Learners advertise for the perfect president. In this presidential duties instructional activity, students determine the attributes that the ideal president should have and then write job descriptions for the role.

Though Abraham Lincoln's life was tragically cut short, it was filled with accomplishments and inspiring moments that continue to influence American democracy. Explore the ways the 16th president of the United States made his way from a...

The many activities in this resource serve to introduce second graders to the Macintosh computer and to various programs and their creative product options. They make sideshows using KidPix, practice using email with the Journey South...

Students complete a craft project.  For this Mother's Day lesson, students learn about Mother's Day around the world, write an essay about their mother, create a Mother's Day card, create coupons for meaningful time with their...

Observe the National Day of Service and Remembrance with a service learning lesson plan. After discussing the events of September 11, 2001, learners plan and implement their own service learning project in honor of American...

Learners research the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. In this Gettysburg lesson, students analyze journals and letters written by the Gettysburg soldiers. Learners define Civil War soldier vocabulary words. Students compare and...

Students analyze creation of the Earth Art and examine differences between aesthetic work and work created for function. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze photographs from various projects for the art elements of line, shape,...

Students research the Internet to learn historical events that share their birthday. In this birthday research instructional activity, students use the given websites to research important events that share their birthday date. Students...

Write and work with authors on the Scholastic Website to promote the recognition of various genres.  Young writers will participate in activities based on the type of writing such as biography, descriptive, folktales, mystery, news,...

Learners design historical quilts. In this presidential history lesson, students research past presidents and landmarks named for them. Learners create quilt squares to represent the landmarks and piece all of them together in a large...

Students research heroism online. In this heroism lesson, students use the documentary of Heroes of Ground Zero to explore the theme of heroism. Students complete five days of activities to research and participate in activities that...

Eleventh graders examine the duties and powers of the president.  For this American Government lesson, 11th graders research to find information on the role of the president.  Students practice reading and listening skills.  

Middle schoolers gain understanding about where some of today's words originated by reviewing a list of Latin words and their meanings. They work in small groups to create dictionary pages which will then be compiled into a large...