Students work in groups to determine the political, economic, and social makeup of the slaveowner. They complete a worksheet.

Students write a profile describing themselves. They access the internet site and complete the "Self-appraisal" section called "Employment Search Readiness Inventory." Students look at other options provided by this site to find other...

Fourth graders participate in a scavenger hunt. They locate specified items, finding the country origin. Students collect and organize the data, marking each country on a map. After researching the results, 4th graders write an analysis...

Students analyze what it means to be an informed voter. They interview others in pairs and triads and role play the role of a voter. They create a list of what it takes to have a successful interview and interview four individuals.

Fourth graders learn about reduce, reuse, and recycle and identify household hazardous products. Students learn about less hazardous alternatives and complete an inventory of hazardous materials in a typical household.

Fourth graders discuss the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle. They identify products in their homes that are hazardous and discover alternatives to them. They examine the inventory of other classmates hazardous materials.

Students research the history of a notable building and prepare a Power Point presentation to be used on the online scrapbook. They research the location of the building in the community, the architectural style and the date of...

Fifth graders, by doing research and seeing actual and simulated artifacts, gain knowledge of and make comparisons about clothing in the Colonial and early Republican eras with attire of present time.

Students study documents to show the continued growth of development of 18th century Deerfield, CT.

Fourth graders invent ways to teach pioneer students on the trail. They imagine that they are a pioneer who wants to make sure that their students know how to read, write, and do arithmetic.

Learners examine the cargo load that is needed during the simulation of a space rescue mission. They brainstorm in order to think of possible things needed onboard in storage. Then students create an inventory list that includes water...

Students complete a list of seven items that they own with an appropriate value attached. They understand the principle of property and write an essay on why people owned slaves.

Students observe stars in the night sky and stargaze on their own.

What skills are necessary to interact with different types of text? Twenty-first century learners live in a digital world and must develop a whole new set of skills to develop media literacy. Class members engage in a series of...

After researching the presidential election process, class members develop questions and interview voters about their choice of candidate and the issues that concern them.

Youngsters are introduced to the basic principles and uses of the wheel and the axle. They come up with every day examples of simple machines and look into why the wheel and the axle are best-used as a paired machine instead of used...

Need a first day ice breaker? Try this getting to know you exercise. Pupils stand in a circle and introduce themselves. The trick is they add an adjective that describes them and starts with the same letter as their first name. Add a...

Young scholars examine their classroom to find examples of various types of shapes. After identifying and describing the various shapes, they draw as many as they can on a piece of paper. They organize them into an image based on their...

This inventory provides questions to determine the habits that students use when reading nonfiction pieces. This inventory may be used at the beginning of the year or prior to beginning a unit that involves the reading of nonfiction texts.

This lesson plan includes a group of activities that will teach students how to use vocabulary knowledge to help with comprehension of a text. Split into three activities, this lesson plan encourages students to use prior knowledge, word...