Help young historians explore the US Constitution with this graphic organizer learning exercise. Including a section for identifying the meaning of the preamble as well as the first three articles of the Constitution, this resource...

Fifth graders write about a holiday. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders write about a holiday they choose. Students write comments and questions for their Chinese colleagues using a blog site.

Fifth graders write about one of the four seasons. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders choose one of the four seasons and write and write about the season. Students edit and publish their work on the epals school blog site....

Join the newspaper business with a series of lessons and exercises focused on elements of journalism. The packet focuses on distinguishing fact from opinion, writing effective headlines, sequencing events, and editing and...

After analyzing newspaper articles portraying different perspectives of the explosion of the Battleship USS Maine, your young historians will take a stand on which position is the most believable in both discussion and writing.

Twelfth graders identify recurring themes in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. They research examples of the themes using the Internet. They role play a scene which demonstrates their theme. They write a paper explaining how Shakespeare...

Ninth graders examine the effects of an oil spill. In this environmental lesson plan, 9th graders view a video to examine the effects of an oil spill on the various spheres. Students prepare mini presentations to share. This lesson plan...

Learners investigate the use of maps and what type to use. In this map activity, students explain what they know about maps: who uses them, their purpose, where to find them, and what is a map. They look at the choice of what type of map...

Third graders explore and research ocean life. In this ocean life cross curriculum biology and literacy lesson plan, 3rd graders compare and contrast Sponge Bob with real ocean life, then examine and describe dried ocean life creatures....

Students participate in activities related to sight, sound and observation skills during science. In this science lesson, students listen to A Girl Named Helen Keller before trying to write their names with their eyes closed. They...

Third graders create an original fairytale. In this creative writing lesson plan, 3rd graders read Cinderella. After reading the fairytale, students break into small groups and construct a graphic organizer. Each student in the group...

Students define and recognize changes to the American Dream.  In this American Dream lesson, students view a PowerPoint, read and article and draw a picture to illustrate the American Dream. Students explain their vision of the...

Fourth graders examine a number of poems that deal with the negative side of the American Dream. In this poetry and the American Dream lesson, 4th graders work in literature circle groups to analyze the poem which they are assigned. They...

High schoolers develop their background knowledge of the 1920's and the geographical information associated with The Great Gatsby. In this literature lesson, students read the first three chapters of the book and complete journal...

Students rewrite part of a novel in play format and act it out.  In this character lesson, students recognize the attributes of the main characters and their relationships.  Students relate their word choice to the genre. ...

Students complete activities associated with Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. In this literature and literacy lesson, students determine what the main argument in this book is, they look at Arthur Miller's ability to write about...

Eleventh graders study literature. In this presentation project instructional activity, 11th graders explore what the "American Dream" is to them. They create a project to present to their peers and also evaluate the other presentations...

Students create quadratic equations and factor out to find the roots. In this algebra lesson, students watch a short video on how to factor trinomials. They are taught two methods and given the option to use either method.

This little instructional activity plan provides an outline of how to teach homophones to your elementary language arts class. A set of multiple choice questions is included on the webpage that you could use to create a practice...

Sixth graders make a hypothesis about the fall of the Roman Empire and then read data sets that show what really happened. In this Roman Empire lesson plan, 6th graders can revise their hypothesis as they read and then explain what...

Students analyze what characteristics plagiarism can have in student writing.  In this writing lesson, students examine writing samples to identify the differences in papers that are plagiarized and not...

Third graders increase vocabulary and comprehension. In this semantic lesson, 3rd graders read Getting to Know Nature’s Children: Wild Horses. Before reading, students begin a semantic map to define the word "horse," and they add to...

Students use research based strategies to increase comprehension. In this word identification lesson, students skim a reading passage from Houghton Mifflin's Kermit the Hermit for words that are unfamiliar to them and use the...

Students graph motion using an online interactive website. In this physics lesson, students interpret different motion graphs. They describe the man's motion as shown on the graph.