaper based on Arthurian literature and history. After completing a class read of "King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table," students work in groups to write an article based on their...

Students identify George Washington on the obverse of the quarter and read about George Washingington. They compare Washington to the current president and practice distinguishing between events in the past and the present.

Young scholars watch a video segment and read text about the color of fireworks. Students watch a video segment and do an interactive activity on the mechanics of a firework.

Students investigate house structures by examining photographs.  In this architecture lesson, students read the book Houses and Homes, analyzing the different structures and materials.  Students utilize mud to create model huts...

Students study Bearden's style of collage and create their own collage that reflects their neighborhood. They are read "The Block" and poems about neighborhoods and write one about theirs.

Students construct concept maps after reading an article. In this Dia de Los Muertos lesson, students read about the celebration in Spanish and create concept maps explaining what they learned. Students share with their peers.

Students compare two very different works of art and two poems, and verbally list similarities and differences they perceive in the works of art and the poems; students then select poem that best correlates with a work of art.