[Free Registration/Login Required] Like other big cities, Los Angeles has had its share of unrest, even riots in some instances. In this lesson plan, the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 are investigated to figure out what caused the event.

Read personal dreams for America's future, and share one of your own. Hundreds of dreams from across the country and around the world, all in hope for a better tomorrow.

Oral language development is crucial to Kindergarteners because it lays the foundation for the development of reading and writing. One of the main skills students need to tackle is speaking in complete sentences. With this lesson,...

Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the grace, flexibility and mystery she found, in this myth-debunking talk. [9:34]

A silly read-aloud captures the attention of learners who must jump right into action applying the engineering design process in an effort to stop the squirrels from eating the birdseed. To complete the brainstorming students will work...

This lesson introduces students to cycles and patterns. Students will engage in shared reading. Students will learn word patterns and repetition in language cycles. Students will learn that time in math and cycles of change in science...

[Free Registration/Login Required] After introducing the concept of fantasy within fairy tales, teachers lead class in finding examples of fantasy elements in the story Little Red Riding Hood. Following this model, students work...

Lesson which provides three types of reports for early elementary students to share. These allow young students to see themselves as writers with something useful to contribute from an early age.

Students will gain a sense of community during this instructional activity. Students will play School Bingo, engage in the shared reading of Chrysanthemum, and then play Name Bingo with the students' names featured on the Bingo cards.

For this lesson, students will engage in shared reading with the Kevin Henkes' book, Chrysanthemum. Then students will engage in a letter tiles activity that requires them to compare the length of their own names with the name...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan will engage students in a shared reading of Vivien Alcock's novel, The Monster Garden. As a post-reading activity, 6th graders will learn about book review writing. Then students will...

This lesson celebrates students's unique physical and personality traits. After reading and discussing the children's book The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig, students will share create their own artwork that...

This instructional activity requires students to write a descriptive essay and make an illustration of their own imaginary kingdom and share with the class. This instructional activity can be done after reading about Leslie's and Jesse's...

In this instructional activity, the book entitled The Greedy Triangle, written by Marilyn Burns, is shared. After sharing this read-aloud book, students will illustrate pictures that incorporate the triangle. Then will write three...

This activity uses the poem entitled "The Bus" and is adapted by Robert Pottle from the collection entitled I'm Allergic to School, published by Meadowbrook Press. Students will share the responsibility of reading lines of this poem...

In this lesson plan, students explore Mexico by navigating the Internet and reading a variety of literature. Traditions, holidays, clothing, etc., of Mexico will be compared to American culture. A newsletter creates a way for students to...

Technology-based lesson for a High School English class, incorporating Google Books and Google Docs. Students will choose a book to review, read the book, research other reviews of the same book, and then use Google Docs to create their...