Students analyze artist's themes and means of communication, think critically about their sources of information, and weigh claims of national security against the civil liberties of diverse groups.

Students become familiar with family crests in general and Japanese family crests in particular. Students become familiar with the history of Japanese family crests.

Young scholars become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.

Third graders have fun using descriptive words in an expository format to describe a food that they hate. They utilize a planning worksheet that's imbedded in this plan before they begin their drafts.

Students discuss character traits, and complete a character map and a Venn diagram for selected characters in their assigned text.

Young scholars observe how plants recycle themselves, and discuss different types of propagation.

Students recognize the simple past forms in a folktale. They supply some of these forms when asked

Young scholars prepare a presentation examining anti-establishment activity by groups in society today. They prepare a presentation, on poster board or presentation software, about one contemporary protest group.

Second graders research the Day of the Dead, an important Mexican holiday. They view videos, investigate Mexican geography and history and compare the Day of the Dead to the celebration of Halloween.

Students take part in class discussion and complete handouts dealing with different methods of birth control (emphasis on abstinence)to help students make informed decisions.

Students watch the movie "Muppet Treasure Island" and then taking on roles of characters in the movie answer navigational questions to try discover the location of a treasure hidden by the teacher.

Learners read a series of sentences and decide what literary term is being shown. They also discuss a novel about prejudice.

Pupils study directional skills and participate in a scavenger hunt to find flowers. They compare, group and classify the flowers by their similarities and differences.

Students create their own jewelry using brass or copper. They first draw their design before using the brass or copper. They then practice using different tools and using the correct vocabulary.

Learners complete a variety of activities surrounding the book, The Polar Express.

Learners examine the blues, poetry, the Harlem Renaissance, and the 12-bar blues form. They watch a segment from the video, "VH1 Driven: Jamie Foxx," participate in a class discussion, and listen to songs by Ray Charles and a poem by...

Students in a guitar class perform the Beatles song, Eleonor Rigby and study it's melodic and harmonic structures. They discover the process of arranging the song for a 4-part guitar ensemble.

Students study ways in which to identify rocks. They complete a number of activities that introduce them to various ways of identifying minerals in rocks.

Students identify different leaf types. They examine their patterns, shapes and colors. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.

High schoolers view a television program that traces the use of the assembly line in mass production and the subsequent conflict between workers' rights and management. They analyze and discuss the portrayal of the American worker over...

Students examine the culture and decline of the culture of native Hawaiian people as the islands were colonized. They study issues of cultural identity for Native Hawaiians.

Students consider the elements involved in reading poetry aloud. They discuss different poetic forms and how the choices a reader makes in tone, emphasis, breaths, and pauses can affect the listener's interpretation and understanding of...

Students study the importance of the Storyteller in ancient times as well as in modern times. They realize that this is an art essential to the development and evolution of the mind and that today more than ever we need to rely on...

Students investigate the concept of American freedom with the use of primary sources of images in order to derive meaning. The images are used to inspire research and writing about historical scenes. The writing and analysis of the...