Students give directions in Spanish

Students give & follow directions given in Spanish, using oral, written and graphics. They use maps, globes, atlases, and remote sensing, GIS, and GPS to acquire and process information about places.

Students preview the novel, "Dragonwings," by Laurence Yep, make connections between the novel previewed and their prior knowledge, other texts, and the world. They utilize graphic representations including charts, graphs, pictures, and...

Students discuss an ecosystem. In this coral reef lesson, students fill in their own KWL chart and contribute ideas to a whole class KWL chart. They read an article as a class to spark ideas for facts they can add to the "K" part of the...

Students participate in a instructional activity that covers the concepts of solving equations and inequalities. To master the concept they must demonstrate visually and verbally how both sides of an equation must be balanced. They...

Students read a story and respond.  In this caring and helping others lesson, students read Arthur's Halloween making predictions as they go.  Students write a report on caring, create a caring journal where they record how...

Fourth graders generalize that all animals, including people, depend on plants as a food source. In this science lesson plan, 4th graders describe and construct a food chain, tell how pesticides enter the food chain, and discuss possible...

Young scholars identify characteristics of insects and if insects help or harm us. They describe the stages of metamorphosis.

Fifth graders study about immigration, Ellis Island, and tenement life from 1890 to 1924. They create an identity of a fictitious immigrant and describe what they find when they arrive in New York.

Students explore the concept of Imperialism. In this foreign policy lesson, students examine the policies of the US and other countries through time. Students then create a political cartoon of their own and create a timeline that...

Students investigate the pH of solutions and they learn how to use different types of indicators. In this pH lesson plan, students test various solutions with pH paper and determine if they are acidic, basic or neutral. They also test...

Students make a diorama.  In this insect lesson, students review what they know and what they need to know about insects. Students define conservation, discuss why it is important to conserve insects, and make an insect diorama.

Students learn about the parts of the eye.  In this eyes and vision instructional activity, students the story Arthur's Eyes and create a KWL chart about eyes.  Students label the parts of the eye, examine the eyes of different...

Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...

Fourth graders travel through a mock Underground Railroad.

In this environment worksheet, students read an article about water drops and the nature center. They pretend that they are going to a nature center and write what they would hope see there. Students also identify living things and...

In this ESL reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a passage about World Malaria Awareness Day. Students answer 100 varied questions about the text. There are links provided for online exercises and MP3 listening as...

Learners look back in time into the feudal form of government. They view Powerpoint presentations to take them back in time.

Fourth graders construct mini-ecosystem, pollute the ecosystem, observe, collect, and record data on the effects of these pollutants on their ecosystem, organize data on spreadsheets, create graphs, and design presentations to share with...

Students conduct research on dinosaurs and graph the information gathered using a spreadsheet program. In pairs they complete an Internet scavenger hunt, and record five facts about dinosaurs in their science journal.

Students conduct an experiment. In this light lesson, students work in groups to see how light travels in a straight line and how light reflects.

Students explore the properties of light. In this light lesson, students investigate visible light by viewing a website, examining an electromagnetic spectrum chart, and observing light demonstrations. Students write about their...

Students identify the equipment and people needed to build a house. In this professions lesson, students construct a KWL chart on the topic of "Who builds a house?" Students read the book How a House is Built. Students add facts to the...

Students research the sea horse. In this sea horse activity, students use the Internet to find information about the sea horse on sites bookmarked by the teacher. The students write these facts on a page and create a sea horse poem.