Students study how war has shaped Canadian life, patriotism, propaganda, and music. They research primary source documents, novels, videos, and songs before celebrating Remembrance Day.

Tenth graders describe roles of key figures in the Pacific Theater of war during World War II.  For this American History lesson, 10th graders research key events of the Pacific Theater of War during World War II.  Students...

Students examine facets of the Gulf War. For this Gulf War lesson, students review vocabulary and people related to the war. Students then research various Gulf War Topics in heterogeneous groups. Students share their findings with their...

Students examine a school grade card. In this reading instructional activity, students discuss the school grade card in order to understand how their child is doing in school. Students discuss the symbols and terminology used on the...

Sixth graders identify ancient Greek influences in the modern world. In this ancient Greece instructional activity, student research the government, religion, economy, inventions and contributions of Greece. Students participate in a...

Fifth graders understand the effects of substance abuse and then in pairs, they use a KWL chart to assess their prior knowledge of drugs; healthy and unhealthy. Then as a whole group, 5th graders provide feedback and are introduced to...

Students generate a list of heroic qualities of veterans. In this American veterans lesson, students research a First Nations veteran and create a poster presentation on their figure.

Learners create an original project dealing with birds. In this bird lesson, students take a virtual field trip to bird feeders around the nation. Learners replicate the coloring of winter birds.

Sixth graders examine the characteristics of role models. In this biography lesson, 6th graders debate the qualities of role models. Students work individually to research a historical or modern role model and create a mini-bulletin...

Learners pick an ecosystem (forest, desert, coral reef, open ocean, grassland, mountain, savanna, etc.) and design an interaction web for their chosen ecosystem. Each group shares their ecosystem's web of life with the class.

Fourth graders will conduct research to locate facts about natural disasters. Using a cross-curricular approach they will create acrostic poems with technology. The emphasis will be upon establishing skills for using powerpoint media.

Students review preparation of payroll records and practice these skills while playing games on the computer. They follow a student outline and complete online activities and quiz.

Third graders read and analyze an article.  In this interpretation and summarizing lesson, 3rd graders listen to an article and identify the who, what, where, when and why of the article.  Students pick their own article,...

Sixth graders observe the physical and chemical change that can occur in an acid and a base. In this acids and bases lesson plan, 6th graders use cabbage juice to identify, compare, and contrast acids and bases.

Students research to collect information about dinosaurs. In this dinosaurs lesson, students brainstorm what they know about dinosaurs and chart the information that are fats. Students take a pretest about the topic and view a PowerPoint...

Students participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson plan, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in Macbeth....

Eighth graders research Elders as role models. In this native studies instructional activity, 8th graders select Elders of the First Nations and research their contributions to society. Students create posters featuring the their...

Students discuss the role of religion throughout the world. Using documents from the United Nations, they read through Article 18 and describe it in detail. In groups, they identify religions based on how much freedom or persecution is...

Students explore WW I through the publication of a completely student-compiled newspaper.

Fourth graders explore their ancestral background while they experience genealogy.

Students research information about candidates both past and present. They role play a party member, the public or the press to present information.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This writing assignment provides a blank template for students to use when writing a leaflet. The template can easily be modified to the requirements of the assignment.

Comic frames are traditionally used to illustrate a story in a short, concise format. In this lesson, students use a six-paneled comic strip frame to create a story map, summarizing a book or story that they have read. Each panel retells...

Students use picture books in this lesson to find ideas for research paper topics and structures. Through the use of these resources, students are able to shape content in a much more meaningful way.