Pennsylvania Department of Education
6 Traits: conventions
Young scholars watch a video and write using conventions. In this conventions lesson plan, students edit their writing for the correct spelling, grammar, and paragraph usage.
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Thanksgiving Web Quest
Young scholars review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for...
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Dear Diary
In this narrative worksheet, students compose a diary entry that includes different facets of writing. Students then respond to different narratives in the class by answering 11 different questions.
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Shh...It's a Secret!
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Fictional Hereos
Learners are introduced to the definition of a hero. As a class, they compare and contrast the difference between non-fictional and fictional hereos they have read about. They read a story, create a story map of one of the heroes and...
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Forest Floor Terrarium
Students study the aspects of a forest floor ecosystem, including decomposition, the water cycle, food webs, the needs of living things, and physical vs. chemical change over an extended period. In addition, students conduct observations...
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Science: Identifying Properties of Matter
Students observe a demonstration of the the three forms of matter - air, water, and solids - in plastic bags. After discussing the properties, they transfer them to a Venn diagram. Finally, students identify five items in the classroom...
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What Is It?
Students explore the likelihood of events. In this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or impossible. ...
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Celebration Symbols and Their Meaning
Students develop a symbol that represents something they wish to celebrate or include in a celebration of their choosing.
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Multi-Sensory Grammar - Adjectives
Third graders demonstrate knowledge of adjectives, and use this knowledge to color-code parts of speech of a sentence.
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Sheila Rae, the Brave
Learners read Sheila Rae, the Brave, and make predictions about the main character.
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Building Blocks
Students navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning. In this game lesson, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Students play online and board games.
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Solve the Case!
Students discover the habits of panthers by solving fictitious crime mysteries. In this animal life lesson, students utilize their research from previous lessons to solve mysteries in a panther activity. Students answer questions about...
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The Golden Spike
Students investigate modern transportation in the 19th century by examining artifacts. In this U.S. history lesson, students read the story Joseph's Railroad Dreams, and discuss the Golden Spike used in the first transcontinental...
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Symbols of America
Third graders choose an American symbol and write a poem about it. In this American symbols lesson plan, 3rd graders view and discuss the purpose of some American symbols and then write at least 5 lines in a poem about it.
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Investigating the Soil
Students explore the Earth's crust by researching pH levels and acidity. In this environmental safety lesson, students identify the pros and cons of acidity within soil and how it affects plants. Students collaborate in a pH level...
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English Exercises: Present Simple Tenses
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 29 fill in the blank questions that require them to use forms of "to be" appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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"Teaching with Material Objects" - Horn-book
Students explore language arts by creating Venn Diagrams. For this reading materials lesson, students examine a horn-book and create a hypothesis about how to use it and where they derived from. Students compare their horn-book to a text...
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It All Began With a Bean
Learners explore human anatomy by participating in hands-on activities. In this digestive system instructional activity, students read the book It All Began With a Bean and discuss the process of food digestion in our body. Learners...
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The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
Students explore climate change by participating in a physical science experiment. In this greenhouse effect lesson, students discuss the impact global warming has on our environment and how it works. Students utilize a glass jar,...
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Falling Food Lesson
Young scholars examine personal health by defining the five food groups. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students discuss the importance of each food group and write them on the board. Young scholars utilize the Internet to...
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Using Scholastic News to Introduce the Net
Third graders log on to the net, type in the address for Scholastic and browse the subjects for the week. They select one area of interest and generate five interesting facts about the article.
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The Nesting Habits of Folders
Students create an organized web of nested grade level folers. Within each grade level folder, they create a Language Arts/Social Studies folder and a Math/Science folder. All folders be color coded.
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