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A Day In the Life of a 4th/5th Grader

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design a photo essay. In this photo essay lesson, students take digital pictures of their daily activities such as their mode of travel to school, the lunchroom, their classroom and classmates. They choose the photos that depict...
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Covenants, Compacts, Constitutions and By-Laws... Written Documents that Guide Governing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss documents in our government. In this government lesson, 3rd graders look up vocabulary words and illustrate them. They examine a historical document to discuss and answer questions. 
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Student Composers with Music Ace

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compose short compositions using Doodle Pad.  In this Musical composition lesson, students a clef and note lines to prior knowledge of the treble clef and note lines to write short songs on the computer.  Students use...
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The Amazing Maud Lewis

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  In this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia...
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The Art of "Green" Flying

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create an airship that doesn't use fossil fuel. For this flying lesson, students research different types of flying machines that only use wind power. They discuss invention designs by Alexander Graham Bell and Leonardo Da Vinci...
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How Can We Write A Story Using Dr. Seuss' Writing and Illustration Style?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars write a story.  In this writing style and illustration lesson, students review elements of Dr. Seuss' writing and illustration style and read a few more books written by him, examining the writing style.  Young...
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Family Heritage Cookbook

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare favorite family recipes. In this cultural diversity lesson, students interview family members and record favorite recipes. Students examine cultural diversity through favorite foods.
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Multimedia in the Language Arts Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Multimedia lesson plans are a way for students to explore language arts in a creative way.
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Language Arts, Music, Poetry: Blues Style

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This instructional activity focuses on how the blues both operates as poetry and informs the poetry of many prominent African American poets. Students consider the poetic devices and recurring themes in blues lyrics and the significance...
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The Significance of the Buffalo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the significance of the buffalo in their Native American community. They interview elders and take a field trip to a buffalo pasture. They conduct research in the library about how the buffalo was used in the...
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Inform the Community

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students gain an understanding of the U.S. Census. In this social studies civics lesson plan, students explore understand the link between the census and the availability of community services.
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Where We Live

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students forecast future population growth of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In this U.S. Census lesson plan, students explain the factors that influence population density on the U.S. Virgin Islands, including geography and economic activity.
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Earth Science

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the planets and celestial bodies in our solar system. In this outer space lesson, students identify the planets and record journal information about them and other celestial bodies. Learners define outer space words.
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U.S. Geography: The Midwest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research agricultural products of the Midwest. In this Midwest lesson, students watch a video about the geography of the Midwest, discuss how topographical features were formed and review the agricultural products the Midwest...
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Ad Awareness

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students review advertisements. In this advertising lesson, students define advertising and determine the main reason ads are created. Students define what it means to be a consumer and advertiser. Students are divided into groups and...
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Report to Congress on Our Expedition

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research in small groups to locate information on the outcomes and observations made during the Lewis and Clark expedition. In this westerns expansion lesson, students role play their findings as though they were reporting to...
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Endangered Species... It's Not Too Late

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose an endangered species to research and report on. In this endangered species lesson, students complete a worksheet to gather information about their endangered animal and then use to write a book about the animal and...
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And the Moral of the Story is...

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students retell a story using computer software. For this story elements lesson, students retell the story giving the plot, setting, characters and moral using Pixie software.
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Digital Cloud Riddle Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine clouds. In this technology skill activity, students identify different cloud types, observe and photograph clouds in nature, and print and write a riddle about the objects they see in the clouds.
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Character Education Podcasts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study character traits. In this character education lesson, students create podcasts highlighting a particular character trait. Students broadcast one podcast per week.
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Acid or Base? Toxie's on the Case

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students recognize the difference between acids and bases.  In this ToxMystery lesson, students play a computer game and experiment to find the difference between acids and bases. Students use litmus paper to determine if household...
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Sculpted, Painted Balsa-Foam African Masks

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create an African mask. In this African art instructional activity, students use Balsa-Foam and acrylic paints to construct an African mask. Students carve out the facial features and seal it with a coat of Gesso.
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Splish, Splash Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write weather shape poems and sing weather related songs. In this creative writing lesson plan, students read the book, It's Raining, It's Pouring and list weather words they heard in the story. Students use the writing process...
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Go Fly a ( Tetrehedral) Kite!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the tetrahedral kites invented by Alexander Graham Bell. In this components of flight activity, students examine the kites made by Bell and his team. Students create their own kite and add them together as a class to...

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