Students draw on their previous studies of American history and culture as they analyze primary sources from Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s - 1960s in American Memory. A close reading of two documents relating to...

Students research the Chavez Ravine community of Los Angeles and the displacement of residents for the construction of Dodger Stadium. They discuss Chavez Ravine in terms of property rights versus eminent domain.

Students read articles relating to Jackie Robinson's breaking of the racial barrier in professional baseball. This leads to a deeper exploration of racism in the United States. They use a variety of worksheets imbedded in this plan to...

Score a home run with this packet of information on the very first player of the Negro League to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame — cultural groundbreaker and sports legend Satchel Paige. These worksheets include a...

An important lesson on cybercrimes is here for you. In it, young computer users learn about how people commit crimes on computers by hacking into accounts, and stealing personal information from people. Some excellent discussion...

Even pirates know not to steal stuff you can make yourself! Read The Pirate's Parrot Stole the King's Carrot to engage your class. Then, plant carrots with your class. If this isn't possible with your kiddos, consider cutting out paper...

Soccer practice. Practice some of the basic skills. Then play some small 4 vs. 4 games in preparation for the class World Cup tournament. Lesson 13 out of 20 in this soccer unit. There are links to the other lessons as well as to the...

Build trust—literally—with a instructional activity that sparks reflection, grand conversation, and creativity. Scholars construct a trust tower out of blocks showcasing a picture that represents a good deed they have done to gain trust...

Students fill in a graphic organizer about suspicious websites and why they should stay away from them. In this website lesson plan, students read about crime on the Internet, and how these cybercrooks steal identities. Students fill in...

Students analyze voter suppression. In this voting practices lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture comparing voter suppression and voter mobilization. Students respond to the provided discussion questions.

Students determine how to protect themselves from monetary scams. They look at how scams are initiated, what they may can do in response to solicitation, and how to keep their money safe. They practice telling phone and home solicitors...

In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why was Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake?"

In this literature worksheet, learners read the short story "Redwall" by Brian Jacques and then answer ten comprehension questions referring back to the story.

This is an absolute must-have resource for exploring honesty with your learners! Youngsters role play four scenarios that involve honest and dishonest actions, and then engage in meaningful discussion and activities regarding those...

In this history related worksheet, students read and discuss a short article on Abe Lincoln and then help Abe through a maze as well as create a poster reminding people that honesty is the best policy.

Delve into narrative writing that puts choice in the hands of the writers. Kids pick their own characters, emotions, items, and places from a list and tie them together in the exposition. Several questions help guide the writers toward...

Readers use Bloom's Taxonomy to create multi-level questions about Pearl Buck's The Good Earth. 

Second graders listen to the book, Play Ball Amelia Bedelia, and find words in the story that have more than one meaning. In this language arts lesson, they write four words that have multiple meanings on the worksheet embedded in...

In this verb tense worksheet, middle schoolers fill in 30 blanks by choosing the proper verb form from the word in parenthesis. They complete a conversation by putting 18 verbs into the present perfect or simple past tense.

Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.

Students practice matching pitch. In this lesson on vocal pitch, students sing a silly song that requires them to match their pitch. This song/game also provides a harmless way to get students to sing solos.

Eighth graders review narrative tenses. For this narrative tenses lesson, 8th graders read a story, answer comprehension questions, and complete a worksheet. This lesson is designed for students who are learning English as a second...

In this simple past or past continuous worksheet, students choose which verb tense, simple past or past continuous, that completes ten sentences grammatically correct.

Students describe contributions made by Jackie Robinson.