First graders investigate what causes water pollution and conduct a water pollution experiment. They listen to the story "What Polluted the Potomac?," and during the story pour small containers of dirty water into a large container at...

Learners recognize the grapheme g in its upper and lower case form. They produce the corresponding sound for the letter g. Students go over what shape your mouth makes and how the back of your throat moves when making the sound for g.

Students research trees and their parts. In this forestry activity, students participate in various learning stations to identify trees by matching the photographs of the tree to the correct name.

High schoolers compose plans for their futures.  In this writing lesson, students create life maps of past events and predict future events.  They brainstorm events of their lives and decide which ones are most pertinent to the...

Students practice using the correct vocabulary in geology and hydrology. They use the Internet to research topics and practice their researching skills.

Students examine how films and media affect their body image. They identify their own definition of body image and research the topic. They discover the importance of using both fact and opinion sources.

Students discover how media influences body image. They identify how the media creates an ideal beauty. They answer questions after watching "Dying to be Thin".

Students discuss body image as a group. They discover how the media affects how one sees their body. They analyze different media messages about this topic.

Students use discussion and activities to create a message about body image. They discover their voice in the media and discover how the production process affects the final message from the media.

Students identify media messages about gender and body image. They discuss how they can change these messages. They create their own media message about gender and body image.

Students analyze media clips and discover how the media helps us form ideas about men and women and their roles in society. They discover some of their own preconceptions about these roles and answer questions.

Students visit the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. They take digital pictures and make notes with information about the scenic life. Back in the classroom, they use the digital pictures to complete a figurative language...

Students create a ten slide Powerpoint presentation as the culminating project for their Language Arts class. Slides include information based on a school related topic or question. Powerpoint presentations are peer reviewed by the class.

Students list observations of PSA posters. They provide evidence/examples of their observations through class discussion. Students explore public health posters. They investigate historical public health campaign posters.

High schoolers conduct a mock Congressional Hearing to decide whether or not Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II should be provided financial restitution. They research and create a time line of...

Students review grammar and punctuation rules from previous lessons. As a class, they work together to correct sentences on an overhead transparency. If there is a discrepancy about what needs to be changed, they must discuss the issue...

Learners study the three environmental issues facing New Zealand today. For this ecology lesson, students brainstorm some solutions to these environmental issues. They share what they have written in their journals.

Discover these exciting 25 activities that develop reading and writing skills while having fun. The activities are split for two different age groups.

[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Albert J. Beveridge's "The March of the Flag (1898)." Text highlighted in blue shows benevolence while red shows economic interest in red, and...

This workshop, which is divided into eight segments, teaches how to use primary source artifacts from a variety of genres to support the teaching and learning of specific pieces of literature. The genres include visual arts, political...

Need help planning ways to creatively teach your middle schoolers chronological order? Here's a great place to start. While the site is specifically geared toward the middle school student, it is a teaching idea which could easily be...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 5 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.3.5: Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate...

This interactive focuses a family seeing a hawk while camping. Children can read independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.

Students learn various topics associated with the circle through studying a clock. Topics include reading analog time, understanding the concept of rotation (clockwise vs. counter-clockwise), and identifying right angles and straight...