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An Audio Travel Album
Young scholars interview someone who has recently visited a country that students are studying. They use iPod and voice recorder to record the interview and use iPhoto to review and orgainze the interviewee's photos of the trip as well...
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Famous Women Trading Cards
Second graders research the accomplishments of famous or important women in history. They write 5-7 research questions. Using information from the research, they design trading cards that highlight the accomplishments of the women they...
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Fourth of July Lesson Plan-Studying Flags
Students examine different flags from a variety of countries, describing what they see and writing about it. In this descriptive writing lesson, students use detailed writing to show what the flag looks like using only words. ...
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Holiday Cards using Publisher
Students create a holiday card using technology. In this technology instructional activity, students use Publisher templates to create a holiday card. Students organize, design, and edit their card.
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Holiday Flier in Publisher
Students use Publisher in this lesson to make a holiday flier. In this technology lesson, students create a holiday flier. Students choose fonts, use clipart, use grammar and spelling check, and save to their work to a flash drive or...
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Tall Tales: Read, Write, Draw and Sing
Students get to know the characters and events that shaped American folktales through writing, drawing and singing activities. Handouts and worksheets are included.
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Building Literacy Through Character
Second graders connect reading to writing by making predictions, completing text to world connections, solving problems, and more. In this reading and writing lesson plan, 2nd graders draw conclusions after reading and write them down.
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Exploring Landforms
Second graders discuss the different types of landforms throughout the world. They pick one and research and present it to the class.
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Narrative Prompt
Second graders are introduced to the style of a narrative writing. After being read a story, they use a graphic organizer to plan their writing. With a partner, they share their ideas and decide on one topic to write about. To end the...
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Me and My World
In this me and my world worksheet, students draw a picture and write sentences about themselves, their family, their friends, and activities they like to do. Students write 1 or 2 sentences for each.
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Neighborhoods
Students examine homes around the world. For this multicultural lesson, students read the book A World of Homes and Homes Around the World. Students compare and contrast the homes in the books to their own homes. Students construct a...
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Service Project
Students participate in a service project. In this community service lesson, students use their special talents to help others. Students draw or write about the service they've provided. The class turns this into a class book.
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All About Me: Beginning of the Year
Young scholars retell important facts about themselves to others in the class by creating a booklet titled All About Me. They follow simple directions and present their finished booklets to their peers.
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There! Their
In this there and their worksheet, students read labels to pictures and play a bingo game. Students read 13 labels and play bingo with many cards.
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Thai Children's Trust
Students read the story of Father Ray Brennan who is a priest who helps people. In this helping lesson plan, students recall details of the story as it is read.
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Create a Storybook in KidPix
Students create a storybook by using KidPix software. In this technology lesson, students write creative short stories and publish them on KidPix. Students illustrate the stories using Kid Pix tools.
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Integration of Photography with Other Learning Experiences
Students studied photography in order to establish individual vision, creative thinking and writing skills while communicating ideas and emotions. They exhibit their work.
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Writing a Book Review
Students examine the different formats book reviews can be presented. As a class, they brainstorm what they already know about writing a book review adding to a concept web. They write their own review using the tips giving to them and...
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A Peaceful Classroom
Students complete activities to analyze and create a peaceful environment. In this peaceful living lesson, students read about Sadako and how she is associated with peace. Students practice making paper cranes, discuss their beliefs...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 16: The ABC of Symmetry
Students follow directions in the ABC of Symmetry to make a butterfly which shows a line of symmetry.
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Story Dolls
Students create autobiographies. In this autobiographical writing lesson, students use a story doll template and write about themselves. Students decorate their autobiographies.
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Delicious Descriptive Adjectives
Students write out recipes with different adjectives then share them with the class.
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You Flattened Me
Young scholars listen to a read aloud of Flat Stanley. They draw flat self-portraits, e-mail themselves, along with a letter to a buddy.
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Picture Me with Words
Students search in newspapers for words that describe them or what they like. They gather the words and use them to create a self-portrait. They read "boring" sentences and rewrite them using more descriptive words. They write 10 word...