High schoolers view clips of Anna Deavere Smith's work. They interview people on video or audiotape to learn their lines, dialect, and syntax to assist them in theater. They create a play which emulates the people in which they...

In this music worksheet, students examine the musical of West Side Story. They write parts of the musical while examining the musical score.

Second graders listen to the story Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall. In this literature lesson, 2nd graders predict the story's ending with drawings and discussions within groups.

Students discuss the life of Louisa May Alcott and create an outline of a biography of her life and times.  In this Louisa May Alcott activity, students explore the Transcendentalist involvement in the abolitionist movement,...

Learners explore the art of the opera. They listen to examples of opera and conduct research to find out more about the opera world. Then they develop advertisements that focus on aspects that might interest young people about opera...

Seventh graders examine the style of Inuit.  In this Film lesson, 7th graders research the different ways to create a Hollywood film.  Students read various articles on this style of art. 

Students explore the concept of status and its use in theater. Using a scene from Shakespeare's play King Richard II, students work in pairs to perform the scene. After the performance, the pairs discuss their use of physical status in...

Get everyone talking! It's rare that a lesson can potentially span from third to twelfth grade, but this one really can! Get two paper bags. Fill one with the names of each learner, and fill the other with random topics you brainstorm....

Students examine the history of the Olympics and their athletes. In this interviewing skills instructional activity, students role play the parts of reporters and athletes as they conduct interviews based on research of the Olympic games...

Students examine the non-verbal elements of a theatrical performance. They read an article, answer discussion questions, conduct Internet research, and stage frozen tableaux based on lines from Shakespeare's works.

Students design and film commercials using digital video cameras and the computer program iMovie in this exciting lesson plan provided by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.

Fourth graders explore history of Underground Railroad in Indiana and discover how slaves were assisted on their journey using codes displayed in different quilt blocks. Students examine connection quilts have to ancestry and family...

Young designers examine famous monarch portraits and costume books, create a design for the emperor, examine fabric samples and choose a type and color for their costume. They sketch the costume and present it in a class fashion show.

In this vocabulary and word study activity, students explore the use of vivid words as they complete 8 fill in the blank questions. Students may also complete the challenge question at the bottom of the sheet.

In this vocabulary and word study worksheet, students explore interesting words as they complete a crossword puzzle. Students may also complete the challenge question at the bottom of the sheet.

Students explore expressive reading. In this literature lesson, students read the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and interpret key themes. Students perform a different version of the text.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, high schoolers respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on Steppenwolf. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of...

Students experience through role-play the art of shadow puppetry and appreciate the role of oral traditions in Chinese history. They research the origins and history of puppetry as a part of a unit on China. They discover what Chinese...

Students create a photograph that illustrates one of the ways in which they use math. In this math and visual arts lesson, students write their own real-life word problems to accompany the photo.

Students explore ways to communicate and solve conflict. At the beginning of class, students must communicate emotions without using words. They brainstorm important relationships in their lives. Next, groups of students create a...

Third graders study the repeating patterns and basic dance movements used in traditional African drumming songs. In groups, they create a story that can be used with a ritual/tradition and a rhythmic piece that uses repeating rhythmic...

In this subject worksheet, 5th graders review and master the subject of sentences.  Students respond to 28 questions, underlining or writing the subject of each given statement.

In this educational building worksheet, students draw a line from the names of educational buildings to the corresponding definitions. There are 7 terms and definitions to match up.

Students visualize a character or event and personalize it through drawings.