Why is calcium good for the body? Where is it stored? Young chefs discover the importance of calcium and review a list of foods that are rich in the material. They then make delicious smoothies high in calcium! Teaching kids how to...

A well-rounded unit on positive and negative integers is a great addition to your middle school math class. Learners work through five activities, each focused on a different skill, before playing a Game of Life to practice the...

It's amazing how much kids change from the beginning of the year to the end. Create a written account of their growth with a fun instructional activity that involves children recording information about themselves at...

Helpful for your unit on Elizabeth George Speare's Sign of the Beaver, a list of reading questions are a good way to check for understanding after your class finishes a chapter. Each two chapters have three or four questions,...

Students track and record how much time they spend on each activity. In this spreadsheet lesson, students apply different functions using Microsoft excel to format cells and calculate the sum of their total time spent each day. They...

Kids will compare creating fractions from pieces of paper to chips. They begin with a fractional part and work back to a whole. Then order fractions from smallest to largest. They also complete a worksheet to find the missing pieces to...

Pupils complete a graphing activity to learn about fruits and vegetables as well as their nutritional qualities. In this fruits and vegetables lesson, students complete a series of activities that help teach them about the health...

In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...

While just a simple lesson, this activity on experimental probability could provide a way to connect this concept to real life. Learners begin by participating in a probability activity using a coin, and then move on to create their own...

In this three-dimensional shapes geometry lesson, learners identify geometric solids and name their properties. They define "face," "edge," and "vertex," and construct geometric solids using marshmallows as vertices and toothpicks as edges.

Students examine candy preferences to create a plan in order to improve candy sales. In this technobiz lesson, students build spreadsheet and organizational skills by graphing and calculating data. Students are introduced to terminology...

Students explore geometry by completing a marshmallow activity in class. In this architecture lesson plan, students identify the jobs of civil engineers and architects while identifying different geometric shapes as well. Students...