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Why was the Constitutional Convention Necessary?
Eleventh graders explore the steps leading up to the Constitution. In this American Government lesson, 11th graders practice document based questions. Students create a letter that describes how a person felt during this...
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I Like to Shuffle Along in My Shiny Shoes
Students study the letters s and h as they blend together to make one sound. They practice making the sound, reciting a tongue twister while stretching the sh sound, and writing the letters. Next, they make words using letter boxes...
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The Big Green Monster
Learners practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Choir Singer says.../o/
Young scholars develop aromaticity of recognizing letters. They recognize short o, /o/, in written and spoken words. Students read a story and discuss the shape their mouths make when saying the short o sound. They identify words with...
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Learning about Animals
Learners chose one animal to research. They research the animal using the internet using the sites provided. They also research using books from the library. They conclude the lesson by writing a one page story about their animal...
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Persona Poem
Students write a poem from the perspective of the first-person persona. Through the words of the poem, demonstrate a higher level of thinking by providing insight to the personality of the poem's speaker, the "I" who is featured in the...
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Probability
In this math worksheet, students use the rules of probability in order to complete the word problems focused upon the act of turning right or left.
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Classifying Animals - Farm and Pets
Students explore the concept of classification. For this classification lesson, students collaborate in order to classify animals as pets or farm animals.
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The Rainbow Fish
Students read a story. In this diversity lesson, students read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, discuss sharing and uniqueness, and decorate their own scale with information about them using pictures or words.
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Family Stories and Personal Narratives
Fourth graders read various stories in their literature books about families. Individually, they make a timeline showing the most important events in their lives. They bring in one artifact from their lives and write a paper about it...
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Literary Devices Paper
Fourth graders write a character analysis of someone they know describing them through similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. They may include themselves and how their person relates to him or her.
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Three ways into the play 'Stone Cold'
Tenth graders, in groups, write pieces of a script in a particular style that they are introduced to. They also study how tension and irony work together in scripts.
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Gases
Second graders work with gases to determine what the effects of temperature are on volume and air pressure by working with balloons. Also, they experiment with vinegar and baking soda. They predict the outcomes of these experiments, and...
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Religious and Political Changes in Europe
Eighth graders examine the Protestant Reformation and the Spanish Armada. After taking notes, they read an excerpt of their textbook and complete a worksheet. To end the lesson, they complete a timeline of the major events of both time...
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School Safety
Young scholars discuss the importance of abiding by the school rules in order to keep safe at school. Students identify why it is important to attend school regularly. This activity is intended for young scholars acquiring English.
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Growing Independence and Fluency
Pupils continue to practice their reading in order to gain fluency and independence in their reading. With a partner, they practice reading a book three times noting how many words they can read each time. To end the lesson, they write...
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Hurricane
Students use children's literature in order to investigate the concept of hurricanes and how they occur. The metaphor is used to describe a play area that is magical. They use their imaginations and write about their favorite places to...
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ABC Brainstorm
Students practice a variety of strategies for mastering ABC brainstorming about a major topic. They take a topic and try to think of a word or phrase associated with that topic that begins with each letter of the alphabet and match them...
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Senior Citizens Day
In this senior citizens day activity, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in correct order, write discussion questions and...
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Lesson Plan For Christmas Day
In this lesson plan for Christmas day worksheet, student read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Compare 2-D Shapes
Second graders examine the attributes of two-dimensional shapes. In this geometry lesson plan, 2nd graders play a game in order to identify two-dimensional shapes and to name them.
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Understanding Place Value
Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.
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Tolerance and Non-Violence in Civil Society
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this Oklahoma City bombing lesson, students submit public responses to the event in order to consider how the tragedy prompted a positive reaction. Extension activities are included.
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Addition Properties
Student study addition properties. In this addition properties lesson plan, young scholars use multiple methods to solve various types of problems. Students illustrate and describe in various ways the Commutative Property of...