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Industrial Revolution
Seventh graders research how the Industrial Revolution impacted people. In this Industrial Revolution lesson, 7th graders examine how the change from shop or cottage industry to the factory affected people, how the railroad affected...
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We the People Lesson 2
Young scholars compare the Federalists and Anti-Federalists visions for the U.S. government. In this government instructional activity, students conduct research on Federalists and Anti-Federalists figures. Young scholars use their...
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Mayflower Arrival Day 3
Seventh graders write a letter describing their arrival on the Mayflower. In this Mayflower arrival lesson, 7th graders research the passengers, comparing and contrasting ocean travel then and now. Students take a passenger...
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Science Fiction
Students complete compare and contrast activities for two stories about racism and tolerance in the science fiction genre. In this literary analysis lesson, students read a Ray Bradbury short story and Walter Mosley poem, watch a related...
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The Global Grapefruit - Representing a 3-Dimensional Globe on a 2-Dimensional Map
Students compare and contrast world maps and globes. They convert a 3-dimensional globe to a 2-dimensional map. They are introduced to the Mercator map projection. They observe map distortions of shape, area, distance, directions and angle.
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Traveling on the Orphan Train
Students explore the components and meaning of philanthropy. In this community awareness activity, students are able to identify and research agencies and organizations that provide services to children in need, compare and contrast...
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Weather Report Chart
Students complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report instructional activity, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a...
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Philanthropy is Everywhere Lesson 4: Careers in Philanthropy
Students discover career opportunities in the non-profit sector. They look at local business to determine compare and contrast for profit and non-profit businesses. They participate in a non-profit job fair.
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Pumpkin Circuit
Learners complete a variety of activities using pumpkins. They visit various stations with various pumpkin activities.
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What's Your Line?
Fifth graders collect temperature readings over a period of time, enter the information into a spreadsheet and choose the appropriate graph to display the results.
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Learning About Our World
Students explore their world using the book "This is the Way We Go to School." They predict information about the story based on the title and pictures. Students label a world map with the names of continents and oceans. They write a set...
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Seventh graders engage in Layered Curriculum that is essentially, an opportunity for self-made choice in the process of evaluation. While reading this novel students get to choose the projects that best help apply what is read.
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The Sugar Cane Curtain/ Defining Political and Social Struggles Between Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Twelfth graders explore historical events that created conflict between Dominican Republic and Haiti, examine how need for cheap source of labor has led to exploitation of Haitian workers, and discuss how topography of island of...
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Unforgettable Personalities
Students read an essay titled, "Unforgettable Personalities" to study the influence of character's traits on the resolution of conflict in a narrative. They discuss and complete a worksheet that compares their own personality traits to...
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A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love
Students read an article about teenage pregnancy and the story, "A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love," making notes about how the pregnant teens are characterized. They then compare and contrast the views of pregnant teens in...
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At the Crossroads
Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...
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Describing Our Senator
Third graders find the narrator or speaker in a story. In this story elements instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to the story My Senator and Me and answer comprehension questions. They complete a descriptive writing piece...
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Give and Take
Second graders explore the concepts of goods, services and community. They go on a community walk, find businesses and logos within their community, read books about communities, and compare various goods and services. They pick a job...
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Choose or Lose: The Electoral Process
Students examine the local and national election process. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the issues important to them and compare them to an overall list of issues present in the election. They analyze graphs and complete...
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Dual Federalism
Young scholars compare and contrast the roles of federal and state governments in the United States. In this government lesson, students research state and national governments' joint and individual powers prior to debating a topic...
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"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"
Students study transportation in mid-19th-century Brooklyn. They look at several photographs of Brooklyn transport from the era and read Walt Whitman's poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." In addition to making critical
observations and...
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Dr. Teeth and Dr. Gums To The Rescue
Second graders role play as dentists researching teeth and their care. They create a slide show showing how a character, Bear, can take care of this teeth explaining habitats, diets and teeth.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Fourth graders read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow aloud, make predictions, compare characters, discuss plot and setting, and rewrite the ending to the story.
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Constrating Cinderellas/ Connecting LA Cenerentola
Students contrast the traditional Cinderella character with a modern, independent and socially conscious Cinderella. To activate prior knowledge by eliciting from the students some of the familiar story elements of the traditional...