Students plan a service project. In this service learning lesson, students demonstrate their understanding of philanthropy as they plan a stone soup party.

Students discuss cultural issues in their community. In this cultural lesson plan, students meet a local Hispanic activist and discuss current issues in the community.

Students explore parts of nature. In this environmental lesson, students discuss how their actions can affect the environment and design a plan to clean up a specified area. Students practice good hygiene during the cleanup project.

Young scholars plan for a service project. In this service activity, students determine the materials they will need to complete their service project. Young scholars discuss possible trade flows into the United States.

Learners study African American nonprofit organizations. In this nonprofit organizations lesson, students discuss African American organizations. Learners research the NAACP and NUL website. Students design posters for both groups....

Students build rain gardens. For this community service lesson, students study the effectiveness of rain gardens in allowing water to run off. Students build a community rain garden at their school.

Students discover the functions of different types of bags. In this product design instructional activity, students discuss they types of bags that people use and then create their own bags for their own purposes.

Students identify the elements needed for bulbs to grow. They raise tulips and give them to various members of the community. They identify local philanthropic communities and look for ways they can constructively donate time and give...

Pupils explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.

Learners study the structure and function of the parts of a winter twig. They determine how to identify trees using the twigs.

Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling instructional activity, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.

Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...

Students sort out important information and create a visual framework for reviewing in the future. They organize a large quantity of information thus helping with learning and remembering details, cause and effect, comparison and...

Students identify and discuss First Amendment rights, examine how to make sound legal judgements regarding photographs of private individuals, examine difference between public and private figures as far as libel law is concerned,...

Third graders investigate the role of addition in mathematics by participating in this role play. The teacher dresses up like a squirrel and chooses students to dress as baby squirrels. The class uses multiplication to determine the...

First graders create a new scene for the book Curious George Takes a Job. For this storytelling lesson plan, 1st graders continue the story after the teacher reads them the book.

Learners utilize a balance scale. In this applied science instructional activity, students compare the weights of two objects using an elementary balance scale. Learners balance the scale with weights to find how heavy an object is.

Second graders practice their creative writing by using descriptive words.  In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders utilize their best descriptive writing to elaborate on one of 20 different bean bag characters.  Students...

First graders create number sentences.  In this math lesson, 1st graders use M&M's to make number sentences.  Students create charts using the color of the M&M's as data.

The book, Doctor Ted is used to kick off this lesson on Community Helpers. Young learners make connections to their own life by dictating a story of their own, and inventing other jobs that Ted can do.  

Students examine the role of Peace Corps volunteers. In this service instructional activity, students investigate service projects that feature agriculture, small business, education, environmental education, and health concerns in the...

Fourth graders practice using effective listening skills as they listen to oral poetry readings.

Start by defining preposition. The presentation shows a friendly looking pug as he sits on, inside, and beside objects. Then, look at prepositional phrases and how to use them to combine multiple sentences. A short practice opportunity...

Students examine the impact of Guinea Worm Disease. In this world issues lesson, students take on the roles of Peace Corps Volunteers. Students will apply their knowledge of the Guinea worm life cycle to create a plan for eradicating the...