Students read the book, "Tar Beach," and examine the artist's use of fabric as an art medium. They each create a building and a picture of themselves flying, and a section of the fabric border to develop a class quilt.

Students investigate several organisms, set sticky traps to collect them, and attempt to identify and classify them using a variety of sources. The origins of the organisms are traced and their adaptive features examined.

Fifth graders conduct experiments in simulated water pollution using a box of items to hold "pollutants"and an aquarium, representing a waterway. They observe how "rain" from a watering can poured into the box washes the pollutants into...

Students research the Depression Era and how it contributed to the formation of the Works Progress Administration. After research, they create a skit to illustrate life during the Depression and the role of the Works Progress...

Second graders examine graphs and charts from their local newspaper. As a class, they discuss what the data means and how it relates to the article. In groups, they are shown two sets of graphs or charts and they practice explaining...

Students engage in a study using technology in order to attempt the comprehension of using perimeter and area. They use powerpoint to solve different problems. This helps to keep learners engaged in the process of practice and...

Fifth graders discover what it would be like to live in space. For this technological advancements lesson, 5th graders discuss how space life would be different from Earth life. Students also identify how technology has made life in...

In this spelling and phonics worksheet, students write as many bl words as they can while working with a friend. They complete 4 words and 4 sentences with the bl beginning to form words. They use the words to complete a paragraph...

Young scholars research an assigned biogeochemical cycle. In this cycle activity, students need to determine that all cycles need energy to continue. The young scholars will look at a given cycle to describe it, research and draw an...

Students consider the impact of the Fugitive Slave Law on the activity of the Underground Railroad. For this slavery lesson, students examine primary documents that describe the role of the Underground Railroad during the fight for...

Tenth graders explore the consequences of not taking responsibility for their own development.

Young scholars explore the many ways African and African-American slaves resisted their enslavement in the Americas with special emphasis on the slave songs and maroon societies of slaves.

Students identify the principal physical features the Pilgrims considered when choosing the location of Plymouth. They create a postcard to send to a friend in Europe as if they were a Pilgrim; illustrating one aspect of the settling in...

Students calculate the distance between two points. In this geometry lesson, students use coordinates and the distance formula to find the distance. They perform an interactive lesson to solve the missing length.

Students learn initial sound recognition by walking through the school and its grounds looking for items that begin with the same sound as their first name.

Students participate in a genetics activity in which they determine genotypes and phenotypes for given traits. They work with a partner and create babies based on their genotypes. Once traits for babies are determined, they write...

Students perform a play about the early explorers to America.

Students interview a family other than their own to learn about oral history. In this oral history lesson plan, students also create a newspaper article about Leschi and pretend they interviewed him back in the past.

Young scholars examine the need for rules to keep order at home, in school, in communities, and in the country using trade books and teamwork activities. They work in cooperative groups to define a positive learning community by writing...

Pupils recite nursery rhymes. In this literature instructional activity, students review the nursery rhymes "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack and Jill." Pupils then use the Internet to find more nursery rhymes.

Students go on a shape walk around the school. They record the shapes they see while the teacher take pictures for review back in the classroom.

Third graders create Zoom Balls to explain how sometimes both forces of push and pull need to be used at the same time.

Young scholars perform musical routines with lummi sticks and motions. As they hit the sticks together in time to the music, students move the sticks over their head, sit on their knees, lay on their tummy, on their side, and on their...

In this colon worksheet, students rewrite sentences with the numbers and a colon to represent the time. Students complete 12 problems total.