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Grammar Football

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the ruloes for the correct usage of grammar. The game of football is played by classroom teams to acquire points each time an error is corrected by a member of the team.
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Cubes-IV

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the relationship between three dimensions and two dimensions by working with shadows of cubes and other models. Students work in groups and use Zome System Creator Kits to try and build a shape other than a cube that...
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Solving Problems with Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. In this proportion lesson, 7th graders play a review game involving whiteboards. Students work in groups to solve a given proportion the fastest. Students also work in pairs to solve...
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Field Day Activities

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students participate in a field day of activities in this lesson. They work to follow directions, and work as part of a team to complete a task. They also are encouraged to cheer on their team members and show good sportsmanship.
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The Answer Is- What Is the Question

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students review subject matter using a game format. In this quiz game lesson, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of Jeopardy) They...
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How Will I Use My Resource?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review information and characteristics of a businessperson. They work in teams, become a business for the day and practice decision making skills. They create a product from a given resource and make a report about their product.
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Science Inquiry Lesson: Mapping Project

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the methods of creating maps. They create a map of Animas River Park using a compass and measuring tape, develop a single map from the team map sections, and devise another map of the Animas River Park using a GPS unit.
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Celebrate the U.S.A

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students, working in teams of four, take on the role of marketers hired to promote one state in the U.S.A. Each team researches their state in order to create a brochure highlighting its most intriguing features. Groups give a 25 minute...
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Sounding out fluency, Relay Race

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice reading. For this fluency building lesson, students participate in a relay race to quickly sound and read word cards. They work in small groups to accurately sound out and say three word cards before it is another team...
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The Bones of the Body

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize the bones that make up the human body. They become more aware of the human body. Students experiment with this concept with a variety of items. They also work on this concept with dribbling a ball.
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Soccer Tennis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils work together in teams to play a variation of tennis and soccer combined.
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Project Management

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students, in project teams, demonstrate that they are able to successfully plan and manage a construction project. They meet with a customer, work as a team and complete the project to the customer's specifications.
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Water Polo

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders warm-up and practice passing drills in groups of four or five before being divided into teams for a full court game of Water Polo. Students are observed during practice for how well they work as a team.
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Mathematics of Image Processing Project

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this image processing worksheet, students complete 4 steps related to image processing. First, they work in teams of 2-3 and create a hard copy report and documented m-files. Then, students try compression at various quality levels...
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Sounding Out Accuracy: Word Swatter Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore word fluency by participating in a language arts game. In this vocabulary identification lesson, students collaborate in two small teams, each armed with a fly swatter, in order to swat vocabulary words spoken by their...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a running/concentration game on teams and learn the expectations of physical education class. This is a great first day of the year physical education lesson.
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Newspaper Creations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete different building tasks using newspapers like building structures or costumes. In this newspaper lesson plan, students are judged on their creations in teams.
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Creating and Restoring Health Forests

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore how to create and restore healthy forests. Given a scenario, teams of students create a management plan to assist the forest in becoming healthy, safe, and appealing. Young scholars consider the ecosystem,...
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A Brainstorming Activity for ESL/EFL Students

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students connect with new creative ways to brainstorm ideas. Students encounter role playing with this lesson. Students predict future brainstorming topics. Students are encouraged to work with others in small group sessions.
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Deep Impact Comet On A Stick

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars investigate the concept of a comet. They construct a model of a comet. The design is done using the same thoughts of an engineer. Students work together to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the comet models. If the...
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Word Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the parts of a sentence while working on their locomotor skills. Students, in teams, race to words on index cards. The team collecting enough cards to create a complete sentence wins. Additional variations on the...
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Coming to Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the rainforest. In this environmental lesson, students work in small groups to conduct online research of various topics having to do with the rainforest. The groups construct a large poster to illustrate the...
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Name That Volcano

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research volcanoes. In this volcanoes instructional activity, students visit websites with worksheets about the terms for volcanoes and volcanic eruptions in the world. Students complete the work online and play a game for...
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Heat and electrical resistance (Middle, Science)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in teams to create electrical resistance when studying heat and thermal energy.