Students construct haunted houses with open doors and windows around cropped milk cartons in order to hold their Halloween goodies. They practice the skills of following directions and using art media and tools appropriately.

Twelfth graders in a teacher education program research various assessment strategies to use in an elementary classroom. In groups, they use the internet to discover different types of rubrics. Using this information, they create their...

In this implied meanings worksheet, students use adverb clues in the sentences to solve the duration and emphasis of sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.

Students explore the National Road to Indiana. In this U.S. highway history and primary source research lesson, students read an original journal written by Jane Voorhees Lewis in 1806 describing her trip west on the first federally...

Eighth graders examine life during the Civil War through various readings. They compare and contrast a novel they read in class to one they chose on the subject. They work together as a class to produce a newspaper displaying the...

Seventh graders write and publish a press release. In this news writing lesson plan, 7th graders analyze press releases from various online sources. Students write a press release about a major event in their school.

Learners are introduced to the activity by writing some sentences with words in the wrong order. They are told that the patchworker needs help to get things in the right order. Students are asked to read the list of words on the...

Pupils watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Pupils are told that the...

Learners explore geographic information. In this geography and technology activity, students choose a county and answer related questions on a Webquest. Learners create a word web and design a country brochure.

Eleventh graders trace Taylor's use of conceit or extended metaphor in his poem "Huswifery" where he compares the process of cloth making to God's salvation of man, and write a poem in which they compare a personal transformation with an...

Students identify componets of stewardship and philanthropy. They examine their talents and how they use their time. They develop ways to use their time and talents to help others.

Students examine stereotypes in their community. They discuss the implications of having stereotypes and being prejudice against a group of people. They use a five step process in which to create another outcome to an experience in which...

Students examine the emotions behind different facial expressions. They explain how it feels when someone smiles at them and practice smiling and speaking to someone with eye contact. They also demonstrate the characteristics of active...

Students discuss how to be a good friend to others. They create a list of characteristics to use in more future lessons. They reflect on they type of friend they are in journal writings.

Young scholars examine and identify foods on the food pyramid. They catergorize food and place them on the correct level. They discover why they should eat foods in moderation.

Students type Haiku poetry using AppleWorks, including special holidays or events and famous Americans for the month about which they choose to write.

Students explore credit cards and how they are used in purchasing goods and services. They participate in a game called the Giving Game.

Learners, in groups, examine plans to make the world a beter place. They evaluate the plans based on feasibility, practicality, and do-ability by students their own age.

Students, in pairs, write descriptive poems of selected images of The Tempest using vocabulary from a word bank. They pass the poems only to other groups and then they attempt to draw an image solely based on the poem.

Students use the internet to identify the endangered species in their state. Using this information, they create a postcard with a picture of the animal along with facts. They discuss the main reasons to protect the endangered species...

Learners will trace origins of various forms of clothing to their agricultural sources.String a cotton cord across the top of a blackboard to resemble a clothesline. 2. Bring a variety of clothing articles to class made from a variety of...

Middle schoolers will identify cause and effect relationships in issues relating to Agriculture and the environment.Ask students to describe what farmers do. Then ask middle schoolers to define the word "environmentalist." Ask students...

In this Derbyshire accent instructional activity, learners consider why the accent is used as they read 5 talking points. Students also discover 10 phonetic differences between the Derbyshire accent and standard English.

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students design and implement a book drive to benefit their community.