Lesson where students name grocery store items to correspond to the letters of the alphabet. Students must remember the previous items when it is their turn to pick an item.

This technology-based lesson will help students develop their phonemic awareness by teaching students to hear the sounds in the -ig and -ip word families. It also leads students to apply what they have learned.

Students will further their reading comprehension by associating real-life events with the events of a story.

During this lesson students begin to identify the main idea of a story they read or hear. Students use graphic organizers to discover the main idea of The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss, and Marsupial Sue, by John Lithgow.

Students will explore the life cycle of a butterfly using a website and observations of caterpillar metamorphosis. This lesson will incorporate science, mathematics, language arts, and art.

This unit introduces learners to a study of life cycles by having them examine the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will observe, record and describe the changes in caterpillars as they become butterflies. The teacher will...

As part of a unit about pumpkins, students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin. Student understanding will be aided by the use of the flannel board, individual booklets, and Kid Pix software.

Lesson plan showing how rumors can get started. Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna is read and discussed. Students participate in game of relaying messages by whispering into the ear of the student next to them and seeing what the resulting...

During this lesson learners learn new vocabulary words through an enjoyable children's book. Students use knowledge of the new words to create a slideshow and original story.

In this language development lesson using the books by Kevin Henkes English Language Learners learn vocabulary and language structures to express feelings, make text-to-self connections, and practice the reading strategy of analyzing...

This is a culminating activity to an American history unit on "The Roaring 20s." Students will work in groups to research notable individuals from the 1920s and apply that knowledge to create a digital poster using Glogster. This poster...

In this 21st Century roleplay lesson, students use what they know about causes of the Civil War to have an educated discussion with another class. By utilizing Skype, students and teachers collaborate with one another in an engaging...

Students will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.

In today's fast food world, it can be hard to make healthy eating choices. In this lesson, learners will learn how they can incorporate healthy eating habits in their daily routines. They will use menus from local restaurant chains and...

Students will research tools that were used in Colonial tradeshops to determine how the tools were used during the 18th century. During the lesson, the students will have the opportunity to work together with their peers to conduct their...

This lesson, Pass It Down, integrates science and math into two consecutive hands-on genetics activities that should be embedded within an existing genetics unit suitable for biology students. The results of each activity will be...

In this culminating instructional activity for a poetry unit, students will create a video podcast that summarizes a specific poem, analyzes the poet's use of literary elements, and infers the meaning of the poem (theme). The podcast...

Students play the role of colonists from the Revolutionary War period. Each group has decided to host a dinner party for some "famous faces" of the American Revolution. There are FOUR parts to this project: research, seating chart, music...

During this instructional activity, students will make three types of lip balm. They will then predict which lip balm they think will be preferred by testers and test that prediction by collecting data from testers who sample the lip...

This lesson plan guides students through creating a Podcast that provides video and audio of the Read Well Letter Chant. Students take pictures of the cards and record the chant to go along with the cards.

Through this instructional activity, students will learn how to participate in a professional job interview.

A lesson plan that helps students develop their improvisational skills. Students select a random topic and speak about it for one minute.

Both Mahatmas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. were influenced by Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience." Have learners research and read, using the Internet, the first part of Thoreau's essay. Then have students write an...

Students will create a PowerPoint slide show presentation and brochure on a famous African American icon from the Alabama Calendar. Students may select famous African Americans from Alabama such as Rosa Parks, Vonetta Flowers, Dr. Mae...