Second graders speak in front of small groups using their My Favorite Artwork form.

Students engage in a variety of pumpkin activities. This lesson is especially rich for ESL students, who probably have little experience with this holiday and custom.

Students investigate matter.  In this matter lesson, students identify types of matter and characteristics of each type.   Students discuss matter and create matter posters to show understanding.

Students create a cookie that is inspired by their holidays. They write a paragraph explaining why the shape represents their holiday.

Second graders read poetry and build their vocabulary through use of the puppet Geo George.

Learners play a game of concentration using various foods to make matches. A match consists of foods from the same food group or combination foods that contain the same combination of food groups.

Second graders create digital picture books reflecting their experiences during the school year on field trips and various classroom activities. Using digital pictures taken during the year, they write captions for each picture and...

Students connect to music resources. In this music lesson, students visit the websites of the Handel House Museum, the Horniman Museum, Reid Concert Hall, and the National Center for Early Music. Students...

These interactive flashcards provide definitions for different story elements. Engaging picture cues are provided for each flashcard, and students can play the audio to hear the words and definitions read aloud.

After reading Bubba, The Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman, the writer will first choose a fairy tale that he/she is very familiar with. Next, he/she will choose a completely different setting (time and place) for their story. The writer...

Students will hear and read different versions of a familiar fairy tale and identify what elements a story must have (character, plot, setting) for the story to be interesting and make sense. Using a Venn diagram, students will then...

Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...

Two retellings of Aesop's Fable "The Goose with the Golden Eggs." Both stories illustrate the same moral, "Greed often overreaches itself." The first is a traditional retelling of the original fable. The second is a modern retelling with...