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Mapping the 'Utah War'
Eleventh graders examine the contributions of Native American Indians, explorers, and Utah's pioneers.
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Why Walk?
First graders listen to the book Yummers. They use the food pyramid to evaluate what Emily Pig ate during her walk and find out why her walk made her sick. They participate in a walking game.
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Activities that Teach Values
Students brainstorm a list of values and responsibilites they have or want to have. Individually, they complete three separate worksheets on values and put them into a sealed envelope. The letters are mailed to the student at the end...
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Dietary Guidelines/Food Pyramid Test
Students list the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. They teat their knowledge of the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. They evaluate the servings, serving sizes, and food sources...
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Eggs, Baked Eggs Lab, Day 2
Students examine the structure, sizes and nutritional value of eggs. After completing a word search, they participate in a lab in which they make baked eggs with bacon. To end the lesson, they test their final product and complete a lab...
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Design-A-Meal
Third graders record what they eat for a week. In groups, they develop a menu for a fictitious restaurant. They create dinners which include all groups from the food pyramid. To end the lesson, they practice making healthy food...
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Science: Vocabulary Memory Game
Fourth graders increase their comprehension of science terms by playing a vocabulary matching game. In small groups, they take turns trying to match vocabulary terms with the correct definitions. Missed words are added to the students'...
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The U.S. and Iroquois Constitutions
Students receive and interpret copies of US Constitution and Iroquois Constitution. Then they reference (look up) the articles mentioned by Daly in the Iroquois Constitution text, and analyze for parallel meaning in the US Constitution....
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Science: Rock On!
Fourth graders explore the traits of rocks and minerals in their local area. After creating a rock and mineral legend, they color maps based on their legends. Once students examine rock and mineral specimens, they draw pictures of them.
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Thinking About the Past
Fourth graders use a personal item to understand and share the importance of their past. They connect this importance with reasons why all human past is important and recognize the sequence of change in Utah over time. They bring to...
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Block the Sun, Not the Fun
Students discover ways to protect themselves from the sun. They identify diseases that are caused by too much sun exposure. They take a quiz and measure their progress throughout the year.
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Dwellings Around the Globe
Students explore dwellings around the globe and conduct collaborative research on cliff dwellings, igloos, longhouses, and yurts. They then explore how different dwellings reflect environmental and cultural conditions, and they create a...
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America's Wars
Students classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political, social,...
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Letter C Word Search
Students practice their handwriting and word recognition. In this letter C lesson, students identify 4-8 words with pictures and use lowercase letters to complete an elementary word search.
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Letter D Word Search and Printing Practice
In this letter D word search worksheet, students analyze 10 words in a word bank that begin with letter Dd. Students find these in a word search. Students then trace examples of upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Dd.
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Letter G Word Search
In this letter g worksheet, students will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
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Letter E Word Search
In this letter e instructional activity, learners will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
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Letter F Word Search
In this letter f learning exercise, students will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
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The Civil War Through a Child's Eyes
Students focus upon the Civil War era using research methods of drawing information from primary sources. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events. The lesson helps...
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Making Good Decisions
Students engage in some form of classroom decision making and look at possible options and consequences of each decision. In this investigative lesson students look at different options in solving social issues and can debate...
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Values and Attitudes
Students examine the Wright brothers' investigation into the principles of flight. Using the internet, they view examples of artifacts and discover how they were always open to new possiblities. They are introduced to the habits they...
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Robert Frost
Start your poetry unit with this basic overview of Robert Frost's life and works. A PowerPoint presentation starts off the lesson, which ends in a short recall quiz about Robert Frost. The presentation would be sufficient for your lesson...
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Animal Syllables
Animal names are a great way to practice syllables with words your young scholars will be familiar with! Using images, students examine 7 animals and color in the number of paws that correspond with the number of syllables in that animal...