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Has Peace Finally Settled in the Middle East?
Students evaluate the changes made in the Palestine National Council charter and their potential impact on the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations. They write a brief essay focusing on an article from an Israeli or Palestinian...
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1968 – A Generation in Revolt
Tenth graders compare and contrast the revolts that took place around the world in 1968. In this global studies instructional activity, 10th graders research the youth revolts that took place in Paris, Prague, and Chicago in 1968 and...
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Analyzing the Lewis and Clark Journals
Students examine and interpret Corps of Discovery journal entries as primary documents/sources providing insight into the Lewis and Clark expedition's journey. They present information they have documented on included activity sheet in...
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Readers Theatre: Presenting Historical Events Through Theatre
Students examine historical events. In this lesson on the US Constitution, students engage in a theatrical exploration of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They also engage in an extensive discussion, complete worksheets and draft...
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Tobacco
Students write paragraphs about the message of an advertisement ad they see in magazines and their intended audience. In this advertisements lesson plan, students look at tobacco, clothing, hair products, and more.
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Nomad Land
Students explore the migratory movements of animals as they monitor their own movements throughout the school day. Climatic and feeding conditions are examined as cues for the movement.
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Traditional Japanese Dance
Students study introductory history and cultural purposes of selected Japanese dance forms. They analyze the philosophical beliefs, social systems, and movement norms that influence the function and role of Japanese dance in the lives...
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Interactionist View of Deviance
In this defining deviance, students read extensively about different views on deviance and then complete exercises such as reading scenarios and identifying the theory/theorist that applies.
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Multiplication
Third graders discover a connection between numbers of things in groups and groups. They solve number line puzzles for multiplications and identify data for 3 riddles in a multiplication context. They use number lines as sources for...
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Eleven
Learners read an excerpt from the book Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff. They answer provided questions for group discussion along themes such as family, belonging, and anger. Assignment suggestions included for math, social studies,...
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Networking at Early James Fort
High schoolers examine the impact of global trade on regional civilizations of the world after 1500. They research and analyze images of pottery excavated at Jamestown, and create a poster that presents information about world trade...
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Cyclical Psychology in Japanese Culture
High schoolers create artistic representations of various cyclical patterns after analyzing the importance of cyclical psychology in Japanese culture. This lesson plan can be done in an Art class or as part of a unit in a History or...
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Utopia
Young scholars explore suburbia, whose long history of development is grounded in utopian notions.
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Weather Emergency Safety
High schoolers identify different types of weather emergencies that may happen during the seasons. They list the steps involved when taking cover and fleeing dangerous weather patters. A comprehensive list of service agencies that can...
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Together Forever?
Students explore relationships. In pairs, they choose a famous ex-couple and research the relationship. Students explore useful language, write interview questions about marriages and divorce. Students highlight any typical problems...
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Colonial Hornbook
Students examine the schools in colonial New England. They discover what a hornbook is and how it was used. They create their own hornbook and share them with the class.
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Comparing Transportation Systems
Students compare and contrast various forms of transportation. Comparisons are based on the the distance traveled and the student's personal experiences with that form of transport. This lesson plan is intended for students acquiring...
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The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
First graders read, The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs, and create a pig with unique characteristics. In this story book lesson plan, 1st graders write a description of their created pig after they have completed their art...
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Other Countries
Learners select a country and conduct research on the culture, population, geography, and government of their country. They conduct research using the Internet and a variety of resource books, and write and publish a report that...
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Mapping the National Parks
Students research national parks. In this science lesson, students view a video about the national parks and discuss the environments found within the national parks.
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Lights On ! Lights Off! Exploring Human Settlement Patterns
Third graders write informational paragraphs based on the settlement patterns of the United States. In this settlement lesson plan, 3rd graders read about population and how it affects where people settle next.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Young scholars participate in a running/concentration game on teams and learn the expectations of physical education class. This is a great first day of the year physical education instructional activity.
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What About Us? Women in the Civil War
Pupils research the role of women in the Civil War. In this Civil War unit, students research the role women played during the war. This unit includes eight different activities including vocabulary, writing prompts and a literature...
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Prepositions
In this prepositions worksheet, students underline all the prepositions in 5 sentences, underline all of the prepositional phrase in 5 sentences and answer 2 questions with multiple choice answers.