Fifth graders collect data about regions of the United States using the Internet, library books, and encyclopedias. They write an essay persuading people to visit their state.

Fourth graders explore the two main parts of sentences, subject and predicate. They, in groups, mix up their sentence strips and then place them face down and have a contest to see which group can rebuild the sentences correctly in the...

Learners perform an "autopsy" on a dill pickle to determine its' cause of death. After finding "clues" inside the "body," students organize facts and use their imagination to write an epitaph. As an alternative, learners may view a...

Fourth graders work in partners to complete a series of activities. After reading the introduction, Students select a role of either a "Padre" or "Indigena." As partners, they need time on the computer for research as well as time to...

Students recognize that the Japanese government has made attempts to alter history textbooks to make it look like the military did not play a major role in the mass suicides during the American invasion in 1945. They review vocabulary,...

Students investigate safe laboratory procedures, classroom management guidelines, and group roles and procedures. They study a set of safety guidelines with their parents, and to sign a contract stating that they understand the...

Second graders research the country of Switzerland using the Internet and other resource materials. A variety of excellent materials are provided.

Seventh graders identify and label twenty-five bones of the skeletal system. In small groups they glue various types of dried pasta to a large human body outline. They attach the pasta to the outline and label the pasta bones.

Students participate in role-play activities to explain that emotional and social effects of prejudice discussed in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Identify and explain the appropriate use and care of basic kitchen equipment. Locate food preparation equipment in the laboratory Identify various types of kitchen equipment Select appropriate equipment for specific product preparation...

Students research the Salem Witchcraft Trials and conduct a mock trial.

Students, working in teams, role-play as advertising agents creating ad campaigns for a planet in the solar system. They design commercials for video, Hyperstudio, or Web pages. The activity includes research, all the production stages,...

Students review the meaning and application of primary and secondary sources in research. They determine how researchers locate primary source documents before looking at signatures as a validating factor on many primary sources....

Students read "The Snowy Day," by Ezra Jack Keats and construct snowflakes to decorate the classroom walls. They examine how snowflakes are formed and study new vocabulary words.

First graders use this Web Quest to find out about 6 different farm animals. They explore what each animal eats and what food humans get from each animal. They study about are pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, and chickens.

Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...

First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...

Students make the different e sounds and practice a chant about the e sounds. They use a letterbox to write different words utilizing the e sounds. They listen to a story about a dog named Red that emphasizes the e sound. They write a...

Students create their own stories about a trip to America, based on an oral reading. Student stories be compiled for a class Thanksgiving book.

Fifth graders compare and contrast different sets of data on the basis of measures of central tendency.

Students identify the short u vowel sound and recognize phonemes in spoken words. By orally practicing tongue twisters, they recognize how to pronounce the sounds. In a written assessment, students examine pictures, name the objects,...

Students create an artistic promotional poster to assess retained knowledge of volleyball terms used during volleyball unit.

First graders complete a variety of activities in which they practice recognizing verbs including a word guessing game. After a lecture/demo, 1st graders use worksheets imbedded in this plan to play the verb recognition game.