Students research a chosen author. In this authors instructional activity, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.

High schoolers investigate the political context of the creation of a weather satellite. For this technology and society lesson, students explore the historical, technological, and political context of the TIROS weather satellite. They...

Students explore the conditions of life in Zimbabwe. In this global studies lesson, students research selected websites to discover information about the people, culture, and statistical information of Zimbabwe.

Middle schoolers research the growth of unions due to issues related to the Lattimer Massacre. They research primary source documents and create posters, skits and role plays.

Sixth graders begin reading "The Lotus Seed" before determining a plant that is a representative of their country or region. They illustrate the plant and write sentences about it and locate the region on a map. Finally, they make a...

Eleventh graders create a PowerPoint presentation or a brochure in which they persuade an audience of their choice and why their solution is the best for the problem they tackled after studying the Vietnam War.

Students predict outcomes of a text. In this comprehension strategy lesson, students read a poem and compare it to the play A Raisin in the Sun. Students discuss their similarities and the power of dreams.

First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...

Students create a children's book version of the Japanese folk story "Momotaro Boy of the Peach" and present the story to elementary students. In this children's book lesson, students design their book to explain Japanese culture to...

Students observe and demonstrate three steps to summarize text. They read and discuss the three steps to summarizing, then silently read an article about dugongs from "National Geographic Kids" magazine. Students demonstrate the three...

Students examine the wit of characters in two plays. In this drama lesson plan, students read The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary L. Blackwood and Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. Students analyze the puns used in both plays and write essays...

For this system of equation worksheet, students use the substitution and elimination methods to solve systems of equations. Students must read a short story, write the equations the story represents, and then solve the systems of...

Young scholars experiment with mirrors. In this Mirrors and How They reflect instructional activity, students read how mirrors reflect light. Then young scholars perform over ten experiments and record their conclusions about mirrors and...

Students, after reading "A Sound of Thunder," create a PowerPoint presentation about time travel. They study and utilize a graphic organizer to assist them in preparing to deliver an oral presentation next and finally they print their...

In this word choice worksheet, learners complete information relating to "The Witches" by Roald Dahl. Students practice using different adjectives, verbs, adverbs and descriptive words through writing activities. Learners answer...

Young scholars create a photo-biography of someone they consider a real life hero.  In this character sketch lesson, students define a hero and identify heroic characteristics in short stories.  Young scholars use descriptive...

Young designers examine famous monarch portraits and costume books, create a design for the emperor, examine fabric samples and choose a type and color for their costume. They sketch the costume and present it in a class fashion show.

Students listen to sample poetry recitations. They discuss times when poetry might be used in real-life situations to move/motivate other people or audiences. They identify particularly moving passages and then quote them effectively to...

Students read and discuss a story in Spanish. Creating a poster board, they write the names of the characters in the story. In pairs, they write sentences about their characters they have chosen to role play. They practice and perform...

In this writing worksheet, learners answer five questions relating to plot, write about a character and how they develop in four chapters, and answer questions about four characters. Students complete twenty short answer questions.

In this social studies worksheet, students read the biography story of a Holocaust survivor. Then they could write a summary of the story.

Students examine the letter 'u'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They say tongue twisters with the /u/ sound in them. They listen to...

Students create acronyms for book characters. In this literature study, students learn about and create acronyms for characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories The Minister's Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Students' acronyms...

Eighth graders read and discuss Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Then they invent a candy bar, name it and draw a picture of it. Finally, they write a short descriptive paragraph about it.