Radio Free School

Learners explore the world with the aid of short-wave radio. In this world history lesson, students listen to short-wave radio throughout the world in order to learn about culture. Learners write letters to short-wave radio stations to...

Students research the history of a school system. In this school system lesson plan, students list the grade levels and subjects taught in their school and interview their teachers and administrators. Students collect past photographs of...

In this news radio activity, students read sentences taken from a news radio program and decide if it is in the simple present or present progressive tense. Students complete 20 problems and if it is in the present progressive, they...

Inspire scholars to do their part for planet Earth with a read-aloud of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, and variety of activities designed to boost the environmental activist in us all. Activities include writing poems about the Earth, sorting...

In this information activity, students read a short paragraph about the various methods to access information. Students then look at the pictures of the ways people can learn information which include newspapers, television, signs, and...

The memoir A Long Way Gone tells the story of a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone. A crossword puzzle helps reinforce key ideas found in the memoir. The puzzle addresses characters, key events, and other details from the...

Students select one from a list of possible research projects about the role of the media in a democratic society.

Learners discover the First Amendment in action through newspaper reading. They get an overview of the Bill of Rights. They cross out any articles in these two sections of the paper that contain criticism of government,

Students use the newspaper to discover the importance of the First Amendment. They examine the Bill of Rights.

In this research skills worksheet, students use the appropriate reference to answer the questions. There are 5 questions on this page.