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A View of Yourself Through Famous Writers
Students research famous quotes and discover one that describes themselves. They consider topics such as family and hobbies that will help others understand them. They present their information to the class.
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Fables With Dolch Sight Words
Second graders read classic fables, consider their meaning and then re-write them using a prompt if necessary. This lesson plan presents many classic fables that students can read, and re-write, using their powers of imagination.
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Fast Food Survey Using Bar Graphs
Second graders conduct survey and sort data according to categories, construct bar graph with intervals of 1, and write a few sentences about their graphs.
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ABC Community Walk
Students listen to several stories about cities and different types of communities. They take a walk in their city to identify unique characteristics. They create an alphabet book using people or features of their own community to go...
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Storytelling: The Lantern Night Excursion Of Zhong Kui
Third graders create Chinese hand scrolls to tell the story: The Lantern Night Excursion Of Zhong Kui in this cross-curricular lesson plan for the third grade. The lesson plan is adaptable to many different grade/ability levels.
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Helping Each Other, Near and Far
First graders examine their knowledge of the world as a larger place than just their immediate environment. They examine how people in Africa are fighting malaria and other issues. During the instructional activity they listen to a...
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Twain's Hannibal
Ninth graders explore the life around Hannibal, Missouri, during the latter half of nineteenth century. They use various online and print resources to determine what effects this location had on the writings of Mark Twain. Students...
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School-Home Links: Words and the Spaces Between Them
In this word spacing learning exercise, learners use a pencil to draw a line between the words in each line of the story 'Yummy!' Parents or guardians must sign the learning exercise.
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Hallo-Wiener Lesson Plan
Students listen to the story The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey in order to learn about the "monster" character. In this reading and art lesson plan, students cut a "bun" from beige construction paper, cut out an image of the main character...
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According to Tradition
Students analyze a historical document. They review oral histories as a tradition of storytelling in Native cultures and listen to an excerpt from The Life and Traditions of the Red Man. They write an episode or story that has been...
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Contra Los Ladrones de Carros
Pupils read descriptions of various anti-theft devices and investigate car security systems on the Internet. They write and present a television commercial for one of the anti-theft devices and present it to the class.
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Sea Turtle
Students listen to a story about a sea turtle sanctuary. They participate in a discussion about the sea turtles. They analyze some of the hazards that can hurt sea turtles and brainstorm ways to help the problem. They write and...
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Do Some Research
Sixth graders participate in various activities in which they must complete research. Individually, they draw a human heart and label each part along with its function. They use the internet to research an invention in Mesopotamia was...
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Which Comes First?
In this Hanukkah activity worksheet, students read the words that relate to Hanukkah. Students write the words that comes first on the line for the 15 words.
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Character & Integrity
High schoolers brainstorm a list as a class the characteristics of someone having character and integrity. Individually, they write about how self-concept is built and preserved. To end the lesson, they discuss how self-concept is...
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Equality: Children's Rights
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...
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Unit Pricing
Students explore unit pricing to determine the best buy for their money. In this personal finance lesson, students calculate cost per wear examples and create a list of criteria for picking clothes. Students visit a story and use their...
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Mancos River Walk Newsletters
Sixth graders create newsletters of the Mancos River Walk. They gather information from the Mancos River Walk and create a newsletter detailing sections of trees, shrubs, river studies, and wildlife studies. They write stories and...
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Everybody Needs Somebody
Students brainstorm feelings words and discuss what causes us to have feelings. Using artwork, they discuss how different artists show feelings and emotions. Using the internet, they research how other cultures express their feelings and...
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School-Home Links: Interesting Words
For this adjective and parent communication worksheet, students write down several other words to use for the word 'nice.' Students then write a story and try to use these interesting word choices. Student must read their story aloud to...
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School-Home Links: Reading for New Words
In this unusual word and parent communication worksheet, students read a newspaper, magazine, or book then make a list of some new, unusual, or interesting words they found while reading. Students write down a way to find the meaning of...
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National expansion of the United States (1815 to 1850), and its connection to local Illinois history.
Students discuss the importance of establishing the I & M Canal water route. They watch a video about the canal's history. They collect and write a personal migration story by interviewing a family member. They analyze trends and...
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Comic Books in the Classroom
You can use comic book projects to teach a variety of curriculum topics.
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Tell Me; I’ll Listen
Encourage respect, responsibility, and caring within your classroom with a collection of lessons that spark dialogue and self reflection. To address character traits, lessons touch on topics such as staying safe in the...