Students are given a box and wrapping paper and are asked to decorate it in a style that is original and creative. The project could be used for content area learning if adapted to include curriculum content. The lesson is designed to be...

Students learn the rules and protocols for the physical education classroom by videotaping scenarios from the PE classroom.

Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...

Students investigate the causes of genocide. In this cultural diversity lesson, students discuss genocide incidents in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Students then write essays about what they would do if their cultural...

Students write the letters of the alphabet. In this language arts instructional activity, students listen as the teacher says a letter. Students write the letter spoken by the teacher. Students write capital or lowercase letters.

Third graders discuss citizenship and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. On poster board, the teacher draws a tree and students draw their citizenship ideas on paper or clip pictures from magazines and glue them to the tree.

Students identify digits and two digit numbers. They play the Digit Place game to guess the two digit number the teacher has and the place value of both digits. After practicing several examples and playing the game as a group, they...

Students use the correct stress in words and in sentences to correct their pronunciation. In this pronunciation lesson plan, students are provided many words and sentences to practice the stresses correctly.

Students describe different safe kitchen practices. In this adult health lesson, students explain how germs spread. They discuss ways to find bacteria and food born diseases.

Students investigate simple linear functions by trying to guess a function rule from inputs and outputs. They write the function rule in algebraic form.

High schoolers use a variety of resources to research a job that interests them.

In this English review worksheet, students consolidate the use of "going to" as they write 18 sentences following the prompts.

In this reading comprehension worksheets, students practice reading and replying to what they have read. Students read two letters and complete the response letters by placing the correct words in the blanks.

High schoolers collect samples of rainfall, cloud condensation, and water that trickles through the soil. These samples are tested for pH, conductivity, and the presence of sulfates, nitrates, calcium, and magnesium.

Eleventh graders trace Taylor's use of conceit or extended metaphor in his poem "Huswifery" where he compares the process of cloth making to God's salvation of man, and write a poem in which they compare a personal transformation with an...

Students read and are read various poems in their native language of Spanish. In groups or individually, they translate the poems into English and practice speaking English by reading them to the class. They answer comprehension...

Eighth graders solve equations according to the order of operations. They discuss reasons for following directions by using an analogy of baking a cake. After practicing PEMDAS, 8th graders create and decorate a poster with their own...

In this language skills learning exercise, learners read an article on World Press Freedom Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...

Students tell stories through dance. In this ballet activity, students learn pantomime dance skills and examine "The Nutcracker" ballet performances as they examine ballet as storytelling.

In this narrative worksheet, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.

Students practice reading. In this irregular words lesson, students build their reading fluency playing a game in which they identify word cards. They play in a small group led by a teacher. This lesson includes a link to the irregular...

Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, learners choose a word and sound it...

Students perform a play about the early explorers to America.

Students explore the concepts of personal body parts and how they should be protected from being abused by others. The use of a scripted personal dialogue reinforces the realness of the problem that could happen.