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...

Young scholars identify the end behavior of polynomial graphs. For this algebra lesson, students factor and solve quadratic and complex equations. They factor out negative roots and identify the real and imaginary parts of an equation.

Students watch a video and write using conventions. In this conventions lesson plan, students edit their writing for the correct spelling, grammar, and paragraph usage.

First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!

First graders complete a variety of activities in which they practice recognizing verbs including a word guessing game. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use worksheets imbedded in this plan to play the verb recognition game.

Students share important moments with their grandparents. Individually, they write one paragraph thanking them for being in their lives or for a specific event they have been involved in. They also identify ways they act like their...

Students practice subtraction. In this computation lesson, students learn how to subtract by watching an illustration using balls. Students are shown how to write a number sentence and complete a subtraction worksheet.

In this estimation worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions about rounding and the proper sequence of estimation. Students complete 10 questions total.

Students use pictures to identify items as ordinal numbers. In this ordinal numbers lesson plan, students use the words "before" and "after" to identify the pictures as well.

Students make logical patterns in their writing to demonstrate the trait of organization. In this organization lesson plan, students focus on events proceeding logically.

Students use a thesaurus to find synonyms for selected words in fairy tales.

Students read "Charlie, the Caterpillar" and discuss the qualities of a good friend. They write group and individual paragraphs about the topic of friendship.

Students use general skills and strategies of the writing process to show their role in their family, school, friendships, the community and the world. They demonstrate their self-motivation and increasing responsibility for their own...

Students read "The Mitten", by Jan Brett. They discuss vocabulary presented in the story and sequence significant plot events. They make masks to represent several of the characters and act out the story.

Students create pieces of writing about a creature they have created. They examine the parts of speech and how they are used in their writing to see how they can write more specifically.

First graders identify words with the "sh" pattern. They participate in phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and dictation exercises. As the assessment portion of the lesson plan, they may write a story using...

Students define matter, the chemical properties of matter, and the physical properties of matter. They name physical and chemical properties of matter (by classifying using a Tree Map). Students determine the mass, volume, and density of...

Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...

Ninth graders create an instructional manual about using a mechanical device. In this technical writing lesson plan, 9th graders create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the step by step process of how to use the mechanical device.

Students complete worksheets and roleplay feudal simulations as they are immersed in the daily life of the Middle Ages. They study geography of Europe and the origins of European tribes. They outline and write a biographical essay and...

Fourth graders research and write an author report on Roald Dahl, including books written by him, birthplace, family life, and other information on his writing. Students read aloud chapters in the book. Students create a newspaper...

In these reading comprehension worksheets, students complete several activities to help them learn about Jack and the Beanstalk. Students complete a cloze exercise, a reading comprehension activity, a story sequencing activity, and an...

Students research the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Gettysburg lesson, students analyze journals and letters written by the Gettysburg soldiers. Students define Civil War soldier vocabulary words. Students compare and...

Students explore patterns. In this patterns instructional activity, students explore patterns in hand-shaking scenarios. Students work in groups to predict and record the number of handshakes that occur in a group.