Fifth graders read a story about immigration, listen to songs about America and explore the history of their ancestors. They discuss how immigration creates a multicultural country. Pupils create a collage of the people in America. ...

Students recognize the grapheme z in written words and the phoneme /z/ in spoken words. They gain this knowledge by listening and repeating the spoken phoneme /z/ as well as practicing writing the upper and lower case grapheme. Students...

Young scholars observe the prop of a door to demonstrate the sound of the phonemic sound of the letter "e". Then they drill and practice the sound with the teacher. The essential importance of the skill of phonemic awareness is stressed...

Young scholars listen as the teacher explains the steps to writing a research paper. They list subjects they are interested in. Students practice narrowing a topic. They write a general idea and create a word web to assist the narrowing...

Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with tonsils. They identify the parts of the face and mouth as shown on a poster and then conduct class discussion about the function and location of the tonsils. The lesson includes related...

Seventh graders comprehend the interaction and conflict beween Native Americans and white settlers in the years following the Civil War. They listen to T"his Land is Your Land." Students are asked what their interpretation of the...

In this music/social studies worksheet, students listen to a broadcast by the Boombox Classroom. Students then mark the countries that they heard about. Students then answer multiple choice questions about music. For extra credit,...

Students calculate their carbon footprint. In this environmental technology lesson, students listen to a lecture on climate change. Students brainstorm solutions to reduce environmental impact based on travel options. Students calculate...

First graders investigate how seeds are moved and how plants grow.  In this plant growth instructional activity, 1st graders listen to stories, play a game, and view a PowerPoint about plant growth. Students examine various seeds...

Students explore performing arts by reading a children's book in class. In this body movement lesson, students read the book Dance and create their own artistic impressions based on dancing images from the book. Students share their...

In this reading aloud worksheet, students ask someone in their family to read a book aloud the them and write the title and author on the worksheet. Students then answer two questions about the story. Parents or guardians must sign the...

Middle schoolers participate in a statewide Battle of the Books competition. They read books and answer questions about them to earn points for their school.

Students study U.S. History. In this Virginia focused lesson, students study how the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War affected various people in that area. They will listen to lectures and work independently to find gather...

Students listen to a story about a sea turtle sanctuary. They participate in a discussion about the sea turtles. They analyze some of the hazards that can hurt sea turtles and brainstorm ways to help the problem. They write and...

Third graders listen to the retold account of the "Trail of Tears" that took place in Arkansas. They analyze the basic differences between cultures. They study the route the Indians took and the hardships that they faced.

Geometry adventurers study circumference of a circle as they listen to Sir Circumference and the Dragon Pi, by Cindy Neuschwander. In groups, they use string to measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects and...

Students listen to the play A Midsummer's Nights Dream and analyze how sound influences the overall film. They study about Foley and how sound effect artists use this in the film industry. Students compare what they have heard between...

Students study symbolism in media. They listen to two Hip Hop songs and watch the videos for them. They identify symbols and their meanings based on the context of the images seen in the videos and the lyrics heard.

Student listen to Don Brown's, Alice's Grand Adventure before discussing cross country travel. They trace Alice's travels on an outline map of the US and focus on the state of Indiana. They color and label the counties that Alice...

Pupils listen to a story dealing with exponential and linear growth. After reading the story, students complete a table comparing information. Using a calculator, pupils graph the rice and daily population of flies. They study the...

Learners practice the letter A sound in its different foms. They study a tongue twister that encompasses the letter A sounds. They use letterboxes and bags of letters to sound out different words with the a sound. They listen to a...

Sixth graders engage in a lesson in the area of Language Arts. They practice spelling words correctly to improve writing skills. They listen to instruction in order to spell and proofread words needed for meaningful writing.

Students listen as the teacher differentiates between natural and people-made items. They go outside and make lists of natural and people-made things they see. Students complete the linked worksheet by cutting and pasting as suggested by...

First graders listen to "Behind the Mask" and identify all the descriptive adjectives in the story. After discussing the importance of using adjectives, they brainstorm lists of adjectives to describe jack o lanterns. Finally, 1st...