Inspire your class to write about role models and personal heroes with this resource from The Learning Network. Class members read a New York Times article excerpt about basketball star Jeremy Lin and how he inspired the author. After...

Test the efficiency of your memory! Scholars test each other's memory as they explore factors that affect memory retrieval. Through experimental analysis, they discover there are different types of memory, which has an impact on the...

Your 9th - 12th graders can hone their analysis and critical thinking skills by studying the way a subject is portrayed across media types. They examine how various print, visual, and online sources have portrayed key players in the 9/11...

Students research information about Terry Fox on the Internet. They write a personal letter to Terry Fox.

Students investigate types of communities. In this communities instructional activity, students read the book The Country Mouse and City Mouse and identify the characteristics of the city and country. Students participate in a pen-pal...

Seventh graders prepare brochures that connect their date and year of birth with a famous person, a family memory and a significant world event, as well as the meaning or significance of their first name.

Despite the slightly off-putting title, the instructions and activities detailed in these project guidelines for researching a noteworthy figure will serve as a fantastic supplement to your next famous person research...

This activity looks at marriage and has its emphasis on personality types. Learners discuss questions relating to marriage and other relationships. they read the story "Wedding is for Love Says Britney," and "Couple Marry in World's...

Second graders practice decision making. In this government lesson students role play making different types of decisions. They discuss how decisions affect life. The Great Binding Law of the Iroquois Confederacy is used as a focus.

Pupils investigate the four types of modern-day slavery: forced, debt bondage, chattel and child labor. They create a piece of art depicting their feelings after reading a case study about slavery.

Eighth graders write about the physical hardships endured by soldiers of the Civil War. They compare the losses between two communities during the Civil War. They analyze personal letters to understand what a battle was like. They...

Students create Web advertisements to protect young people from online predators. For homework, they write letters pitching their ads and analyzing their effect. They discuss their own use of the Internet and how to protect young people.

Why is a letter a better way to learn about a person than a different primary source? Explore Thomas Day's ideas and advice to his daughter in a letter from 1851, which details the struggles of the American South before the Civil War....

Have you ever lost someone? Middle and high school learners journal about a time they experienced the loss of someone through death, divorce, moving, or another type of change. They share their responses and discuss an article relating...

Just like a painting or the symbols on a flag, quilts can express ideas that reflect a cultural context, space, and time. The class discusses the history of quilt making throughout US history and what different types of quilts mean. They...

The perfect companion to Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby is a series of printables featuring several different types of activities. Kids can practice handwriting, spelling, matching, and drawing with gingerbread baby cutouts....

First graders review the Pledge of Allegiance and symbols of America. Students discuss the sequence used to say the Pledge of Allegiance. They practice reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Students view symbols of things they know and...

Students study home styles in the UK by looking at photos of a variety of houses comparing both the interiors and exteriors. They match words describing types of houses to their definitions. They work with partners to describe the...

Personalize this certificate for each excellent scholar you wish to acknowledge. You can type in a name, description, date, and teacher name. Also included is a line for a signature and graphics of a girl and boy.

Define the word perseverance to have learners understand why it is important in reaching goals. Young scholars research how Martin Luther King needed perseverance to accomplish his goals. They write acrostic poems using the word...

Students study about the Renaissance Period. Then, they choose one person: Michelangelo, Galileo, Martin Luther, and Leonardo da Vinci and write a paper about that person.

High schoolers will listen as the teacher describes how car insurance works. They discuss the three monetary factors (amount of coverage, deductible, and premium). Students discuss the various types of coverage. as well as the total costs.

A picture is used to begin considering point of view. Then, have kids role play included scenes which all involve some type of conflict where the character's have very different perspective. Discussions ensue each role play, with kids...