Learning Lesson: Moonlight Serenade

The Nutcracker, composed by Peter Tchaikovsky, has become a staple of the Christmas season. A unit plan centered around the famous ballet is packed with a variety of activities that are sure to excite learners of all ages.

Search the news for nature-related issues and learn to develop thoughtful discussion questions. Learners listen to readings about earthquakes, create a chart, and answer comprehension questions.

Students consider ways to become a productive citizen. In this working together learning module, students read a variety of short stories and complete activities to increase comprehension, infer meaning, make connections, and gather...

Learners observe how different angles between the sun, earth and moon affect the phases of the moon we see each month. They act as the earth, students see the differences in light and dark sides of their handheld moon. Learners discuss...

Learners pose scientific questions about food items and research their explanations. They then create recipe cards with the answers and present their findings in a cooking show format.

Students examine The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. In this visual arts activity, students study the historical significance of the event as they examine the Grant Wood painting and primary sources regarding the event.

Students examine the identity issues of Mexican Americans and African Americans. In groups, they analyze the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Great Migration and how it affected each group. To end the lesson plan, they compare and...

Students study slavery from the perspctive of an American slave. In this Frederick Douglass lesson, students complete the suggested pre-reading and post-reading activities included for Douglass's autobiography, Narrative of the Life of...

Students examine and discuss current social and economic conditions in Russia. They read a story, apply the five themes of geography to Russia, analyze maps, complete a Venn diagram, and write journal responses.

Young scholars consider what defines their local town or community and create a welcome sign for their town after learning about a special sign that welcomes visitors to Las Vegas.