Plan the World's Best Neighborhood Park

One much-needed skill for young learners is direction giving. Have your class plan and draw a safe route for them to travel from home to school. They will also draw places and items that are in between home and school in order to build a...

Students complete an online geography lesson and role play the results.  For this where in the world lesson, students create a tableau in pairs and act out their dialogue. Student tableau tells destinations attributes.

From where did Memorial Day originate, and how does it differ from Veterans Day? Offer pupils a great lesson on the history of this important national holiday in the United States, utilizing best teaching practices throughout, such as...

Beautiful photographs of the national parks, and a variety of other geographical locations in Utah, are found in this presentation. It begins with photos of the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau, and the Rocky Mountains, where three...

Holidays are a wonderful opportunity to reunite with family, celebrate traditions, and pass on customs to the next generation. Elementary learners learn about international holidays before creating an ABC book that features one holiday...

Students use the Web to find out about the plants and animals that live in their local area. They design eco parks containing local plants and animals. They utilize websites imbedded in this plan to visit other ecoparks to get ideas for...

Following a discussion about maps, scholars enjoy a read-aloud of the story, Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney. The tale sets the stage for participants to draft a map of their home and bedroom with proper detail and labels. Peers share...

Young scholars develop a map of their school and neighborhood and consider such issues as what to include, symbols and legends.

Students explore world peace by creating a PowerPoint presentation. In this human rights lesson plan, students discuss the current conditions of human rights around the planet and view an on-line exhibit hosted by UNICEF. Students...

Students identify the heroic actions of Rosa Parks. For this African-American lesson, students read the book, Rosa Parks: My Storyand create a timeline of the events from the biography.