Third graders, through six lessons, study tales of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and the Lamp from The Arabian Nights.

Students study folktales and other stories from West Africa. By hearing and reading these stories they explore many new cultural and religious beliefs, such as spirits inhabiting nature and possessing special powers. Once the students...

Students investigate the basic parts of plant and that plants are living things which require water, air, light and nutrients for survival. They do this through a series of scientific experiements and multi-curricular hands-on activities.

Students investigate mola artwork from Panama. They discover the choices necessary to create a successful piece. Students understand the color and shape choices necessary for this art form.

Students research various cultural and religious festivals celebrated and observed by Australians, describing common elements and identifying adaptations that have been made for life in Australia.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students simulate and role play people involved in the act of helping others.

Lights, Camera, Action! Pupils read Little Women and create, act, and direct a melodrama that Jo March and her sisters would enjoy. The lesson plan comes complete with resources for the educator on melodrama as well as examples...

Students create digital self-portraits for use in a collage.  For this technology lesson, students create an original work of art in which they identify a variety of images that reflect their personality.  Students complete a...

In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

First graders participate in a role play about laws and rules where they portray an authority figure, or portray someone who has to obey the law. In this sociology and law lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the purpose of laws and rules....

Young scholars explore how fashion has mirrored the attitudes and lifestyles of people in different cultures throughout history and create fashion magazines reflecting their findings.

Pupils explore the why the balance among producers, predators and prey is necessary in order for an ecosystem to be sustained over time. Through web games and activities, they discover how each component of the food chain works to...

Students examine African cultures through the study of masks in the initiation ceremonies in French speaking black Africa. They analyze masks, and create their own masks.

Students research and compare Santa Claus. They discuss background information and then perform the poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas".

Fourth graders research the Rendezvous. They then set up bartering stations for students from other classes to visit.

Students explore the history of Halloween and what people do at Halloween. Also, the compare Halloween with Lantern Festival and Ghosts' Day in Taiwan.

Students observe and demonstrate pantomime and improvisation. They define and discuss improvisation and pantomime, then in small groups discuss and brainstorm ideas using a bag of props. Students then create and present a scene using...

In this history of opera learning exercise, learners explore and research what an opera is and then answer four questions regarding the history of opera in complete sentences.

In this remainders worksheet, 4th graders practice solving 2 word problems involving division math problems with remainders. Students answer 2 multiple choice questions.

In this measurement instructional activity, students will practice ordering numbers, Students have the heights and names of twenty-one students and must put the students in order by their height from shortest to tallest.

Students perform a play about the early explorers to America.

Fifth graders write a research paper and turn it into a speech about a historical person in the United States. In this history lesson plan, 5th graders memorize the speech and present it to the class.

Students are read the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and develop their own story. They use a literature wheel to determine what the mouse will want next. They share their wheels with a friend.

Students examine the Indian concepts of dharma, karma and samsara, see how violating one's dharma might lead to becoming an out-caste, and appreciate how these concepts undergird Indian life.