First graders use the software program, Kidspiration, to create a web. They listen to the book, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever and discuss what they know about pumpkins. They use words that were listed on the board during the discussion to...

Pupils explore water and ice. In this 3 states of matter lesson, students work with a partner to observe, illustrate, and describe the characteristics of an ice cube in a cup. The ice cube is observed again in 15 minutes and changes...

Students participate in a game based on bullying. In this social justice lesson, students read Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and discuss the mistreatment of African-Americans in the book. Students then relate the treatment...

Young scholars become familiar with many different nursery rhymes. They use nursery rhymes for a variety of creative activities including writing, singing, poetry and acting.

Young scholars explain the origins of Thanksgiving. As a class, they list all the meanings, stories, and images that come into their minds when they hear the word "Thanksgiving." After reading about Thanksgiving, pairs of students create...

Students study different aspects of worms along with the process of vermicomposting by participating in a class experiment to study the time it takes for breakfast cereal to be eaten by worms.

Students develop a community service project. In this service project instructional activity, students identify a concern within their community, set a goal, from a plan, and carryout a service project using the project guidelines.

Students examine inventions with this instructional activity. They contract for a grade and then decide which assignments they plan on doing. There are no objectives for this instructional activity to critique or review.

For this King John's castle worksheet, students read about the castle, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and more. Students complete 5 activities

Young scholars observe how nail polish on a fingernail and petals on a flower grow over time. In this change and grow lesson plan, students observe, discuss, and draw how living things change and grow.

In this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students match 8 Dr. Seuss characters to a short description about their personality, this includes Sam-I-Am, Horton, Grinch and others.  

Third graders demonstrate effective use of a Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer by comparing and contrasting music and dance. They discover how different cultures around the world celebrate with music and dance.

In this idioms worksheet, 7th graders read 8 idioms and their meanings and then respond to 8 fill in the blank and short answer questions regarding the idioms.

Young scholars investigate the causes of genocide. In this cultural diversity lesson, students discuss genocide incidents in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Young scholars then write essays about what they would do if their...

Students fold paper into 8 boxes and number the boxes, then print the name of the story and their own name. They draw pictures of what they think the story might be about.

Students read and discuss the book, The House On Mango Street. They debate the concept of marriage, discuss the characters, and analyze key concepts of the book.

Students follow these lesson plans as they read "Dracula." students read, answer questions and write literature responses throughout the of the book.

Students research the Samurai and their Haiku Writings. Students use internet research to gather information about the ancient Japanese Samurai. The students then create individual Haiku writings, and a cultural day is designated when...

Students work together to brainstorm using a software program. Individually, they decide on a topic to write about and begin their pre-writing activities. They write about their topic using the pictures they previously drew and...

Students explore journals. In this Discovering the Journal of Augustus Pelletier activity, students read the historical fiction book and conduct research activities to validate events in the plot that reflect the Lewis and Clark...

A unit in which the student identifies and strengthens self-esteem.

Students use reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, written expression to write in journals as reading "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Some days are set aside for tests and/or food tasting.

Students explore the concept of democratic freedom. In this service learning lesson plan, students investigate the freedom the Pilgrims sought as they moved from England and write a journal from their point of view.

Fourth graders produce narrative about a personal experience, with a focus on the trait of organization.