Students create lines and shapes with a compass and a straight edge. In this geometry instructional activity, students investigate square roots, irrational numbers and spirals. They explore nature to see the shapes representing...

Emerging statisticians develop the ability to make inferences from sample data while also working on proportional relationships in general. Here, young learners examine samples for bias, and then use random samples to make...

Students draw a picture of the size of rug or potholder they want to make. Individually, they measure the length of the spiral to determine how much fabric they are going to need. They follow specific instructions to make the rug and...

Students consider the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this Milky Way activity, students hypothesize the length of time necessary to cross the Milky Way.

Young scholars practice compare and contrast skills. In this science and language development lesson plan, students complete a T chart generating traits of a snail and a clam. Young scholars complete a related worksheet.

Students use their art materials to go outside and draw a picture of a scene. They can also write down specific notes in a small spiral notebook about the scene they want to remember so they can write their stories. They complete their...

Students collect snail shells, measure and record their lengths and if they are occupied by a hermit crab. They discover if their is a size difference between occupied and unoccupied shells.

While originally created to accompany The Cay, this poetry lesson could be used on it's own, especially if you are working on dialect. Class members conduct a close reading of "When Malindy Sings" by Paul Laurence Dunbar and listen to an...

Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...

Middle schoolers investigate the use of proportion using gesture drawing as the subject matter. They create a painting using the elements of art and principles of design.

Students create a tornado in a bottle. In this climate and weather instructional activity, students review basic information about tornadoes and thunderstorms. Students make a tornado in a bottle and write about what they learned from...

Carve out some time for your youngsters to write in their journal. Today, they write a story about pets. They learn the value of a journal and how to keep up with it, and they enhance story development by planning their story before...

Young scholars explore the concept of the golden ratio in nature and architectural design. They discuss examples such as petals on a sunflower and the Parthenon. In small groups they take turns measuring their body parts to find a...

Students study the poetic term "enjambment". They use one word as more than one part of speech and let words (instead of ideas) inspire lines and non-sequential, dreamlike, compulsive narrative.

Students study fossils. They examine samples of specific fossils--including a shark tooth, a brachiopod, and horn coral, among others. They visit corresponding websites and complete a worksheet regarding each of the fossils.

Students participate in a disc golf game. They throw the flying disc to each hole/cone on the course, completing various fitness tasks and monitoring their heart rate on a heart rate monitor.

Students participate in activities that start with the letter "S". They also expand their vocabulary.

Learners work together to identify the structure of DNA. They practice using new vocabulary as well. They create a 3-D model of DNA to complete the lesson.

Students create their own collagraph relief plate and print. Using basic shapes, they develop a center of interest within their relief plate. They also create a non-objective design with shapes using the principles of design. They are...

Students receive instruction on the definition and the role of prepositions viewing the board for examples. They then complete the worksheet on prepositions; locating it in each sentence and writing it on the line.

Young scholars create a personal experience by writing and illustrating. They make a writing connection to family (or other thematic unit) and use descriptive words in writing. They write using a different perspective.

Middle schoolers explore the concept of the golden ratio. In this golden ratio lesson, students measure objects to determine if their measurements fit the golden ratio. Middle schoolers calculate the average measurements of the class.

Students assume the personality of a pioneer on a wagon train and create daily journals.  In this journal writing lesson, students read excerpts from The Way West:  Journal of a Pioneer Woman.  Students use their...

Pupils study prepositional phrases. They discuss what prepositions and prepositional phrases are. Students practice locating prepositions and prepositional phrases in sentences.