Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second lesson in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign, class members...

What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...

This site provides four appropriate lesson plans for teaching life skills to young children with special needs. Topics taught include color recognition, sequence patterns, reading comprehension, and environment awareness. A good resource...

This is a study guide to be used in conjunction with the Northern Edge adult literacy site. The site was designed for northern aboriginal learners. The site teaches many literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for daily life.

In this lesson plan, young scholars will examine various aspects of religion in ancient Rome including the role of mythology, polytheism versus. monotheism, the treatment of Jews and Christians, and the spread of Christianity. To guide...

Lesson and resources on the history of the Cherokee Indian tribe.

Smithsonian Education presents Contrasts in Blue: Life on the Caribbean Coral Reef and the Rocky Coast of Maine. Teachers can download this comprehensive teaching package in which students explore two marine ecosystems, the coral reefs...

A great lesson using the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder to teach about pioneer life on the plains. Filled with before reading and during reading activities and questions.

Smithsonian Institution presents ?Ocean Planet: Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities?. Through this series of six interdisciplinary lessons, students will look at such things as the organisms in different marine ecosystems, the...

An Ancient Egypt website by a nationally known teacher that includes, history, creative writing by students, lesson plans, and links to other sites.

Young scholars play a game to explore how tax revenues pay for various events and services they encounter in daily life.

Second graders understand how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.

In this activity, students read a case study and debate the pros and cons of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the region. Then they select a Marine Protected Area and develop and present a management plan for it.

Science and exercise unite in this instructional activity! Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.

During the late medieval period, the involvement of ordinary (lay) people within the church changed. Where the clergy and sacraments were the primary focus of medieval Catholicism, members of the laity increasingly incorporated...

This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Young scholars will learn to compare and contrast texts about life cycles using a Venn diagram. Then, using the Venn diagram, students will write an expository paragraph including an introductory...

Often, without even realizing it, readers are connecting the words they read to their everyday lives. The human brain is moving so fast that even while reading, behind the scenes, readers are making connections to their real lives and to...

A series of activities to practice motor skills using jump ropes, cones, and hula hoops.

With this resource, teachers can lead young scholars in a topical conversation regarding President's Day. This free-form lesson includes suggested questions and encourages student discussion about the powers and responsibilities of the...

"The Weeping Chamber" by Sigmund Brouwer is set in Jerusalem in the last days of Christ's life. It can be interpreted as an historical or a religious novel. This is an extensive study guide for the novel. It has many blackline masters...

Lesson designed to help students research daily life in Ancient Greece. Working in groups, students produce sections of an Athenian newspaper.

Find eight video-enhanced lesson plans to enrich a study of the Roman empire, from the producers of the four-part PBS documentary "Roman Empire in the First Century." The lessons take students on multidisciplinary explorations of the...

A history teacher shares ideas as well as instructional activity and unit plans for teaching about the Mayans.