Use this resource to have your class learn about the cell. This resource walks learners through the construction of a model of a cell. This project is completed in a cooperative learning group, and  reinforces the higher-order...

Watching is not the same as seeing. Transform viewers from passive watchers to active students of film with this 34-page packet, filled with lessons and activities that use Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to examine the technology, the...

Remember learning to spell “encyclopedia” by singing along with Jiminy Cricket? How about using a singing exercise to learn the names of the presidents? “The Presidents Song,” includes the names, in order, from Washington to Coolidge....

Fourth graders practice making patterns using Unifix cubes and identify, analyze, and determine rules for describing numerical patterns involving operations and nonnumerical growing patterns. They also find an example of a pattern in...

Students plan and teach art activities to Head Start preschool students in the community. Students research the WWW while planning art activities for the preschool kids and while researching what preschool kids are like.Students...

The Founding Fathers contributed to the United States in many ways. Class members explore various Founding Fathers through research, group work, and realia. The final product of group work are posters and artistic representations of...

Students investigate the uses of ceremonial dance in the Pueblo Indian culture by viewing videos of native dances. They listen to folk tales that explain the dances and compare the traditions of the Pueblo culture to their own culture....

Learners read articles related to local, state, national, and world events using word maps.

Students explore geometry by utilizing computer software. In this shape identification lesson, students define several geometric shapes by the characteristics that classify them. Students draw and cut out geometric shapes using their...

Before digital microscopes, scientists hired artists to draw the things visible in the microscope. Through training in neuroscience and art, Cajal revolutionized the way we view the beautiful brain. The third lesson in a series of four...

Students use observational drawing to study the unfamiliar They use oil pastels to mix/blend colors. They be introduced to using drawing as a tool for documenting what we can learn from close observation.

Sixth graders identify and use the concepts of shading, outline, and watercolor wash. They design a unique sequential still life painting with pencils and watercolors.

Students brainstorm the many uses of food rather than eating it. Using the internet, they research museums to find pieces of art made out of food. They plan, design and create a dried food centerpiece and present their creation to the...

Pupils examine the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. They complete a class KWL chart, and watch a PowerPoint presentation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Next, they use a digital photo of themselves to create a self-portrait that...

Students discuss the use of transitions in film and video using prior knowledge, a Nike film, and a teacher-created iMovie as examples. The lesson ends with the creation of student iMovies using transitions.

Students magnify their digital artwork to develop their motor skills with a mouse. Using the artwork, they discover how to look at it from different perspectives. They answer discussion questions as they complete the activity.

Students design their own emblem. For this introduction lesson, students get to know one another by designing an emblem that combines symbols that represent themselves. They express themselves to their classmates. 

Students investigate birthdays.  In this literacy cross curriculum instructional activity, students listen to the book Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown.  Students re-read the book orally, graph birthdays, design a word search,...

Learners investigate Thanksgiving by reading a children's book.  In this holiday lesson, students read Arthur's Thanksgiving by Marc Brown and create a turkey fact book after reading an electronic encyclopedia.  Learners bring...

Fifth graders identify the parts and functions of the body's five senses. In this biology lesson, 5th graders create a replica of the nervous system highlighting its parts. They create a scrapbook containing information on the senses...

Learners explore the Navajo culture. In this Navajo Indians instructional activity, students gain information about their weaving and dancing. Learners note the patterns in the weaving. Students create a dance that corresponds with the...

Students understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures and reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work, and work of others.

Students complete activities that lead to greater understanding of the variety of natural disasters that occur all over the world.

Eighth graders write a poem showing what they know about metaphors, and non-literal language to express ideas, convey meaning, and create images after they read Eve Merriam's "How to Eat a Poem".