First graders examine and discuss a bronze statue by Degas, and identify the differences between painting and sculpture. They create three-dimensional figures using a variety of textures.

Students develop an appreciation of melody. They gain enjoyment from singing. They participate in an art activity.

Students identify a guitar, piano, trumpet, flute, drum, and a violin by sight and sound. They view pictures of each instrument as they are played on a recording, discuss how each instrument makes their particular sound, and listen to...

Students begin each school day with a song, starting the day on a happy note. They choose the songs, which change each month with each new unit. The words and music are given here for the busy bee song.

Students write a formal letter to an artist using art vocabulary they have reviewed in class. They commission a portrait from the artist. They share their letters with the class.

Students explore and discuss the process of taking a photograph.

Students examine the connection between a person's home and his or her personality. They practice new vocabulary.

Students identify and discuss the basic shapes used in artistic still-life compositions.

Third graders listen to a story that introduce them to reptiles. They participate in a discussion concerning these desert animals and write from the rattlesnake's point of view.

Fourth graders work in cooperative groups to create a ditty to teach the characteristics that distinguish literary forms to younger students. The ditty is performed before the class.

Students examine Maine tourism websites. They identify ways the Internet has changed the tourism industry in Maine.

Students create virtual Roman Empire by playing Caesar II CD-ROM game to support class reading of Julius Caesar.

Students explore the art of Chinese shadow puppetry. They create puppets, develop and rehearse scripts and perform a show in front of the class.

Students write narrative essays about getting a famous person's autograph (a classmate) and then combine their work with pictures to enhance the stories. This technique can be used with any writing project.

Ninth graders decide on a place they would like to visit, and plan a dream vacation to this location. They complete a scavenger hunt to find information about their place. Students make a travel brochure and poster about their place....

Students explore different types of homes and how the environment effects the types of houses people construct. For this houses lesson plan, students learn about environmental factors and cultural factors that play in to why people build...

Second graders complete spelling activities for compound words. In this compound words lesson, 2nd graders put words together to make compound words.

Second graders write to dictated sentences. In this high-use words spelling assessment, 2nd graders respond to three dictated sentences. Following the assessment lesson, students self-check the sentences and respond to a question on...

Fourth graders practice spelling "ie" and "ei" words. In this review of spelling, 4th graders discuss different "ie"/"ei" words and the old saying "i before e except after c" and it's accuracy. This activity includes a worksheet for...

Repetition, repetition, repetition. Get your class to efficiently repeat a section of code over and over again by introducing looping. Class members learn looping to quickly recreate objects they want to appear more than once in their...

Sixth graders research Ancient Greek culture by acting in a play for the festival of Dionysus. In this Greek culture lesson, 6th graders study an ancient Greek map and the Sarcophagus Dionysus from the Walters Art Museum website....

Investigate the parts of a healthy stream to build content-specific vocabulary and ecological awareness. The class builds vocabulary and determines why clean water is important for trout. They design a shoe box to show what a clean...

Fourth graders explore triangles. For this math lesson, 4th graders discuss the different types of triangles. Students create triangles using wiki sticks. Students complete an online matching game.

Students investigate the food known as the tortilla. They research the growth cycle of the corn plant and how tortillas are made from it. The importance of the tortilla according to the Hispanic culture is explained to the students. The...