Why do we read primary source documents? What can they give us that other writings cannot? Provide your learners with any of the primary sources attached here (there are seven), and have them complete the graphic organizer (which opens...

Young scholars redesign a particular album cover of their choice in this excellent high school Art lesson plan. The lesson plan suggests using Adobe Photoshop and glossy inkjet paper for the final presentation of all products.

Harriet Tubman developed a rich extended metaphor for slavery and the imperative for Lincoln to abolish it in this dictated letter from 1862. Young historians read the original document and interpret Tubman's allegory with a pair of...

Detailing the stages of language, sound, word, and grammar acquisition for babies, this presentation is a great addition to a lecture that focuses on how the English language is developed in small children. Additionally, the slideshow...

Sentence completion practice not only improves vocabulary, but critical thinking skills as well. Class members will benefit from exercises and the extended explanations that the answer key provides. Great SAT practice or class discussion...

What is real or imagined? The lines of beauty reality, and imagination are blurred in Elizabeth Peyton's portraits of her community. Learners analyze her use of artistic technique in conveying real and imagined communities. They then use...

Portraiture, artistic expression, romanticism, and androgyny are discussed in a thought-provoking lesson plan. Upper graders first discuss and examine the history of portraiture and the elements common to the Romantic style. Then they...

Interest your class with the idea of exquisite paintings and the forgeries created from them. This is a reading task; English language learners or native speakers read the text and answer the six questions that follow. Questions focus on...

Not only is Wassily Kandinsky fun to say, his art contains tons of angles. Learners discuss Kandinsky's music-inspired abstract art and four types of angles. They search one of his paintings for obtuse, right, straight, and acute angles,...

Nearly every people group has some type of dance, and those dances usually reflect history and culture. Little researchers write an essay on the cultural significance of the Hawaiian hula dance. They research the role of the hula dancer...

Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about ancient musical tunes that have been found in a church in Scotland. They assess key vocabulary terms found within the article and compose lyrics for a song after answering a...

Students listen to popular music in French. In groups, they identify and practice speaking the words they are unfamiliar with and examine the context of the song. They complete a worksheet with a partner to end the lesson plan and...

Students listen to the poem, "De Cunjah Man" and discover how and why this language came into existence. They are introduced to the idea that songs are a way of expressing human feelings and name a song that makes them feel happy or sad.

Learners listen to music and review instruments of the orchestra. They explore musical terms, solo, texture and theme of the music and discuss other features of the music. Students research and discuss the life of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov.

Learners complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.

In this ESL rooms in the house vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 14 phrases that describe an activity that takes place inside a house. Students categorize each phrase by putting it under the names of 6 rooms in a house.

In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, learners collaborate with a partner to fill in the blanks in a story. Each of the 2 stories provided is identical, but with different words omitted. Students read the story together and fill in...

Learners explore musical dynamics.  In this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics.  Learners sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students use...

Students explore the culture of Puerto Rico. They create maps of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. They work in small groups to research a decade in history and add drawings and pictures to a timeline of their decade. They practice...

First graders listen to 4 songs and describe the tempo of each song. In this tempo lesson plan, 1st graders describe each song's temp and identify the type of word described in each song.

In this ELL vocabulary activity, students answer 8 fill in the blank questions about the days of the week and sports. Next, students correct the grammar of 6 phrases. Students unscramble 6 verbs. Last, students write 8 sentences using...

Students solidify their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers. The instructional activity includes a number of overlooked or idiomatic expressions to help higher level students expand their knowledge.

Fifth graders study the vocabulary and concept of philanthropy in a democratic society. In this philanthropy vocabulary lesson, 5th graders examine traditions associated with good deeds and learn the vocabulary associated with...

Students answer a variety of question about going to the beach. They discuss vocabulary words associated with the beach. They listen to some music of waves and seagulls while the teacher reads a short story. They pretend to pack a...