Fourth graders choose a character from a magazine, complete a character sketch, and develop a short story placing this character in a situation. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating their...

Students, in groups, research, analyze and synthesize information on genetic diseases. After watching a video on genetics, groups perform research on a variety of genetic diseases and present their findings to the class.

High schoolers discuss preconceptions about cultural, ethnic, and religious groups and how those preconceptions result in stereotyping. They investigate how to overcome stereotypes about Muslims.

Students explore how to follow a simple recipe and explain directions to another person.

Learners practice their listening skills by listening to the teacher give directions for a magic trick and trying to complete it successfully.

Young scholars discover a connection between the genres of popular music and musical theater. They find and discuss musicals written in many different musical styles.

Students identify popular songs from 1968 and make connections with the year's current events They recognize popular music as a reflection of the culture. They focus on songs of the Vietnam War era.

Students explore how to save money to buy the things they want.

Students investigate how product endorsements can be a form of propaganda. They analyze various shampoo ads, discuss celebrity endorsements and unreliable testimony, and create a written non-propaganda ad for or against a celebrity...

Students study the physical, mental, and social health benefits of regular exercise while attempting to recognize the point of view of media messages. They read an article and discern ways in which they can make regular exercise a part...

Sixth graders, in groups, research the dangers of too much sun. They are to create and present posters they made showing the information of what happens when one is exposed to too much sun and how to protect your skin from the sun.

Learners practice sight words. Game begins with the first student rolling a die and moving the number of spaces shown on the die. If they lands on a shaded square, he or she turns up a card and reads it aloud.

Students read a story about David Beckham. They answer comprehension questions and study vocabulary words with the prefix un.

Students talk about what they like and do not like to read. They are assigned a new partner and they try to pick a book their original partner would like.

Learners work together in teams to play a game to discover definitions of words and their language functions.

Students read poetry about dreams and determine the different types of dreams people have, such as the images in sleep, or as goals.