Students study pictures and artifacts of the one-room schoolhouse. For this compare and contrast lesson,students list similarities and differences in schools of today and one-room schoolhouses. Then students use this analysis to...

Fourth graders read, "Beat the Story Drum," and compare and contrast two of the characters using a Venn Diagram.

Fourth graders write about slavery and freedom.  In this freed slaves activity, 4th graders read historical information about free blacks during slavery and explore books, objects and slave narratives to learn more.  Students...

Learners write poems and a narrative story.  For this writing lesson, students read stories and poems written by other learners and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's.  Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte...

Learners make a compass.  In this magnetism lesson plan, students use the Internet to research magnetic fields and perform an experiment to find the magnetic fields around different magnets.  Learners use the Internet to...

First graders distinguish between living and nonliving objects, and compare living organisms and nonliving objects.

Fifth graders study the structures of a plant cell and animal cell. They create a graphic organizer and a food model. Finally, they write an essay comparing and contrasting plant and animal cells.

Third graders have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun lesson!

Students identify the planets by making two models of the Solar System. They create a model that shows the order of the planets and a model that shows the planets sizes as compared to one another. They may write about the planet they...

Students read information about the ancient origins of art and archaeology with a focus on the Malian culture. In this art origins lesson, students read background information for the topic and compare ancient and contemporary objects....

Students explore and create sound wave vibrations using musical instruments and common objects. They compare/contrast and describe actions that cause sound wave vibrations that can be seen, heard, and felt.

Students observe and identify the various types of clouds. They compare clouds to clouds on a chart, and in small groups compose and present a group poem about clouds and weather.

Students analyze political systems of African cultures. In this political systems lesson, students compare and contrast the political systems of African cultures by studying objects of art for the values of the governments. Students...

Eighth graders study similes and metaphors and how to explain and create them. After a lecture/demo, 8th graders access websites and worksheets imbedded in this plan to create their own writing.

Learners research the assigned Internet sites to explore facts about the four seasons. They design and create a book about the relationship between the four seasons and everyday life. They work on a teacher created PowerPoint template to...

Fifth graders research plant and animals cells and create a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences.

Fourth graders investigate the Seal of the State of California and the meaning of its parts.

First graders copy words onto index cards. They glue the index cards onto a large sheet of paper in alphabetical order.

Students identify characteristics of weather and seasons, describe the current weather, identify the current season, and locate the current temperature at www.weatherchannel.com. They also depict the current forecast using Math Keys...

Students choose two poems they like and share them with the class. Then they write their own poems using various forms.

Student complete a number of activities using computer based resources and primary sources to research the fur trade. They answer questions using the computer research.