Students engage in reading comprehension activities for the story "Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet". In this reading comprehension lesson, students make prediction drawings before reading the story, create new illustrations for...

Students explore the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students simulate the water cycle by placing an ice cube in a Ziploc bag and observing the changes which occur over time. Students record the mass of the Ziploc bag and record...

Third graders explore the arrangement of nonfiction. In this library skills lesson plan, 3rd graders examine Dewey Decimal classification as they collaborate to locate nonfiction materials in the library/media center.

Third graders explore the attributes of 3-dimensional shapes. In this shapes lesson, 3rd graders examine faces, edges, and vertices of 3-dimensional shapes as they construct shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks.

Learners examine recycling efforts. For this environmental stewardship lesson, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.

Young scholars review basic knowledge of similes and engage with similes on a more abstract level. In this similes activity, students define similes and identify examples. Young scholars read and analyze the similes used in poetry by...

Students explore the basis of Iago's persuasive power by analyzing Shakespeare's use of rhetoric and figurative language. In this Othello lesson, students analyze Iago's rhetoric in monologues and dialogues with other characters....

Students examine interactions between Native Americans and settlers. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students analyze select passages from Plains Indians by Dana Newmann and The World of Native Americans by Marion Wood. Students...

In this European debt crisis activity, students analyze a political cartoon about Greek debt and respond to 3 talking point questions.

Students research visual arts by examining a children's book. In this art identification activity, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Students read the book Small which discusses...

First graders read The Scrambled States of America and discuss whether it is real or fantasy as compared to the United States. In this geography lesson plan, 1st graders identify their city or state on a map and work in groups to color...

Second graders complete a variety of bee-themed activities. They consider the importance of honeybees in food production, conduct Internet research, prepare foods using honey, complete puzzles and compile a portfolio of their work.

Young scholars fill out "Introductions" check sheet and then work in pairs to share answers. They introduce their partner and tell two things about them.

Students look carefully at four photographs by Dorothea Lange and discuss them in terms of what is depicted and what she may have wanted to communicate. They review what they learned about the Dust Bowl, the Depression, the war era, and...

Students use primary and secondary sources, using the Internet and other media.

Third graders examine the Journey of Lewis and Clark and how it relates to Thomas Jefferson and Monticello. They read about, discuss and complete worksheet pertaining to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Students watch a Flash presentation on students working in agriculture in this lesson which is part of a unit. They compare and contrast the experience to their own. Unit links are on this lesson page.

Students read "The Popcorn Book" by Tomie dePaola and complete a variety of comprehension exercises. They discuss the text, identify facts presented in the book and the evidence supporting those facts and fill in the blanks of a worksheet.

Students create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.

Third graders practice referencing material. In this giving credit to sources activity, 3rd graders explore ownership of words and images by drawing and labeling a picture then problem solving how to identify the author. 

Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial instructional activity, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position...

Students trace Quentin's mental breakdown that leads to his suicide, assuring the overall decline of the Compson family.

First graders read the book, "The Manatee Winter," and participate in a game to research manatees.

Students examine how images can persuade or influence an audience. They discover how the message an image sends depends on the perspective of the audience.