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Plunge Into Place Value

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use expanded notation. In this mathematics lesson, students determine the place value of a digit within a whole number. Students use manipulatives, words, and symbols to represent whole numbers.
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Is it a Polygon?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate polygons. In this geometry lesson, 2nd graders practice identifying characteristics of polygons on the overhead using a T-45 calculator display. Students play the game "Guess My Rule" to identify what polygons...
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ABC, I Believe - Beware of the Dogs

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students discover the importance of NOT getting involved in someone else's fight and NOT to getting others involved in their fights. In this beware of the dogs lesson plan, students read the Bible verse: Proverbs 26:17 and participate in...
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Zone Out!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review telling time to the hour and half hour on an analog clock. In this time lesson, the students learn how to determine the time in each of the 4 standard time zones.
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Money Smart children

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. In this finance activity, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Students describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources, scarcity,...
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Going Shopping

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students investigate the value of money. In this money lesson, students simulate going shopping in their classrooms for various objects. Students use play money to pay for the objects.
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Battle of "The Cents"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore money. In this counting money lesson plan, students play a card game using the rules of "War." Students turn over cards, determine the money value represented, and the student with the highest value keeps the cards.
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Colorful Nutrients

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in an experiment to understand how plants get nutrients. For this plant nutrition, lesson students examine how colored water goes through the stem of a plant to the flower. Students discuss the parts of the flower...
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Diversity: Appearance

For Teachers K - 5th
  Students collect several 'diversity beans' and sort them into piles based on the color of the beans and if they believe they will enjoy the flavor concluded from the outside appearance.  In this diversity lesson, students...
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Introduction to Lego Robotics

For Teachers K - 5th
Students utilize computer programs to operate a simple robot.  In this technology lesson, students create robots using Lego pieces and simple motors to move them.  Students measure the speed of the robots by running Robolab...
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Caring for a Pet

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the responsibilities of pet owners. For this animal welfare lesson, students read the book Animals As Friends and list the characteristics of a good pet owner. Students use a tally sheet to determine what pets students...
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Mr. Gallon

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate measurement conversions using a visual demonstration.  In this mathematics conversions lesson, students create an image of a plastic gallon jug using a paint software program.  Students utilize the jug...
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Let's Measure

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students measure shells using 3 different methods.  In this measurement lesson, students work in two groups to measure the length of a shell using two different units of measure.  The groups compare their results, measure the...
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We Care About Fire Safety

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the hazards of fires and how to best protect themselves and their family.  In this home safety lesson, students examine the importance of a smoke detector and discover how many homes are missing them among their...
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6: Parts of a Flower

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students draw and label the parts of a flower using a coin from the Northern Mariana Islands. In this flower parts instructional activity, students look at a transparency of the reverse side of a quarter from the Mariana lslands. They...
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More Than Anything Else

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the life of Booker T. Washington by reading a biography.  In this biographical lesson, 2nd graders read the story More Than Anything Else, and examine the geographical locations Washington once resided...

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