Sixth graders research the history of the transcontinental railroad. They use advertising propaganda techniques to design and create a poster encouraging people to explore the West by rail.

Fourth graders complete a research project about the state of Michigan. They conduct Internet research, organize the information on index cards, and create a HyperStudio presentation.

How does one use a graphic organizer to plan writing? Introduce your writers to different types of graphic organizers by dividing the class into groups and assigning each group a particular organizer. Then, as they research chocolate...

In preparation to a visit to the Museum of Tolerance, class members engage in a prediction activity by creating a folder to house materials they feel represent ideas, topics, or issues they may encounter during their visit.

In this geometry worksheet, students create a map that uses various geometrical concepts. The final project is the creation of a "geometrical town." Rubric for grading is included.

Fifth graders explore the circulatory system. Using the internet, and their textbook, they research the heart and blood flow through the body. Students use MicroSoft Word to complete a written letter which summarizes information about...

Sixth graders use the SQ3R reading strategy to learn about the behavior of light. In this behavior of light lesson, 6th graders read a selection about the behavior of light and use the strategy to complete the reading. Students make a...

Fifth graders conduct research on different states of the United States. They develop and create a travel brochure on their assigned state.

Third graders write a one page paper about what they would like to purchase given the savings techniques. They write down what the object is that they are going to buy, how they are going to earn money to purchase this object, and what...

Students are given materials with various textures and light sources to investigate specular reflection, diffuse, reflection, angle of incidence, and angle of reflection. Students draw and label an everyday scenario showing specular and...

Students create a time line. In this biography lesson plan, students define biography and autobiography and then read short examples of each. Students create a time line using a read aloud.

Students tour colonial homes in Connecticut and compare their features.  For this colonial homes lesson, students create a diorama after returning from a field trip to homes. Students use their observations and comparisons to...

Students write "Guess Who?" poems in a descriptive manner. They listen to the poems as they are read aloud and try to guess who the poem belongs to.

Young scholars write an essay comparing and contrasting two like items. In this informative writing lesson, students use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast a cracker and an Oreo cookie. Young scholars write an informative five...

Students compose myths.  In this creative writing lesson students  use their knowledge of the features of myths to compose their own, then share with a peer for feedback.

Students become aware of and develop an appreciation for science in the world around us.

Pupils are read the book "Perfect Pancakes". They write a paper about how to make a bowl of cereal. They state the items they need and the steps involved. They write each part of the paper in different colors to help distinguish them.

Learners review beginning, middle, and end of a story and how details add to a story.

Students examine different cultures and their artwork. They create a mola of their own. They also analyze other molas for different types of design principles.

Learners identify arrays and write multiplication and division problems to match. They write their own multiplication book using arrays.

Young scholars examine the roles of an animal cell's parts, how each part relates to one another and then demonstrate their knowledge by writing a story about the animal cell structure.

Fifth graders write a detailed description of a monster or alien they have created. They e-mail the description to another student, and the e-mail buddy draws the monster based on the descriptive writing.