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Pizza Portions
Students explore mathematics by participating in a pizza pie activity. In this nutrition lesson, students identify the caloric intake in a piece of pizza and estimate the average number of slices eaten by a person. Students utilize...
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If you are asked to convert a distance from hectometers to centimeters, how would you go about it?
Fourth graders convert measurements in the metric system. In this metric lesson, 4th graders convert units up to kilometers and down to millimeters. They answer word problems with conversions.
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Spenser, Shakespeare, and the "Blazon": Lesson 4
Students discuss the meaning and tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130. In this sonnets lesson, students compare Spenser's sonnets to Shakespeare's. Students discuss specific words that add to the humor in Shakespeare's sonnet,...
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Eat Your Plants
Students explore fruits and vegetables. In this fruits and vegetables instructional activity, students work in small groups investigating plant parts. Students discover that fruits and vegetables originate from different parts of plants.
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The Amazing and Beautiful Aurora
Students create an oil pastel painting. For this pastel painting lesson, students examine images of the aurora borealis. Students produce an original pastel painting of the aurora.
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Upon the Burning of Our House
Tenth graders read the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" and complete analysis activities. In this poetry analysis lesson, 10th graders read the poem and create original scenes summarizing the stanza.
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Exploring Hawaii's Beaches
Fourth graders search the shore and find objects on the beaches of Hawaii. In this exploring Hawaii's beaches instructional activity, 4th graders play "I Spy" with objected collected at the beach. Students compare...
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Seed Germination
Students explore plants and the scientific method. In this plant growth lesson, students follow the steps in the scientific method to perform a seed germination experiment as a whole class. Students work in a group to create their own...
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Narrative Cartoons
Students compare and contrast the traditional superhero cartoon with a narrative cartoon. Students research water resources and usage in Africa and create original narrative cartoons showcasing their findings.
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Poetry
Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.
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The Poetry of Woody Guthrie
Students develop oral fluency through reading and singing. They sing "This Land is Your Land" and discuss what the pictures and words mean in the song. They connect the song and poem and previous learning and write a journal.
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Poems and Songs: Rivers and Ponds
Pupils explore songs and poems related to the animals, habitats, and activities on rivers and ponds. They listen to song clips, explore various websites, read poems and song lyrics, complete worksheets, and define key vocabulary words.
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The Louisiana Purchase
Eighth graders recognize and interpret people and events associated with the Louisiana Purchase. They create their own original booklet based on their work.
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Colony Crops
Fifth graders determine which crops were grown in the 13 colonies depending on their climate and geography. They explore what crops are grown in the states created from the original colonies.
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William Tell Overture: Finale
Students analyze the William Tell Overture for meter and conducting, among other musical concepts in a three-lesson plan unit. They practice conducting patterns and identify eighth and quarter notes and chord roots.
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Using Walt Whitman¿¿¿s Poem ¿¿¿Leaves of Grass¿¿¿ And Takamri¿¿¿s Girl And Boy As Inspiration for Writing a Celebration of Self
Students read and analyze Walt Whitman's poem, "Leaves of Grass." They compare/contrast Whitman's style to artist Takamori's style, and write an original poem about their childhood and fond memories.
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Watch the Birdie
Young scholars complete a six-week unit on North American birds. They conduct research, develop fact sheets, create labeled bird drawings, write a dictionary of bird vocabulary words, create a Concentration game, and observe birds in...
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Thanksgiving Feast (Read the Charts)
Students practice reading charts about foods country of origin. They interpret information and answer questions related to charts. They discover how food production adds to the economy.
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Invention Timeline
Middle schoolers conduct a research project looking at the origins of the Korean language. To create a context for the investigation they first look at the invention of some common items.
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What Would Monet Do With a Digital Camera?
Students use a Photoshop Elements program to edit digital pictures in the style of Impressionist art. They are are introduced to paintings by Claude Monet and identify the key characteristics of the Impressionist period. Students create,...
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Coiling Geography "On the Pampas"
First graders are introduced to the rope coiling form of art used by the gaucho culture of South America. They read "On the Pampas" by Maria Cristina Brusca, view the illustrations of the coiling technique and create original pieces.
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Birthday Customs
Students are introduced to the customs and origins of a variety of common birthday celebrations. They work in groups to research common birthday customs and history and then make individual books highlighting a custom that has meaning to...
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Ft. Vancouver the Fur Trade: A Skin for a Skin
Learners study Fort Vancouver. They discuss trading and what is meant by "a skin for a skin." They complete math story problems that represent possible trading scenarios. They explore the Chinook Jargon trade language.
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Design a CD Cover
Learners encounter a unique way to design their own personal CD covers. Students research on how others have designed similar covers. Learners produce an original CD cover. Students correlate various singers to their CD covers.
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