Off We Go

Learn about Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, through authentic vocabulary activities, creating Papel Picado, creating Calavera masks, and making skeleton puppets. Designed to be adaptable to many grade levels, you'll find...

First graders are introduced to the purpose of the Pledge of Allegiance. With a handout, they read through the Allegiance and define the key words as they go. To end the lesson, they try to state it from memory and draw a flag to end...

Students explore the importance of telling the truth. They read a story about honesty and sing a song. Students volunteer to sit in a speak easy chair and share their happiest moments, times when they were glad to tell the truth, and...

Students view and discuss aerial photos of Africa on the National Geographic website featuring the Africa MegaFlyover images taken by Michael Fay. They develop a list of questions to ask Michael Fay, create a list of equipment to take on...

First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...

Students take charge of a recycling project . In this environmental issues instructional activity, students manage a paper recycling project and use compost made from the recycled paper to beautify trees.

Students use play money coins to buy items. They identify the value of the coins, and in two groups take turns buying items off of a shopping list, count out the change for the cost of the items, and count out any change needed.

Students participate in a simulated election. They serve as 'checkers', marking off names of those who vote, a ballot person hands out ballots, and ballot sorters and counters. Teacher rigs up a voting booth where voters mark ballots...

Students are introduced to maps, how directions on a map correspond with 'real' life directions, and how symbols on a map represent real things. After reading "Peter Pan" students go on a treasure hunt using maps and a Compass Rose to...