Students demonstrate how to give compliments. In this character education lesson, students are given an envelope with strips of paper to write compliments on. Students are asked to give one compliment to each classmate. The students...

Seventh graders explore spatial awareness and then choreograph a dance.

Sixth graders create dances by manipulating shapes with their bodies.

Eighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.

Students listen to a story and then use the words from the book to generate dance movements.

Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  For this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Students...

Young scholars discover the importance of dental care.  In this dental hygiene lesson, students discover the full functions of their teeth and what can cause their teeth damage.  Young scholars complete a worksheet at home...

Students explore the challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through a physical education simulation. In this cross-curriculum physical education lesson, students work in groups of three to log 8000 steps, stopping to participate in...

Third graders relate the everyday duties in the classroom and in the community. In this character education lesson, 3rd graders compare duties in the classroom to duties in the community and chart them on a Venn diagram. Students discuss...

Students explore the concepts of friendship. In this character education lesson, students read the book Priceless Gifts and discuss friendship. Students illustrate a picture of them doing something nice for a friend and connect the...

Students read and respond the book, The Giving Tree. In this literary unit, students listen to the story and discuss the story using Bloom's Taxonomy. Students write a letter of empathy to the tree and observe the changes the tree went...

Students explore the food groups represented on the food pyramid. In this nutrition and physical education lesson, students participate in a game in which teams try to grab a play food object designated by the teacher and return it to...

Students explore simple physics concepts such as push/pull, friction, and speed. In this physics/physical education lesson, students work in co-operative groups to "build" a spaceship out of scooters and folded mats. Teams experiment...

Students classify foods as "healthy" or "unhealthy" and sort foods into appropriate food groups. In this nutrition/physical education lesson, students play a game in which throwing skills are practiced. Pictures of food are sorted into...

Students discuss the differences, flaws and strengths that we all have using "Eggbert, The Slightly Cracked Egg" by Tom Ross and Rex Barron as inspiration . They color 'slightly cracked' hard-boiled eggs.

Students explore the concept of self-respect. In this character education lesson, students listen to the original "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" story and listen to the song. Students discuss the meaning of the word underdog and the...

Students analyze concepts related to health promotion and conflict resolution. In this character education lesson plan, students answer discussion questions about resolving conflicts. Students complete a conflict resolution activity...

Learners participate in station activities in P.E. In this physical education lesson, students do station activities. Learners start out with a warm up exercise then make their way to dance, bowling, scooters, jump rope,...

First graders study addition and subtraction. In this mathematics and physical education lesson plan, 1st graders pop balloons and solve math sentences involving addition and subtraction inside each balloon.

Students compare the life of a child in South Africa to the life of a child in America. In this multicultural education activity, students read the book Not So Fast Songololo and discuss the differences and similarities between their...

In lab groups, young scientists place aluminum cans with a bubble-solution cap into different temperatures of water to see what size of bubble dome forms. As part of an atmosphere unit in preparation for learning about convection...

Teach your class some fairly complex terms—factors of production, human resources, capital resources, natural resources, and intermediate goods—with a storybook (Messy Bessey's Holidays), plenty of visuals and handouts, and related...

Does your bank pay you for allowing them to hold your money? Class members research three different ways they can earn money using money already in the bank. Topics include certificates of deposit, statement savings accounts, and...

How tall is the Empire State Building? Lead your class through a collaborative estimation activity to determine the number of quarters it would take to reach the top and teach the following concepts: human capital, human resources,...