Students examine their classroom as a community and find ways that individuals can support that community by doing philanthropic acts. They draw and label a picture of themselves participating in an act that betters the community.

Sixth graders develop an annotated list of sights to visit in Brazil including a description of what to see and do there. They name and locate cities within Brazil. They place textual and graphic information on the web.

Students, in groups, discuss clue phrases from a poem.

Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.

Second graders role play as dentists researching teeth and their care. They create a slide show showing how a character, Bear, can take care of this teeth explaining habitats, diets and teeth.

Second graders study careers that involve animal care such as veterinarians, zookeepers and archeologists. They create a collage of animal drawings related to the careers.

Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.

Twelfth graders research the Kamakura Period, along with Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist principles. Also, they study Yoshida Kenko.

Fifth graders examine the design of the Maine quarter reverse and identify the objects depicted. They compare the settlement at Popham, Maine with that at Jamestown, Virginia.They write journal entries and draw pictures about the Maine...

Students list perspective types, identify views, list uses for perspectives and correctly define terms associated with perspectives.

Learners examine the efforts of the federal government to address discrimination in the U.S. before and after WWII. They read and discuss two executive orders, complete a worksheet, and answer discussion questions.

Learners analyze the quatrain structure and rhyming in the song, "Puddles". They use this format to create their own quatrain lyrics for a song then they share their song ang revise it.

Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...

Students analyze Korean culture from their literature piece. They investigate the theme of oppression by an occupying army. Students encounter courage, resistance movements and explore the underground railroads.

Young scholars read the 1755 Bounty Proclamation and discuss what happened in Maine during this time period. With a partner, they use the text and dictionary to look up any word they do not know. They participate in a think, pair,...

Students recognize that the Three Gorges Dam is now being constructed in China on the upper Yangtze River. They build a dam in an empty fish tankusing common materials they have at home or can easily find, such as twigs and leaves, food...

Students brainstorm the basic needs of the community and create a chart. In this volunteerism lesson, students recognize people in the community who have given charity in the community. Students read biographies of these charitable...

Students explore the purpose of antonyms. In this language arts lesson, students create a list of words to describe animals. Students use the list to generate antonyms for each descriptive word.

Fifth graders design their ideal home.  In this ideal home lesson, 5th graders illustrate and describe their ideal home.  Students present visuals to their classmates. Lesson is part of a unit.

Young scholars review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community.  PowerPoint may be...

Students design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure lesson plan, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on.  Students prepare an outline of their own brochure with itinerary.  

Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 

Students explore geometric shapes. In this math lesson, students identify geometric and non-geometric shapes using the computer. Students research geometric shapes in art and architecture.

Students explore regular geometric shapes. In this shapes lesson, students investigate geometric shapes in the world around them. Students differentiate between regular and irregular shapes.