The metaphor of a pot of soup and a series of colorful templates remind young writers of the elements that make for a rich story. Pepper the plot with carrot/character, potato/point of view, corn/conflict, tomato/theme, and season with...

A fantastic discussion awaits your class! They read position statements from both Taco Bell and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. They consider the statements fully. and then use three questions to engage in a class discussion on...

Ratatouille, the sauce not the animated Disney film, is the focus of this foods lesson. Class groups prepare either a classic tomato ragu or a ratatouille to take home and share with their families.

Make pathogens and the body's defense systems come alive for young biologists in a hands-on activity. Investigators model the skin's protection against infection by observing and comparing changes in a punctured tomato and an intact...

Set up youngsters for fraction success years down the road with this focus on quarters. They begin with examining five shapes that have been equally segmented into four parts. Using one example as reference, learners shade a quarter of...

There's nothing quite like a glass of ice-cold, freshly squeezed lemonade. Lesson seven of this series explains how the water humans need to survive can come in many forms. Teach your class about how much water humans require every day...

Students collect leaves from home to determine if the Manduca prefers them to tomato plants. They observe the Manduca over time and make predictions. They share their observations with the class.

Provide this vocabulary recall sheet for your young Spanish language learners. There are six foods pictured here (fish, muffins, strawberries, pears, tomatoes, and eggs), and your youngster must write the Spanish word for each. The...

Students create a birdbath. In this art lesson, students take string and criss-cross it in between the rungs on the tomato cage and paint it all green.

In germination experiment instructional activity, learners conduct the following lab activity. Students determine the effects of another tomato on germinating seeds. Learners answer the following questions to analyze their experiment.

Students design an experiment. In this bees instructional activity, students research pollination and work collaboratively to discover how bees aid in pollination.  Students use tomato plants and create experimental designs....

Students compare phone negotiations with in person negotiations to identify the non-verbal communication that is produced in face-to-face meetings. They practice forms of non-verbal communication by reciting the alphabet and showing a...

Pupils investigate and become aware of our country's trade relations with East Asia with emphasis placed on Japan. They explore the global affect of technology, production, distribution and consumption as well as exchange and economic...

Watermelon is a vegetable? A tomato is a fruit? Believe it or not, this debate is decades old. Groups examine rulings by the US Supreme Court, the USDA, and state statutes before developing their own criteria to use when labeling...

In this science worksheet, students read about how many genes are present in tomatoes, fruit flies, humans, worms, and honey bees.

Students investigate the seed cycle. In this plant biology lesson, students plant tomato seeds and observe the plant growth. Students complete an activity sheet.

Students examine climatic effects on ecosystems. They plant tomatoes and observe the differences in plant growth with differences in light. They create picture collages of plants, animals, and insects found in each climate of the U.S.

First graders hear Great Grandma and I. They locate objects representing then (seed) and now (tomato). They make then and now charts for members of their families.

Pupils analyze a multi-seeded fruit, such as tomato, pepper, squash, watermelon, etc. They remove and count the seeds from the fruit and hypothesize/calculate the reproductive rate of that organism.

In this fractions and pictures worksheet, 2nd graders draw a line to show the fraction in the following 4 picture scenarios involving an apple, orange, tomato and a piece of toast.

Students describe statistics by conducting a class cooking activity. In this ketchup lesson plan, students conduct a class survey based on ketchup consumption habits by students. Students utilize tomatoes, water and a bottle to create...

Henry V is certainly not a drama "of few words." It's a sprawling study of a good yet complex king, a tumultuous time in European history, and an examination of justice and mercy. The 20-page guide to the play provides instructors...

In this plant and animal matching worksheet, students examine pictures of either plant or animal products before drawing a line to either a cow or a tomato plant.

In this phonics learning exercise, 1st graders will copy 6 words that begin with the letter T. Then students will draw ten tomatoes and a table.