I Grow, You Buy

Children gain first-hand experience with Native American agriculture while investigating the life cycle of plants with this engaging experiment. Focusing on what the natives called the Three Sisters - corn, beans, and squash - young...

Students explore numerous types of careers. As a class, they list people they know and the types of jobs and services that are provided. Students discuss the responsibilities of having a job. Volunteer students explain what they wish...

Fourth graders read and share chapters of The Boxcar Children. In this wants and needs lesson, 4th graders understand through their reading the differences between wants and needs. Students complete a worksheet about wants and needs...

Students explore equality by researching the life of a famous Civil Rights Leader. For this Martin Luther King Jr. lesson, students create a timeline of King's life and identify the important contributions he made to African-American...

Students explore American History by reading biographical material. In this civil rights lesson plan, students read information about Martin Luther King Jr. and his successful demonstrations which led to equal rights for African...

Students watch a teacher prepared PowerPoint presentation about the life cycles of pumpkins. They then read an article and compare the article's information with the presentation. Finally, they read a paragraph and then rewrite it so...

Fourth graders investigate acrostic poetry by researching the Internet.  In this poetry writing lesson, 4th graders complete a worksheet detailing their personal activities and interests.  Students view the form of an acrostic poem and...

Students research the life of Abraham Lincoln and write a first-person account from the viewpoint of someone who knew him. They develop a timeline of Lincoln's life, research a particular period of his life, and write a first-person...

Young scholars explore what money is and does. In this beginning economics and consumer education lesson, students work in a group to make a list of the things money can buy. Young scholars add services to their list after the teacher...