Fantastic Journeys

Hey, enough frabbajabba about that stool pigeon, Daddy-O! Using the West Side Story study guide, scholars explore the language of the play and read about its historical associations and themes. Pupils also engage in a Spectrum of...

Pupils create 3-dimensional works in clay. In this sculpture lesson plan, students discuss a theme and create a sculpture based on that theme. Pupils express personal ideas and feelings through the arts.

Invite your pupils to express their understanding of a novel through a collaborative video project. Groups choose a novel from those you have studied in class, select four scenes, storyboard the scenes, film the scenes, edit the film,...

Students explore geographical themes.  In this problem solving geography lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the Vancouver/Whistler Olympic bid.  Students analyze Vancouver as an Olympic site looking at...

This is a WebQuest lesson in which young scholars design a theme park consisting of musical "Lands," of various styles and genres.

Upper graders explore musical film and the Bohemian lifestyle common in Europe during the turn of the century through the musical Moulin Rouge. After listening to (or viewing) songs from the movie, they discuss the Bohemian era and how...

High schoolers explain how individual elements (e.g., plot, theme, character, conflict, etc.) comprise the structure of a play. They write an original one-act play with developed characters, specific setting, conflict, and resolution.

Students practice using predictive strategies before reading a book. In this literacy lesson, students identify the theme and characters of the novel based on the cover illustrations.

Who was Vincent van Gogh? Most of the questions can be answered in two or three sentences; however, there is at least one essay prompt and one personal response question that require longer answers. Questions call for a good mix of...

An interactive exploration of the universal themes of death and mortality, as depicted by a range of twentieth-century artists. Developed by the Britain-based Tate museum, this site combines art criticism with a survey of symbols that...