Students, while using the strategy of identifying the main idea and supporting details, explore the three nonfiction selections of the lost worlds of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains, Great Zimbabwe, and Anasazi. In addition,...

Students make presentations about families. They make family trees and present orally to the class.

Young scholars explore foreign cultures by reading a story in class. In this Hispanic history instructional activity, students read the story Radio Man by Arthur Dorros and identify the times discrimination is used in the story. Young...

Young scholars listen to a dialogue in order to comprehend verbal directions in Italian. They work in pairs practicing giving directions to each other.

In this sentence correction worksheet, students read the sentences for each example. Students find the fragment and circle it.

In this sentence completion worksheet, young scholars choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence from five possible answer choices.

In this sentence completion learning exercise, students read ten sentences and from four choices, check all the words that can complete the sentence logically.

Students participate in an online quiz program that reviews economic concepts and vocabulary. They apply concepts learned through the International Money Fund Center.

Students explore and respond to poetry. They define and identify synonyms and anotnyns. They create antonym pairs in English. They create synonym pairs in English and Spanish.

Students read and analyze a poem about a speaker's posthumous view of war, assess the purpose of an author's note and evaluate the effect of the point of view on the reader's response. They work in groups to discuss and analyze the poem.

Learners prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes five lessons from the Glencoe Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each...

Pupils write program notes of composers. They discuss music, composers, themes and style and movements in music. They select a composer from a target language culture and write two paragraphs int eh form of concert program notes. They...

Students examine a timeline of events of a specific cultural group. Using the internet, they research the cultural group using a worksheet to guide them. They present their information to the class and create a poster about the...

Learners create a song about philanthropy. They work together to develop a list of ways to donate money. They choose an aid organization which helped victims of Hurricane Katrina to receive their donation. They reflect on their...

Students in the grades kindergarten and 2nd grade interact with each other. They (2nd graders) faciliate one on one tutoring in the areas of reading and writing with the kindergartens. Students in the 2nd grade promote mentoring skills.

Students examine a situation of striking workers in Los Angeles. They answer questions related to the story. They also interview people involved if time allows.

Young scholars draw three cattle trails that passed through Indian Territory, using a written description of the trails and will create a diary of trail life. Students research a historical trail as assigned. Young scholars share their...

Anytime you make concepts clear with role playing or hands-on experience, it's a win for the whole class. Ping-Pong balls are used to represent carbon in a carbon cycle role-play activity. In small groups, children first discuss what...

Fourth graders examine the history of the tortilla and extend the study across the curriculum. In this history of the tortilla activity, 4th graders research the background of the tortilla, determine the ingredients, and work with the...

Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.

Young scholars visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.

Students go to a traditional style desert home and then build their own model of a home to scale. In this desert home lesson plan, students conduct their research in New Mexico.

Learners communicate with Epals. They write letters with photo exchanges and create a website for presentations of 3,000 words or less and one photo. They tell their life stories and illustrate with photos in the target language. V

Students use photography to help them become more knowledgeable about their communities, and to make a "community survival" book in which problems are solved by going to the right community agency.