Start your alphabet study strong using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples focused on the letter a. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /aaa/ sound. As you...

Synthesize pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples as scholars learn all there is about the letter g. They examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the hard /g/ sound. As you explain how this sound is...

Explore the ins and outs of the letter k using these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /k/ sound. Use these tips to...

Examine the most-used letter in the English language incorporating pronunciation, letter recognition, letter sound, and word examples for the letter e. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /eee/...

Have your class summarize a reading with drawings. This page provides six boxes shaped like photographs, each with small space for pupils to write a caption. A great way for students to process what they've read, use the resource for...

Take young mathematicians on an exploration of the world of 3-D geometry with this seven-lesson unit. After first defining the terms perimeter, area, and volume and how they apply to the real world, students continue on...

An excellent lesson awaits your young scientists! In it, learners are invited to explore the world of pulleys, levers, and planes; simple machines that make lifting heavy things much, much easier. They watch video, and engage in hands-on...

Students create large shapes to sit on during circle time. In this art lesson, students cut and decorate the shapes.

In this Earth's shape instructional activity, students read an article about a gentleman who believes the Earth is flat. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.

In this music instructional activity, students draw the shape of melodies. They represent low and high pitches by drawing lines that are low and high in elevation. They listen to a song, and circle the picture that represents what they...

In this geometry worksheet, students select the shape that is congruent to the one given. There are four multiple choice questions for students to complete.

Students investigate the linear characteristics of cultural art.  In this art analysis lesson, students discover the Pre-Columbian Chimu culture and the many masks they created.  Students identify the different shapes and lines...

Fifth graders solve problems while examining a variety of isosceles triangles.  In this isosceles triangle lesson, 5th graders examine shapes to find their characteristics.  Students pay particular attention to the...

High schoolers calculate the SA/V ratio and volume of phenophthalien agar that are cut into different shapes. They then let ammonia diffuse into the various pieces of agar and determine the effect that SA/V had on the rate of diffusion.

Second graders discover that everything is made of matter. they determine the properties of liquids and that like solids, liquids can be grouped or classified according to properties or qualities. they assess that solids have a definite...

Students plan and execute a relief print that attempts to protest or persuade. They focus on effective definition of shape, use of symbols, and impact on their intended viewers.

Students design and create their own stamps as well as practice the art of printmaking. They cut a variety of shapes from "Easy-cut foam" and glue them to a cardboard base to create their print.

Learners explore the five senses.  In this cross curriculum five senses lesson, students view an "I Can See Colors" PowerPoint presentation and sort items by color and shape. Learners mix primary color paints to create secondary...

Students identify the number of sides and corners of plane figures. In this geometry lesson, students read the book A Cloak for the Dreamer and identify the ways shapes fit together. Students review shapes and identify the sides and...

In this tessellations activity, students solve 2 word problems where they use the "make a pattern strategy" to form tessellations from geometric shapes. There is scaffolding for the problem solving strategy.

In this reflections and symmetry worksheet, students draw lines of symmetry in shapes and patterns and reflect letters over lines in graphs. Students complete 20 problems.

Students plan and execute a mural, in small groups, that attempts to protest or persuade. They focus on effective definition of shape, use of symbols, and impact on their intended viewers.

This lesson explores structural racism by revealing the important role that family wealth plays in shaping life chances how opportunities to accumulate wealth have been racialized, and the roots and consequences of the current race-based...

Young scholars explore shapes and forms in architecture. This lesson also introduce students to the concepts of form and function in architecture. They take an architectural tour (on foot or with visuals) to identify forms and shapes.