Students listen to a taped conversation to help them learn the meaning of the contraction "d" with the words "had" and "would".

Learners define a straight news article, and identify characteristics of an editorial news feature. They read a CNN article that examines the 2000 presidential election, and determine what is factual and what is opinion.

Students determine the meaning of philanthropy and list attributes of philanthropic people. They examine philanthropic acts of themselves and others using a song and Post-It note activity.

Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible field trip to Keys' Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park, east of Los Angeles.

Students consider the role of women in upper-class Japanese society through the reading of a folktale and the study of Japanese art images. The lesson plan emphasizes small, cooperative learning groups.

Students explore how Arnold Schwarzenegger rose to the top of Hollywood's A-list through sheer muscle and determination. Born in a small Austrian village, Arnold buffed not only his body, but his image and ego.

Learners use their problem-solving skills to answer math problems. They determine the cost of feeding sled dogs. They share their answers with the class.

Students organize and create a six-panel federal political campaign pamphlet. They research the main Canadian federal political parties, analyze the platforms, and organize the information for their pamphlet.

Seventh graders study the Erie Canal and New York state. They design a three-day vacation itinerary using tourism sites, which highlight historical facts and include the modern remains of the New York Canal system.

Students investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...

Pupils view a PBS Nature program about big-wave surfing and participate in a class discussion about their experiences with surfing, body boarding, or body surfing. Students create a drawing based on a reading and post their art around...

In this math worksheet, 6th graders use the time at home in order to work on the skill of recording data in the form of daily activities and statistics.

Students synthesize ideas about societal norms in the late 1880s and current day. They demonstrate understanding of Thomas Eakins art and life events through verbal discussion. They compile and present ideas in written form.

Students plot equations. In this graphing activity, groups of students play the "Green Globs" graphing game to practice previously learned graphing skills. However, the author does not include information about how to obtain the software...

Students discuss artifacts. In this social science lesson, students realize that artifacts can help one in determining about the person the artifacts belonged to. Students will be put into small groups and will look at objects from a box...

Pupils will use research techniques for finding information on the internet. The goal is for them to become used to finding information from a variety of search engines. The key to the lesson is teaching students to be self-guided learners.

Students investigate the use of colors in different areas of society. They make contrasts of its uses in places like home and school. Realia is used to determine the ability of students to recognize colors and how they relate to the...

Students fill bags with personal treasures and share the contents of their bags with the class or in pairs. They appreciate and respect differences and similarities between themselves and their classmates. They determine that the United...

Students list their favorite cars and create graphs of their favorites. Students determine how the graphs would change as their choices change.

Students recognize the correlation between the trash they dispose of around their school and the environmental hazards that face wildlife, specifically the Laysan albatross. They determine three ways that they can help the albatross chicks.

Students write and solve their own story problems. They determine the cost of firewood by the cord. They organize their data in graphs and charts.

Students complete a Web Quest in order to determine why Harlem was an attractive place for African Americans to live. They study a map of Harlem in the 1930's.

Students determine that the rules that we follow in America were written in the Constitution. They study a copy of the constitution and discuss how it compares and differentiates from the plan the class has written. They recite our...

Sixth graders examine the Creole language known as Gullah which is a form of speech comprised of a number of unrelated languages. They determine how slaves used this to communicate so that slave masters would not be able to understand...